English Phrasal Verb Practice for “check in” and “check out”
Emily and her family went on a short vacation. It took 10 hours to fly there. They took a taxi from the airport to the hotel. Finally at the hotel, they checked in [ se registraron ]. The manager gave them the room key. When they left the hotel, they had to check in their key [ registrar su llave ]. When they returned, they had to check it out [ comprobarlo ].
Emily and her family unpacked their suitcases. Emily’s dad wanted to check out a museum [ visitar un museo ]. Everyone wanted to go there, too.
At the museum, Emily liked all of the paintings. She saw an old map on the wall. "Check out this map [ Mira este mapa ] of the city," she said to her brother. They both looked at it for a while.
Later, Emily remembered to check in with her grandparents [ hablar con sus abuelos ]. She called them and said, "We've just visited the museum. Now, we're going to see more sights!" Her grandparents were happy. They said, “Please check in [ Por favor vuelva a hablar con nosotros ] again tomorrow.”
Next, they visited a famous lookout point. "Check out the view [ Miren la vista ] from here," her mother said. They enjoyed seeing all the buildings and parks. They took lots of photos.
For lunch, they found a small cafe. At the table, she checked out a guidebook [ ella sacó una guía ]. "There's a beautiful park near us. Let’s check it out [ a verlo ]," she said. The park was beautiful. It had lots of flowers and a lake. Later, they went back to the hotel. They checked in at the front desk [ se registraron en la recepción ] again. There were messages for her Dad.
In the afternoon, Emily and her family went shopping. Emily checked out some shops [ visitó algunas tiendas ]. She bought souvenirs for friends. Her brother checked out the sports shop [ Su hermano visitó la tienda de deportes ]. He bought a foughtball with a signature on it.
On their last day, they checked out of the hotel [ ellos hicieron el check out del hotel ]. Before they left, Emily said, "I need to check out one last thing [ comprobar una última cosa ]." She ran to a small bookstore. She checked out a book [ Ella sacó un libro ]. She bought it to read on the airplane.
At the airport, her family checked in for the flight [ su familia hizo el check-in para el vuelo ]. She was ready to leave. "This city is amazing. I'm glad we checked it out [ la hayamos visitado ]," she said. The family boarded the plane. Everyone fell asleep on the plane. Emily had a dream. In her dream, she checked out a city [ ella vio una ciudad ] under the ocean.