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At the Zoo

George and Megan are at London zoo with their eight-year-old son. When they are walking through the zoo, George sees a familiar face…


George: Paul Crawley! How are you?... Do you remember me?


Paul: George O’Connell…of course I do…How could I forget our school days! It’s been ages since I last saw you…and this must be your family…


George: Yes, this is my wife, Megan, and my son, Andrew.


Paul: What a beautiful family! But didn’t you move to Bristol?


George: Yes, I did, but my son loves animals. He’s been asking me all year to organise a trip to London Zoo, so here we are ... but anyway, tell me about you…


Paul: Well, I actually work here. I’m one of the zookeepers. I’m in charge of looking after the mammal’s area.


George: Really? If I’d known that, I would have planned this trip before. How long have you been working here?


Paul: Since I graduated ten years ago. I started working for a marketing firm, but I’ve always had a passion for animals, so when the zookeeper retired, I saw the job advert and I applied. You could say I got my dream job!


George: I’ m so happy for you. I’m sure it’s a hard job too though, isn’t it? And dangerous…


Paul: Sometimes…. but I think the hardest part of this job is not the danger, but when animals die or have to go to another zoo. We get very attached to the animals.


George: Paul, it sounds great and I’m so glad to see you again! We’re staying in London this week. We could meet up for lunch?


Paul: Yes, let’s do that! And, if you want, on my day off, I could organise a ‘close encounter’ with the chimpanzees for Andrew. They’re not dangerous…and I’d be with him all the time.


George: Wow…that would be fantastic! My phone number is 07860775066. Thank you, Paul, …let me know when you’re free. I’ll chat to you soon.

 

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At the Zoo

PHRASAL VERBS

Phrasal verb
Meaning
Example sentence
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To come across something

To find something

unexpectedly.



He came across a

nice, little

restaurant while he

was walking

through the town.



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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.

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To eat out

To eat in a

restaurant.



When I lived in

France, I used to

eat out every

weekend.



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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.



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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.



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