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DON‘T FREAK

OUT, CHILL
OUT!

Teaching phrasal verbs


Daniela Clarke
Reasons for challenges
• Limited vocabulary range
Lexical teddy bear
• Poor memory
Not enough recycling
• Large gap between passive and active
Not pushed enough in writing and
speaking
How can we help learners ...

... remember phrasal verbs long-term?


... expand their phrasal verb stock?
... use new phrasal verbs in their
productive skills?
What learners need to know
Common or
not?
b l e o r
Separa ?
Which of the 25
ra b l e
insepa meanings should
I learn?
How do I
era l o r study phra
Lit s al
m ati c ?
i di o verbs
effectively
?
Teaching tips
Phrasal verbs

UP
Increase prices go up, turn up

Improvement do a house up

Movement up sun comes up

Finish, complete use up all the eggs


Phrasal verbs
DOWN
Decrease prices go down
turn the
music down
Movement down sun goes down
sit down
Ending, completing shop closes down
Following a coursebook

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