Skill 16: LISTEN FOR TWO- AND THREE – PART VERBS.((LISTENING))

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Skill 16: LISTEN FOR TWO- AND THREE – PART VERBS.

Two-and three-part verbs appear in some questions in short dialogues. These verbs expressions that include a verb and one or more particles (such as in, on, or at); the particle changes the meaning of verb. Questions involving two-and three-part verbs can be difficult for students because the addition of the particle changes the meaning of the verb in an idiomatic way..

Example

On the recording, you hear:

man	What time does the meeting start?
woman	Didn’t you hear that it was called of by the director?.
narrator	What does the woman say about the meeting?

In your test book or on the computer screen, you read:

A.     The director called a meeting

B.      The director phoned her about the meeting.

C.     The director called the meeting to order.

D.     The director cancelled the meeting.

In this question, the two-part verb called off has a different meaning from the verb call, which means phone. The two-part verb call off means cancel, so the best answer is answer (D).

TOEFL EXERCISE 16: In this exercise, Listen carefully to each short dialogue and question on the recording, and then choose the best answer to the question. You should particularly careful of two-and three-part verbs.

1	A.        Phone their neighbors B.         Call to their neighbors over the fence C.        Help the neighbors move in D.        Visit their neighbors	6	A.        She gets along with lots of people. B.         She gets back at people who cross her. C.        She gets rid of people she doesn’t want to spend the time with. D.        She tries to get ahead of everyone else.
2	A.        The course is becoming more interesting. B.         The course used to be more interesting. C.        The course is about the same as it was. D.        He’s not as bored in the class as the woman.	7	A.       He must try to find the children. B.        It is necessary for him to clean up after the children. C.       The children need to be watched. D.       He’s going to see what the children have done.
3	A.        Her headache is getting worse. B.         She felt better this morning than now. C.        She seems to be feeling better now. D.        She is just getting another headache now.	8	A.       They are going on strike. B.        They are lying down on the job. C.       They are being released from their jobs. D.       They are relaxing too much at the factory.
4	A.        The man should stop breaking his cigarettes in half. B.         The man should decrease the number of cigarettes he smokes. C.        The man should cut the ends off his cigarettes. D.        The man should stop smoking completely.	9	A.       He is betting that the football team will win. B.        He really wants to succeed. C.       It is not so difficult to play on the football team. D.       He pulled a muscle while playing football.
5	A.        The client presented his case to the lawyer. B.         The client was upset about the lawyer’s rejection. C.        The client was annoyed because the lawyer returned the suitcase. D.        The client made the lawyer unhappy about the case.	10	A.       She’s unsure why she tolerates the man. B.        She doesn’t know where she put her keys. C.       She is actually the one who put the keys in the car. D.       She can’t understand why the man did what he did.

ANSWER KEY

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
D	A	C	B	B	A	C	C	B	A

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