5 Family

Dec 22, 2019

Let’s talk about family! What a topic!
There is so much to talk about when it comes to family.Β 

Learn some useful vocabulary to talk about your family background.
This is a great conversation topic that will help you connect to people more deeply.
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You’ll learn phrasal verbs and expressions as Caroline and I chat who we look up to and who we get along with (or not) in our family.

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Tell us:
  1. Where did you grow up?
  2. Who brought you up?
  3. Who do you get on well with in your family?
  4. Who do you take after the most?
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Read below for this episode’s vocabulary.

PODCAST VOCABULARY LIST

Listen to the podcast conversation more than once and try to hear the key phrasal verbs, idioms and slang that we use.

The conversation starts at 6.47 minutes.

Do you know what the key phrasal verbs mean? Can you guess?

  1. grow up
  2. bring up (brought up)
  3. go through
  4. get on well with
  5. look up to
  6. get together with
  7. take after
  8. put up with

Other vocabulary:

  • to be flat out
  • out of the blueΒ 

 

Want to learn how to use these phrasal verbs in conversation?

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