Repeat - 34

Podcast #34 The Verb TO FALL

I love to see the autumn leaves coming down from the trees.

I love to see the autumn leaves falling from the trees.

She spoke more softly when she described the accident.

Her voice fell when she described the accident.

Last week the value of my stocks went down quite a bit.

Last week my stocks fell sharply.

Has the baby gone to sleep yet?

Has the baby fallen asleep yet?

As the airplane climbed, I could feel a decrease in the air pressure.

As the plane climbed, I could feel the air pressure fall.

Over 3,000 soldiers were killed or wounded in that battle.

Over 3,000 soldiers fell in that battle.

I was attracted to her the moment I saw her.

I fell for her the moment I saw her.

I'm surprised you were tricked by that e-mail scam.

I'm surprised you fell for that e-mail scam.

At the last minute, the contract did not get signed.

The contract fell through at the last minute.

Fewer people went to the movies when television became popular.

Movie attendance fell off when television became popular.

After his wife died, he could hardly function.

After his wife died, he fell apart. 

When he lost his job, he started using his savings.

When he lost his job, he fell back on his savings.

Karen had a quarrel with her supervisor.

Karen fell out with her supervisor.

He was very lucky and found a great job.

He fell into a great job.

She was not getting her work done on time.

She fell behind in her work.

Several countries now have better health care than the U.S.

The U.S. has fallen behind several countries in health care.