Define and use the phrasal verb in an example:
Listen to
Listen to = to use your ears to hear a sound/pay attention to someone/something
Conjugate:
He _______ (turn off) the stove last night.
He turnED off
What are the differences between Look for and Look up?
Look for - search, usually for an object (I lost my phone, I am looking for it.)
Look up - research, usually for information (I am working on a project. I have to look up the information.)
Correct: Sometimes, I am calling on my mother.
Sometimes = routine, Simple present. = Sometimes, I CALL on my mother. No - ing.
What styles of music do you like to listen to? What are some styles that you don't like to listen to?
*accept various answers*
Explain this expression and answer:
Sign up - Are you going to sign up for a new session?
Sign up - to register for a class/training/account
Conjugate:
She often ________ (listen to) a lot of horror movies.
She listenS to...
What do you do at the end of the today with your shoes? What do you with your coat when you arrive home?
I take off my shoes... I take off my coat... I hang up my coat...
Correct:
She always take off her shoes before she enters.
She always takeS off...
Do you often forget things? Do you often look for your phone, keys, papers?
*accept various answers*
If you see a bear and want to escape, what do you do?
You RUN AWAY from the bear.
Conjugate:
Every snack time, he _______ (not, throw away) his garbage.
...he DOESN'T throw away...
*Challenge* Arrange to create a question and an answer:
Q: to - you -like - to - listen - that - shows - TV - What - are - some - ?
A: to - action - drama - and - TV - I - listen - shows.
Q: What are some TV shows that you like to listen to?
A: I listen to action and drama TV shows.
Correct:
I took care of the lights. I turned off them.
Use THROW AWAY or SIGN UP, and ask a question to your classmate(s) about the future.
Ex.: Will you sign up for the next session?
What is a synonym of research in a book and remove your clothes?
Research = look up
Remove clothes = take off
Conjugate:
Yesterday, they ______ (not call up) their parents, so today, they _________ (plan, call up) their parents.
....they didn't call up.... they are going to call up...
Arrange:
Q: you - take - Didn't - your - off - shoes - the - beside - door - ?
A: That's - they - where - thank you. - are, - Ah, yes!
Q: Didn't you take off your shoes beside the door?
A: Ah, yes! That's where they are, thank you.
Are these three options possible?
1 I get off the bus.
2 I get the bus.
3 I get off it.
1 Yes
2 No, we cannot separate this expression.
3 Yes
*Challenge* Did you ever give up on something difficult? Did you ever give up on a dream (when you were young)?
What is the difference/definition between Call OFF and Call On?
Call off - cancel an event/activity
Call on - visit a person
Conjugate:
Last year, I _______ (get on) the wrong bus, and I also ______ (get off) at the wrong stop! I was lost for two hours.
I got on... I got off...
*Challenge* A common phrasal verb is Figure Out, can you define it? (Give your best guess!)
Figure out = find a solution to a problem or find the answer to a mystery (He figured out who the murderer was!)
Choose the best answer: The school cancelled the class.
A) put off B) put back C) called off
C) called off (cancelled)
Name three or four OTHER phrasal/two-word verbs that you know or that we saw in the lessons. Use one of them to make an example.
Give up, put away, put back, hang up, grow up, get over, give back, come across, fill up/in... run out of...