Phrase Verb (外教)-Work-being busy.pdf

上海乐知网络科技有限公司 Being Busy Phrases in Use A lesson on using phrasal verbs related to being busy. I’m swamped! Read this phone conversation between two old friends. Lucy: Lexmark Industries. Lucy speaking. Janet: Hi, Lucy. Sorry to call you at work, but I couldn’t catch you at home. How are things? Lucy: Hi, Janet. It’s good to hear from you. I have been swamped with orders lately and doing a lot of overtime. Janet: Wow. Sounds pretty hectic. I was calling to see if you wanted to go out to dinner on Friday...catch up on old times. Lucy: Oh, Janet, I’d love to, but I am tied up until next week. I will be slaving away even on Sunday. Janet: Sorry to hear that. I was snowed under at work for a while, too. But now things are better. Lucy: Can I get a rain check? Janet: Sure. Give me a call when you have time. In Your Words Put the following phrases into your own words. Then tell about a time when you experienced that feeling. Swamped Tied up Snowed under Slave away Catch up ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ One month later... Janet decides to call Lucy again. Lucy: Lexmark Industries. Lucy speaking. Janet: Hey Lucy. It’s Janet again. I thought I would hear from you by now. Do you still have work piled up? Lucy: Janet, I am so sorry I didn’t call. Things are moving along. If I keep at it, I will be able to finish my big projects by this Thursday. Janet: Could you squeeze in lunch with me tomorrow? You have to eat, right? Lucy: Let me see...well, I think I can wriggle out of eating lunch with my co-workers again. I need a change of scenery. Janet: Great! I think it is good to branch out sometimes, too. See you tomorrow. Lucy: Bye! Odd one out In this exercise, you should choose which word or phrase is different. Explain your choice. Descriptions Use the phrasal verbs from this lesson to talk about this pictu