Vocabulary

• get about: To go out a lot; travel widely
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• listen out: To pay attention in order to hear a particular sound.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• on a trip: Traveling; away from home for a period of time.
• go on: To continue doing something
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• meet up: To arrange to meet someone.
• look after: To take care of someone or something
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• close to home: Emotionally sensitive or personally relevant to someone.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• present participle: A verb form ending in '-ing' in English, used in forming continuous tenses.
• such as: For example; like
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• leave: To go away from; depart
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• speaking: To be able to use a certain language
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
• collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
• test: To be given a medical examination
• speaker: Electronic device for making or broadcasting sound
• leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
• enjoy: To take pleasure in something