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English for Tourism & Hospitality (102) by Prof. Adel AlSheikh

CATCH UP

The expression “Catch up” sounds a lot like ketchup, the sauce you eat on
French fries, but no.

The expression “to catch up” means a few different things.

For example, “I’ll catch up with you later” I‟ll catch up with you later means
“I‟ll join you later.” Your American friend might tell you “You go on to
Starbucks, and I’ll catch up with you later.” You go to Starbucks now, and
I‟ll join you later.

Or if you have to end a conversation, with a colleague before a meeting, you
can say “Listen, let’s catch up after the meeting. I want to ask you about….”
Listen, let‟s catch up after the meeting, and it means “let‟s continue the
conversation later.”

Exercise:

Which of the following expressions makes the dialogue natural:
1. You haven‟t finished the conversation with your friend, you tell him/her:

a. What you want to do is
b. How come you didn‟t show up at my birthday party?
c. Let‟s catch up later
d. I was like
2. You want to ask your friend about not coming to your birthday party:
a. What you want to do is
b. How come you didn‟t show up at my birthday party?
c. Let‟s catch up later
d. I was like
3. You want to give instructions to somebody about something to be done:
a. What you want to do is ……..
b. How come you didn‟t show up at the party?

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