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  • Oh, my alarm is going off.

  • I should wake up, but I think I'll sleep in a little longer.

  • 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.

  • Okay, 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.

Oh, my alarm is going off.

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