Phrasal Verbs Dialogues With a partner read aloud the following dialogues Together ,sum up what’s happening in each dialogue Is there a stereotypical character in each one? Dialogue One: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: How was your blind date last night? Did everything turn out okay? I know you wanted to get out of going… Yeah, I was doing a friend a favour Her brother’s in town, but he never showed up! I waited for half an hour and was about to set off for home… About to? Yeah, as I was leaving, I bumped into a friend I haven’t seen in years Mark has really turned into a hottie He asked me what I was doing so I made something up about how I was just checking out the menu Then what happened? We have plans to see each other again His birthday’s coming up and we’re going out for dinner this Saturday Great! When you go out for dinner, bring up the fact that you’re the city’s most eligible bachelorette! Ah, that secret had already come out! Dialogue Two: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: I think I’ll call in sick today Oh yeah, it’s April Fool’s Day, isn’t it? Being set up for lame jokes isn’t my idea of fun I’m not up for it Oh, you let them get away with it? Sure, that’s their only pleasure I just don’t want to keep watching out for the same cliché jokes like the tack on the hair I’m always thinking, “Grow up!” Your students can’t come up with better pranks? Sad to say, but no… Dialogue Three: A: B: A: B: A: B: Look at this lovely photo! It’s hard to believe it was only a few years ago she graduated from high school She’s grown into such a lovely young woman You’ve really brought her up well It may seem like that, but her teenager years were a horror Oh, how did I get through those years? I learnt that you can’t watch over your children 24/7 Have all the guests arrived yet? Has the limo turned up? I think so… In a few minutes, she’ll be walking down the aisle Are you crying already? No, I’m just getting over a cold and sometimes my eyes water Uh-huh Match the phrasal verb above with the meaning on the right Insep: Sep: inseparable separable Tr: Intr: requires object no object required 1. _(insep, tr) to start to leave a place 2. _(insep, tr) to feel better after an illness/accident/problem 3. _(sep, tr) to invent a story/excuse 4. _(insep, tr) to think of an idea/plan/repy 5. _(insep, intr) to refer to something happening soon 6. _(insep, tr) to avoid an obligation or duty 7. _(insep, tr) to be careful and pay attention 8. _(sep, tr) to start to talk about something in coversation 9. _(insep, tr) to not be caught or punished for something 10. (insep, intr) to reveal personal information 11. (insep, tr) to deal with/complete an amount/something difficult 12. ( insep, intr) to arrive somewhere especially when someone is waiting 13. (sep, tr) to develop into a particular kind of person 14. (insep, intr) to develop from a child to adult 15. (sep, tr) to put someone in a vulnerable position 16. ( sep, tr) to take care of/teach someone until they become an adult 17. (sep, tr) to change/become different 18. (insep, intr) to arrive someplace 19. ( insep, tr) to take care of/monitor they/it someone or something so won’t be harmed 20. (insep, intr) to happen in an unexpected way 21. (insep, tr) to be interested in doing something 2 Friends: The One With The Male Nanny Prediscussion: What is a nanny? What image you have of the perfect nanny? What are the stereotypes about women/men regarding emotions and language? Watch the Friends episode and summarize the three plotlines: Plotline One of Chandler, Monica and Geoffrey Plotline Two of Phoebe, Mike and David Plotline Three of Rachel, Ross and Sandy 3 Comprehension: Remember the Phrasal Verbs? Pick the best choice Rachel wanted to _the transition easier for Emma by hiring a nanny for weeks before she went back to work a have c take b d make Monica commented it was ironic that David _on the same day that Phoebe and Mike exchanged keys a turned out c showed A: B: b d showed up turned up Why were you discussing the war? Well, I _in the conversation as we were discussing political differences in our countries a brought up b brought it up c came out d came up Sandy got emotional when he was able to watch Daniel an “awesome person.” a c grow into grew up b d turn into be brought up Chandler wanted Joey to a joke He wanted Monica to laugh at his joke a set him up with b be set up c set him up for d set off David couldn’t kissing Phoebe in front of Mike, who was about to hit him a get through b get over c get away with d get out of Joey couldn’t Ross’s “thing” In other words, he wasn’t able to think of what Ross excelled at a make out c make up b d come up come up with They an original name for their newborn I’ve never heard of it before a c make out made up b d come up came up with You’d better me if you don’t want to get hurt! a watch out for b keep watch for c watch over d watch up b d up to up in 10 Sandy: Who’s _puppets? Joey: I am! a up for c set up for Phrasal Verb Role-Play Now use the phrasal verbs in the following role-plays Do not write anything down Finally select one and present to the class A student is visiting your city and would like to know the best places to visit and which places to avoid Give helpful advice 5 Use: to watch out for something/one to set off for someplace to set someone up for smthing to turn into something to be up for something to come up A teacher asks you why you haven’t come to class In fact you have missed one week of class Relay this conversation to another student and explain what you said and what you were really doing Use: to come up with something to show up to get away with something to make up something to get over something/one A friend persuades you to go on a blind date between you and her brother/sister Refuse because the last blind date he/she arranged for you was a disaster Use: to get out of doing something to turn up to show up to get over something/one to get through something to be not up for something Ask your boss for a raise If you don’t receive one, you’ll leave Also, tell your boss you didn’t expect the job to have so many duties Use: to get through something to bring up something to turn out to come up to watch over someone Complain to your neighbor about his/her teenager He/she has recently been littering in your backyard and the family pet has been “dumping” in your yard You wonder about this, because you’ve always had a friendly relationship with the family Use: to bring up to grow up to get away with something to watch over something to grow into someone Solution Definitions 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 to set off for to get over to make up to come up with to come up to get out of to watch out for to bring up to get away with to come out to get through to come out to get through to show up to grow into to grow up to turn into to turn up to watch over to turn out to be up for Comprehension 10 b d b a c c d c a a 7