Hello, everyone! How are you all doing?
Welcome to Walk ‘n’ Talk Level Up! No episódio desta semana, você vai aprender algumas expressões úteis para o dia a dia, além de alguns phrasal verbs bem interessantes! Dois amigos conversam sobre uma outra pessoa e decidem começar a ir juntos ao trabalho. Venha conferir!
Dialogue
Fred: Hey, I see you and Mike are finally getting along.
Jenny: Oh, yeah. It took some time, but I realized he’s such a nice guy.
Fred: I agree, he’s great.
Jenny: And we just found out we’re neighbors, so we’ve been carpooling to work.
Fred: That’s awesome and it’s also good for the environment.
Jenny: Totally. And we’re saving some cash too.
Fred: Hey, I only live three blocks away from you. We could all carpool together.
Jenny: What a perfect idea!
Phrasal verbs
To get along
To have a harmonious relationship with someone.
They used to fight a lot, but now they’re getting along.
Do you get along with your neighbors?
To find out
This phrasal verb means the same as “discover”.
She found out he was lying.
I always find out what’s wrong.
Useful words and expressions
Carpool
To travel together in someone’s car.
They live close to each other so they are carpooling to work.
The traffic is so intense! People should carpool!
Environment
The natural world: trees, atmosphere, animals. This is generally affected by human activity.
We need to take care of the environment.
Global warming is affecting the environment.
To save
This verb can be used in 2 different ways. It can either mean “rescue” or “keep for the future”.
It is wise to save some money.
He saw that poor dog and saved it.
It takes
This is the expression used to communicate the amount of time someone needs so that they can finish doing something or accomplishing something.
It takes me 20 minutes to get home by car.
It took me 5 hours to clean the house.
Listen to this episode as many times as you want! This extra material will definitely help you even more with your studies. Make sure to read the sentences out loud and study them until you have everything memorized. If you do this, you are probably going to be able to use these new phrasal verbs and expressions in future conversations. Oh, and don’t forget to come back here next week for a brand new episode!
