GET

1- What does get mean in each of the sentences?

· I get to meet lots of people

· Normally I get out of bed around midday

· I don’t get as much exercise as I’d like to

· I get lonely if I’m away from her for longer than a week or so

· I get the train and a bus

· I always get to the theatre at the last minute

· The first mate gets us to do cleaning and maintenance work

· I get lots of requests for personalized mugs

2- What does get mean in each of the sentences?

· Was there a subject at school that you really didn’t get?

· What techniques do you use to get people to do what you want?

· When do you normally get the time to relax?

· In which situations do you get angry?

· How do you get from one place to another?

· How many messages do you get in an average day?

Expressions & phrasal verbs

· That jumper looks so old and dirty. When are you going to get ______ of it

a) away b) over c) lost d) rid

Here’s my telephone number. If you have any problems, just get in _______ with me

a) talk b) speak c) touch d) tact

I heard she was a lovely woman. Unfortunately I never got the _______ to meet her

a) occasion b) event c) chance d) ability

I asked him how much he got ________ but her refused to tell me

a) paid b) earned c) money d) salary

Come on, hurry up and get _______! Your bus leaves in five minutes

a) moved b) ready c) ordered d) fit

His parents are concerned about his behaviour. He’s always getting into ______ at school
a) problem b) trouble c) damage d) punishment

His girlfriend left him in March and he still hasn’t got _______ it

a) past b) off c) by d) over

I can’t speak French very well, but I always manage to get _______ with a dictionary and a few
gestures

a) across b) through c) by d) over

They wanted to get to the opera house but they got ______ the wrong bus and ended up at
the football stadium

a) up b) out of c) on d) off

USED TO - BE USED TO - GET USED TO

Talk about all the things you have to get used to in the following situations

· You get your first job · You become famous · you go on a diet

· You get married · You have children · you retire

1.- Correct the mistakes with used to in these sentences by Cambridge First candidates.

· When I was a child I was used to go camping.

· My parents used to often take me to the zoo.

· They didn't used to help their parents with housework, but now they do.

· We use to go to the beach every day last summer.

· Helen is a teacher at a primary school, so she used to teach children.

· I would like to be a sports instructor because I was used to train tennis players before I came
to England.

Match the following phrasal verbs with their synonym

· Get to · Recover from

· Get back · Escape

· Get by · Finish

· Get off · Leave (a bus, train, plane)

· Get out of · Manage to live

· Get over · Arrive in

· Get through · Stop

Complete the sentences with appropriate words from the box.

Exercise Impression Paid Ready Rid Touch Worse

· I haven't written to Steve for ages - I really ought to get in _______________ with him.

· I think footballers get _______________ far too much.

· The car kept breaking down so we decided to get _______________ of it.

· I spent the day getting _______________ for Christmas, buying presents and cooking.

· My throat's getting _______________ . I think I ought to see a doctor.

· I got the _______________ she was bored; she kept yawning all the time.

· I'm going out on my bike; I need to get some _______________

3- Complete the sentences with the words in the box

Away Down Into Over Round Through

· The only way I can get.................... to my cousin is by talking about dance.

· City Lights is on TV tonight. I never got.................... to seeing that in the cinema.

· It took him ages to get..................... the disappointment of not being in the play.

· If I stay in every night watching TV, it gets me....................

· Comedians can't get.................... with simply repeating the same jokes at every performance.

·Everyone says it's a really good series. I just can't get _________________ it