Day 6

A. Phrasal Verbs: Check it out!

Group 1 – Phrasal Verbs

·       Calm down, Mike. There's no need to yell.

·       The secretary asked me to hold on while she checked her computer.

·       I don't really get along with my boss.

·       After an hour, Mike gave up. He couldn't fix the computer.

·       I want to be a fireman when I grow up.

·       Please fill out this form.

·       This darn printer has broken down again.

·       People were passing out flyers in front of the station.

·       Everyone from class is getting together tonight at 7pm.

Write the correct phrasal verb beside its definition.

Phrasal Verb	Definition
	to distribute, to give sth to people by hand
	to complete by entering information
	to have a good relationship with somebody
	to stop trying (to do sth)
	to get control of your emotions
	to meet or gather as a group
	to become a (mature) adult
	to wait
	to stop working, to become inoperable

Make your own sentences using the below ideas

hold on / schedule	e.g. I asked her to hold on while I checked my schedule.
dog / calm down
grow up
policeman / fill out
break down / angry
never / get together
get along / uncle
pass out / sample
give up / diet

Group 2 – Phrasal Verbs

·       I didn't have an excuse, so I made one up.

·       My grandfather passed away at the age of 98.

·       Mark and Kate are always fighting. They should break up.

·       I'm trying to save money. I don't eat out much anymore.

·       After new years, Ken plans to start working out.

·       Kate hung up on me. She didn't want to speak anymore.

·       "Hey, check out that guy over there. He's weird (strange)!"

·       No one could figure out where the ninja went.

·       Brenda looked really sad, so I told her a joke to cheer her up.

Write the correct phrasal verb beside its definition.

Phrasal Verb	Definition
	to go to a restaurant for breakfast/lunch/dinner
	to make somebody feel happier
	to look at sth
	to exercise to make your muscles stronger
	to die
	to end a relationship with someone
	to invent sth, e.g. a story or game
	to put down the phone to end a conversation
	to find the answer to sth by thinking carefully

Make your own sentences using the below ideas

eat out / month
cheer up / ice cream
check out / new house
lazy / work out
pass away / 2011
break up / girlfriend
pet / make up / name
hang up / quickly
figure out / mystery

Group 3 – Phrasal Verbs

·       I agreed to look after Renee's dog while she is away.

·       I dropped off my car at the repair shop yesterday. I hope they have fixed it by now.

·       The boys ran out of beer so they walked to the store to get more.

·       “Shut up, Lisa! I can't hear the TV!"

·       We checked in to our hotel at 2 pm.

·       I have to pick up my girlfriend at the airport at 8pm.

·       After high school, and then five years in the military, Mark ended up in Taiwan.

·       “Look out — there's a deer on the road!"

Write the correct phrasal verb beside its definition.

Phrasal Verb	Definition
	to take care of sth; to care for sth
	to take somebody to a place they want to go to, or deliver sth to a place
	to finally finish in a certain position/situation, especially without planning it.
	to no longer have enough of something you need
	to register after arriving at the hotel or airport
	to go somewhere to get sth; to collect sb
	to look up in order to see something dangerous
	to be quiet (strong/impolite)

Make your own sentences using the below ideas

look after / old
angry / shut up
look out
emergency / run out
check in / late
pick up / dinner
drop off / park
end up / Mexico

Group 4 – Phrasal Verbs

·       Yesterday, Mark found out that his wife has been cheating on him.

·       I was tied up so I couldn't answer the phone.

·       The mountain climber could no longer go on. It was too cold.

·       The doctor told Alan to cut back on fatty foods.

·       "Can we start eating, mom? Sure, go ahead."

·       I had to do my report over because my computer crashed.

·       "Bobby, can you cut it out?? The sound you’re making is annoying."

·       After her vacation, it took Janice all morning to catch up on her e-mails.

Write the correct phrasal verb beside its definition.

Phrasal Verb	Definition
	to use less of sth; to consume less of sth
	to be too busy to do sth else
	to continue
	to go from behind to where you should be; to reach sb ahead of you
	to stop doing sth (usually sth stupid/unreasonable)
	to learn something new; to discover sth
	to do again
	to start before sb else

Make your own sentences using the below ideas (note: good as homework)

cut down on / health
tied up / all day
tired / go on
catch up / schoolwork
singing / cut / it / out
boy / find out
do over / quiz
lady / go ahead

B. Can you make up a dialogue?

1. Get in pairs
2. You have 5-7 minutes to come up with a short dialogue between two people using as many phrasal verbs as possible. Humour is highly encouraged!
3. Present the dialogue in class. 
4. Come up with questions for each dialogue using as many phrasal verbs as possible.

C. Help us find the missing phrasal verbs/words

Listen to the following song from Madonna and write down the missing words in a separate piece of paper.  Listen to it once following the lyrics below without writing anything down; just listen to the music and try to see if you hear the responses.  Play the video a second time and write down the missing phrasal verbs/words.

Song name: "Hung Up" by Madonna

(hung up: when all you think about is one person or something specific, and you can't stop thinking about him/her/it!)

Time goes by so slowly

Time goes by so slowly

Time goes by so slowly

Time goes by so slowly

Time goes by so slowly

Time goes by so slowly

Every little thing that you say or do

I'm ____ __

I'm ____ __ on you

Waiting for your call

Baby night and day

I'm ___ __

I'm tired of waiting on you

Time goes by so slowly for those who wait

No ____ to hesitate

Those who run seem to have all the fun

I'm ______ __

I don't know what to do

Time goes by so slowly

Time goes by so slowly

Time goes by so slowly

I don't ____ what to do

Every little thing that you say or do

I'm ____ __

I'm ____ __ on you

Waiting for your call

Baby night and day

I'm ___ __

I'm tired of waiting on you

Every little thing that you say or do

I'm ____ __

I'm ____ __ on you

Waiting for your call

Baby night and day

I'm ___ __

I'm tired of waiting on you

Ring ring ring goes the __________

The lights are __ but there's no-one home

Tick tick tock it's a quarter to two

And I'm done

I'm ________ __ __ you

I can't keep on waiting for you

I know that you're still hesitating

Don't ___ for me

'cause I'll find my way

you'll ____ __one day

but it'll be too late

Every little thing that you say or do

I'm _____ __

I'm _____ __ on you

Waiting for your call

Baby night and day

I'm ___ __

I'm tired of waiting on you

Every little thing that you say or do

I'm ____ __

I'm ____ __ __ you

Waiting for your call

Baby night and day

I'm ___ __

I'm tired of waiting on you

D. Are you a good planner? It's party time!

1. Pair up with another student
2. Review the following sheet and write down the answers in a separate piece of paper. Be creative and write down a lot of details.
3. Each party presents their party idea in front of the class.
4. A representative of each group tells the class WHY their party idea is better, more fun, etc (superlatives/comparatives are highly encouraged!)
5. Conditionals: the professor will ask you to answer questions such as: what would happen if the food arrives late or never arrives? what would happen if the dj gets sick the night before the party? Remember to answer the questions using the correct conditional form