Multiword verb mimes
New Headway Pre-Intermediate Unit 12
Student A
Work in groups with one Student A worksheet and one Student B worksheet, not showing them to each other. Work together to mime the meaning(s) of the following verbs.
| Put | Get/ take | Pick | Turn | Walk |
| Throw | Look | Fall | Lie | Run |
| Break | Fill | Grow | Go | Give |
| Sit | Ask | Sort | Move | Come |
Together mime the meaning(s) of the following particles/ prepositions/ adverbs.
| Away | On | Off | Up | Down |
| Past | In | Out | Forward | Back |
| After | Before | With | To | From |
Mime the following multiword verbs/ phrasal verbs until your partner guesses what it is (with or without the part in brackets). You can mime literal and/ or idiomatic meanings of the whole thing and/ or the different parts. If you have mimed as much as you can and they still can’t guess, let them choose from the options on your page. Then take turns doing the same.
| Put (some clothes) on | Get it out (of the freezer) | Pick (your clothes) up (off the floor) | Take (the dog) out (for a walk) |
| Go back (to your country) | Turn round (and face the back wall) | Walk out (and slam the door) | Sort out (a problem) |
| Put out (a cigarette) | (The plane) took off (from the runway) | Give up (playing tennis) | Look after (a baby) |
| Look up (a word in the dictionary) | Run out (of water) | (My car) breaks down | Look out (a baseball is going to fall on your head!) |
When your teacher stops you, ask about any which you aren’t sure about, working together to mime them each time. Then swap worksheets and do the same.
Student B
Work in groups with one Student A worksheet and one Student B worksheet, not showing them to each other. Work together to mime the meaning(s) of the following verbs.
| Put | Get/ take | Pick | Turn | Walk |
| Throw | Look | Fall | Lie | Run |
| Break | Fill | Grow | Go | Give |
| Sit | Ask | Sort | Move | Come |
Together mime the meaning(s) of the following particles/ prepositions/ adverbs.
| Away | On | Off | Up | Down |
| Past | In | Out | Forward | Back |
| After | Before | With | To | From |
Mime the following multiword verbs/ phrasal verbs until your partner guesses what it is (with or without the part in brackets). You can mime literal and/ or idiomatic meanings of the whole thing and/ or the different parts. If you have mimed as much as you can and they still can’t guess, let them choose from the options on your page. Then take turns doing the same.
| Fill in (a form) | Take off (your shoes) | Try (a jumper) on | Throw (your worksheet) away |
| Turn (the lights) off | Turn (the volume) down | Grow up (to be a beautiful woman) | Look forward to (the end of the lesson) |
| Go out with (a boy/ a girl) | Go away (and leave me alone) | Get out of (bed) | Move on to (a new unit) |
| Fall off (your bike) | Come on! (Hurry up!) | Wake up (and turn off your alarm clock) | Give (the pencil) back (to your classmate) |
When your teacher stops you, ask about any which you aren’t sure about, working together to mime them each time. Then swap worksheets and do the same.
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