Mastering phrasal verbs

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Vocabulary - phrasal verbs

advanced lesson on phrasal verbs

EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 7

LESSON OVERVIEW

The main objectives of this advanced lesson on phrasal verbs are to:

  • practise phrasal verbs in different situations;
  • talk about interactions, changes, challenges and negotiations.
  • watch a short comedic video.

With this lesson, students learn and use phrasal verbs related to soft skills and problem-solving. They discuss workplace attitudes and behaviors using phrasal verbs, identify and apply phrasal verbs related to business deals and talk about corporate change. Students also work with phrasal verbs about decisions and intentions, explore various situations and watch a video where people discuss a recipe.

C2 / Proficiency60 minStandard LessonUnlimited Plan

SOFT SKILLS

In this activity, students look at some soft skills and choose the correct words to create phrasal verbs (e.g. iron out, bear with, size up). Then, they use them to describe past experiences in a job interview.TEAM PROJECTS

Students complete gaps with words to form phrasal verbs (e.g. settle for, come in for) in pairs of statements. They then discuss colleagues’ workplace attitudes, deciding which behaviors they find annoying, helpful, or inconsequential. Students explaining why.

MAKING A DEAL

In this task of this advanced lesson on phrasal verbs, students look at definitions and think of possible phrasal verbs (e.g. bargain on, go back on, hammer out). They then listen to a recording to identify them in context. Afterwards, they describe situations using the phrasal verbs from the dialogue.

TALKING ABOUT CHANGES

Students match  sentence halves with phrasal verbs about business and corporate change. Afterwards, they complete gaps with one word to create phrasal verbs. They then continue the sentences with their ideas (e.g. Doing away with old traditions…).

TRIOS

In this activity, students complete trios of sentences about various situations with a phrasal verb (e.g. break up, take off, put off). The verbs might require different forms in each sentence.

MIXED PHRASAL VERBS

Students choose the correct phrase for sentences about decisions, intentions, and situations in daily life. They then complete sentences containing phrasal verbs with their own ideas (e.g. It dawned on me that…).

WORKING OUT THE MEANING OF PHRASAL VERBS

At this point in this advanced lesson on phrasal verbs, students watch a video and guess the meaning of ‘fold in’. Then, they explain other phrasal verbs (e.g. pan out, put out, while away) and match sentences to check their answers. Finally, students react to comments using the phrasal verbs.

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  1. Craig Feris

    Shouldn’t it be ‘look down ON others? ‘Look down TO’ doesn’t seem good here.

    1. Ewa

      Hi! If you’re referring to exercise 1, the verb is ‘talk down to’, not ‘look down on’.

      1. Craig Feris

        Oh, my bad. I thought the phrasal verb was ‘look down on’. Thanks!

        1. Ewa

          Sure, happy to help 🙂

  2. JPR

    These grammar lessons are LIFE SAVERS!!!! They are always a big hit with my advanced students! Well done!

    1. Ewa

      Happy to hear that 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

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