Timesaver Phrasal Verbs - BEA Shop

Act It Out
Instructions for the teacher
Photocopy the illustrated list of phrasal
verbs and go through them with their
meanings with the students. The
students should keep their lists to refer
to during the game.
Divide the class into small groups.
Give each group a pile of mime cards
which they must place face down. The
students must take it in turns to pick up
a card and mime the situation on it.
Before the students begin their mimes,
they must read out the first sentence
on the card, which tells the rest of the
group what information they are
looking for, e.g. You are looking for a
place and a phrasal verb. The others
must guess what is being mimed. This
version of the game is just for fun and
there is no scoring involved.
Alternative
Divide the class into two teams. Ask a
student from Team A to come to the
front, pick up a card and mime the
situation. Students from both teams can
try to guess what is being mimed. The
first student to guess correctly scores a
point for their team. A student from
Team B must then do a mime. The game
continues until all of the cards have
been used.
Note: Some of the mimes are for two
people. When two people are needed, it
is indicated on the card.
You are looking for a place and
a phrasal verb.
You are looking for a place and
a phrasal verb.
You are looking for a place and
two phrasal verbs.
i
Mime
You are standing at a bus S~OD,
waitinq for a bus.
Mime
You are checkinq in at an airport.
Mime
You are at a restaurant. You sit
down and look at the menu.
j
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You are looking for a place and
two phrasal verbs.
Mime
You are in bed. You wake up
and turn off the alarm clock.
You are looking for a kind of
food and a phrasal verb.
Mime
You blow out the candles on
your birthday cake.
This mime is for two people.
You are looking for a place and
two phrasal verbs
Mime
You are working on the checkout
of a supermarket. The bar code
scanner breaks down. The
customer get really angry, you try
to get him / her to calm down.
i
This mime is for two people.
You are looking for a place and
two phrasal verbs.
Mime
You go into a cafe and see a
friend sitting at one of the tables.
i He / she looks sad. Go over to him /
i her and try to cheer them UJ.
You are looking for an object
and two phrasal verbs.
Mime
You are reading a newspaper
when you see a picture of your
favourite film star. Cut the
picture out and puA it & on
your wall.
You are looking for 2 objects
and two phrasal verbs
Mime
You are on a park bench. The
weather changes and it gets very
cold, and then it starts to rain.
Do ur, your coat and put up your
umbrella.
You are looking for a place and
two phrasal verbs.
Mime
You are at a petrol station. You
fill up your car but then drive off
without paying.
This is a mime for two people.
You are looking for a place and
one phrasal verb
Mime
You are at in a clothes shop and
you bump into an old friend.
This is a mime for two people.
You are looking for a place and
two phrasal verbs.
Mime
You are at a train station, seeing
your friend off. You chat for a
while then the train pulls out of
the station and you wave.
TIMESAVER PURASALVERBS AND IDIOMS 6 MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES, AN IMPRINT OF SCHOLASTIC INC