E8 M - Phrasal verbs in familiar contexts
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E8 M - Phrasal verbs in familiar contexts
Mini-Beschreibung: Erschließe und nutze einen begrenzten Satz hochfrequenter phrasal verbs aus vertrauten Alltagssituationen. Zielgruppe: Klasse 8, M-Niveau, Englisch als erste Fremdsprache in Baden-Württemberg.
Einleitung
English first. You are getting ready for school. Your alarm rings, you look for your bag, turn on the light and pick up a project on the way. Phrasal verbs are short verb combinations that often appear in everyday English.
You do not need a long list. In this course, you work with a small core set and learn it through context, listening, reading, speaking and writing.
Learning route: context → try → ask → hint → German help if needed.
I can ...
- I can understand common phrasal verbs in a familiar context.
- I can use a small set of phrasal verbs in short conversations and texts.
- I can place pronouns correctly in separable phrasal verbs.
- I can use selected phrasal verbs in the passive and in reported speech.
- I can check whether my language is clear before I worry about accent details.
Vorwissen
Quick check: What do you already understand?
| Sentence | Your first guess |
|---|---|
| Please turn on the light. | What action happens? |
| I am looking for my keys. | Do I have the keys already? |
| Can you pick up the project after school? | Does someone collect something? |
Do not translate every word. Use the situation first.
Try it: Say one English sentence that fits the picture.
Core language
Six useful phrasal verbs
| Phrasal verb | Context meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| get up | leave your bed | I get up at seven. |
| turn on | start a device or light | Turn on the lamp, please. |
| turn off | stop a device or light | Please turn off your phone. |
| pick up | collect or lift | I will pick up the project. |
| look for | try to find | We are looking for the keys. |
| find out | discover or learn | We found out the new room number. |
Important: Learn the whole expression in a situation, not as two separate words.
Picture context: morning routine
Think in English: Your alarm rings. What happens next?
Possible start: I get up, turn on the light and look for my school bag.
Now change one detail and make the sentence true for a fictional student.
Context vocabulary
Use only the words you need for the situation.
| Word | Simple English help |
|---|---|
| alarm | a sound that wakes you |
| hallway | space between rooms |
| parcel | a package |
| project | school work with a result |
| library desk | place where books or items are collected |
| keys | small objects used to open locks |
Listening and Viewing
Main video: How to use phrasals
Before watching: Predict: Which is more important for meaning — the verb alone or the whole expression?
First viewing: Listen for the main idea. Do not stop after every unknown word.
Second viewing: Note one example of a phrasal verb and what happens in its context.
After viewing: Explain your example in one simple English sentence.
Challenge clip: everyday spoken English
This BBC clip contains more vocabulary than you need.
Your task: Watch a short section chosen by your teacher. Catch only two expressions. For each one, write:
- the situation,
- your meaning guess,
- one clue that helped you.
Do not try to learn every expression in the video.
Reading
A busy morning
Read first without a dictionary.
Ava got up late and looked for her sports bag. Her brother Ben said, “Turn on the hall light.” The light was turned on, and Ava saw the bag under a chair. On the way to school, Noor sent a message: “Can you pick up our project from the library desk?” Ava agreed.
At school, they found out that the first lesson had been moved to another room. Their teacher asked where they had picked up the project. Ava explained that it had been collected from the library desk before class.
Check the context:
- Which phrasal verb means “try to find”?
- Which phrasal verb means “discover”?
- Which sentence uses a passive form?
- Which sentence reports a question?
Reading strategy
When a phrasal verb is new:
- Read the whole sentence.
- Look at what happens before and after it.
- Make a meaning guess.
- Check whether your guess fits the situation.
- Ask for a hint before asking for a German meaning.
Form and function
Separable and inseparable patterns
Some phrasal verbs can separate when they have an object.
| Pattern | Example |
|---|---|
| verb + particle + noun | Turn on the light. |
| verb + noun + particle | Turn the light on. |
| pronoun in the middle | Turn it on. |
With look for, keep the words together:
I am looking for my keys.
Not: I am looking my keys for.
Fast feedback: If the object is it, check the middle position with turn on, turn off and pick up.
Functional grammar: passive
At M-level, use the passive when the action or result matters more than the person.
| Active | Passive |
|---|---|
| Students turn off the phones. | The phones are turned off. |
| Ava picked up the parcel. | The parcel was picked up. |
Try: Change this sentence into the passive:
The class turns off the tablets after the task.
Hint: Start with The tablets ...
Functional grammar: reported speech
Use reported speech when you tell someone what another person said, asked or told someone to do.
| Direct speech | Reported speech |
|---|---|
| “I turned off the light.” | She said that she had turned off the light. |
| “Where did you pick up the project?” | He asked where I had picked up the project. |
| “Turn off the light.” | He told me to turn off the light. |
Notice: A reported question has statement word order. A reported command often uses told + person + to + verb.
You do not need the past perfect progressive in this M-level course.
