Easy Phrasal Verbs: Learn English verbs through conversations

talking about living overseas.

Hikaru:  Do  you  go  back  home  every  summer?  You’re  from  Canada,

right?

Joseph: Yes, that’s right. I go back every summer. I really miss my family.

I think about them a lot.

Hikaru:  Me,  too.  I  love  living  here  in  London,  but  I  do  miss  hanging  out

with my brother and my friends back home.

45.1.3 Robert and his sister Jane are talking about their mother. Their father recently died

and their mother is quite depressed.

Robert: How is mom doing?

Jane: Not so good. When are you coming to visit next?

Robert: I’m away on business for a couple of weeks, so after that.

Jane: She just sits in the garden and thinks about him. She’s so sad.

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Robert: Well, maybe we can take her on a trip when I get back.

Jane: That’s a good idea. That’ll take her mind off things for a while.

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