Idioms and Phrasal Verbs: Plans and Possibilities
Explore plans and possibilities with eight useful expressions, including look forward to, put off, turn up. Read the meanings and examples, then use the language in eight B1 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 B1 expressions for anticipation, decisions and unexpected outcomes. Learners use look forward to, end up and just in case to explain plans rather than merely list activities.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Use the adults/teens one-page sheet. There is no fixed key; personal or invented examples can answer the eight prompts.
- Read the examples and notice looking forward to visiting. Contrast putting something off with turning up late and ending up in an unexpected situation.
- Discuss upcoming activities and decision-making in pairs. Ask for a reason or consequence when learners use give it a go or make up your mind.
- Make a small group plan, identifying whose decision it is and what to bring just in case. Review the phrase it is up to you.
Support and extension
Offer a fictional weekend for support. Extend by retelling how one plan changed unexpectedly, using the expressions with appropriate verb forms.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
