1. Revision.

Complete the sentences with the words below.

2. Ways of helping.

Match the two parts to complete  the sentences.


3. Phrases with give.

These nouns often follow the verb give:

advice, help, money, a talk, pleasure, a reason, an opinion

Can you give me some advice?

A: You can’t come with us. 
B: Give me one good reason.

Some common expressions with give are: 
give somebody a smile, give somebody a call (= telephone them)
give somebody a hand (= help them)
give somebody a shock/surprise

Veronica looked at me and gave me a smile.


Use words from the box to complete these sentences.

4. Verbs like bring, take and hold.

Choose the correct sentence for each picture.

5. Practice.

Complete the sentences with the verbs below.

6. Phrases with hand.

Hand can be a noun or a verb:

What’s that in your hand? = noun
Can you hand me that book? = verb

Some expressions with hand are:

give someone a hand

 
(= help someone):

Can you give me a hand?

hand in hand: They were walking hand in hand.
by hand: These carpets are all made by hand.

in hand		  
(= somebody is dealing with the situation): The arrangements for the wedding are all in hand.

(near/close) at hand		  
(= near in time or space): 

Keep your phone close at hand.


on hand		  
(= available): There is always a doctor on hand.

get out of hand 		 
(= get out of control): The party got out of hand.

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.