Spending Too Much Time Playing Video Games
Luke spends a lot of time playing video games in his room. He doesn’t spend any time with
his friends anymore and his dad is worried…
Dad: Luke, I’ve noticed that you spend a lot of time playing video games instead of seeing
your friends. Is everything OK?
Luke: Play video games is really fun and my friends aren’t always around. Everyone plays
video games…
Dad: What do you like about it?
Luke: It’s interesting and challenging. I’m never bored when I’m playing video games.
Dad: I’m worried about how much time you spend in your room. How much time do you
spend playing video games every week?
Luke: About 20 hours?
Dad: Wow, that’s a lot of time! Do you have any ideas about how you could spend less time
playing video games so that you have time for other things?
Luke: Mm… I could spend one hour playing video games and one hour outside every day.
Dad: That’s a great idea! And you can only play video games when your homework is
finished!
Luke: OK, dad…
PHRASAL VERBS
Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example sentence | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
To run up against | To experience something difficult and unexpected. | The politicians ran up against strong opposition from the people. | Problem |
To wrestle with | To try very hard to deal with a problem or a difficult situation. | I wrestled with the decision for a few months before deciding to quit. | Problem |
To think through | To carefully consider the possible results of doing something. | I need some time think this through before making a decision. | Problem |
To knuckle down | To start working or studying harder. | He’s going to have to knuckle down if he wants to pass the course. | Problem |
To talk over | To discuss a problem or situation with someone. | We talked over the issues in the meeting before making a decision. | Problem |