17. Change these sentences so that you could use the phrasal verb to pick. 1. Children easily learn new words. 2. Will you help me to choose a dress for the New Year party? 3. I think Alec hates me: he is constantly finding fault with me. 4. I can collect you on the corner of the road at 6.30. 5. Jane always eats very little and never has appetite for food. I'm rather worried about her. 6. You can get your suitcase from the hotel on your way to the airport. 7. The film director held a casting and selected a young actor for a part in his new film. 8. He bent down and raised the newspaper from the floor. 9. Stop being unfair to me! 10. All the pictures were wonderful. It was so difficult to choose the best.

Для выполнения данного задания необходимо перефразировать предложения, чтобы в них можно было использовать фразовый глагол "to pick". Фразовый глагол "to pick" имеет несколько значений, например: выбирать (pick out, pick up), срывать (pick), подхватить (pick up - болезнь), придираться (pick on).

1. Children easily pick up new words.
2. Will you help me to pick out a dress for the New Year party?
3. I think Alec hates me: he is constantly picking on me.
4. I can pick you up on the corner of the road at 6.30.
5. Jane always eats very little and never has appetite for food. I'm rather worried about her. - Это предложение сложно перефразировать с использованием глагола "pick" без изменения смысла.
6. You can pick up your suitcase from the hotel on your way to the airport.
7. The film director held a casting and picked a young actor out for a part in his new film.
8. He bent down and picked up the newspaper from the floor.
9. Stop picking on me!
10. All the pictures were wonderful. It was so difficult to pick the best.

Ответ: Выше приведены перефразированные предложения с использованием фразового глагола "pick".