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8 FCE Phrasal Verbs

This presentation has two parts. First, students learn the 8 phrasal verbs and their meanings. Then, they complete one quick exercise for each phrasal verb.

Phrasal verbs: set up, take care of, put off, pay attention to, look up to, get in touch with, come up with, carry on.

Part 1: Learn the phrasal verbs

Show the verb, the meaning, and the example together so students can understand each one clearly.

1

set up

start a business, project, or organisation

Example: They set up a small online business last year.

2

take care of

look after

Example: Can you take care of my dog this weekend?

3

put off

postpone

Example: We had to put off the meeting until Friday.

4

pay attention to

take notice of

Example: You need to pay attention to the instructions.

5

look up to

admire

Example: She has always looked up to her older sister.

6

get in touch with

contact

Example: I’ll get in touch with you next week.

7

come up with

have an idea

Example: We need to come up with a better plan.

8

carry on

continue

Example: Please carry on with your work.

Part 2: Test the meaning

Choose the correct meaning for each phrasal verb.

Exercise 1

set up

What does set up mean?

Exercise 2

take care of

What does take care of mean?

Exercise 3

put off

What does put off mean?

Exercise 4

pay attention to

What does pay attention to mean?

Exercise 5

look up to

What does look up to mean?

Exercise 6

get in touch with

What does get in touch with mean?

Exercise 7

come up with

What does come up with mean?

Exercise 8

carry on

What does carry on mean?

Summary

Final review of the 8 phrasal verbs and their meanings.

set up start a business, project, or organisation

take care of look after

put off postpone

pay attention to take notice of

look up to admire

get in touch with contact

come up with have an idea

carry on continue

Tip: ask students to make one original sentence with each phrasal verb after the exercise.