Complete the sentences and the text below with these phrasal verbs:
work out = exercise pig out = eat a lot build up = increase burn off = eliminate put on = increase (weight) keep up= maintain the same speed as others do in = kill/hurt warm up = warm muscles before exercise stretch out = stretch tire out = exhaust
1. Resistance exercises (e.g. weight lifting) can help to ________ your muscles.
2. Arnold Schwarzenegger must __________ a lot to maintain his physique.
3. I go to aerobics to __________ the calories I _________ at the weekend.
4. I always feel guilty after I ___________ at the Chinese restaurant.
5. Yoga helps to ______________ my muscles.
6. You should ___________ before you exercise or you might ______ your muscles
________.
7. I think I ate too much at Christmas. I’ve _________ two kilograms.
8. I’ll never go to a circuits class again. The last one nearly ______ me _______.
The other people were really fit so I struggled to ____________.
9. Just the thought of exercise ________ me ________.
Answers
Answer:
1) build up
2) work out
3) burn off, put on
4) pig out
5) stretch out
6) warm up, hurt*
7) put on
8) killed me off*
9) keep up
10) tires me out
some of the ones I was not sure and I marked them with an asterisk *. hope that helped
The completed sentences, filled with the phrasal verbs given below, are as follows:
1. Resistance exercises (e.g. weight lifting) can help to build up your muscles.
2. Arnold Schwarzenegger must work out a lot to maintain his physique
3. I go to aerobics to burn off the calories I put on at the weekend.
4. I always feel guilty after I pig out at the Chinese restaurant.
5. Yoga helps to stretch out my muscles.
6. You should warm up before exercise or you might tire out your muscles.
7. I think I ate too much at Christmas. I've put on two kilograms.
8. I'll never go to a circuits class again. The last one nearly did me in
9. Just the thought of exercise tired me out
- Phrasal verbs are a combination of a verb along with an adverb or a preposition, or occasionally both. This combination has a different meaning than the verb itself
- They are used to convey certain actions, feelings, or processes The English language is full of specific turns of phrases that one can utilize to make sentences unique and interesting Phrasal verbs such as the ones mentioned above are an example of this
- The verbs offer insight into how varied the language can be. Many of these phrases require cultural context to be adequately understood. Depending on the region, it is possible that one phrase may not make sense, and a completely unique one may exist
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