This document provides lessons on English phrasal verbs organized into 10 sections. It discusses separable and inseparable phrasal verbs, giving examples of each. It then focuses on the phrasal verb "break down", defining it in three ways - to separate into parts, for a machine to stop functioning, or for a person to emotionally lose control. Learners are prompted to make their own sentences using "break down" and given a homework assignment to write a paragraph using one of the phrasal verbs.

2. Phrasal Verbs in English
A-C
Lesson 1: Add up (I and II), and up to
Lesson 2: Back down and off
Lesson 3: Back up (I, II, and III)
Lesson 4: Blow up (I, II, and III)
Lesson 5: Break down (I, II, and III)
Lesson 6: Bring up (I and II)
Lesson 7: Call off and on
Lesson 8: Check into, off, and out of
Lesson 9: Come across, down with, and to (I and II)
Lesson 10: Count on and cut back on

3. Separable vs. Inseparable
Some phrasal verbs can be
separated…
For example:
I will add up the total.
OK!
I will add the total up.
OK!
but some cannot!
For example:
The teacher never calls
on you in class.
OK!
The teacher never calls
you on in class
NOT OK!

4. Break down
Definition (I):
Separate into different (sometimes smaller) parts;
collapse
(Separable)
Paper breaks down in the environment over time.
I broke the box down so it would lay flat.

5. Now, make your own sentence
using “break down”!
See how many sentences you can make in 3
minutes.

6. Break down
Definition (II):
To stop functioning suddenly
(Inseparable)
His car broke down while he was on the highway.

7. Now, make your own sentence
using “break down”!
See how many sentences you can make in 3
minutes.

8. Break down
Definition (III):
To emotionally lose control; to suddenly show emotion
(usually through crying/sobbing)
(Inseparable)
She broke down while talking about the passing of her
father.

9. Now, make your own sentence
using “break down”!
See how many sentences you can make in 3
minutes.

10. Questions and Homework
Do you have any questions?
For homework: Write a paragraph about a situation
in your everyday life using one of the phrasal verbs
we learned. We’ll talk about it next time!