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  • Phrasal Verbs: Relationships and Social Life (PDF)

    Phrasal Verbs: Relationships and Social Life (PDF)

    Relationships and social life phrasal verbs is the B1–B2 collection covering interpersonal English. Get on with (have a good relationship), fall out with (stop being friends after argument), break up with (end a romantic relationship), make up (reconcile), bring up (raise a topic; raise a child), hit it off (immediately like someone), get along (have a friendly relationship), settle down (commit to one place/partner), grow apart (become distant over time), catch up (meet to share news). Learners build the relationship-phrasal-verb range.

    This worksheet builds B1–B2 fluency with relationship phrasal verbs.

    What’s inside:

    • A phrasal-verb bank with 20 relationship verbs
    • Multiple-choice items targeting particle precision
    • Gap-fill in personal-narrative contexts
    • Production task: describe a relationship change using three phrasal verbs
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes

    Common challenges: Particle precision at B1–B2 — get on with vs get along with (both mean “have a good relationship”) vs get over (recover from). Separability: bring up is separable (bring it up / bring up the topic); get along with is fixed. False friends: German sich vertragen maps to get on, not settle down.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1–B2, in intermediate and upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Maps onto Cambridge B2 First (FCE) Reading-Use of English Part 4. Part of the Everyday Actions & Communication collection — the natural next step is Phrasal Verbs: Everyday Actions.

  • Phrasal Verbs: Relationships (PDF)

    Phrasal Verbs: Relationships (PDF)

    Relationships phrasal verbs is the B1 collection focusing on personal relationships. Get on with (have a good relationship), fall for (fall in love with), break up with (end a relationship), make up (reconcile after argument), go out with (date), settle down (commit to long-term relationship/home), hit it off (immediately get along), take after (resemble a family member). Learners build the relationship phrasal-verb foundation.

    This worksheet builds B1 fluency with relationship phrasal verbs.

    What’s inside:

    • A phrasal-verb bank with 18 relationship verbs
    • Multiple-choice items targeting particle precision
    • Gap-fill in personal-narrative contexts
    • Production task: describe relationships in your life using three phrasal verbs
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes

    Common challenges: Particle distinctions at B1 — get on with (general good relationship) vs get along with (same meaning, alternative phrasing). Fall for (fall in love) vs fall out with (have a serious argument). Take after (resemble a relative) vs look after (care for someone).

    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 Everyday Actions & Communication collection — the natural next step is Phrasal Verbs: Technology.

  • Phrasal Verbs: Technology (PDF)

    Phrasal Verbs: Technology (PDF)

    Technology phrasal verbs is the A2–B1 collection covering the daily tech vocabulary every digital user needs. Log on, log off, log in, log out, sign up, sign in, sign out, plug in, switch on, switch off, charge up, run out (of battery), scroll through, swipe up, swipe down, click on, type in, set up. Learners build the digital-everyday phrasal-verb range.

    This worksheet builds A2–B1 fluency with technology phrasal verbs.

    What’s inside:

    • A phrasal-verb bank with 20 technology verbs
    • Multiple-choice items targeting particle precision
    • Gap-fill in tech-support and tutorial contexts
    • Production task: describe how to set up a device using five phrasal verbs
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes

    Common challenges: Particle near-synonyms at A2–B1 — log on / log in / sign in (often interchangeable), log off / log out / sign out (often interchangeable). Object placement: plug it in (separable), click on the icon (fixed). False friends in tech vocabulary: many L1s use English loan-words with shifted meaning.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR A2–B1, in pre-intermediate and intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Part of the Everyday Actions & Communication collection — the natural next step is Phrasal Verbs: Everyday Actions.

  • Phrasal Verbs: Communication (PDF)

    Phrasal Verbs: Communication (PDF)

    Communication phrasal verbs is the B1–B2 collection of verbs that govern how we speak and write to each other. Speak up (speak louder; voice an opinion), shut up (stop speaking — informal), bring up (raise a topic), point out (highlight), get across (communicate effectively), cut in (interrupt), hang up (end a phone call), fill in (inform someone), talk over (discuss), go over (review). Learners build the communication-phrasal-verb range.

    This worksheet builds B1–B2 fluency with communication phrasal verbs.

    What’s inside:

    • A phrasal-verb bank with 20 communication verbs
    • Multiple-choice items targeting particle precision
    • Gap-fill in workplace and conversational contexts
    • Production task: describe a recent conversation using three communication phrasal verbs
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes

    Common challenges: Particle precision at B1–B2 — speak up (louder) vs speak out (publicly criticise) vs speak for (represent). Separability: bring it up (separable); get across to (fixed). Register: shut up is informal and can be rude; be quiet is the polite alternative.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1–B2, in intermediate and upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Maps onto Cambridge B2 First (FCE) Reading-Use of English. Part of the Everyday Actions & Communication collection — the natural next step is Phrasal Verbs: Relationships.

  • Phrasal Verbs: Everyday Actions (PDF)

    Phrasal Verbs: Everyday Actions (PDF)

    Everyday actions phrasal verbs is the A2–B1 foundational collection. Wake up, get up, get dressed, sit down, stand up, look around, turn on, turn off, switch on, switch off, put on, take off, give up, find out, run into. These are the highest-frequency phrasal verbs in everyday spoken English. Learners build the foundational phrasal-verb fluency every A2+ speaker needs.

    This worksheet builds A2–B1 fluency with everyday-actions phrasal verbs.

    What’s inside:

    • A phrasal-verb bank with 25 everyday-actions verbs
    • Picture-matching for visual anchoring
    • Gap-fill in daily-routine contexts
    • Production task: describe your morning routine using five phrasal verbs
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes

    Common challenges: Particle precision at A2–B1 — turn on / off (electricity), put on / take off (clothing), get up / stand up (rising). Separability rules: turn the light off / turn off the light both fine; look around is fixed. L1 translation traps: get up in many L1s maps to “stand up”, not “leave bed”.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR A2–B1, in pre-intermediate and intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Maps onto Cambridge A2 Key (KET) and B1 Preliminary (PET). Part of the Everyday Actions & Communication collection — the natural next step is Phrasal Verbs: Communication.