Phrasal Verbs: Learning and Education
Learning and education phrasal verbs is the B1 collection covering study-related actions. Brush up on (review and improve), look up (consult a reference), work out (figure out), figure out (solve mentally), catch on (understand), fall behind (lag), drop out (leave a course), hand in (submit work), hand out (distribute materials), go over (review), come up with (invent), think over (consider carefully). Learners build the education phrasal-verb fluency.
This worksheet builds B1 fluency with learning and education phrasal verbs.
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What’s inside:
- A phrasal-verb bank with 20 education verbs
- Multiple-choice items in study and classroom contexts
- Gap-fill in study-planning and feedback contexts
- Production task: describe your learning habits using three phrasal verbs
- Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes
Common challenges: Synonym pairs at B1 — work out and figure out both mean solve mentally; nearly interchangeable. Catch on (understand) vs catch up (reach level). Particle precision: hand in (submit) vs hand out (distribute) — opposite directions. Register: most are neutral; catch on is slightly informal.
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1, in intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Maps onto Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) and B2 First (FCE) Reading-Use of English. Part of the Learning, Change & Mixed Practice collection — the natural next step is Phrasal Verbs: Formal vs Informal Register.
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