Morning routine: Phrasal verbs with Georgie

Good morning!

This is Georgie from BBC Learning English and today

we're learning some phrasal verbs that you can use to talk

about your morning routine.

Let's start from the beginning.

First my alarm goes off.

Then I wake up, but I decide

I have time to sleep in. After a while I wake up,

I get up and then I put on my gym clothes.

I work out.

Then, after showering,

I pick out an outfit to put on.

I get dressed and then I say "Good morning world!"

OK. Now let's look at the verbs in a bit more detail.

'Go off' means the alarm starts making a noise.

The verb is mostly used with alarms, car alarms, fire alarms and alarm

clocks, for example.

'Wake up', a basic one, means you open your eyes and stop sleeping.

'Sleep in' means 'continue sleeping after the time

you usually wake up'. Lots of people like sleeping in at the weekends.

Get up means stand up after being in bed.

Put something on means dress yourself in something.

But be careful, because this phrasal verb can be separated by the object.

You can say 'I put on my gym clothes' and 'I put my gym clothes on'.

'Work out' means 'train your body through exercise'.

Usually in the gym, but people also like working out at home or in parks.

'Pick something out' means 'choose something carefully'.

This one can also be separated by the object.

You can 'pick out an outfit', or 'pick an outfit out'.

'Get dressed' means 'put on your clothes'.

It's similar to 'put on',

but different because you're not specifying what you're wearing.

Remember, don't freak out! Just

come back to BBC Learning English and we'll work on more phrasal verbs

and how to use them. See you next time.