Martin Aaron 2012 Everyday Phrasal Verbs 1

Every Day Phrasal Verbs

A) Match these phrasal verbs on the left with the things on the right

1. get on/get off
a) rubbish, that empty bottle, old shoes
2. get out
b) your top button, the zip of your dress
3. throw away
c) a bus, a train, a bike, a horse, a plane
4. do up
d) a picture, a coat, a dress
5. put on/take off
e) the milk from the fridge, the toys from the cupboard
6. hang up
f) a hat, moisturiser, your shoes,
7. put away
g) any object
8. pick up/put down
h) a tap, the TV, the oven, the printer
9. turn on/off
i) your clothes after washing them, the washing up
10. turn up/down
j) the TV, the radio, the music

B) Now complete these sentences with a phrasal verb from above.

i. Can you __________ the TV __________ please? I cant hear it.
ii. I hit my thumb with a hammer when I was _________________ this picture frame!
iii. It was too far to walk to Liverpool Street so we __________ the number 68 bus
which took us all the way there.
iv. In some cultures you should __________ your shoes when you enter a persons
home.
v. __________ your shoelaces or youll fall over!
vi. Ok lets have pizza you _________________ it _________________ of the freezer
and Ill ___________________________ the oven.
vii. I dont know how my suitcase was stolen. I only __________ it __________ for a
moment to use the cash machine and when I went to __________ it __________
again it had gone!
viii. I think this milk is off! ______________ it _________________!
ix. I cant _________________ this box by myself; its too heavy.
x. Make sure you _________________ plenty of sunscreen if you go to the beach.
xi. If those T-shirts are dry can you ________ them ________ in the drawer? Thanks.


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C) What are these people doing?



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2) Shes.



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D) Speaking practice. With a partner take turns to ask these questions using a phrasal verb from
page 1.
a) When was the last time
you _____________ a
bus?
b) When you were a child
did you always
________________ sun
cream when you went
to the beach?
c) In your country how do
you recycle the rubbish
that you
________________?
d) Were you a tidy child?
Did you always
________ your toys
________ after playing
with them?
e) How often do you
________ money _____
from a cash machine?
f) Do you always
________________
your clothes carefully?
Or do you sometimes
just throw them on the
floor?
g) Is it easy for you to
________ old things
________ or do you like
to keep things?
h) If you saw 20p in the
street would you
________ it ________?
i) Have you ever asked a
neighbour to
_______________ their
music?
j) What pictures are
________________ in
your living room?
k) Which sports are so
boring that you always
________ the TV?
l) Do you ________
rubber gloves when
you do the washing up?




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D) Here is a miming game you can play with a partner. Cut out these cards and mix them up. Try to
mime the action on the card.
putting a pen
down on the table
finding 20 on the
floor and picking it
up
hanging up a coat
hanging up a
picture
putting away some
socks in a drawer
doing up your top
button
getting some food
out from between
your teeth!
turning on a
hairdryer
doing up your belt
taking off a hat
throwing away
food from a plate
getting off a horse!
turning off an
alarm clock in the
morning
turning on a tap
putting away
knives, forks and
spoons
picking up a spider! putting on lipstick
turning down the
music


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getting on a bike
getting some
money out of your
bag
doing up your
shoes
picking up a heavy
box
getting a gun out
of your coat!
taking off some
sunglasses

E) Watch this video http://youtu.be/9cnMJitvQWQ and identify the 12 phrasal verbs.




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Answers
A)
1. get on/get off
a) rubbish, that empty bottle, old shoes
2. get/take out
b) your top button, the zip of your dress
3. throw away
c) a bus, a train, a bike, a horse, a plane
4. do up
d) a picture, a coat, a dress
5. put on/take off
e) the milk from the fridge, the toys from the cupboard
6. hang up
f) a hat, moisturiser, your shoes,
7. put away
g) any object
8. pick up/put down
h) a tap, the TV, the oven, the printer
9. turn on/off
i) your clothes after washing them, the washing up
10. turn up/down
j) the TV, the radio, the music
B)
i. Can you turn the TV up please? I cant hear it.
ii. I hit my thumb with a hammer when I was hanging up this picture frame!
iii. It was too far to walk to Liverpool Street so we got on the number 68 bus which took us all the way
there.
iv. In some cultures you should take off your shoes when you enter a persons home.
v. Do up your shoelaces or youll fall over!
vi. Ok lets have pizza you take it out of the freezer and Ill turn on the oven.
vii. I dont know how my suitcase was stolen. I only put it down for a moment to use the cash machine
and when I went to pick it up again it had gone!
viii. I think this milk is off! Throw it away!
ix. I cant pick up this box by myself; its too heavy.
x. Make sure you put on plenty of sunscreen if you go to the beach.
xi. If those T-shirts are dry can you put them away in the drawer? Thanks.
C) 1. Doing up his shoelaces 2. Throwing away some rubbish. 3. Hanging up a picture
4. Putting down a box (or picking up!) 5. Putting down some shopping (or picking up!)
6. Getting/Taking out some vegetables from the fridge 7. Turning up the TV 8. Getting off a plane.

D) a) got on b) put on c) throw away d) put away e) take/get out f) hang up g) throw away
h) pick up i) turn down j) hanging up k) turn off l) put on