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GENERAL ENGLISH · VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR · ELEMENTARY (A1-A2)

BASIC
PHRASAL
VERBS
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1 Watch and write

Watch the video. Match the phrasal verbs below with each clip.
pick up / put down scroll down sit down switch on / switch off Video

turn around turn on wake up write down

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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.

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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ELEMENTARY (A1-A2)

BASIC PHRASAL VERBS

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. Study the table below.

Phrasal verb Object noun Object pronoun (me, you, him, it,
etc.)

turn on turn on the television turn it on

turn the television 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).
4. I dropped some coins on the floor. Can you (them) ?
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) !

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

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TEACHER MATERIALS · ELEMENTARY (A1-A2)

BASIC PHRASAL VERBS

Key
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.
1. write down 2. switch on / switch off
3. turn on 4. scroll down
5. sit down 6. wake up
7. turn around 8. 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. Write down
3. sit down
4. scroll down
5. Turn around
6. 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.
2. turn down the volume/turn the volume down
3. write it down
4. pick them up
5. Put down the gun/Put the gun down
6. switch/turn on the light/switch/turn the light on
7. put on a sweater/put a sweater on
8. take it off

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