Az Eszterházy Károly Tanárképző Főiskola Tudományos Közleményei. 1998. Vol. 2. Eger Journal of English Studies.(Acta Academiae Paedagogicae Agriensis : Nova series ; Tom. 26)

Studies - Péter Antonyi: Phrasal verbs: a study and its implications for teaching methods

Plenty of games, puzzles and fun activities could be used here, including making up humorous situations or jokes that display a misunderstanding stemming from the difference between the idiomatic and the literal meaning of a certain combination. In order to pursue the same objective, exercises as matching cartoons and captions, drawing/acting out literal or idiomatic meanings etc. could be adopted. The most extraordinary thing about these activities is that they personalize the acquisition of these items and by doing so, they undoubtedly make it much more effective. 2.3 A short review of some (exercise) books Finally, a word is given to some (mostly recent) books on phrasal verbs with the view of the new approach in mind. The oldest of them, Phrasal Verbs in conversation by Colin Mortimer, lists phrasal verbs in the old fashion (according to verbs) but contextualizes them perfectly:

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2 Each conversation attempts to present a dramatic and developing situation with economy of words, and with some attention to compelling rhythmical and stylistic patterning. The situations are fairly adult and are based particularly on the workings of human nature-a powerful source of motivation in language learning that has often been left untapped in language teaching materials. English Idioms by Jennifer Seidl and W. McMordie has a single chapter on phrasal verbs in the form of a dictionary (according to verbs), but it classifies them in semantic fields like business, motoring, telephoning etc. in other sections of the book which is a commendable example. One of the accompanying exercise books of the latter, Exercises on Phrasal Verbs by Jennifer Seidl uses authentic material and contains plenty of witty jokes, cartoons and puzzles, but occasionally it falls into the trap of presentation out of context. However, its most remarkable merits are that it concentrates on nominalized forms,

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3 too, and lists similar pairs of phrasal verbs with different meanings. Test your Phrasal Verbs by Jake Allsop combines the traditional and the new approach to the area in that it presents phrasal verbs both according to 2

2 Mortimer 1972 p. iii (intro.) 2

3 Seidl 1990 p. 33 78