What is this lesson about? This relationships phrasal verbs ESL lesson plan helps B1–B2 learners build natural English for friendships, conflict, and emotional openness. Students explore phrasal verbs such as get along, open up, fall out, make up, drift apart, hang out, check in, and turn to through realistic dialogues, collocation tasks, and engaging speaking activities.

What language will students learn? Learners focus on eight essential phrasal verbs:

• Get along – have a good relationship

• Open up – share personal thoughts or feelings

• Fall out – argue and stop being friends

• Make up – repair a broken relationship

• Drift apart – become distant over time

• Hang out – spend time socially

• Check in – ask how someone is or offer support

• Turn to – go to someone for support or advice
  

How do students practise? The lesson builds fluency and reflection through:

• Warm-up discussion questions about friendships and social life.

• Dialogue-based reading activity on changing relationships.

• Definition and collocation matching to reinforce meaning.

• Sentence transformations and gap-fills for grammar integration.

• Speaking practice where learners apply phrasal verbs to their own experiences.
  

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

• Use phrasal verbs naturally to describe relationships and social life.

• Build confidence in talking about connection, conflict, and support.

• Combine vocabulary, grammar, and fluency in one integrated flow.

• Engage in authentic conversations about real relationships.
  

Who is it for? This lesson is designed for intermediate adult learners (B1–B2). It’s ideal for wellbeing-focused ESL classes or any course aiming to develop social and emotional fluency.