- Only when he got to high school Nick was able to wake up early in the morning.
- Shouting was the only way Nick’s father found to get him to be on time for school.
- Nick’s school was not going to tolerate his being late anymore.
- Nick’s parents were concerned with their son’s issues, but gave up after no solution was found.
- Social media posts from people who had had trouble sleeping motivated Nick’s parents to seek the help of a professional.
Put Off
Lead-in
- Are you an early bird or a night owl? Why?
- What keeps you awake at night?
- How many hours of sleep do you need to feel well rested?
Presentation
Pre
- How hard is it for you to get up in the morning?
- Do you use the snooze function when your alarm goes off? Why (not)?
- Have you ever had sleeping problems? What happened?
Top Down
- Imagine a child of yours is having trouble to wake up in the morning for school. How would you approach this situation?
- Read the text and check if any of your ideas are mentioned.
For his whole life, Nick has never been able to get up early. When he was in elementary school, his mother would set the alarm clock for 6:00 AM, but it would not wake him up. When Nick was in high school, his alarm clock would go off, but he simply turned it off and went back to sleep. Every morning his father would shout, “Come on, Nick! You’re going to be late.” The shouting did not help, however. On a few days, Nick would show up two hours late! Nick knew that his school would not put up with this situation much longer. His parents were frustrated with this entire situation with their son, but they could not give up.
One day Nick’s mom came across an Instagram on the Internet where people were sharing their stories about oversleeping and different solutions they had come up with to solve their problems. After going over a few of these stories and realizing there could be an underlying health issue, Nick’s mother made up her mind that the best advice was to look for a sleep specialist on the Internet.
After checking out many websites, Nick’s mom found out about a specialist for her son’s condition. She called him up and left a message to him. The next day, the doctor called her back to talk about Nick’s situation. Now the family is counting on him to help solve Nick’s problem, hoping he will soon turn into a healthy sleeper.
Bottom Up
- True or False?
Example: Waking up early was never a big deal for Nick. False
- Only when he got to high school was Nick able to wake up early in the morning. False
- Shouting was the only way Nick’s father found to get him to be on time for school. False
- Nick’s school was not going to tolerate his being late anymore. True
- Nick’s parents were concerned with their son’s issues, but gave up after no solution was found. False
- Social media posts from people who had had trouble sleeping motivated Nick’s parents to seek the help of a professional. True
Post
- Do you or anyone you know have a problem similar to Nick’s?
- How important is it to have a good night of sleep?
- What tips would you give someone who experiences trouble waking up in the morning?
Target Language
Phrasal Verbs
To catch on
- to become popular
To give up
- to stop trying doing something because it is too difficult or you can’t do it
To go out
- to leave your home with an objective
To look for
- to try to find something
To put off
- to delay something or to arrange to do something at a later day or time
To show off
- to to say or do things in order to attract people’s attention and make them admire you
To throw away
- to get rid of something you don’t want or need
To turn into
- to change into something different from before
Types of Phrasal Verb
Separable
Put the object in the middle or at the end
- Turn on the lights, please!
- Turn the lights on, please!
When using a pronoun, put it in the middle
- Please, can you turn it on?
Inseparable
Put the object only at the end
- Can you come in the house for dinner?
- Can they come in the building for us to discuss?
There is no object after the phrasal verb
- They will travel to our city have to come over.
- I’m tired and I don’t want to cook, let’s eat out tonight.
- Sorry I’m late! My car broke down on the way here.
Controlled Practice
- Put the words in bold in the correct place in the sentences. There is one example.
- I’m going to give up on doing my homework.
- My boyfriend / didn’t / with me / yesterday (go out)
- Can / you / for dinner / please? (come in)
- it / for me / please (turn on)
- Let’s / tonight (eat out)
- I’m going to give up on doing my homework.
- My boyfriend didn’t go out with me yesterday.
- Can you come in for dinner, please?
- Turn it on for me, please.
- Let’s eat out tonight.
