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Talking about Homesickness

Jane has just moved to France for her year abroad… She is starting to feel very homesick, and she talks to her flatmate, James, about it…

 

James: Are you OK Jane? How are you settling in?


Jane: To be honest, not great… I’ve been missing home terribly. I miss my family, my pets and even my bed… I haven’t been able to sleep at night and I’ve been feeling really depressed…


James: Oh Jane, that’s not good for your health… We haven’t had an opportunity to go out and explore yet. Why don’t we go out for dinner this evening? We could find a nice restaurant in the city centre…


Jane: I don’t feel like going out… I just want to go home.


James: To be honest, I’ve been feeling a bit homesick too, but I know that this is an amazing opportunity and that it’s going to take time to settle in. I have an idea…


Jane: What is it?


James: Let’s decorate our rooms and put lots of photos from home up on the wall too! That’ll help us feel better! We need to try and keep ourselves busy too.


Jane: That’s a great idea…will we go and find the shops?


James: Yes, the next metro to the city centre is at 3. Let’s go!

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Talking about Homesickness

PHRASAL VERBS

Phrasal verb
Meaning
Example sentence
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To come around

To become conscious again after an illness or an operation



One hour after the operation, she started to come around.



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To shake something off

To get rid of an illness



I really hope I can shake this cold off before the weekend.



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To pass out

To become unconscious for a short period of time.



When the ball hit her on the head, she passed out.


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To pick something up

To start to suffer from something



She picked up the cold when she was- on holiday.



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To come down with something

To start to suffer symptoms of an illness.



I think I’m starting to come down with the flu.



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