1. Match the sentences with by (1-4) with the meanings (a-d).
1 Have you heard the new song by Arcade Fire?
2 Can I pay by credit card?
3 You need to bring the car back by eight o’clock.
4 He was standing by the window looking at the rain.
a near or next to
b using
c created or written
d not later than
Answer
1 c 2 b 3 d 4 a
2. Match questions (1-5) with replies (a-e).
1 Are you going to read your speech from a card?
2 Can I borrow a pen?
3 I didn’t understand your text message.
4 Can you recommend a good Italian restaurant here?
5 Can I put this jacket in the washing machine?
a There are a few, but I think Leonardo’s is by far the best.
b No, I’m going to learn it by heart.
c Yes, of course. Oh, by the way, did you speak to Silvia?
d No, you need to wash it by hand.
e Sorry, it was for someone else. I sent it to you by mistake.
Answer
1 b 2 c 3 e 4 a 5 d
3. Which phrase in bold in 2 do we use to start talking about something different?
Answer
by the way
4. Match the other phrases in bold in 2 with the meanings (1-4).
1 without wanting to ………….
2 without using a machine ………….
3 much more than anything else ………….
4 so you can remember it without reading ………….
Answer
1 by mistake 2 by hand 3 by far 4 by heart
5. Complete the sentences with expressions from 2.
1 Hello! Are you enjoying the party? My name’s Mark, …………. .
2 I’m sorry, I turned so the washing machine …………. and now I can’t stop it.
3 This form doesn’t work on the computer, so I’ll have to complete it …………. .
4 I think that is …………. the best film in the cinema at the moment.
5 When I was at school, we learnt poems …………. and repeated them to the class.
Answer
1 by the way 2 by mistake 3 by hand 4 by far 5 by heart
6. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
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bus next Monday hand mistake heart the library far the way |
1 She’s waiting for you by …the library… .
2 By …………………., are you doing anything on Friday?
3 Sorry, I clicked on SEND by …………………. before I finished writing the email.
4 I usually come to work by …………………. .
5 Actors have to learn their lines by …………………. .
6 These shoes were made by …………………. . That’s why they’re more expensive.
7 Usain Bolt is by …………………. the best 100 metres runner of the past ten years.
8 Please send me your report by …………………. .
Answer
2 the way 3 mistake 4 bus 5 heart 6 hand 7 far 8 next Monday
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