Idioms and Phrasal Verbs: Work and Study
Explore work and study with eight useful expressions, including catch up on, hand in, work out. 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
Use eight B1 expressions to discuss study habits and learning through experience. The sheet distinguishes catching up on missed work from keeping up with an ongoing course.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Prepare the one-page adults/teens sheet. No fixed key is needed; workplace or imagined study examples are welcome.
- Compare catch up on, keep up with and go over through their examples. Explain pick up as learning informally, not lifting an object here.
- Discuss the eight prompts about deadlines, problem-solving and learning. Encourage reasons when choosing individual or group work.
- Describe how someone learns unfamiliar software, using get the hang of. Discuss which information is useful to learn by heart and which needs understanding.
Support and extension
Support with a missed-class scenario. Extend by outlining a realistic study plan with reviewing, catching up and handing work in.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
