Have you ever been to a social event with English-speaking friends? Do you know common phrasal verbs to make social arrangements? Learn some words and phrases for social life, and practise your listening and pronunciation in this free English lesson from Oxford Online English. This lesson is for elementary learners.
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A: I’m meeting up with Stephanie after work. Do you wanna tag along?
B: Oh yes … it would be good to catch up. I don’t think I’ve seen her since she left. You know what! She was the first person I met here when I started! Where are you going?
A: Not sure yet. We’re gonna meet outside the library, but don’t know after that. We might just get a few drinks. Maybe a bite to eat and a walk along the canal if it stays nice. Would you be up for a walk or just drinks?
B: Don’t mind. I’ll fit in with whatever you decide.
A: OK. Shall we head over together when work finishes?
B: Yeah, let’s do that.
A: Great! See you in the car park at 5.
B: Sure thing!
Social Life – exercise 1
Vocabulary: phrasal verbs for social plans
The dialogue includes phrasal verbs for talking about social life and making arrangements.
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1. Move the words into the boxes to make the five phrasal verbs that the speakers say.
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- up with
- along
- up for
- in with
- over
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meet
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tag
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be
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fit
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head
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2. One of the speakers also uses the phrasal verb ‘catch up’. Which other phrasal verb means something similar?
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3. You know that ‘meet up’ and ‘catch up’ both mean to see someone socially, particularly after a long period of time.
Now, match the other phrasal verbs with their meanings.
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- be up for
- fit in with
- head over
- tag along
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want to do something
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agree to do what another person suggests
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leave one place and go to another
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join someone that you know at a social event
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Social Life – exercise 2
Pronunciation: intonation in questions
Listen to some questions from the dialogue and decide if the speakers’ voices go down at the end or up at the end.
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1. “Do you wanna tag along?”
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2. “Where are you going?”
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3. “Would you be up for a walk or just drinks?”
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4. “Shall we head over together when work finishes?”
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5. “See you in the car park at 5.”
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6. Listen to these questions again and decide the rule about intonation.
Your voice should go up at the end of a question when:
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7. Listen to two more questions, and choose two answers.
Your voice should go down at the end of a question when:
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8. In this example, there is no question word at the beginning, and the words are not in question order. So, it isn’t a question! But the speaker’s voice goes up at the end.
Why?
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Social Life – exercise 3
Grammar: talking about the future
The dialogue includes a number of verb forms that we can use to talk about the future. Listen to some examples and decide why to use each one.
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1. “I’m meeting up with Stephanie after work.”
Why does she use the present continuous (‘be’ + -ing form)?
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2. “We’re gonna meet outside the library.”
The word ‘gonna’ is an informal version of ‘be going to’. Why does the speaker use this form here?
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3. “We might just get a few drinks.”
Why do we use the modal verb ‘might’?
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4. “I’ll fit in with whatever you decide.”
This speaker uses the contraction of ‘will’. But we don’t use it for the same things as ‘be going to’!
Why does he use ‘will’ here?
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5. “Shall we head over together when work finishes?”
When do we use the modal verb ‘shall’?
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Social Life – exercise 4
Comprehension: what’s happening?
You have studied some of the language in the dialogue. Now answer some questions about what is happening.
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1. The two speakers are talking about a woman called Stephanie. How do they know her?
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2. Which things does the woman suggest doing with Stephanie? Choose two answers.
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