Phrasal Verbs

S: What are you getting up to at the weekend?

P: I am going out with Tom and Catherine even though I don’t get on with them that well. How

about you?

S: Not much I guess. I’m still getting over the flu. Do you think I can get away with taking

Monday off?

P: You can ask the director…. but probably not. He’s the worst director I’ve ever worked with.

He’s really getting at us, isn’t he?

S: Yes, I wish we could get rid of him.

P: Yes, you’re right. I’m glad we got out of doing that last scene today because of the bad

weather. We got off lightly for once.

S: Yes, I’ve tried to get through to him that we are working too hard.

P: I know, but we shouldn’t get too wound up about it. After all we are earning 17 million each

for this film.

S: What are you getting up to at the weekend?

P: I am going out with Tom and Catherine even though I don’t get on with them that well. How

about you?

S: Not much I guess. I’m still getting over the flu. Do you think I can get away with taking

Monday off?

P: You can ask the director…. but probably not. He’s the worst director I’ve ever worked with.

He’s really getting at us, isn’t he?

S: Yes, I wish we could get rid of him.

P: Yes, you’re right. I’m glad we got out of doing that last scene today because of the bad

weather. We got off lightly for once.

S: Yes, I’ve tried to get through to him that we are working too hard.

P: I know, but we shouldn’t get too wound up about it. After all we are earning 17 million each

for this film.