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  • Do you want to get away?

  • Today, we'll review the phrasal verbs "get away" and "set off."

  • Listen for these phrasal verbs in this story.

  • Last spring, I was really stressed out from studying for exams.

  • So I decided to get away after the school year ended.

  • As soon as I finished my last exam, I set off for the countryside.

  • It was a great vacation!

  • When related to travel, to "get away" means to go away from your home for a vacation.

  • To "set off" means to start on a trip.

  • Where would you like to go to get away?

  • This is American English.

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Do you want to get away?

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