Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice
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Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice
To pick up - phrasal verb
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Some practice with the phrasal verb “to pick up”.
1) I need to move this table. Can you help me pick it up? [lift]
2) I’ll pick you up tomorrow morning at 8 and we can drive to work together. [give a ride]
3) The baby started crying so her mother picked her up. [lifted]
4) My father used to have a shortwave radio. Before the internet, he could always pick up the BBC. [listen to]
5) The phone rang and my daughter picked it up and said, “Hello, this is Lucy.” [lift]
6) I picked up Russian while I was living in Moscow. [learned]
7) Try this cold lemonade. It will pick you up. [make you feel better]
8) I hope business picks up soon. [gets better]
9) I think there’s a storm coming. The wind is really picking up. [getting stronger]
10) We had a great meeting yesterday. Let’s pick up where we left off. [continue from]
11) I spend a lot of time picking up after my grandchildren. [cleaning up after]
12) The sick mountain climber was picked up by a rescue helicopter. [rescued]
(This podcast will be continued in the next episode.)
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