Pronunciation
Meaning and understandable speech come first.
Say these chunks naturally:
turn ON — turn it ON
pick UP — pick it UP
look FOR
The particle often receives clear stress when it carries important information. In connected speech, words link together.
Mini-practice: Say Turn it off, please. first slowly, then at a natural pace. Do not aim for a perfect accent; aim for clear meaning.
Speaking
Pair task: school morning problem
Student A: You cannot find a school item.
Student B: Ask questions and give one useful instruction.
Use at least two of these: look for, turn on, turn off, pick up, find out, get up.
Useful starters:
What are you looking for?
Did you find out where it is?
I can pick it up for you.
Extension: Report one thing your partner said.
Mini discussion
Question: Should phones always be turned off during group work?
Give:
- your opinion,
- one reason,
- one example.
Useful language: I think ... because ... / In my experience ... / Another option is ...
Writing
Short message
Write 70–90 words to a fictional classmate.
Situation: A project has been moved, one item must be picked up, and a device must be turned off after use.
Use at least three core phrasal verbs. Include one passive sentence.
Self-check: Have you used the phrasal verb in the right context? Is a pronoun in the right position?
Short report
Write 90–120 words about a small problem and how it was solved.
Possible structure:
At first ...
Then we found out ...
The ... was picked up ...
Finally ...
Keep the story clear. Do not add difficult vocabulary only to sound advanced.
Mediation
A German-speaking classmate says: „Das Gerät soll nach der Aufgabe ausgeschaltet werden. Das Projekt kann am Bibliothekstisch abgeholt werden.“
Explain the key information to an English-speaking visitor. Do not translate word for word.
Target idea: Use turn off and pick up naturally.
Help ladder
Use help step by step.
| Step | What you do |
|---|---|
| 1 Context | Read or listen again and identify the situation. |
| 2 Try | Make your own meaning guess. |
| 3 Ask | Ask a partner: “What clue did you use?” |
| 4 Hint | Replace the phrasal verb with a simple English meaning. |
| 5 German help | Use a short German clue only if the English support is not enough. |
Direct feedback and error analysis
| Learner sentence | Check | Better version |
|---|---|---|
| I turned on it. | Pronoun position | I turned it on. |
| I looked my keys for. | Keep look for together. | I looked for my keys. |
| The phones turned off before the test. | Passive needs be + past participle. | The phones were turned off before the test. |
| He asked where did I pick it up. | Reported question uses statement order. | He asked where I had picked it up. |
Feedback rule: First check meaning, then word order, then grammar detail, then pronunciation.
Transfer
Choose a new familiar setting: home, school, sports club, library or a part-time job.
Create a four-line dialogue with three core phrasal verbs. A partner checks whether every phrasal verb fits the situation.
Then change one sentence into:
- a passive sentence, or
- reported speech.
Responsible use of media and AI
Use fictional profiles and invented messages. Do not include private social-media data.
Audio or video recordings are voluntary and should remain private unless your class has an agreed safe process. Do not upload recordings without permission.
If you use AI support, check the language level, facts and feedback yourself. AI may help you notice options or errors, but it should not replace your own text. Do not send personal data or class recordings to external AI services without explicit permission.
Can-do check
| I can ... | Yes | Almost | Not yet |
|---|---|---|---|
| understand six common phrasal verbs in context | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| use a pronoun correctly in turn it off or pick it up | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| use one phrasal verb in the passive | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| report a question or command | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| explain my meaning clearly in a short dialogue | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Folgekurs
Next step: Phrasal verbs in school and work communication. There you can extend the same strategies to longer dialogues, short reports and practical correspondence.
Interaktive Aufgaben
Quiz: Teste Dein Wissen
Which phrasal verb means try to find something? (look for) (!turn off) (!get up) (!find out)
Which sentence places the pronoun correctly? (Turn it off.) (!Turn off it.) (!Turn it the light off.) (!Turn off on it.)
Which phrasal verb means discover new information? (find out) (!get up) (!turn on) (!look for)
Which sentence is passive? (The phones were turned off.) (!The students turned off the phones.) (!Turn off the phones.) (!The students are turning off the phones.)
Which reported command is correct? (She told me to turn off the light.) (!She told turn off the light.) (!She asked me turn off the light.) (!She said me to turned off the light.)
Which reported question is correct? (He asked where I had picked up the project.) (!He asked where had I picked up the project.) (!He asked where did I pick up the project.) (!He asked where I did picked up the project.)
What does get up mean in a morning routine? (leave your bed) (!switch on a device) (!search for an object) (!discover information)
Which sentence uses look for correctly? (We are looking for the keys.) (!We are looking the keys for.) (!We look for at the keys.) (!We are look for the keys.)
Which sentence fits a library collection context? (I will pick up the project after school.) (!I will turn on the project after school.) (!I will look for off the project after school.) (!I will get up the project after school.)
What should you do first with an unknown phrasal verb in this course? (Use the context to make a meaning guess.) (!Translate every word immediately.) (!Ignore the whole sentence.) (!Memorise a long list first.)
