March 20

Phrasal Verb Jeopardy

This is a really easy game to play to practise phrasal verbs with B2+ learners. You can use Powerpoint to create a board and then use the fill option to highlight when a team wins a square or alternatively, just draw the table on the board and use different coloured pens to show which team wins a square.

Here’s the one I played with my group – I gave them the list of particles to help.

LOOK TAKE GET PUT GO GIVE after

aside

away

for

forward to

into

like

off

on

out

over

up

100 100 100 100 100 100
200 200 200 200 200 200
500 500 500 500 500 500
1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000

And here are the clues for each square.

LOOK TAKE GET PUT GO GIVE
forward to

be excited about a future event

up

start a new hobby

up

get out of bed in the morning

on

get dressed

off

explode

out

distribute paper or other materials

like

be similar in appearance

after

be similar in personality

away

escape, e.g. after a bank robbery

off

delay doing something

for

choose from different options

up

stop doing something

after

take care of

away

buy a meal to eat at home

over

recover from an illness or shock

up

erect a building or tent

off

become old and inedible

off

produce a sound, smell or aura

into

investigate

out

remove or invite someone on a date

into

become involved in a book or film

aside

save something for later

on

continue doing something

up

surrender

To play, divide the class into teams – for this activity you can just have two teams – and ask a learner to choose a verb and an amount. Read out the definition and the team has to give you the correct phrasal verb to win that amount of money. If they get it incorrect, play simply passes to the next team.

March 6

Phrasal Verb Stories

Spanish learners often find phrasal verbs difficult and can have problems using the correct one in context, often resorting to more formal Latin-root verbs which they feel more familiar with.  So, if you’re looking for extra practice for your classes or for self-study, you can now download a great new ebook by Michelle Worgan.  The book is called Phrasal Verb Stories 1 and it’s available with English definitions or, in another version, with Spanish translations.  Each story has a short video, which you can watch on the Phrasal Verb Stories channel, and a text to complete.