Open Educational Resources for English Language Teachers
VISUALIZING PHRASAL VERBS
Cowed by phrasal verbs? We're on it!
ABOUT PHRASAL VERBS
Phrasal verbs are those pesky verbs that combine a verb with a preposition or adverb (which we will call a verb particle). The meaning of these verbs doesn't seem to have anything to do with the root verb or particle. When Susie throws up, what does she throw exactly? Or if Kevin gives in, does he give anything? They don't seem to make sense...but there are SO MANY of these verbs in English, and new ones are being created every day! Seriously: It's 2020, and I just spotted a road sign saying "Mask up!" Well good news...these little verbs actually do have some logic to them, but in order to understand the logic (without reading pages upon pages of research), we need to take you (and your students) through some visualization exercises into the world of metaphor and imagery.
Andrzej Kurtyka
Visualization,...the ability to form mental representations of verbal and non-verbal input, seems to be indispensable in learning.
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There is a great need for free and open resources for ESL teachers all over the world. If you like my materials, feel free to use them, change them, adapt them for your needs. Just reference this website and myself, Serena Gammon, and don't use the materials for commercial purposes. They are meant to be shared freely. Thank you!