Developing vocabulary and liste Phrasal verbs connected with investigating and finding 1Choose the correct alternative. 1 If you don't know the meaning of a word, you can always look it up/work it out in a dictionary. 2 The maths problem was difficult, but after thinking hard, they worked out/came across the answer. 3 When I lost a contact lens, I looked for/looked into it everywhere. 4 When she turned out/found out that he was lying, it was a terrible shock. 5 I lost my bag last week. Someone came across/came up with it in the park, but there was nothing in it! 2Complete the dialogue between the detective (D) and his assistant (A). D: We must come (a) … a plan to find Sloane, the leader of the smugglers. A: Yes, we need to find (b) … where he lives. D: No! He has many different addresses. We need to (c) … into how his mind works. We can look (d) … clues in Sloane's old crimes. He's an extremely difficult puzzle. But we have to (e) … him out! A: Let's hope some clues (f)… … up. D: I agree. Let's hope we come (g) something.
Phrasal verbs connected with investigating
and finding 1Choose the correct alternative.
1 If you don't know the meaning of a word, you can
always look it up/work it out in a dictionary.
2 The maths problem was difficult, but after thinking hard, they worked out/came across the answer.
3 When I lost a contact lens, I looked for/looked into
it everywhere.
4 When she turned out/found out that he was lying, it was a terrible shock.
5 I lost my bag last week. Someone came across/came up with it in the park, but there was nothing in it!
2Complete the dialogue between the detective (D) and his assistant (A).
D: We must come (a) … a plan to find Sloane, the leader of the smugglers.
A: Yes, we need to find (b)
… where he lives.
D: No! He has many different addresses. We need to (c) … into how his mind works. We can look (d) … clues in Sloane's old crimes. He's an extremely difficult puzzle. But we have to
(e)
… him out!
A: Let's hope some clues (f)…
… up.
D: I agree. Let's hope we come (g) something.