Mark Shimada

English phrasal verb practice with "hang on" and "hang up"

One windy afternoon, Anna and her little brother, Sam, went to the park. Before they left the house, their mom reminded them, "Hang up your pajamas [pověste si pyžama] and put your jackets on!" They both quickly hung up their pajamas [pověsili si pyžama] and got their jackets.

At the park, the wind was getting stronger. Anna told Sam, "Hang on to your hat!" [Držj si čepici] They laughed as they chased each other, holding onto their hats [drželi si čepice] tightly.

As they were playing, Anna's phone rang. It was their mom checking on them. The wind was too loud. "Hang on, [vydrž] Mom, I can't hear you very well!" She moved to a quieter spot. Just then, she thought her Mom hung up [zavěsila]. But, she only lost the signal. Anna tried calling back but her mom didn’t answer.

Anna returned to where Sam was and they continued to play. They climbed up the slide and Anna said to Sam, "Hang on to the railing. [Drž se zábradlí.] It’s slippery because of the wind." Sam nodded and held on [držel se] tightly.

When they were leaving the park, Anna’s phone rang again. It was their mom. "Sorry, the call was hung up [se zavěsil] because of the bad signal," her mom explained. Anna filled her in about how much fun they were having and that they were ok.

Before going back home, Anna told Sam, "Let's hang on here [ Zůstaňme tady] to watch the kites." They stood watching the colorful kites in the sky.

Finally, it was time to go home. Back at the house, Anna and Sam hung up their jackets [pověsili si bundy] in the closet. Their mom was waiting for them with hot cocoa. They told her all about how they had to hang on to their hats [držet si čepice] and the beautiful kites.

"Sounds like you had a fun day," their mom said with a smile. Anna and Sam agreed, happy that they had managed to hang on [ držet si] to their hats the whole day at the park.


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