. I'd be grateful for any different ideas. Thanks,
Han
phrasal verb ideas?
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phrasal verb ideas?
Has anyone got any unusual, interesting ways of teaching phrasal verbs? Most of the excersises I've come across are either the ususal, boring gap fill, replacing exercises, or crosswords (which my students must be getting a bit bored with by now). I found one (very complicated) game in an IELTS book and that's it . I'd be grateful for any different ideas.
Thanks,
Han
. I'd be grateful for any different ideas. Thanks,
Han
If you can use a computer lab with your students then you might have them try out the phrasal verb quizzes on www.eslpartyland.com
Right, although it contains some gap-fill exercises I think this works really well. Anyway, ’ve been dying to show this off. To teach phrasal verbs with the preposition “for,” make a list of verbs that go with “for” to give their particular meaning. E.g. Account act allow call cover fall feel go long look make pass plump push opt read scramble stand: etc. Then tell the class not to write but to listen while you give them quick definitions such as: account for = explain, act for = represent in a specialised capacity, go for = attack, opt for = choose from a good selection, plump for = from a bad selection etc.
Then play bingo with the class using bingo cards of 6 entries, put the simple definitions in a bag and call them out etc. After doing this for about 6 or 7 turns, give a prepared fill-in-the-gaps exercise to fill in e.g.
SAMPLE
1. I can’t find my glasses. I’ve ………………… for them everywhere!
2. The swastika ………… for evil and racism in European countries but it ………… for peace in India.
3. The person who ……………… for the defence is called a defence lawyer.
4. We had better leave 20 minutes early to ………………… for traffic.
OK, After they have done this, get them to give you full sentences using the phrasal verbs described.
After that, give them a prepared fill-in-the-gaps story or article but with less phrasal verbs. This is to see the verbs used in context (try and make it interesting, unusual or funny) here is a sample:
Incident in West Walton
By Terry Preston
…….The controversial Hunter’s End processing plant - recently taken over by an American consortium – received a visit by several members of the environmental pressure group WAD (Walton Against Dumping), at the company’s invitation. The delegation came to the plant dressed as animals in a sign of protest against the destruction of local wildlife as a result of illegal dumping by the factory in the past. The new American owners have stressed their determination to cease this practice which …………………… for their inviting the protest group over for talks and to show them that they have cleaned up their act. However, a lawyer who is ………………… for the group in an ongoing liable case has stated that WAD didn’t believe the company’s claims and would not be …………………… for any of its propaganda.
The story ends in a riot after one of the protester aks the gay American factory owner if he fancies a *beep* (ciggy) (important diffences between American and British English) and the police looking for giant woodland creatures with black eyes and cuts and bruises.
After the article is finished check their comprehension and then get them to give you more complex examples.
I now have loads of these things on hard disk and although it takes a bit of the old creative spirit and effort to come up with them, once they’re done you can use them again and again. Also, it's better to concentrate on the prepositions with the verbs than vice versa.
Anyway, hope it’s of some use.
Dale
Then play bingo with the class using bingo cards of 6 entries, put the simple definitions in a bag and call them out etc. After doing this for about 6 or 7 turns, give a prepared fill-in-the-gaps exercise to fill in e.g.
SAMPLE
1. I can’t find my glasses. I’ve ………………… for them everywhere!
2. The swastika ………… for evil and racism in European countries but it ………… for peace in India.
3. The person who ……………… for the defence is called a defence lawyer.
4. We had better leave 20 minutes early to ………………… for traffic.
OK, After they have done this, get them to give you full sentences using the phrasal verbs described.
After that, give them a prepared fill-in-the-gaps story or article but with less phrasal verbs. This is to see the verbs used in context (try and make it interesting, unusual or funny) here is a sample:
Incident in West Walton
By Terry Preston
…….The controversial Hunter’s End processing plant - recently taken over by an American consortium – received a visit by several members of the environmental pressure group WAD (Walton Against Dumping), at the company’s invitation. The delegation came to the plant dressed as animals in a sign of protest against the destruction of local wildlife as a result of illegal dumping by the factory in the past. The new American owners have stressed their determination to cease this practice which …………………… for their inviting the protest group over for talks and to show them that they have cleaned up their act. However, a lawyer who is ………………… for the group in an ongoing liable case has stated that WAD didn’t believe the company’s claims and would not be …………………… for any of its propaganda.
The story ends in a riot after one of the protester aks the gay American factory owner if he fancies a *beep* (ciggy) (important diffences between American and British English) and the police looking for giant woodland creatures with black eyes and cuts and bruises.
After the article is finished check their comprehension and then get them to give you more complex examples.
I now have loads of these things on hard disk and although it takes a bit of the old creative spirit and effort to come up with them, once they’re done you can use them again and again. Also, it's better to concentrate on the prepositions with the verbs than vice versa.
Anyway, hope it’s of some use.
Dale