Phrasal verbs

 Anthony Knight appears on the television programme ‘Newswatch’. He asks important questions about people and things in the news. Complete his questions using these phrasal verbs:

Examples

We’ve heard the government have postponed the decision. Why have they put it off?

The prisoners escaped, yes, but how did they get away?

 

1   Prices will rise. The question is, how much ... ?

2   Someone calculated these figures, but the government won’t say who ,...

3   The Prime Minister says he’s going to raise the question in Brussels, but when ... ?

4   We know the petrol tank exploded. Why... ?

5   So the government are going to increase taxes. Well, how much ... ?

6   The Council say they’re going to demolish the building, but why ... ?

7   The government say they discovered the mistake, but when... ?

8   The plan succeeded. Why ... ?

 Activity

Write a short news report about a meeting between the management and the trade union at the Electrobrit factory. Use these notes: ask/put up/wages-prices/ go up-turn down/request-threaten/strike-go on/talk/ all day-agree/put off/strike-both sides/think over.