First of all, many people don’t know what a Phrasal Verb is, and this is our very first Phrasal Verb class, it’s perfect momento to explain what they are then…
A Phrasal Verbs is the connection of a VERB + 1 or 2 other PREPOSITIONS
They are very common in the everyday language and also in the spoken English throughout the world!
I’m going to use a text written by Samuel James, an American tutor who will probably become our next INFILTRATE…
Let’s get started!
COVID-19
Phrasal Verbs for the Pandemic
Since COVID-19 broke out earlier this year, governments around the world have ordered people to social distance, to keep away from each other at least six feet and to wear a face mask.
Has anyone you know come down with COVID?
Until someone comes up with a vaccine, it looks like the quarantine / lockdown will drag on. Many businesses have closed down, and many people are being laid off. But I have hope that we are going to pull through. Don’t freak out, even if you run out of toilet paper.
Try to stay in if you can. Clean up and wash your hands often. Wipe down surfaces and door handles with sanitizing wipes. Stock up on hand sanitizer and face masks, but don’t go crazy with hoarding supplies.
Keep the people on the front-lines in your prayers, and stay safe everybody.
BREAK OUT – to spread quickly
SOCIAL DISTANCE – to maintain physical distance from other people
KEEP AWAY – same thing
COME DOWN WITH – fall ill, contract the sickness
COME UP WITH – show up, appear, invent something
LOCKDOWN – synonym for quarantine
DRAG ON – to continue to persist, to keep happening
CLOSED DOWN – shut down when a store goes out of business, they are no longer opening
LAID OFF – lose job
PULL THROUGH – get better, overcome a situation
FREAK OUT – get crazy, lose your mind, have a panic attack
RUN OUT OF – you don’t have anymore
STAY IN – not leave your house
CLEAN UP – a little more active and make sure everything is organized
WIPE DOWN – get a piece of cloth in order to clean something
STOCK UP ON – buy a good amount of supplies
GO CRAZY – freak out
HOARDING SUPPLIES – too much of something
