Lesson 33: Unit 174 - Nouns From Phrasal Verbs
The lesson looks at how nouns are formed from phrasal verbs in English, using a text about hangovers as context and practical gap-filling exercises.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will learn how nouns are formed from phrasal verbs in English — a phenomenon that is extremely common in spoken and written English. You will work with an authentic text on the topic of hangovers, from which you will pick out and memorise key words such as 'breakthrough', 'setback', 'comeback' and many others. You will understand that sometimes the verb element comes first (break-through) and sometimes second (out-break). The exercises include gap-filling, transforming verbs into nouns and discussion questions related to real life.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Recognise and form nouns from phrasal verbs
- Understand the meaning of 20+ nouns from phrasal verbs found in the text
- Fill in gaps correctly with suitable nouns from phrasal verbs
- Transform phrasal verbs into noun forms and use them in sentences
- Read and understand an authentic B1-level text on the topic of health and everyday life
Lesson vocabulary
- hangover Hangovers are no fun.
- breakthrough The whole mankind hopes for a breakthrough in the fight against cancer.
- setback Our latest project suffered a series of setbacks last year.
- comeback All fans think the comeback of the band will be the musical event of the year.
- feedback We've had lots of feedback on these new products from our customers.
- bypass We decided not to drive through the city centre and took the bypass.
- downfall His greed led to his downfall.
- outbreak There were many destroyed houses after the outbreak of the conflict.
- downpour There were many destroyed houses after last week's downpour.
- outburst His sudden outburst of anger surprised everyone.
- takeaway She is very busy, so she usually buys some takeaway for dinner on her way home.
- checkup Everybody should have a thorough checkup to test their general state of health at least once a year.
- handout I can't go to the lecture, so you could get me a copy of the handouts.
- set-up It took me a while to get used to the set-up in my new job.
- leftovers We had so much fruit after the party that I was eating leftovers for days.
In other languages: Български