Pre-intermediate (30 phrasal verbs)

Unit 1 - GROW UP | GO UP | GO DOWN

Unit 2 - HURRY UP | SLOWN DOWN

Unit 3 - TRY ON | DRESS UP

Unit 4 - WARM UP | COOL DOWN | SHUT UP

Unit 5 - SET UP | CALL OFF | PUT OFF | LOOK FORWARD TO

Unit 6 - REVIEW

Unit 7 - FIND OUT | POINT OUT | CROSS OUT

Unit 8 - HOLD ON | PUT THROUGH | CALL BACK | HANG UP

Unit 9 - LOOK AROUND | LOOK FOR | LOOK UP

Unit 10 - THROW AWAY | GO AWAY | BE AWAY

Unit 11 - GET ALONG | HANG OUT | DROP BY

Unit 12 - REVIEW
Unit 1 Grow up / Go up / Go down

Read the definitions and answer the questions.

GROW UP

to develop from a child into an adult.

Where did you grow up? I grew up in Carajas.

What did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be an athlete

to rise, increase. For example, The temperature is going up now, or The costs of construction
are going up all the time.

What went up last month or last year? (prices, taxes, inflation, etc.) Why?
Did your income go up last year?
Which technology demand will go up in the future? WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR US.

to decrease, descend to a lower level; drop below the horizon, fall to the ground. For example, Don't
let the baby go down the stairs alone, or The sun went down behind the hill, or I was afraid
the plane would go down or After Christmas prices will go down.

What time does the sun go down in your country in

the summer?

Do you remember which prices of products or services

went down last year? Which ones? Why?

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Unit 2 Hurry up / Slow down

Read the definitions and answer the questions.

If you tell someone to hurry up, you are telling them to do something more quickly than
they were doing as in

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When do you tell people to hurry up?

In which situations shouldn´t you hurry up?

to delay, reduce speed, as in

Slow down, Bill; you're driving too fast.

In which areas should a driver slow down in your country?

What should you slow down to do? (to work long hours, to eat
…, to drink…, etc.) Why?

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Unit 3 Try on / Dress up
Read the definitions and answer the questions.

TRY ON

to put on an article of clothing to see if it fits

and how it looks such as a hat / a new pair of
shoes / a dress etc.

Which colours do you never try on? Why?

Which fashion styles or items of clothing don´t you like to try on?

DRESS UP to wear the best clothes or smart clothes, as in I love to dress up for a party.

What do you usually dress up for? BABY SHOWER

When don´t you need to dress up?

Which items of clothing do you like to wear to feel that you´re dressed up?
Unit 4 Warm up / Cool down / Shut up

Read the definitions and answer the questions.

WARM UP to prepare for an activity by practicing before; make someone excited,

animated; reach a temperature enough to work properly.

What happens when we don´t warm up before doing any activities or exercises?

LESIONS OR INJURIES

When starting a presentation, what should we do to warm up the audience?

COOL DOWN (colloquial) to become calm, tranquil

Jennifer needs some resting time. She is so stressed that no one can
believe that she will “cool down” unless she rests for some time.

to become cooler, esp. in temperature

Dan`s mother told him to give the soup a few minutes to cool down
before having it.

Do you remember a situation when it was hard for you to cool down? Why?

What do you usually do to cool down?

to stop speaking, as in I've told you what I think and now I'll
shut up. This usage also occurs as a rather rude imperative, as in
Shut up! You've said enough.

In your opinion, when should people shut up?

Do you remember telling somebody to shut up? Why did you do that?
 Unit 5 Set up / Call off / Put off / Look forward to
Read the definitions and answer the questions. ENTREPRENEUR

SET UP to establish, found, organize,

arrange.

Who set up companies such as Microsoft or

Apple?

What sort of business would you like to set

up?

When was the last time you set up a

meeting?
Why did you set up this meeting?

ON VACATION

CALL OFF to cancel something,

an event / an arrangement/ an activity etc.

Which plans have you called off?

When did you last call off an appointment

or meeting?

Why did you call it off?

Which concert has recently been called off?

PUT OFF to postpone, delay doing

Where did you put off travelling to?
something until a later date.
What shouldn´t people put off?
Sending the tax report to the IRS (Income
Revenue Serviced)

Have you ever put off going to the doctor?

What are you going to put off till next year?

LOOK FORWARD TO to expect with
pleasure, feel excited about something that
is going to happen.
What are you looking forward to doing this
year?

Who are you looking forward to seeing

next days?

Who are you looking forward to hearing

from next couple of weeks?

Where are you looking forward to

travelling to?

Unit 6 Review

Match the pictures/phrasal verbs to their meanings and come up with some examples.
 establish, found, organize, postpone, delay doing
arrange something until a later date

stop speaking become calm, tranquil

prepare for an activity by

practicing before; make
wear the best clothes or smart
someone excited, animated;
clothes
reach a temperature enough to
work properly

descend to a lower level;

decrease; drop below the delay, reduce speed
horizon; fall to the ground

expect with pleasure, feel

excited about something that is do something more quickly
going to happen
 put on an article of clothing to
cancel something,
see if it fits and how it looks
an event / an arrangement/ an
such as a hat / a new pair of
activity etc.
shoes / a dress etc.

develop from a child into an

rise; increase
adult