Freer Practice
- Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
- A trend that really caught on when I was a kid was …
- Eating out is always …
- If you’re looking for a good time, try …
- People who constantly show off, in my opinion, are …
- Before throwing something away, you should really …
- You shouldn’t give up unless …
Production
- Look at the picture and make up a story about it using at least 3 phrasal verbs.
Homework
Match the sentences halves. There is one example.
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He turned into such a…
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You should throw these…
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Are you looking…
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Please, let her know that I want to…
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Don’t put it…
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I don’t like Travis. He always tries…
( ) off! You won’t have the time to do it later!
( ) go out today. Ask if she wants to come with me.
( ) hard working person. I’m proud of him!
( ) away. They’re starting to smell!
(6) to show off.
( ) for a new house?
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He turned into such a…
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You should throw these…
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Are you looking…
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Please, let her know that I want to…
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Don’t put it…
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I don’t like Travis. He always tries…
(5) off! You won’t have the time to do it later!
(4) go out today. Ask if she wants to come with me.
(1) hard working person. I’m proud of him!
(2) away. They’re starting to smell!
(6) to show off.
(3) for a new house?
Choose the best option to complete the sentences.
Example: Let’s go / gone out today. > Let’s go out today.
- Do you think our band is going to catch on / catch in?
- I told Robert Pattinson that he shouldn’t give up / give out on her.
- Kristen Stewart is so annoying. She is always showing off / showing on.
- One of the most interesting things ever is to watch a larva turn into / turn to a Ladybug.
- I wanted to go out / went out but he didn’t.
- Do you think our band is going to catch on?
- I told Robert Pattinson that he shouldn’t give up on her.
- Kristen Stewart is so annoying. She is always showing off.
- One of the most interesting things ever is to watch a larva turn into a Lady bug.
- I wanted to go out but he didn’t.
Complete the sentences with the following options in their correct form.
GIVE UP – GO OUT – SHOW OFF – THROW AWAY – TURN INTO – PUT OFF
Example: Stop ____!! > Stop showing off!!
- Danielle needs to ____ today. She is really stressed out.
- Ana Júlia wanted to ____ but her teacher didn’t let her.
- Bernardo is always ____ his homework ____.
- André Luis is ____ a teenager.
- Cecília asked Danielle to ____ the trash.
- Savannah needs to go out today. She is really stressed out.
- Ana Júlia wanted to give up but her teacher didn’t let her.
- Bernardo is always putting his homework off.
- André Luis is turning into a teenager.
- Cecília asked Danielle to throw away the trash.
Find and correct the mistakes.
Example: I wanted to went out but he didn’t. > I wanted to go out but he didn’t.
- Isabella refuses to accept that her enemy has turned to a good person.
- Cristiana hate to put off the trash.
- If you like breads, you need to come to my bakery over!
- Ana decided to buy a sunglasses, so now she is loking four one.
- If you want, please come the house in! Let’s drink a cup of cofee.
- Isabella refuses to accept that her enemy has turned into a good person.
- Cristiana hate to put away the trash.
- If you like breads, you need to come over to my bakery!
- Ana decided to buy sunglasses, so now she is looking for one.
- If you want, please come in the house! Let’s drink a cup of cofee.
Look at the target language and complete the sentences. Remember to put the verbs in their correct form.
Example: Is this ____ something else? > Is this turning into something else?
- Sophia made a mess when she ____ the rubbish ____.
- We need to ____ the meeting ____. Google meet is not working.
- The song I’m writing is going to ____. I’m certain!
- If you have a dream, It’s never a good idea to ____ on it.
- Gláucia doesn’t like to ____, she hates being the center of attention.
- Sophia made a mess when she threw the rubish away.
- We need to put the meeting off. Google meet is not working.
- The song I’m writing is going to catch on. I’m certain!
- If you have a dream, It’s never a good idea to give up on it.
- Gláucia doesn’t like to show off, she hates being the centre of attention.