What is this lesson about? This career phrasal verbs ESL lesson plan helps B1–B2 learners express ambition, growth, and career development with natural English. Students learn phrasal verbs such as take on, set up, move up, fall through, carry out, back out, look ahead, and pull off through dialogues, transformations, and practical speaking tasks.

What language will students learn? Learners focus on eight essential phrasal verbs for career and life goals:

• Take on – accept a task or responsibility

• Set up – establish or start something new

• Move up – progress in rank or position

• Fall through – fail to happen or succeed

• Carry out – complete a task or project

• Back out – withdraw from a commitment

• Look ahead – plan or think about the future

• Pull off – succeed in doing something difficult
  

How do students practise? The lesson develops fluency and accuracy through:

• Goal-oriented warm-up discussions about challenges and ambitions.

• Reading dialogue showing phrasal verbs in real-life context.

• Definition and collocation matching to clarify meaning.

• Sentence transformations and gap-fills to build natural fluency.

• Tense challenge for grammar reinforcement.

• Speaking practice for personal reflection on career and life goals.
  

Why is this lesson useful? By the end, learners can:

• Use phrasal verbs to describe career changes, challenges, and achievements.

• Talk confidently about long-term plans and ambitions.

• Strengthen grammar, vocabulary, and fluency in one integrated lesson.

• Apply real-world English to professional and personal growth contexts.
  

Who is it for? This lesson is ideal for intermediate adult learners (B1–B2) who want to develop language for professional development, career planning, and ambition. It’s well-suited to both online and in-person classes.