Complete the sentences using on + one of the following:
- business
- strike
- a tour
- the whole
- television
- fire
- holiday
- a diet
- the phone
- purpose
EXAMPLE:
Look! That car is ***! Somebody call the fire brigade.
ANSWER:
on fire
Correct:
Incorrect:
Look! That car is on fire! Somebody call the fire brigade.
It’s difficult to contact Sarah because she’s not on the phone.
Workers at the factory have gone on strike for better pay and conditions.
Soon after we arrived, we were taken on a tour of the city.
A: I’m going on holiday next week. B: Are you? Where are you going? Somewhere nice?
I feel lazy this evening. Is there anything worth watching on television?
I’m sorry. It was an accident. I didn’t do it on purpose.
George has put on a lot of weight recently. I think he should go on a diet.
Jane’s job involves a lot of travelling. She often has to go away on business.
A: How did your exams go? B: Well, there were some difficult questions but the whole they were OK.
По какому принципу в задание 1 формируется предложение с on fire and on a diet
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be on fire — гореть
be on a diet — быть на диете