1. Complete the phrasal verbs about computers with the words below.
down (x3) in (x3) off (x2) on (x2) up (x2)
1 back …………………….
2 break …………………….
3 log …………………….
4 log …………………….
5 plug …………………….
6 scan …………………….
7 shut …………………….
8 turn …………………….
9 turn …………………….
10 turn …………………….
11 turn …………………….
12 type …………………….
Answer
1 up 2 down 3 off / on 4 on / off 5 in 6 in
7 down 8 down 9 off 10 on 11 up 12 in
2. Which three phrasal verbs in exercise 2 are intransitive? (They don’t take a direct object.)
1 ……………………….
2 ……………………….
3 ……………………….
Answer
1 break down 2 log off 3 log on
3. Use the transitive phrasal verbs from exercise 2 to complete the table.
|
1 plug in |
a printer, a TV, a computer, etc. |
|
2 |
the TV, the light, the radio, the printer, etc. |
|
3 |
the TV, the light, the radio, the printer, etc. |
|
4 |
a document, a drawing, a photo, etc. |
|
5 |
your work, etc. |
|
6 |
the volume, the radio, the TV, etc. |
|
7 |
the volume, the radio, the TV, etc. |
|
8 |
your username, your password, etc. |
|
9 |
a computer |
Answer
2 turn off / on 3 turn on / off 4 scan 5 back up 6 turn down / up
7 turn up / down 8 type in 9 shut down
4. Look at the pictures. What are the people doing? Use phrasal verbs from exercise 2. Use the present continuous.
1 She ……………………… a printer.
2 He ………………… the volume.
3 She ………………… a photo.
4 He …………………
5 She ………………… her laptop.
6 He ………………… the radio.
Answer
1 ’s plugging in 2 ’s turning down 3 ’s scanning
4 ’s logging in 5 ’s shutting down 6 ’s turning off
5. Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs below. Use the past simple.
back up break down log off turn on turn up type in
1 I finished my homework. Then I ……………………… my work. I didn’t want to lose it!
2 I visited a shopping website. After I finished shopping.
I ………………………
3 I ……………………… my username and password, but there was a problem – I couldn’t log on.
4 I ……………………… my printer because I needed to print some documents.
5 I bought a new computer last weekend, but it ……………………… yesterday. I’m taking it back to the shop.
6 Joe ……………………… the TV because the volume was very low.
Answer
1 backed up 2 logged off 3 typed in 4 turned on
5 broke down 6 turned up
6. Match the first parts of sentences 1-6 with the second parts (a-f).
1 Don’t forget to back
2 How often do you log
3 It’s time to shut
4 Please can you plug
5 Please can you turn
6 You need to type
a off your phone?
b in the printer?
c up your work.
d in your username.
e down my laptop.
f on at home?
Answer
1 c 2 f 3 e 4 b 5 a 6 d
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