| Rob: | Hello and welcome to the English We Speak. I'm Rob. |
| Helen: | And hello, I'm Helen. And today we've decided to come outside for a walk in the beautiful English countryside. |
| Rob: | Mmmm, smell the wonderful fresh air. Isn't it great to be outdoors? |
| Helen: | Oh, well it was ... but not now it's raining. Come on Rob, I think we should head back. |
| Rob: | Hold on Helen. Not that way! According to the map, it's this way ... |
| Helen: | Rob, you're always wrong. Just follow me but hurry up; we're getting wet. |
| Rob: | Oh, get lost! |
| Helen: | Get lost? We are lost! |
| Rob: | No Helen—get lost—I mean go away, leave me alone. Don't tell me the way to go. |
| Helen: | That's not a very nice thing to say. |
| Rob: | Well, it's what you can say to someone if they're really annoying you. So go away, get lost! |
| Helen: | OK, if you say so. I'm off. See you back at the car! |
| Rob: | I'll get there first! OK, here are some other examples of using 'get lost': |
| I'm tired of hearing about how you know everything. Just get lost! |
| Get lost! I'm having a break so don't disturb me. |
- You say you climbed Mount Everest on your own?! Get lost, I don't believe you.
Rob: Mmm, saying get lost is quite impolite so you need to be careful how you say it and who you say it to. Maybe I was a bit rude to Helen. Helen, Helen, come back ... I didn't mean to be so rude.
| Helen: | ... well you weren't being very nice. Anyway, I was going to come back and find you. |
| Rob: | And why was that Helen? |
| Helen: | Because I got lost. I needed the map! |
| Rob: | Ha. Well, here it is. Come on follow me. |
| Helen: | OK Rob. See you next time. |
| Both: | Bye. |
| Rob: | Right, it's definitely this way. |
| Helen: | Are you sure? |
| Rob: | Yes, that's what the map says. |
| Helen: | Rob you've got the map upside down! |
