Vocabulary Phrasal Verbs Tell On | Drop Out | Run Over | Deal With 7 Advanced

Exercise 1

Vocabulary

tell on

Phrasal Verb

tɛl ɑn

to give information to a person in authority about something wrong that someone has done

Did you tell on me to my mother? Be honest!

drop out

Phrasal Verb

drɑp aʊt

to stop taking part in an activity

Because of his sore throat, Paul had to drop out of the speech competition.

run over

Phrasal Verb

rʌn ˈoʊvər

to hit or drive over someone or something with a vehicle

Valerie’s dog got run over by a truck yesterday.

deal with

Phrasal Verb

diːl wɪθ

to take care of a problem; to control a difficult situation

I had to deal with some technical problems yesterday.

If you don't deal with this problem now, it is only going to get worse.

See whether you can get the maintenance department to deal with the heating before we all freeze to death.

He's finding it hard to deal with the death of his father.

Exercise 2

Dialogue Practice

Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Olivia and Sarah are on their way home from school.
Olivia	Did you see that? That girl nearly ran over that poor dog! I don't understand how people can be so careless at the wheel!
Sarah	Do you know who that was? That was the girl I told you about, the one that was caught cheating on her finals. I heard that she's dropping out of school.
Olivia	Oh, really? Well, still, that's not an excuse for driving like a maniac. By the way, you never told me how they caught her.
Sarah	Apparently, someone told on her. I feel sorry for her, honestly. Can you imagine how difficult it is to deal with all that stress?
Olivia	Yeah, I guess you're right. Her whole life flipped upside down because of one stupid mistake.

Exercise 3

Article

Read the passage aloud with your teacher.

A Bad, Bad Day

By the end of the day, everyone knew that she was the girl who cheated on her exams. Word spread so quickly! It was a mistake, and she shouldn't have done it, but there was no way of fixing it now. And she still couldn't believe that it was her best friend who had told on her! Just as she thought that the day couldn't get any worse, she almost ran a dog over with her car! It was too much for her to deal with; she even contemplated dropping out of school and leaving town, hoping that everyone would forget about the whole thing.

Exercise 4

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs to complete the dialogue.

Liam lost his pet cat. Sophie comes over to his place to check how he is doing.
Sophie	Oh Liam! I heard about your cat! I am terribly sorry.
Liam	Who told you?
Sophie	Your mother. I was worried because I hadn't seen you in days. I even thought that you (1) of school or something.
Liam	I just needed a bit of time for myself. This was too much to (2). I had Claws for a very long time, you know. First, he went missing. I was sure that he would come back. Then, two days later, a neighbor told us that he was (3) by a car.
Sophie	I'm really sorry, I know how much you loved him.
Liam	Thank you, Sophie. I told the teacher that I was sick. So please, don't (4) me!
Sophie	Of course I won't. But you didn't have to lie. You should have told her the truth, I'm sure she would have understood.