Don't forget your passport! ✈️

Hi there,

I hope you had a great week!

I’m back in Manchester at the moment, spending time with family and friends. But tonight… we’re going to the OASIS reunion gig! I still can’t believe we managed to get tickets 🎸

Anyway—let’s jump into this week’s edition of The English Breakfast—your weekly newsletter full of tips and tricks for Italian professionals who use English at work.

So, grab yourself a frappuccino and let’s go…

✈️ Oh no! My passport!

If you’re like me, you probably check your passport every two minutes before a flight. No? Just me?

Well, summer’s here and lots of us are getting ready for a much-needed break. So this week, we’re looking at some super useful phrasal verbs you’ll hear or need when travelling for business or pleasure.

Phrasal verbs = verb + preposition (like check in, pick up, look around) that often mean something different from the individual words. And they’re everywhere in spoken English.

Let’s start with a little story…

🎧 What are the missing phrasal verbs?

Read the conversation between a tourist and a taxi driver. Can you guess the missing words? Then listen to the audio and check your answers.

Taxi driver: Morning! Where to?

Passenger: The airport please. I’m just heading home, sadly. Can’t believe the trip’s over. I checked (1)…… of the hotel about 30 minutes ago.

Taxi driver: Ah, end of the adventure. What time does your flight take (2)……?

Passenger: 11:15. So we should be fine…

Wait… no, no, no. My passport! I think I left it in a drawer at the hotel. I put it there after I  checked (3)…… and completely forgot about it.

Taxi driver: You’re kidding! I’ll turn around and just wait outside to pick you (4)…… again.

Passenger: Yes, please! Oh my God, I can’t believe this is happening.

Taxi driver: No worries, we’ll be quick. Good thing we set (5)…… early, huh?

Passenger: Seriously. If we’d left any later, I’d be in big trouble. Can you drop me (6)…… at Terminal 2 after this?

Taxi driver: Of course?

Passenger: Hopefully I’ll still have time to look (7)…… the duty-free before heading to the gate.

Taxi driver: Sounds like a plan. You’ve earned it! Next time though, maybe double-check the drawers before you leave, hey?

Passenger: Lesson learned!

✅ Answers

1. checked out

2. take off

3. checked in

4. pick you up

5. set off

6. drop me off

7. look around

🤔 What do they all mean?

Let’s make sure you really understand the phrasal verbs from the story. Try this quick matching game to test yourself:

🧠 Quiz: Can you remember who said what?

Choose the correct phrasal verb for each sentence from the story. Then listen again to check!

1. Passenger: “I __________ of the hotel about 30 minutes ago.”
    a) checked in  b) checked out  c) looked around

2. Taxi driver: “When does your flight __________?”
    a) get in  b) pick up  c) take off

3. Passenger: “I put my passport in the drawer after I __________.”
    a) set off  b) checked in  c) dropped off

4. Taxi driver: “I’ll turn around and wait outside to __________ you __________ again.”
    a) drop / off  b) pick / up  c) look / around

5. Taxi driver: “Good thing we __________ early, huh?”
    a) set off  b) took off  c) checked out

6. Passenger: “Can you __________ me __________ at Terminal 2?”
    a) pick / up  b) set / off  c) drop / off

7. Passenger: “Hopefully I’ll still have time to __________ the duty-free.”
    a) check out  b) look around  c) pick up

🇮🇹 Let’s read: Italy like a local

This August, we’re off to Umbria for our holidays—so luckily, no need to worry about forgetting my passport this time 😄

In the meantime, here’s a great article from the BBC with tips on how to experience Italy like a local (not just a tourist!).

What do you think?

• Do you agree with the writer’s advice?

• Have you ever visited any of the places they mention?

Hit reply and tell me—I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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