Phrasal Verbs: Work and Career
Work and career phrasal verbs is the B1–B2 collection covering professional advancement, change, and dynamics. Take on (hire; assume responsibility), lay off (dismiss for redundancy), step down (resign from leadership), call off (cancel), draw up (prepare formally), put off (postpone), follow up (pursue after initial contact), set up (establish), fall behind (lag), stand in for (substitute), take over (assume control), get ahead (advance). Learners build the workplace phrasal-verb range.
This worksheet builds B1–B2 fluency with work and career phrasal verbs.
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What’s inside:
- A phrasal-verb bank with 22 workplace verbs
- Multiple-choice items targeting workplace-specific meaning
- Gap-fill in workplace contexts (emails, performance reviews, meetings)
- Production task: describe a workplace change using three phrasal verbs
- Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes
Common challenges: Particle precision at B1–B2 — take on (neutral hiring or responsibility) vs take over (often hostile acquisition). Lay off (no-fault dismissal) vs fire (for-cause dismissal). Register: phrasal verbs in workplace English are sometimes informal; Latinate equivalents (hire, dismiss, resign, postpone) are formal.
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1–B2, in intermediate and upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study — particularly professionals. Maps onto BEC Vantage and Cambridge B2 First (FCE). Part of the Work & Money collection — the natural next step is Phrasal Verbs: Work and Office.
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