A1 Meeting English – Meeting Phrasal Verbs

Level: A1 | Topic: Phrasal Verbs for Meetings

💡 What is a Phrasal Verb?

A phrasal verb is a verb plus a small word (like up, on, down, off, or back). Together they make a new meaning. Here are 8 simple phrasal verbs you will hear in meetings.

set up
to prepare or organise something before it happens
"Can you set up the room before the meeting?"
start off
to begin
"Let's start off with the agenda."
carry on
to continue
"Please carry on, I am listening."
write down
to put something on paper
"Please write down the main points."
come back
to return
"I will come back in five minutes."
go over
to look at something again, to check or review
"Let's go over the notes together."
wrap up
to finish or end something
"It's time to wrap up the meeting."
follow up
to do something after, to check on progress
"I will follow up by email."

📚 Vocabulary

Phrasal VerbMeaningExample
set upto prepare or organise something before it happensCan you set up the room before the meeting?
start offto beginLet's start off with the agenda.
carry onto continuePlease carry on, I am listening.
write downto put something on paperPlease write down the main points.
come backto returnI will come back in five minutes.
go overto look at something again, to check or reviewLet's go over the notes together.
wrap upto finish or end somethingIt's time to wrap up the meeting.
follow upto do something after, to check on progressI will follow up by email.

✅ True or False

Read each sentence. Is it true or false?

1. To set up a room means to prepare it before a meeting.

2. To start off means to finish something.

3. To carry on means to continue.

4. To write down means to say something out loud.

5. To come back means to return.

6. To go over something means to review it again.

7. To wrap up a meeting means to begin it.

8. To follow up means to check on progress after something.

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🔤 Multiple Choice

1. Can you _____ the room before the meeting starts?

2. Let's _____ with a quick introduction.

3. Please _____ — I am listening carefully.

4. Please _____ the key points in your notebook.

5. I need a break, but I will _____ in ten minutes.

6. Let's _____ the main ideas before we finish.

7. It's getting late — let's _____ the meeting now.

8. I will _____ with you by email tomorrow.

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🔗 Matching

Click a phrasal verb then click its matching meaning.

set up
start off
carry on
write down
come back
go over
wrap up
follow up
to finish something
to check on progress after something
to continue
to return
to prepare something before it happens
to put something on paper
to begin
to look at something again
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✏️ Gap Fill

Word Bank: write down  |  carry on  |  follow up  |  start off  |  wrap up  |  set up  |  come back  |  go over

1. Can you __ the chairs and the projector?

2. Let's __ with the agenda for today.

3. Please __ — don't stop now.

4. Please __ your ideas on paper.

5. I will __ after a short break.

6. Let's __ the report one more time.

7. We need to __ the meeting soon.

8. I will __ with an email next week.

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🔀 Word Order

Click the words to build the correct sentence.

1. Put the words in order:

yousettheCanroom?up

2. Put the words in order:

startagenda.offLet’swiththe

3. Put the words in order:

withreport.onPleaseyourcarry

4. Put the words in order:

mainthedownpoints.writePlease

5. Put the words in order:

fiveinminutes.Iwillbackcome

6. Put the words in order:

together.theoverLet’sgonotes

7. Put the words in order:

timewrapmeeting.theupIt’sto

8. Put the words in order:

Iemail.followupwillby
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🗂️ Word Sort

Click a phrasal verb, then click the correct column.

follow upstart offset upcarry oncome backgo overwrite downwrap up
Beginning
During
Ending / After
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💬 Complete the Conversation

Fill in the missing phrasal verbs.

Anna: Good morning! Can you the chairs and the screen?
Ben: Yes, all done. Shall we now?
Anna: Yes, please with the first topic.
Ben: OK. Everyone, please the key points.
Anna: I need five minutes. I will soon.
Ben: No problem. Let's the notes when you return.
Anna: Good idea. Then we can the meeting.
Ben: Great. I will with everyone by email.
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🏆 Your Scores

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