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Six Minutes Vocabulary. From BBC Learning English.

Hello and welcome to six minute vocabulary. I'm Neil. And I'm Catherine.

In this programme we're looking at multi-word verbs like move in, move on, move out and get on.

And we call these phrasal verbs.

And prepositions like in, on or out, can completely change the meaning of phrasal verbs. And prepositions like in, on or out can completely change the meaning of phrasal verbs.

So we'll be looking at these verbs in sentences to help us understand their meaning.

Let's start by listening to Robin. He's having problems with his housemate Pete. And here's a

question for you while you listen.

Why is Robin unhappy with Pete? Pete moved in three months ago. We got on well at first. We were

friends, but now it's terrible. He's so messy, and he keeps disturbing me when I'm trying to get

on with my college work.

It's really time for us to move on. We can't be friends anymore. I'm going to ask him to move out

and live somewhere else. But he gets on with my family. My brother really likes him. So it'll be

difficult. Okay, so we asked you, why is Robin unhappy with Pete? It's because Pete is

messy and keeps disturbing him. What do you think of that, Neil? I'm not surprised then. They

were friends at first. Here's what Robin said. We got on well at first. We were friends.

Right, so here, get on means have a good

relationship. And we can work out the meaning of get on by listening to what Robin said next. He said

we were friends. What about Pete's relationship with Robin's family? But he gets on with my family.

My brother really likes him. So Pete and Robin's family also But he gets on with my family. My brother really likes him.

So Pete and Robbins family also have a good relationship.

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