Exercise 1. Match each phrasal verb in the left-hand column with an appropriate meaning in the right-hand column.

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Section 9. Letters R, S.

Exercise 5. Replace phrasal verbs with verbs/phrases which are similar in meaning.

The families reportedly passed on a video to members of the US Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Many Tibetans disagree, pointing out that the Himalayan region was an independent kingdom for many centuries.
The euro has pulled back from a four-year low against the dollar, although fears over the strength of the eurozone economy remain.
The US embassy in Serbia has begun pulling out non-essential staff following the storming of the building.
Those countries unwilling or unable to send more combat troops will also be pushed for extra help and funding on the civil side, focusing on governance, police training and the fight against drugs.
After pushing through an amendment that eased the formation of a coalition sympathetic to the President, a majority in the legislature immediately named his 62- year-old ally as premier.
The IMF will want some commitment from the government that it will push through delayed gas price increases and curb budget- swelling subsidies.
One proposal put forward was the instruction of an international police force to patrol the ceasefire lines and protect refugees and vulnerable groups, said UN negotiator, Johan Verbeke.
Mr. Mugabe defended his record in putting together the unity government with Mr. Tsvangirai, and again called for international sanctions to be lifted.
Mr. Fernandez reportedly put up no resistance as he was transferred to Cobija airport before being taken to Bolivia’s main city, La Paz.

1. rain down on sb/sth	a) to become no longer valid
2. remit sth to sb	b) to escape (a place)
3. result in sth	c) to exclude sb/sth
4. rule sb/sth out	d) to cause sth
5. run away (from)	e) to send a matter to an authority
6. run out (of)	f) to come down on sb/sth
7. set aside	g) to establish; to create
8. set in	h) to present ideas, etc in speech
9. set sth off	i) to make a bomb to explode
10.set sth out	j) to begin (rain, etc)
11.set sth up	k) to pay no attention to sth
12.shoot down	l) to become less interested, active
13.shoot up	m) to swear an oath
14.shore sth up	n) to remove
15.shrug sth off	o) to come forward
16.shut down	p) to increase the amount of sth
17.shut out	q) to remain
18.sink into sth	r) to delay sth
19.slip away	s) to destroy
20.speak out (against sth)	t) to grow quickly
21.stand by sb/sth	u) to support sth that is weak
22.stand down/step down	v) to dismiss sth
23.stave sth off	w) to close (a factory)
24.stay on	x) to exclude; to keep out
25.step up	y) to go into less active state
26.step sth up	z) to be lost
27.strike off	ii) to say what one thinks
28.swear sb in	iii) to support sb/to be faithful to sth
29.switch off	iiii) to resign

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