This research paper studied the different problems students face when they are learning English multi-word verbs due to the lack of specific and meaningful information about this topic, deficiency that has been found not only in educational units‟ curriculums, but also in the different strategies teachers have been using, without applying or implementing the most appropriate resources or material in order to help students to become proficient in the use of the structural item previously mentioned. At the same time, it presented some effective alternatives for teaching and learning the multi-word verbs, based on a set of metacognitive strategies in the Communicative approach, which have been selected and adapted in order to develop meaningful learning in all students at the time they apply them, either inside or outside the classroom in written or oral communication form. Consequently, the authors considered necessary to implement activities that are connected to the basic communicative approach and also to explore the relation that exists among the metacognitive strategies and the development of meaningful learning when students produce L2 in real life situations…..