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Talking about Personal Interests

Paul and Jane are talking about their interests in the staff room at work…


Jane: Hi Paul, I’ve just made you a coffee.


Paul: Oh, thanks Jane!


Jane: You’re welcome. So, what do you like to do when you’re not working?


Paul: Mm… not much. I’m usually really tired in the evenings and at the weekends.


Jane: Haven’t you got any hobbies?


Paul: Well, I recently started my own music blog, so I’ve been working on that when I have free time.


Jane: That sounds great! What kind of music do you like?


Paul: I like lots of different types of music, but my favourite types of music are acoustic and dance.


Jane: Cool,  me too! I love acoustic and dance music. I’ll have to check out your new blog now…

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Talking about Personal Interests

PHRASAL VERBS

Phrasal verb
Meaning
Example sentence
Categories
To come across something

To find something

unexpectedly.



He came across a

nice, little

restaurant while he

was walking

through the town.



Entertainment and Food
To check out

  1. To prove information or facts are true.

  2. To check out of a hotel



  1. You should check out the latest Harry Potter book – it’s amazing!

  2. He checked out at 11am this morning.

Entertainment and Food
To eat out

To eat in a

restaurant.



When I lived in

France, I used to

eat out every

weekend.



Entertainment and Food
To polish something off

To finish eating

food or doing work

quickly





  1. She polished off the whole pizza.

  2. He polished off two essays in one week.



Entertainment and Food
To snack on something

To eat small amounts of food between meals



If you eat breakfast

in the morning,

you’re less likely

to snack on

biscuits.



Entertainment and Food
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