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Use at least five such phrasal verbs in sentences of your own.

1. Act upon (Follow): Aarti did not act upon my advice. So she failed.


2. Bear down (To move closer to somebody in a frightening way): We could see the hurricane bearing down the town.


3. Call on (To ask for help): The Principal called on the Manager before the function.


4. Call off (To cancel): The match was called off due to heavy rain.


5. Get away (Escape): The thief got away with my car last Saturday.

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Find the sentences in the story with the following phrasal verbs.

lined up thought up took off stood by
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Look up these phrasal verbs in a dictionary to find out if they can be used in some other way. (Look at the entries for line, think, take and stand in the dictionary). Find out what other prepositions can go with these verbs. What does each of these phrasal verbs mean?

1. Lined up: All the students were lined up for the national anthem in the assembly.

2. Thought up: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam had thought up his inventions for the country.

3. Took off: After coming home from school, I first took off my shoes.

4. Stood by: The teachers always stood by the Principal.

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Colours are used to describe feelings, moods, and emotions. Match the following ‘colour expressions’ with a suggested paraphrase.

(i) the Monday morning blues

Feel embarrassed/ angry ashamed

(ii) go red in the face

feel very sick, as if about to vomit

(iii) look green

Sadness or depression after a weekend of fun

(iv) the red carpet

The sign or permission to begin an action.

(v) blue-blooded

a sign of surrender or acceptance of defeat; a wish to stop fighting

(vi) a green belt

in an unlawful act; while doing something wrong

(vii) a blackguard

a photographic print of building plans; a detailed plan or scheme

(viii) a grey area

the land around a town or city where construction is prohibited by law

(ix) a white flag

an area of a subject or a situation where matters are not very clear

(x) a blueprint

a dishonest person with no sense of right or wrong

(xi) red-handed

a special welcome

(xii) the green light

Of noble birth or from a royal family
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Role Play

The story of Wanda Petronski presents many characters engaged in many kinds of behavior (teasing, playing, sitting in class). From groups. Choose an episode or episodes from the story. Assign roles to each member of the group from that episode, and try to act it.