Focus: Grammar in action

Phrasal verbs are made from a verb + a preposition: get on, fill in, etc. There's no logic behind the preposition; you just need to learn each verb as one item of vocabulary.

They're common in daily conversations, so it's important that you understand them. But, you don't need to use them yourself all the time . You can always use a synonym to express yourself: get on = progress, fill in = complete.

You'll see many of these verbs in the next few weeks in the Conversation and Vocabulary boost lessons. In this lesson, we'll focus on the grammatical aspects of these verbs.

Step 1:

Watch the video lesson at least twice.

Make sure you make some notes for yourself.

Step 2:

When you've finished the video lesson, download the Exercise PDF below and do the exercises.

Step 3:

When you've finished the exercises, download the ZIP file below.

Use the Answer key PDF to check and correct your answers.

Then, use the Audio file to activate what you've learnt through two listening activities:

Activity 1: Listen & write (or type) each correct answer.

Activity 2: Listen & repeat each correct answer out loud several times without looking at the text.

Step 4:

When you feel you've fully mastered the topic in this lesson, take the quiz.

You need to get a minimum score of 80% in each quiz to receive your Certificate of Completion, so repeat the quiz until you score above 80%. You can take each quiz up to 10 times.