Are you ready to warm up your language skills this winter? Today’s lesson is all about Winter Phrasal Verbs—fun and practical expressions to help you talk about chilly days like a native English speaker! Whether you’re bundling up in warm clothes, staying cozy indoors, or slipping on the ice (oops!), these phrases will make your winter conversations more natural and lively. So, let’s get started and stay cozy! 🧣☃️
List of Winter Phrasal Verbs 🥶✨
1. Bundle up
🌬️ Definition: To put warm clothes on yourself or someone else.
🧥 Example: It’s very cold outside. You’d better bundle up
➡️ Practice: What do you usually wear when you bundle up in the winter? Share with your partner! 👚🧤
2. Cuddle up
❤️ Definition: To sit or lie very close to someone.
🛋️ Example: Simon and his girlfriend cuddled up under the blanket
➡️ Practice: What’s your favorite thing to do while cuddling up with a blanket? 📚🍵
3. Freeze over
❄️ Definition: To get covered in ice.
⛸️ Example: The lake was frozen over, so the kids went skating
➡️ Practice: Have you ever seen a frozen lake or river? What was it like? 🌊🧊
4. Stay in
🏠 Definition: To stay at home and not go anywhere.
🛌 Example: We stayed in all weekend because of the snow
➡️ Practice: What’s your favorite activity when you decide to stay in? Netflix? Reading? Board games? 🎲🍿
5. Wrap up warm
🧣 Definition: To dress yourself or someone else in warm clothes.
🧥 Example: You’d better wrap up warm, it’s minus outside.
➡️ Practice: Think of the advice you’d give a friend before they go outside in winter. Use this phrase! 🧤❄️
6. Snow in
🌨️ Definition: To be unable to leave a place because of heavy snowfall.
🏔️ Example: We got snowed in at the cabin and couldn’t make it back home.
➡️ Practice: Imagine being snowed in at a cozy cabin. What would you do to pass the time? 🔥☕
7. Slip up
😬 Definition: To lose footing.
🧊 Example: Be careful not to slip up on the icy sidewalk.
➡️ Practice: Describe a time you slipped on ice or saw someone else slip. What happened? 😂
8. Snow out
🎤 Definition: To cancel or prevent an event due to heavy snowfall.
🎶 Example: The concert was snowed out, so we stayed in and played board games instead.
➡️ Practice: Imagine a winter plan got snowed out. What fun indoor activity would you suggest? ❄️🎮
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