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Connectors & phrasals FCE

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  • HANG OUT
    No one wants to HANG OUT with him, you never know if he's going to show up.
  • KNOCK OUT
    Atlético de Madrid KNOCKED Valladolid OUT to win the league.
  • COME ACROSS
    When I was looking for my keys, I CAME ACROSS a watch I had lost.
  • Every full moon he gets transformed ___ a werewolf.
    into
  • She stands accused ___ theft.
    of
  • SHOW UP
    No one wants to hang out with him, you never know if he's going to SHOW UP
  • Although
    ex. ALTHOUGH not many people came to the show, we had a great time.
  • COUNT ON
    If you need a friend, you can COUNT ON me.
  • PROVIDED
    You'll pass your exams PROVIDED that you study hard.
  • FIND OUT
    They finally FOUND OUT who the murderer was after years of investigation
  • IN CASE
    Take an umbrella IN CASE it rains.
  • DUE TO
    ex: The football game had to be postponed DUE TO the heavy rain
  • RUN OUT OF
    I don't know what to write about, I've RUN OUT OF ideas.
  • WHEREAS
    The present simple is so easy, WHEREAS phrasal verbs are a nightmare.
  • However
    ex: I don't like action movies, HOWEVER I gave 'Die Hard' a chance.
  • WORK OUT
    a) I need to WORK OUT if I want to be fit ________ b) It's difficult to WORK OUT the meaning of some parts of the text if your vocabulary isn't good enoug
  • I can't believe he got so angry ___ my marks.
    about
  • END UP
    We ENDED UP eating a sandwich on the beach, instead of going to a fancy restaurant.
  • SHOW OFF
    whenever he has the chance to say how good he is, he does. He's always SHOWING OFF.
  • AS LONG AS
    I'll go with you AS LONG AS you pick me up on time.
  • GET ON WITH
    Many people don't GET ON well WITH their siblings.
  • TURN DOWN
    I don't know where I'm going to study, the university I wanted TURNED me DOWN
  • INSTEAD
    We ended uo eating a sandwich on the beach, INSTEAD of going to a fancy restaurant.
  • GIVE UP
    GIVING UP smoking is the best thing many people could do for the sake of their health.