Vocabulary in use vocabulary reference and practice Third Edition Elementary Michael McCarthy Felicity O’Dell

Replace the underlined words with a phrasal verb from the opposite page.
1 The plane left at midnight.
The plane took off at midnight.
2 I removed my hat and coat.
3 She continued writing novels all her life.
4 Michael left without saying goodbye to anybody.
5 I refused the invitation to Maya’s wedding.
46.4
1 
3 
2 
4 
oven.

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100
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Everyday things
47
Things we do every day
A
Sometimes I …
B
wake up
have breakfast
/brekfəst/
make dinner
get up
listen to the 
radio
/lsən/
go to the bathroom
go to work
watch TV
have a shower
go to bed
Expressions
A:
 How oft en do you
go out / watch a film?
B: 
Three or four times a week
.
A: 
What time do you
get up / go to work? 
B: 
At 7 o’clock normally
.
A: 
How do you
go to work? 
B: 
Usually by bus
/
 train 
/ 
car
.
(See also 
Unit 38: Have / had / had
and 
Unit 41: Make / made / made
.)
C
wash clothes 
clean the house 
go for a walk 
write letters 
/
 emails
come home
phone 
(
or
 call
)
 
a friend
Common
 
mistakes
We say I 
usually get up
at 8 o’clock, but today I got up at 8.30. [
NOT I used to / I’m 
used to get up at 8 o’clock.
]

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Exercises
101
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
What do they usually do?
1 
47.1
He listens to the radio every morning.
2 She w
(every Saturday)
4 He w
(every evening)
5 She g
(every Sunday)
3 He c
(every weekend)
Ask questions.
topic
question
answer
1 get up
What 
time do you get up?
7.30, usually.
2 go for a walk
How …
Every Saturday.
3 go to work
How …
By train.
4 have dinner
When …
At about 7 o’clock usually.
5 come home from work
How …
I normally walk home.
6 phone your best friend
How …
Two or three times a week.
7 clean your room
When …
On Saturday morning usually.
8 have a shower
What …
Usually at about 11 pm.
Complete the sentences about yourself.
1 I usually wake up at 
.
2 I go to the bathroom and have 
.
3 I usually have 
for breakfast.
4 I go to work by 
.
5 I usually have a cup of tea / coffee at 
o’clock.
6 I usually come home at 
.
7 I usually 
dinner at 
o’clock.
8 In the evenings I normally 
or 
.
9 Sometimes I 
one or two emails or 
to the radio.
10 I usually 
to bed at 
.
47.2
47.3

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102
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Talking
48
Say (say / said / said)
We use 
say
when we report someone’s words.
She 
said
, ‘This is horrible!’
He 
said that
he wanted a drink.
We 
say hello
/ 
goodbye
and we 
say please
/
thank you
/ 
Happy Birthday
/ 
Merry Christmas
/ 
Happy New Year
/ 
Congratulations!
/kənDZrtʃəleʃənz/
Tell (tell / told / told)
Tell
is usually followed immediately by a person. 
Say
is not followed immediately by a person.
Tell
is oft en used with 
how
and 
wh
- words (when, 
what, why, where) to find out and give information. 
Tell me when
you want to have dinner. She 
told me 
how
to fill in the application form.
You can 
tell someone the time 
/
 a story 
/
 a joke 
/
 
your name 
/
 your address 
/
 your phone number
.
Ask
A
B
C
Ask
is used for questions.
My sister 
asked me
where I was going. / My sister 
asked
(
me
), ‘Where are you going?’
A: Can I 
ask you a question
? 
B: Yes.
A: What day of the week were you born?
B: Thursday.
You can 
ask someone the way 
/ 
the time
.
You can 
ask somebody to do something
and 
ask someone for 
something
.
I asked him to
turn off his radio. (
or
I said, ‘Please turn off your radio.’) 
She 
asked for
the bill. (
or
She said, ‘Can I have the bill, please?’)
Speak / talk / answer / reply
I like 
talking to
you. [
having a conversation with you
]
D
Can you 
answer
the telephone / the door, please? [
pick up 
the phone / open the door to see who it is
]
Teacher: Who can 
answer
the next question? Joanna?
He didn’t 
reply to 
my email. (also used for letters / texts) 
[
he did not send me an email back
]
Libro
How do you say 
‘book’ in Spanish?
We use 
say
when we ask about language.
Common
 
mistakes
Do you speak Japanese? (used for languages) [
NOT Do you talk Japanese?
]
Common
 
mistakes
He 
told me
his name. [
NOT He said 
me his name.
]
Common
 
mistakes
Can you tell me
 
where the bus 
station is, please? [
NOT Can you say 
me … ?
]

