I have the same problem with phrasal verbs for kids 16-18. I find repetition helps, so I have been using many wss from ESL, and since every ws has a different design and approach, I find it helps. I have also made cards, like memory cards, so I make them play memory games but we don �t look for the same two cards - we look for a phrasal verb and its synonym phrase. E.g. turn down - say no to; cut down on - reduce, etc. It helps, but they have to play it more than once. What also helps (the amazing thing about human brain) is when I give them sentences with mistakes - I write down the wrong preposition in the verb, and they play teacher and correct it - it �s really useful, but you have to ask them to use the correct verbs in their own sentences afterwards, so they wouldn �t visually memorize the wrong ones. It �s also good to rpovide them or have them create their own list of songs, movie and book titles they know and then find in them those which contain phrasal verbs. Maps are also good - you know, writing GET in the middle and then adding all its phrasal verbs around like tree branches. But you need context, sentences, again. It also helps if you have them use phrasal verbs topically - e. g. provide a list of all kinds of phrasal verbs and have them work in pairs - " sts have to use as many as they can in sentences about crime, " about food, 2 about travelling, etc.

 

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For phrasal verbs I have tried making a wall with some (not too many) idioms and phrasal verbs and their deffinitions. Everytime a student includes one of them in their discourse (oral or witten), I reward him/her. We also make hang man games and crosswords using the same idioms and phrasals... in other words we make them part of our everyday without devoting a whole clase to them. At the end, learners like finding those in a test because it makes them feel confident.

 

This year we are making videos at xtranormal.com and evaluate if the use of the words in each video is correct or not. It �s lots of fun!

 

I hope this helps.

 

Sincerely,

 

Mauro

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Well, I have the same problem with my students too. We have a phrasal verb box. Everyday we pick up one small paper where the prasal verb,its definiton and an example sentence is written and each student reads the phrasal verb and definiton loudly in the class and forms a sentence with it. My class is a language class they will attend the university exam in which 80 English questions are asked and there are about 5 questions on phrasal verbs.

And our name of the box is: " One phrasal verb a day, keeps the vocabulary mistakes away!" My students liked this, I hope it will also have at least small contributions to yours..

Sincerly,

Tugba

 

To teach phrasal verbs connected to relationships I used a story (part one taken from Teacher �s Guide Shapshot Intemediate, part two - made up) about a boy who falls in love with his girlfriend �s sister.

The text contained some phrasal verbs. I printed some big word cards and laminated them. I asked the Ss to sit back, relax and listen to the story. As I was reading, I was pausing a bit at the phrasal verb while putting the respective word card up on the board. Ss listened & watched the cards appear. At the second listening I turned the cards over (the meaning was printed on the back). At the third listening, I paused every time I got to a phrasal vb. and elicited it from the class - if they were right I turned it over again - if they weren �t I helped a bit.

Then I asked a student to re-tell the story to the class while looking at the cards (as clues). I repeated this last procedure with more Ss but I removed 2-3 cards every time they re-told the story, so in the end, Ss were able to re-tell the story without the cards. Finally, I made them work in groups of three and write down the story, then compare it to the original.

 

 

Here are the 2 texts. I used them in 2 different classes (periods).

 

Precious tips here!

 

I am always learning.

 

Thank you

 

 

I was also going to comment here as I �ve saved in a word document all this brilliant tips and ideas to work with phrasal verbs!
Thank you!