Write a short description of an important event or person in your life when you were growing up. Use some of the phrasal verbs from this unit, as appropriate. Read the following example:

When I was ten years old, we moved to a new town. On my first day at the new school I met Jackie. She was the first person who talked to me. From that day on we got along well. We both liked watching movies. We looked forward to meeting after school to hang out in Jackie’s house and on weekends to see new movies. We would spend hours making up stories and talking about how one day we’d make our own movies from these stories.

We both joined the theater club at school. One time, we had parts in a play where our characters had a long conversation. On opening night, I completely froze. I forgot my lines and thought I was going to faint. Jackie realized what was happening and quickly figured out what to do. She kept talking and made up new lines to keep the conversation going. All I had to do was stand there and say either “Yes” or “No.” After that day, I knew that I would always be able to count on her.