Phrasal verbs with Georgie: Travel ✈️

Uh, look at this weather! I'm really  looking forward to the summer holidays.

I just need to get away and lie on a beach.

Hello, this is Georgie from BBC Learning  English. Today we're looking at phrasal  

verbs for 'travel'. Let the  learning plane 'take off'!

If you 'look forward to' something,  

it means 'you're anticipating something  good or exciting happening in the future'.

'He's really looking forward to  his summer holiday by the beach.'

'get away' in the context of  travel means 'to escape from  

your usual responsibilities and go on holiday'.

'I'm feeling burnt out. I'd love to get away for  a few days and spend time in the countryside.'

If you 'pick someone up,' it means 'you  collect them and take them to another  

location, usually in a vehicle like  a car'. This verb can be separated.

'The taxi picked the woman up from her  house and took her to the airport.'

'The taxi picked up the woman from her  house and took her to the airport.'

If you tell someone to 'hurry up,'  'you're demanding they go faster,  

usually because you have limited time'.

'Hurry up! We're going to miss our flight!'

'set off' means 'to begin your journey'.

'Grandpa set off at 6am to make sure he  arrived at the airport early for his flight.'

'check in' is a common phrasal verb  for travel. It means 'to register  

your arrival at an airport, at the  hotel, or some kind of facility'.

'After checking in at the hotel  reception, she gave them the room key.'

Finally, the plane 'takes off' when 'it leaves the  

runway' and lands when it  arrives at the destination.

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