Social English and Phrasal Verb conversations

New Headway Pre Intermediate U 12

Continue the conversations below in your own words, carrying on as long as you can

1. Excuse me! Can I get past?

2. I hear you’re going to get married soon. Congratulations!

3. Oh, dear! Look at the time! Hurry up, or we’ll miss the train.

4. Good luck in your exam!

Start dialogues with the following sentences:

1. Put on something warm. It’s cold today.

2. There’s some ice-cream in the freezer. Can you get it out?

3. Why are your clothes on the floor? Please pick them up.

4. I’m going to take the dog out for a walk.

5. When are you going back to your country?

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Without looking back at Stage 3 above, try to fill the following gaps:

Put __________ something warm. It’s cold today.

There’s some ice-cream in the freezer. Can you get it ___________?

Why are your clothes on the floor? Please pick them ________________.

I’m going to take the dog ____________ for a walk.

When are you going ___________________ to your country?

What do the missing words have in common?

What other similar expressions do you know? What do they mean?

How about using these verbs?

turn

walk

try

throw

look

fall

lie

look

break

fill

put

go

Do the phrasal verbs above have literal or non-literal meanings?

Choose one of the verbs below and mime it, using the literal and/ or non-literal meaning, until your partner guesses which one it is

take off

run out

throw away

turn round

look up

fill in

put out

go out

get on (with)

look forward (to)