Phrasal Verbs - go off, set off, look after (A2 Vocabulary)

A2 VOCABULARY · PHRASAL VERBS

5.40 a.m.

PICTURE

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"You, shouting at me at 5.40 in the morning."

Common phrasal verbs; three types & word order

Listening

Speaking

LEAD-IN

How do you wake up?

Tick yours, then compare:

• one alarm

• five alarms

• no alarm - I just wake up

• another human wakes me

What does an alarm DO in English at 6 a.m.? (It does not "ring"... keep listening.)

BEFORE YOU LISTEN

5.40 a.m.

You'll hear Ana and Ben at 5.40 a.m. They're flying on holiday today.

PREDICT

1. Predict two problems they might have before the taxi comes.

2. Listen and check.

PICTURE

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LISTEN

Audioscript: "5.40 a.m."

The rush before the taxi

ANA Ben! Wake up! Your alarm went off ten minutes ago and you turned it off!

BEN Five more minutes...

ANA The taxi comes at six! We set off in twenty minutes!

BEN OK, OK. I'm putting on my shoes... Where's my passport?

ANA On the table. Did you fill in the check-in form online?

BEN Er... I wanted to find out if we can choose seats first.

ANA Ben. Do it now. And turn down the TV - it's 5.40 in the morning!

BEN Sorry... Done. Seats 14A and 14B.

ANA Thank you. Have you got everything? We are not coming back for anything.

LISTEN (continued)

...and the passport

BEN Phone, passport, sunglasses... Should I take off this big coat? It's summer there.

ANA Take it off and leave it. And throw away that old sandwich. Please.

BEN It's breakfast!... Fine. Who's looking after your plants?

ANA Mrs Rossi from next door.

BEN OK - ready. You know, when the holiday is over, I'll miss this. You, shouting at me at 5.40 in the morning.

ANA The taxi's here. I'm really looking forward to a week when nobody loses a passport.

BEN ...Found it! It was in my pocket. Let's go!

UNDERSTANDING

True or false?

1. Ben got up when his alarm went off.

2. They leave home at six.

3. Ben completed the check-in form last night.

4. Ana tells Ben to keep the sandwich for the plane.

5. A neighbour will take care of the plants.

6. At the end, the passport is really lost.

QUICK TALK

Before a trip

Discuss in pairs.

1. Are you an Ana or a Ben before a trip?

2. What is the one thing you always nearly forget?

3. Have you ever been so late that you missed a flight / train?

PICTURE

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FIND THE WORDS

Complete the phrasal verbs

Look back at the text and complete the phrasal verbs with the missing word

your alarm went ______

you turned it ______

we set ______

putting ______ my shoes

fill ______ the form

find ______

turn ______ the TV

coming ______

take ______ this coat

throw ______ that sandwich

looking ______ your plants

the holiday is ______

looking forward ______ a week

HOW IT WORKS

Meanings

go off = ring (an alarm) · set off = start a journey · put on / take off (clothes) · fill in (a form) · find out (get information) · turn up / turn down (volume) · look up (a word) · throw away · give up · look after (take care of) · look forward to · be over = be finished.

THREE TYPES

• Type 1 - no object, never separated: We set off at six. The match is over.

• Type 2 - + object, can separate: turn down the TV / turn the TV down. With a pronoun you MUST separate: turn it down (not "turn down it").

• Type 3 - + object, never separated: look after the plants / look after them (not "look them after"). look forward to works this way too.

PRACTICE

A - Rewrite with the pronoun

1. Turn down the music. → Turn ______ ______.

2. Fill in this form. → Fill ______ ______.

3. Look after my cat. → Look ______ ______.

4. Throw away those old shoes. → Throw ______ ______.

PRACTICE

B - Complete with the correct particle

1. What time do we set ______ tomorrow?

2. I don't know this word - I'll look it ______.

3. She gave ______ chocolate in January. It lasted six days.

4. I'm really looking forward ______ the weekend.

5. My alarm goes ______ at 6.30, and I turn it ______ at 6.31.

FREER

The disaster departure

In pairs, invent your own "5.40 a.m." scene: two travellers, one taxi, three problems.

THE RULES

Use at least six phrasal verbs from today, and end with a joke. Perform for another pair - they write down every phrasal verb they hear. Most (correct) wins.

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HOMEWORK Write Ana's postcard from day three of the holiday (three lines, two phrasal verbs).

TEACHER'S REFERENCE · HIDE OR DELETE BEFORE CLASS

Answer key

Understanding. 1 F 2 T (taxi at six / set off in twenty minutes) 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 F

Find the words. off · off · off · on · in · out · down · back · off · away · after · over · to

A - Pronoun. 1 it down 2 it in 3 after it 4 them away

B - Particle. 1 off 2 up 3 up 4 to 5 off, off