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Generational Gap

Phrasal Verbs & Vocabulary Revision

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Key phrasal verbs: look down on · look up to · take after · fall out with · bring up · keep up with · settle down · put up with

Exercise 1: Match the Phrasal Verb to Its Meaning

Click a phrasal verb on the left, then click its meaning on the right.

Phrasal Verb

1. TO LOOK DOWN ON
2. TO TAKE AFTER
3. TO FALL OUT WITH
4. TO KEEP UP WITH
5. TO BRING UP
6. TO SETTLE DOWN
7. TO PUT UP WITH
8. TO LOOK UP TO

Meaning

To raise a child, or to mention a topic
To start living a stable, settled life
To tolerate something annoying
To admire and respect someone
To think you are better than someone
To be similar to an older family member
To argue and stop being friendly
To stay at the same level or pace

Exercise 2: Choose the Correct Phrasal Verb

Read each situation and select the most appropriate phrasal verb or expression.

1.She judges every young person she meets and clearly thinks she is better than them — she _____ the younger generation.

a) looks up to
b) looks down on
c) takes after

2.I grew up on a farm, and my children find it difficult to _____ what my childhood was like.

a) relate to
b) keep up with
c) put up with

3.He's nearly 30 and hasn't _____ yet — no permanent job, no fixed address.

a) fallen out
b) passed down
c) settled down

4.Technology changes every six months. It's hard for people over 60 to _____ all the new platforms.

a) bring up
b) take after
c) keep up with

5.She has her grandfather's humour and her mother's determination — she clearly _____ her mother's side of the family.

a) gets along with
b) takes after
c) puts up with

6.Traditional recipes and values are often _____ from grandparents to grandchildren.

a) passed down
b) moved out
c) looked up to

7.Working with him is exhausting — the whole team _____ his constant negativity.

a) puts up with
b) falls out with
c) settles down

8.My father disapproved of my career choice and we _____ badly last year.

a) looked up
b) brought up
c) fell out

Exercise 3: Match the Word to Its Definition

Click a word on the left, then click its definition on the right.

Word

1. VALUES
2. MINDSET
3. OUTDATED
4. TO RELATE TO
5. GENERATIONAL GAP
6. TO GROW UP

Definition

To understand or identify with feelings or a situation
Differences in attitudes between people of different ages
To become an adult through experience
Beliefs about what is important in life
A way of thinking that shapes your decisions
Old-fashioned; no longer relevant