Memory
| get up | leave your bed |
| turn on | start a device |
| turn off | stop a device |
| pick up | collect an item |
| look for | try to find |
| find out | discover information |
Drag and Drop
| Ordne die richtigen Begriffe zu. | Familiar context |
|---|---|
| look for | Your keys are missing. |
| turn on | The room is dark. |
| turn off | The lesson ends and the tablet is still running. |
| pick up | Your project is waiting at the library desk. |
| find out | You want to know the new room number. |
| get up | Your alarm rings before school. |
Kreuzworträtsel
| particle | What is the short word such as up, on or off called in a phrasal verb? |
| separable | What type of phrasal verb can place a noun between verb and particle? |
| pronoun | What kind of word is it in Turn it off? |
| context | What should help you guess meaning before translating? |
| passive | Which voice is used in The phones were turned off? |
| backshift | What is the common tense change in reported speech called? |
LearningApps
Lückentext
Offene Aufgaben
Leicht
- Phrasal-Verb-Bildkarte: Gestalte eine Bildkarte zu einem Kern-Phrasal-Verb. Schreibe nur einen kurzen englischen Beispielsatz dazu.
- Morning routine: Erstelle vier Bild- oder Textschritte für einen fiktiven Schulmorgen und nutze mindestens zwei Phrasal Verbs.
- Mini-Dialog: Schreibe einen Dialog mit vier Sprechzeilen zu einer vertrauten Alltagssituation.
- Fehlerdetektiv: Erfinde drei typische Fehler zur Wortstellung und verbessere sie mit kurzer Begründung.
Standard
- Listening notes: Sieh einen kurzen Abschnitt des BBC-Videos und notiere Situation, vermutete Bedeutung und Kontext-Hinweis zu zwei Ausdrücken.
- School problem role-play: Spielt zu zweit eine kurze Problemsituation und verwendet mindestens drei Kern-Phrasal-Verbs. Eine Aufnahme ist freiwillig und bleibt privat.
- Short report: Schreibe 90–120 Wörter über ein Problem und seine Lösung. Nutze mindestens drei Phrasal Verbs und einen Passivsatz.
- Mediation challenge: Erkläre eine kurze deutsche Schulregel auf Englisch, ohne Wort-für-Wort zu übersetzen.
Schwer
- Reported speech interview: Führt ein kurzes fiktives Interview und berichtet anschließend eine Aussage, eine Frage und einen Arbeitsauftrag in reported speech.
- Context redesign: Übertrage drei Kern-Phrasal-Verbs von der Schule in einen Sportverein, eine Bibliothek oder einen Nebenjob und begründe, warum sie dort passen.
- Micro presentation: Präsentiere 1–2 Minuten lang eine Alltagssituation. Nutze Phrasal Verbs flüssig und verständlich und erkläre eine eigene Fehlerkorrektur.
- Peer feedback: Tauscht zwei selbst geschriebene Texte aus. Prüft zuerst Verständlichkeit, dann Kontext, Wortstellung und Grammatik. KI darf nur ergänzend genutzt werden; die Endfassung bleibt dein eigener Text.
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Lernkontrolle
- Kontexttransfer: Du bekommst eine neue Situation in einem Jugendzentrum. Wähle drei passende Kern-Phrasal-Verbs und begründe ihre Verwendung auf Englisch.
- Sprachvergleich: Erkläre an zwei Beispielen, warum das Übersetzen einzelner Wörter bei Phrasal Verbs zu Fehlern führen kann.
- Grammatiktransfer: Formuliere zwei aktive Sätze mit Phrasal Verbs ins Passiv um und erkläre, was sich im Fokus ändert.
- Reported speech transfer: Verwandle eine direkte Aussage, eine Frage und einen Arbeitsauftrag in reported speech. Begründe die Wortstellung bei der Frage.
- Fehleranalyse: Analysiere vier fehlerhafte Sätze. Ordne jeden Fehler einer Kategorie zu: Bedeutung, Objektposition, Passiv oder reported speech.
- Kommunikationsaufgabe: Löse in einem kurzen Dialog ein Alltagsproblem. Verwende mindestens drei Phrasal Verbs so, dass dein Partner ohne Übersetzung versteht, was gemeint ist.
Lernnachweis
Für einen Lernnachweis ist wichtig, dass Du:
- die Kern-Phrasal-Verbs aus Kontext erschließen kannst,
- sie in vertrauten Situationen passend verwendest,
- Pronomen bei trennbaren Phrasal Verbs richtig platzierst,
- ausgewählte Phrasal Verbs im Passiv bilden kannst,
- Aussagen, Fragen und Arbeitsaufträge in reported speech wiedergeben kannst,
- Fehler begründet korrigieren kannst,
- verständlich sprichst und schreibst,
- Hilfen sinnvoll nutzt, ohne eigene Sprachproduktion zu ersetzen.
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