Let's warm up

Welcome to
lesson B
What kinds of
technology
devices do you
use for
entertainment?
Listen. What
problem is
Ken having?

Practice the
conversation
Ken Pedro, do you know how to get this game controller to
work? I read the instructions, but I can’t figure out how to do it.
Pedro Let’s see. You have to turn it on first. Did you put the
batteries in?
Ken Yeah. I turned the controller on - see? But the box won’t
work.
Pedro Oh, OK. Well, did you plug it in? Oh, yeah, you did. Oh
wait, I think you need to hook up another cable. Do you know where
the blue cable is?
Ken Yeah, it’s here. Do you know where to plug it in?
Pedro Yes, it goes here.
Ken Thanks. Now, can you show me how to set this game up?
Pedro Ok, hand me the controller. Let me show you what to do.
Link the
phrasal verbs
to the correct
picture.
 1 2 3

4 5 6

Put away Hook up Pick up Take off Turn up Put on

 1 2 3

4 5 6

Look up Put down Take apart Print out Turn down Throw away
Let’s check
the meaning
of the phrasal
verbs
Phrasal verbs
Put away: to put something in the place where it is kept because
you have finished using it.
Hook up: to connect somebody/something to a piece of
electronic equipment, to a power supply or to the Internet.
Look up: to look for information in a dictionary or reference book,
or by using a computer
Pick up: to take hold of somebody/something and lift them/it up
Put down: to stop holding something and place it on a table,
shelf, etc.
Print out: to produce a document or information from a computer
in printed form.
Phrasal verbs
Take off: to remove something, especially a piece of clothing
from your/somebody’s body
Take apart: to separate a machine or piece of equipment into the
different parts that it is made of
Throw away: to get rid of something that you no longer want.
Turn down: to reduce the noise, heat, etc. produced by a piece
of equipment by moving its controls
Turn up: to increase the sound, heat, etc. of a piece of
equipment
Put on: to dress yourself in something
 What can you do with the things below? Write at least two
phrasal verbs for each item. Add ideas. Then compare with a
partner.

A computer A ringtone

A photo A phone number

A cell phone Batteries

A pair of earbuds A printer

 Separable phrasal verbs with objects

turn on the game controller?

How do you turn the game controller on?
turn it on? (NOT turn on it?
Question word + to + verb
Let me show you what to do.
Can you show me how to turn it on?
Do you know where to plug it in?
Let’s practice
by solving the
following
exercise.
 Write A's sentences in two ways using the words
given. Complete B's responses.

A Do you know how ______________________________________

? (the TV / turn on)
B Yeah. You need to _____________________ with this remote - not
that one.

A Do you know ______________________________________ ?

(this computer / turn off)
B Oh, you can _____________________ here.
 Write A's sentences in two ways using the words
given. Complete B's responses.

A I can't see where ____________________________________________ .

(these headphones / plug in)
B Huh. I'm not sure where _____________________ , either. I think they go
here.

A I don't know how ____________________________________________

on my tablet. (the volume / turn down)
B Here. I can show you how _____________________ . It's easy. Look.
 Write A's sentences in two ways using the words
given. Complete B's responses.

A I can't figure out how

____________________________________________ .
(the air conditioning / turn up)
B I have no idea how _____________________ either.
Oh, you need to use the remote. Here - see?
 Practice the
conversations
above. Practice
again using
different
gadgets.
Role play
A: You are at home and you cannot
use your computer, it does not work,
you call tech support to check why
it's not working and you ask for help

B: You are a tech support agent, you

assist the customer and you ask what
the problem is, you also give him/her
a solution.


Use phrasal verbs and the
vocabulary learned today.