Video English 2

VIDEO ENGLISH Learn in your free time INTRODUCTION: Take your English to the next level. Here are some phrasal verbs you’ll hear in the third video.

go together

turn in

taste or look good together

go to bed

look after

turn up

to care for/guard

arrive (not always with warning)

polish off

wolf down

eat or drink all of something

eat all or most of something very quickly

Video Episode 3: a young Spanish couple, Miguel and Miriam, order a take-out.

IDIOMS/EXPRESSIONS WITH BODY PARTS These expressions are used in the video Episode 3. Miguel and Miriam order a take-out

cost an arm and a leg

very expensive

have a sweet tooth

likes eating sugary food

lend a hand

to help (somebody)

to get cold feet

to quickly become scared or nervous about an agreed plan

Practise Complete the following sentences, using the phrasal verbs below: go together/polish off/turn up/sort out/wipe down/wolf down 1. Miguel ............................ the table after very meal.

2. Miriam was so hungry that she ........................... the whole pizza.

3. Fish and chips are two foodstuffs that ..................... perfectly.

4. Miguel had a problem with his computer, but he managed to .....................

5. We waited ages for our Chinese takeaway, so we ............................. very quickly 6. Miguel and Miriam were surprised when the strange man ........................ at their flat!

Video 4: Who is the mysterious stranger, and what does he want?

More expressions using Body Parts

to have a heart of gold

to be very generous

to pull someone’s leg

to make fun of someone

to pick someone’s brain

to get valuable advice or information from someone

to have green fingers

to be good at gardening

give (someone) a bunch of fives

to punch someone

your eyes are bigger than your stomach!

you are greedy/a glutton

Answers (from page 2): go together/polish off/turn up/sort out/wipe down/wolf down

1. Miguel wipes down the table after every meal.

2. Miriam was so hungry that she polished off the whole pizza. * 3. Fish and chips are two foodstuffs that go together perfectly.

4. Miguel had a problem with his computer, but he managed to sort it out.

5. We waited ages for our Chinese takeaway, so we wolfed it down very quickly 6. Miguel and Miriam were surprised when the strange man turned up at their flat!

2 We use “polish off” here because the whole pizza was eaten. It is possible to use “wolf down” for all or part of the pizza. It is also possible to use “polish off” for question number 5.

We hope you enjoyed Video 4 The story is getting more mysterious by the minute. What do you think is in the package, and why is Mr. Johnson so secretive?

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