This paper reports on a series of Consciousness-Raising （C-R） activities focusing on prefabricated verbs chunks and verb patterns. An 18-week experiment was carried out incorporating the C-R activities into a Comprehensive English Course. A writing task and semi-structured interviews were administered after the experiment. Results indicated that （1） the frequency and accuracy of verb patterns used by Experimental Group （EG） were higher than those in the Control Group （CG）; （2） C-R activities promoted the use of the students’ reference material and their ability to notice gaps in meaning, enhanced their interest and confidence in learning English, and guided their personal learning of vocabulary; （3） the EG generally liked the activities.
