7 Talking About People

Jan 21, 2020

In this episode we chat about People and Relationships.

 

Listen to Caroline and I talk about the most interesting people we’ve met and who we admire.

 

Learn useful expressions such as ‘social butterfly’ and ‘a jack of all trades’ and phrasal verbs to describe the relationships you have with the people in your life.

Who doesn’t love to have some gossip? 😂

 

But seriously, this episode will help you have deeper conversations about your friends and family.

Tell us:

  1. Who cracks you up the most?
  2. Which of your friends stands out the most at parties?
  3. Who have you drifted apart from?
  4. Are you a social butterfly or a wallflower?

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 8.54 minutes.

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

  1. stand out
  2. bump into
  3. show off
  4. crack someone up
  5. fall out (with)
  6. grow on 
  7. drift apart
  8. hit it off
  9. shy away from
  10. fall for 
Other vocabulary:

  • Social butterfly
  • Wallflower
  • Happy go lucky

 

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


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