Free Time Activities

Free Time Activities 
Phrasal Verbs to Learn 
Phrase Transcript Audio Meaning Example 
hang 
around 
/hæŋ 
ərand/ 
quanh quẩn, 
lang thang (ở khu 
nào đó) 
Who is this man that is hanging 
around the department? 
ask out /sk at/ 
hẹn hò, 
mời ai đi chơi 
He wanted to ask her out but was 
too shy. 
 call on /kl n/ 
ghé thăm 
As we were in the area, we called 
on my sister-in-law. 
mess 
around 
/mes 
ərand/ 
dành thời gian làm 
gì như một thú vui 
We spent the day messing around 
on the river. 
take off /tek f/ 
rời đi, 
cất cánh (máy bay) 
When he saw me coming, he took 
off in the opposite direction. 
stay up /ste p/ 
thức khuya We stayed up half the night talking. 
turn in /tn n/ 
đi ngủ 
I turned in at half past eleven 
because I had an early start the next 
morning. 
Reading & Listening 
Các bạn hãy đọc đoạn văn dưới đây để hiểu hơn về cách sử dụng của các cụm động 
từ trong bài học. 
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My Day 
When I was a teenager, I used to hang around in the park with my 
friends because there wasn't too much to do in my hometown. 
Sometimes, when I wasn't feeling shy, I would ask out girls. Sometimes 
they would say yes, usually no. When it was too wet for the park, I would 
call on my uncle Peter. He loved cars, so we would mess around with 
old engines, trying to get them to work. Because he worked nights at a 
factory, I would always take off from his place at around dinner time. 
Then at home I'd stay up late watching TV. I'd never turn in before 
midnight. 
Short Conversations 
Các bạn hãy nghe các mẩu hội thoại dưới đây để hiểu hơn về cách sử dụng của các 
cụm động từ trong bài học. 
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W: How is your dad recently? 
M: He has really gone to the dogs since he lost his job at the auto 
plant. All he does now is hanging around the house, watch TV, 
drink beer and mess around with gardening. 
00:00 
W: Athony, I'm tired from staying up late yesterday. I'll continue 
our assignment tomorrow morning. OK? 
M: OK. I think you should turn in early. 
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W: Have you met Daisy today? 
M: John called on her house in the morning and ask her out. It 
seems that they took off at 10 o'clock. And they haven't come back 
home yet. 
W: I see.