A selection of English ESL phrasal verbs get printables

This phrasal verbs crossword is great for revising common B1-level phrasal verbs including break down, look forward to, get on with, give up and run out of, and bringing some fun into the classroom. 

 
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Phrasal Verbs Crossword for B1-level Classes

An exercise in which the students are supposed to rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. It might be useful especially for people who are getting ready for exams such as FCE, CAE, etc.



SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONS 5 (PHRASAL VERBS)

An exercise in which the students are supposed to rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. It might be useful especially for people who are getting ready for exams such as FCE, CAE, etc.

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONS 6 (PHRASAL VERBS)

Here are some definitions of different phrasal verbs with to get with a fill in the blanks with the right preposition.  It takes about 30 minutes to complete.

Phrasal verbs to get with key

 
 Phrasal verbs 
make up 
head ou 
treat myself to 
get in 
head out 
 log in 
team up 
come up with  
 bring back 
eat in 
 get back to 
come home 
take off 
put on  
catch up 
relax by 
reading up 
brush up  
 get into  
 set alarm 


Common British phrasal verbs in the text

The given Phrasal verbs worksheet was created for high school students. There are rules, definitions, exercises (plus answers) and dominoes. 

This worksheet covers all types of phrasal verbs, namely, transitive (separable, inseparable) and intransitive. Here are the verbs listed in exercises: look for, get away, give away, mess around, live off, die off, put on, set out, look after, get by, sort out, stop off, pick up, settle down, bring together, camp out, give up, and turn in.

Phrasal verbs. Rules. Exercises. Dominoes 

A small exercise on phrasal verbs used in civil engineering complete with a bingo game and the answers at the back. You could also use the last part as a kind of pairwork activity to get them to come up with new ways to improve civil engineering and construction projects in the community. I think it may take a few more weeks before I do a part 2 but it will get done eventually.

Phrasal Verbs for Civil Engineers

FCE to CAE prep for ´phrasal verbs on the subject of science and digital technology. The usual mix-and-match, gap-fill, story with debate and bingo. Ideal for the Cambridge Grammar and Vocabulary books, ´particularly the vocabulary sections. At the end of the worksheet there is a reading and use of English part 4 test to reinforce what they have been learning. Answers at the back. Part 2 will be out next month when I get it finished.

Phrasal Verbs about Science 1

A short phrasal verb exercise with a bingo game and a link to a Kahoot game to practice with students. There is also a gap-fill exercise and a mix-and-match. The answers are on the back. I will be making a longer version at some point when I get the time. Here is the link to use for a Kahoot quiz in class: 



https://create.kahoot.it/details/3a7f2345-4b05-473c-a44a-d1abd9d829b9

Phrasal Verbs about Human Resources

A small worksheet to look at phrasal verbs in the context of songs. This is a famous 1982 song by the British group, Madness. There are 7 phrasal verbs in context and the link to the youtube video is provided at the bottom of the sheet. Answers are on the back. After we play the song and do the exercise, I usually get them to give examples using the phrasal verbs and then get them to aks each other questions for additional practice. 

Songs with Phrasal Verbs: Our House by Madness

Lesson I've created to review phrasal verbs with my upper advanced students. The sheet is not that hard, it is mainly about phrasal verbs with GET but it is a good start to build confidence.



*Look for the teacher's version at my uploads and the sequence of lessons to this group

Enjoy

Phrasal Verbs 1 HOUR/FULL LESSON

Part two of a phrasal verb worksheet about personality. There is the usual mix-and-match exercise, some bingo, a gapfill exercise, an article with gapfill and a debate with personality cards based on the article. At the end, there is a revision exercise based on the FCE reading and use of English part 4 exam. Answers at the back. Thank you to Starr for kicking my backside to get this one finished.

Phrasal Verbs about Personality: Part 2

Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

Working with Paragraphs: ordering, titling

Role play, miming, drama activity or improv game

Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

Writing an opinion essay (persuasive essay)

Learners who are Pre-A1 have just begun learning English and will first learn how to:<ul><li>Say the letters in the alphabet and numbers</li><li>Say hello, talk about names and age</li><li>Name the colors and dates, express likes and dislikes</li></ul>

Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

Learners taking the B2 Upper-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.</li><li>Interact with fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without difficulty for either party.</li><li>Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain an opinion on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: perfect tenses, mixed conditionals, modals in the present, phrasal verbs, reported speech, wish, relative clauses</li></ul>

The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

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