C2 Proficiency Use of English Part Two phrasal verbs pairwork

C2 Proficiency Use of English Part Two phrasal verbs pairwork

 

Student A 

Optional brainstorming stage

Work with someone who has the same worksheet to try to guess how the half sentences below might finish.

Matching stage

Work with someone who has the Student B worksheet. Without showing your worksheets to each other, work out which halves go together and write the missing part in the space given. Each time, try to match just from the phrasal verbs in bold, then check by reading out the whole sentence to show the context. You can also tell your partner what you imagine is missing if that will help.

An emphasis on work-life balance may bring _______________________________________

The new generation of robot will be able to carry ________________________________

A brainstorming session it a good way to come            _____________________________

Our camping holiday taught us to do __________________________________________

We have no choice but to face _______________________________________________

It took a lot of thought to figure ______________________________________________

We’re not wealthy but we get ________________________________________________

We were shy about dancing at first but gave ____________________________________

His career started badly but he was to go ______________________________________

This antique watch has been handed _________________________________________

The first three attempts failed by we kept ______________________________________

In retirement, looking ______________________________________________________

The carjackers made ______________________________________________________

After days of fruitless work, the idea just popped ________________________________

His new film was put forward _______________________________________________

When I first saw it, I was put _________________________________________________

It is our attention to detail that sets ____________________________________________

I look like my dad but more take ______________________________________________

He’s taking a break while he waits to take ______________________________________

Check as a class or with the suggested answers. Other matches may be possible, but there is only one way of matching them all, so please check if you matched them in different ways.

Test each other on the phrasal verbs:

• say the sentence with a word missing for your partner to complete
• say one of the phrasal verbs and see if your partner can make a suitable example sentence
• say the first half of an example sentence and see if your partner can complete it in a suitable way (with different correct sentences also okay, including different correct phrasal verbs with the same root verb)

Student B

Optional brainstorming stage

Work with someone who has the same worksheet to try to guess how the half sentences below might start.

Matching stage

Work with someone who has the Student A worksheet. Without showing your worksheets to each other, work out which halves go together and write the missing part in the space given. Each time, try to match just from the phrasal verbs in bold, then check by reading out the whole sentence to show the context. You can also tell your partner what you imagine is missing if that will help.

________________________________________       about a change in how staff….

__________________________________________     after my maternal grandmother.

_________________________________________     at it until the breakthrough came.

__________________________________________     back at his life, he realised…

_________________________________________     by with a little help from our friends.

__________________________________________     down from father to son.

__________________________________________     for the best foreign language Oscar.

__________________________________________     for the border but were stopped…

__________________________________________     into the beat and joined in.

__________________________________________     into her head while showering.

__________________________________________     off by how it looked, but its taste…

__________________________________________     on to star in one of the biggest…

__________________________________________     out more complex tasks.

__________________________________________     out the best solution. 

__________________________________________     up his new position as chair of… 

__________________________________________     up to the issues and start looking…

__________________________________________     up with new ideas.

__________________________________________     us apart from the competition.

__________________________________________     without modern electronics.

Check as a class or with the suggested answers. Other matches may be possible, but there is only one way of matching them all, so please check if you matched them in different ways.

Test each other on the phrasal verbs:

• say the sentence with a word missing for your partner to complete
• say one of the phrasal verbs and see if your partner can make a suitable example sentence
• say the first half of an example sentence and see if your partner can complete it in a suitable way (with different correct sentences also okay, including different correct phrasal verbs with the same root verb)

Suggested answers

An emphasis on work-life balance may bring                about a change in how staff….

The new generation of robot will be able to carry         out more complex tasks.

A brainstorming session it a good way to come up with new ideas.

Our camping holiday taught us to do                           without modern electronics.

We have no choice but to face                                                up to the issues and start looking…

It took a lot of thought to figure                                               out the best solution.

We’re not wealthy but we get                                      by with a little help from our friends.

We were shy about dancing at first but gave                into the beat and joined in.

His career started badly but he was to go                    on to star in one of the biggest…

This antique watch has been handed                          down from father to son.

The first three attempts failed by we kept                     at it until the breakthrough came.

In retirement, looking                                                 back at his life, he realised…

The carjackers made                                                  for the border but were stopped…

After days of fruitless work, the idea just popped         into her head while showering.

His new film was put forward                                     for the best foreign language Oscar.

When I first saw it, I was put                                       off by how it looked, but its taste…

It is our attention to detail that sets                              us apart from the competition.

I look like my dad but more take                                             after my maternal grandmother.

He’s taking a break while he waits to take                    up his new position as chair of…

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Gapfill stage

Without looking above, put one word into each gap below.

• An emphasis on work-life balance may ____________ about a change in how staff….
• The new generation of robot will be able to carry ____________ more complex tasks.
• A brainstorming session it a good way to come _________________ with new ideas.
• Our camping holiday taught us to do ______________________ modern electronics.
• We have no choice but to ___________________ up to the issues and start looking…
• It took a lot of thought to figure _____________________________ the best solution.
• We’re not wealthy but we ___________________ by with a little help from our friends.
• We were shy about dancing at first but _______________ into the beat and joined in.
• His career started badly but he was to __________ on to star in one of the biggest…
• This antique watch has been handed ______________________ from father to son.
• The first three attempts failed by we kept __________ it until the breakthrough came.
• In retirement, looking _______________________________ at his life, he realised…
• The carjackers made __________________________ the border but were stopped…
• After days of fruitless work, the idea just popped ________ her head while showering.
• His new film was __________________ forward for the best foreign language Oscar.
• When I first saw it, I was put __________________ by how it looked, but its taste…
• It is our attention to detail that sets us ___________________ from the competition.
• I look like my dad but more take ___________________ my maternal grandmother.
• He’s taking a break while he waits to take ___________ his new position as chair of…

Check above. Other words are possible, so please check if you wrote something different.