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Basic phrasal verbs

Lesson code: KC3H-ICDB-BC1G-A

ELEMENTARY

1 Watch and write

Watch the video. Match the phrasal verbs below with each clip.
pick up / put down
turn around

scroll down
turn on

sit down
wake up

switch on / switch off

write down

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6.
7.
8.

2 Role play
Complete the sentences below.
1.

Switch off your phone and then switch it on again.

2.

your name on a piece of paper.

3. Stand up and then

4. Open a website and then

to the bottom of the page.

5.

to see the person or thing behind you.

6.

something from the table and then put it down.

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Work in pairs. Choose a sentence and read it. Your partner should listen and do the action. Change
roles and repeat for the other sentences.

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3 Phrasal verbs + object

Match the phrasal verbs to the nouns on the right.
1. turn on/off

a. a light/a computer/the radio/a tap

2. pick up

b. a name/a number/a password

3. write down

c. a pen/a glass of water/your keys

4. turn up/down

d. a shirt/a jacket/your shoes

5. put on/take off

e. the volume

Can you think of any more nouns for each of these phrasal verbs?

4 Phrasal verbs - grammar

The phrasal verbs in Exercise 3 take an object. Other phrasal verbs like `sit down' and `stand up' don't
take an object (e.g. "John, please stand up!"). For phrasal verbs that take an object, there are normally
two possible positions where the object can go. If the object is a pronoun, there is normally only one
possible position. Studt the table below.
Phrasal verb

Object noun

Object pronoun (me, you, him, it, etc.)

turn on

turn on the television

turn the television on

turn it on
turn on it

Complete the sentences below with a suitable phrasal verb from this lesson. For some sentences,
more than one answer is possible.
1. I can hear water in the kitchen. Can you go and turn off the tap/turn the tap off (the
tap)?
2. The television is very loud. Can you

(the volume) ?

3. I can't remember my password. I didn't

(it).
(them) ?

4. I dropped some coins on the floor. Can you

5. The policeman said to the gangster, "

(the gun) !"

6. I can't see anything. Can you

(the light) ?

7. It's very hot outside, so don't

(a sweater) !

8. You can't wear a hat in here. Please

(it) !

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Write 7 original sentences with one or more phrasal verbs in each sentence.

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1- Watch and write

Play the video and have the students match each phrasal verb to the correct clip individually. If the students
are completely unfamiliar with the vocabulary, read aloud each phrasal verb or set of phrasal verbs while the
corresponding clip is playing. As a follow up, you can make up sentences with the phrasal verbs, read them aloud
and have individual students perform the actions, e.g. `Enrique, stand up and then sit down.' Explain that `switch
on' and `turn on' have very similar meanings. Generally, `switch on' indicates that the object includes a switch
connected to an electronic circuit whereas `turn on' can include objects with knobs (taps, old television sets, etc.)
However, both terms are often used interchangeably with `turn on' being more common in the United States.

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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

write down
switch on / switch off
turn on
scroll down
sit down
wake up
turn around
pick up / put down

2- Role play
Students complete the sentences individually and check in pairs. Go through the answers and monitor the pairwork
activity.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Write down
sit down
scroll down
Turn around
Pick up

3- Phrasal verbs + object

Students can work individually and check in pairs.

1. a

2. c

3. b

4. e

5. d

Possible combinations: turn on/off a television/tablet/an amplifier; pick up a piece of paper/a bag/a bottle; write
down an address/a date/some notes; turn up/down a heater; put on/take off (any item of clothing)
4- Phrasal verbs - grammar
Draw attention to the rules for forming phrasal verbs. Students can work individually and check in pairs. Monitor
the exercise. The final activity can be set as homework.

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turn down the volume/turn the volume down

write it down
pick them up
Put down the gun/Put the gun down
switch/turn on the light/switch/turn the light on
put on a sweater/put a sweater on
take it off

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