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20-01-2013

Phrasal verbs: vocabulary

Replace the verbs in italics with phrasal verbs from the box. There is one you will not need to use:

Build up, carry on, fall off, give up, keep to, keep up, take on, turn on

Between the ages of 3 and 5, a child is unlikely to (1) sacrifice anything for a friend. After the age of 5 children co-operate more but they expect their friends to (2) follow certain rules. This stage will usually (3) continue until the child is aged between 8 and 10.

In adolescence, friendships with the same sex (4) acquire great importance. Young adults may initially (5) maintain close relationships with their friends. Later on, the number of friendships begins to (6) decline and after middle age, people (7) develop new friendships less easily.

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