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Are phrasal verbs a must?
Submitted by TE Editor on 6 February, 2008 - 09:44
Yes
89% (289 votes)
No
6% (20 votes)
Don't know
5% (16 votes)
Total votes: 325
Thank you to Silvia Ghirlanda for sending in this topic for a vote.
Currently I am teaching ESL to adults in Argentina and they find it very difficult to learn phrasal verbs. My opinion is that they should learn at least the most common ones but I would like to know your opinion about this matter. Are phrasal verbs a MUST?
Are phrasal verbs a must?
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a must to learn: sure.
a must to teach and spend lots of time on them: not so sure.
Callum, London
Phrasal and multi-word verbs are such a ubiquitous element of natural everyday spoken and written English that I think it essential that students are made aware of them. There are different approaches to teaching them - for example grouping them by main verb - e.g. 'phrasal verbs with take'. Personally I tend to favour grouping them by particle as I think this is slightly more generative for learners. However often it can be better just to deal with them as they arise in context.