Idioms and Phrasal Verbs: Change and Resilience
Explore change and resilience with eight useful expressions, including come to terms with, ride out, bounce back. Read the meanings and examples, then use the language in eight C1 discussion questions.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Eight expressions with meanings and example sentences
- Eight matching discussion questions
- One printable page
- Open-ended speaking practice
Practise eight C1 expressions for accepting difficulty, surviving setbacks and beginning to recover. Discussion carefully distinguishes riding out a problem, turning the corner and starting from scratch.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Use the single adults/teens page. There is no fixed key; fictional organisations or projects can avoid sensitive personal disclosures.
- Read the examples and compare ride out with bounce back and turn the corner. Identify resources someone could fall back on.
- Discuss the eight prompts, giving reasons for waiting, changing direction or restarting. Consider how available support affects willingness to take risks.
- Evaluate an imagined delay that reveals an error. Discuss why calling another person's setback a blessing in disguise may minimise their experience.
Support and extension
Support with a project timeline. Extend by proposing observable signs of recovery and suitable support, rather than assuming resilience means managing without help.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