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Exercises
103
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Fill the gaps with the correct form of 
say
 or 
tell
.
1 Can you 
me where the Plaza Hotel is, please?
2 She 
me her name.
3 I 
goodbye to her.
4 ‘Please 
me a story,’ the little boy 
.
5 ‘Come here!’ the police officer 
.
6 The teacher 
her students that they were very good. 
What do you say?
1 You want to know if an English friend can help you talk to a Russian person who does not know 
English.
Can
2 You want to know the word for ‘tree’ in German.
How 
3 You want to know the time.
Excuse me, can you 
4 Your course is finished. You want to say goodbye to your teacher.
I just want to 
5 You want to know when the exam is.
Can you 
6 The telephone rings. You are busy cooking food. A friend is watching you.
(
to your friend
) 
Can you 
Match the verbs on the left with the words on the right. 
1 say 
a an email
2 answer 
b someone to help you
3 ask for 
c Japanese
4 reply to
d Happy New Year
5 tell 
e a friend
6 talk to 
f someone a joke
7 ask 
g the bill
8 speak
h the door 
Complete the phrases.
1 (
on December 24th or 25th
) 
Christmas!
2 (
you want to pay in a restaurant
) Can we have 
, please?
3 (
on the first day of the year
) 
Year!
4 (
small child to parent
) 
a story before I go to sleep. Please!
48.1
48.2
48.3
48.4
tell
you speak Russian?
Happy

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104
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Moving
49
Without transport
A
When talking about the past, we say: walked / ran / jumped / danced / swam / climbed / fell.
Transport
verb
transport
example
go by
car / plane / bus / train / bike / motorbike / ship / 
taxi / underground [
NOT
by a car]
We 
went
to Paris 
by
train last summer.
take
a / the bus / train / plane / a taxi / 
the underground
I 
took
a taxi home yesterday.
ride
a bicycle / bike / motorbike / horse
I always 
rode
my bike to school.
drive
a car / bus / train
My uncle 
drove
a bus for ten years.
The pilot 
flies
a plane.
B
walk
run
jump
dance
swim
climb
fall
Can I help you carry 
your luggage?
How did you get to Istanbul? 
We 
flew
there.
Please pass 
the salt.
I’ve just missed 
the train.
If we don’t leave 
now we won’t 
catch our train.
Tip
When you are travelling you will probably see a lot of signs and information in English. Make a note 
of any new words and expressions you see.
(See 
Unit 32: Travelling
.)
Common
 
mistakes
You 
arrive at
or 
in
a place 
[
NOT arrive to a place
]. The 
train 
arrived in
Tokyo on 
time. The plane 
arrived
late 
at
Heathrow.
Expressions 
C

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Exercises
105
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Complete the sentences using verbs from A opposite. Write them in the correct form.
1 Jack likes 
round the park every morning but Hannah prefers 
round it 
with her dog.
2 Everyone 
at the 
party last night.
3 Every day Claire 
ten lengths of the pool before 
breakfast.
4 James can 
very fast. He has won a lot of races.
5 Andrew loves 
mountains.
6 The old lady 
on her way home and broke her arm.
7 Stella 
into the swimming pool and quickly 
to the other side.
8 It is better for you to 
to work than to go by car.
Ride
, 
drive
, 
go by
 or 
take
? Write the correct word(s) in the sentence.
1 Can you 
a motorbike?
2 He works for a railway company. He 
a train.
3 She sometimes 
the underground to work.
4 He goes away from home a lot. He 
a lorry.
5 I prefer to 
a bus than 
car.
6 Would you like to 
an elephant?
7 You never forget how to 
a bicycle.
8 I usually 
a taxi when it rains.
Complete the diagram with six possible words. 
49.1
49.2
49.3
running
walking
ride
Put these sentences into the past tense with the word 
yesterday
.
1 Lilian runs a mile every day.
She ran a mile yesterday.
2 Maria often drives her grandmother to the city.
3 Charlie flies to Madrid every week.
4 I sometimes take a taxi home from the station.
5 Bella often falls when she rides her bike.
6 Adrian often misses the 7.30 bus to school.
7 The taxi driver usually helps the old lady to carry her luggage to the train. 
8 Madeline usually dances very well.
Answer these questions. Use 
every day
, 
once a week
, 
once a year
 or 
never
.
1 How often do you walk to work or school?
I walk to work every day.
2 Have you got a bike? How often do you ride it?
3 How often do you go swimming? Do you swim in the sea or in a pool?
4 How often do you go somewhere by plane?
5 How often do you drive a car?
6 How often do you go dancing?
7 Do you often go climbing?
8 How often do you take a taxi?