Learn 10 Phrasal Verbs with this Story and Our Lessons
This is a English phrasal verb story from our course.
We think that learning with stories is a magnificent way to learn phrasal verbs so that you can actually understand what they mean when you hear native speakers use them.
To get the most benefit of this phrasal verb story, you should study the phrasal verb lessons that are related to this story first.
Phrasal Verb Lessons 1 to 10
Phrasal Verb Audio Lesson 1: Act Up #1
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Phrasal Verb Lesson 2: Act Up #2
Phrasal Verb Lesson 3: Think Over
Phrasal Verb Lesson 4: Take Off #1
Phrasal Verb Lesson 5: Take Off #2
Phrasal Verb Lesson 6: Take Off #3
Phrasal Verb Lesson 7: Take Off #4
Phrasal Verb Lesson 8: Run Down #1
Phrasal Verb Lesson 9: Run Down #2
Phrasal Verb Lesson 10: Track Down
Phrasal Verb Story for Lessons 1 to 10
Now that you have studied the lessons related to this story, it is time to challenge your understanding of English Phrasal Verbs by hearing them used in context with one of our interesting phrasal verb stories.
Don’t worry, our transcription has the phrasal verb being used with the meaning marked beside it so you don’t get confused with the phrasal verbs that have multiple meanings 🙂
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Phrasal Verb Story: Lessons 1 to 10
Story Transcript:
Last year we decided to take 6 weeks off (time away from work) of work so we could travel to Ecuador. After 3 flights we had finally arrived in Ecuador but had to stay in a hotel overnight. In the morning we had to take off (leave) from our hotel at 9 AM so that we had enough time to go through security and get our tickets before our plane took off (left the ground) at noon to reach our final destination on the coast.
Once we were in the air, high above the mountains, the plane started to make a strange noise. It sounded like one of the engines was acting up (having a technical problem). We were hoping nothing as going to go wrong but I was definitely thinking that the mechanics should track down (find) the source of the noise; because the entire flight I was thinking over (think about) all of the horrible things that might happen if there was a problem with the engine of the airplane.
About halfway through the flight, I decided to take off (remove) my jacket and use it as a pillow against the side of the airplane because I was feeling run down (low on energy) after so much time traveling. Just as I was about to fall asleep, a little girl started to act up (misbehave) and was crying. Although I’m complaining about the flight and the plane, I’m not trying to run down (talking badly) the airline. The staff were really friendly and after all, we did arrive safely to our destination.
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This is great!!!
Hi Marilia! I am so happy to hear you enjoyed the phrasal verb story. It is an excellent way of reviewing several phrasal verbs very quickly with an audio track. We have 25 phrasal verb stories available in the Phrasal Verb Course 🙂
I want a story which has the proper usage of phrasal verbs in it but i find only sentences with these phrasal verbs
Hi Anita! The story is a the end of the page. First, you need to learn the meaning of the 10 phrasal verbs, then you can study the story. The story is very confusing for people to understand if they have not learned the meaning of the phrasal verbs first. I hope that answers your question!
What is the price of the Phrasal verbs lessons only?
Hi Luis. The Phrasal Verb Course price is the same as the ‘Online Courses Membership’ at this time which is $99. I recommend joining the Online Courses Membership because you get access to all the courses, not just the one course. Our conversation lessons are full of phrasal verbs too and they are very helpful to learn phrasal verbs in context 🙂