Adapt this
with your student to discuss phrasal verbs.
Dialogues are great, especially when phrasal
verbs are used. The subject is about discussing holidays and business ideas,
but you can adapt it to any situation.
You can either give the sheet as homework to your
student and ask them to guess what the phrasal verbs mean, or you can role
play. Then discuss the phrasal verbs as you encounter them. You may need
to change some words to make it more relevant for a discussion in your
country.
Holidays and Business!
Alan: Hi Brad. Where are you going for your hols?
Brad: Hi Alan. I’m going to abide by the missus’ decision
and take to her Thailand!
Alan: Sounds great! Have you allowed for the tsunami problems?
Brad: Actually my wife wants to ask for a hotel close to
the damage so she can help out!
Alan: I wouldn’t bank on that though. I heard that the
Thai government had to beat off hundreds of volunteers!
Brad: Really? I’ll have to tell her not to chase after
that idea then. Maybe we should come up with another holiday destination.
Any suggestions?
Alan: Well, if you do away with the Thai holiday idea,
you could always fall back on Bali!
Brad: We’ve been there three times already! I think we’ll
still go through with the Thai holiday. I’ll convince her to go after one
of the better hotel rooms and tell her that there’s nothing we can do to
help them out. Though the holiday does hinge on getting my end of year
bonus.
Alan: I know how you feel. I’ve just got a mortgage on
the house and money is so tight. I need to find a way to save.
Brad: Hey, did ya hear? The Smith’s hit on this great idea
about a car pool registry.
Alan: They were hinting at something last week. How’d you
hear of it?
Brad: The internal website is up. I was ironing out a few
bugs on the network when I noticed a new page up. What you do is register
your name, location and time you leave in the morning, and the system automatically
works out a route and group you can join. It’s being jazzed up at the moment
but it could be a money saver.
Alan: Sounds good but I actually insist on taking the train.
No stress, no need to look for a parking space, and you can sleep on the
way or work out your plans for the day.
Brad: Good plan, but I’m let down by the fact that there’s
no train station near where I live, and the buses are not up to scratch,
so I’ll be listening out for car pooling in my area.
Alan: Well, let me know how you go and who picks you up.
Brad: Okay. I’ll put in for a spot and let you know how
it goes. It might get me to Thailand sooner!
Alan: Sounds like a plan!
