Phrasal verb GET (1)

Study the phrasal verbs. Lead-in.

The brothers don’t get along with each other.

The elder brother is constantly getting at the younger one: “You see, you can’t even get at the coffee, you’re too short!”

The respondent is dreaming of getting away (from it all) for a week or two.

The judge: “Mr. Brown, you’ve broken the tax law twice and you’re being charged with bribing three officials. This time you won’t get away with it!”

Picture 1: The passenger is getting on the bus.

Picture 2: The passenger is getting off the bus.

More phrasal verbs with GET …

get across to sb/ get sth across to sb	communicate ideas so that they are clear and comprehensible: The teacher was so good that he managed to get across his ideas easily to his students.
get along with	have a good relationship with, be on good/ friendly terms with: Cats and dogs seldom get along with each other.
get at	continually criticize sb: “Mike is always getting at me!” Tom complained.
	reach a place: Can you get at that upper shelf? I am too short to do it.
	suggest sth indirectly, imply: “What are you getting at?! I am an honest man, a law-abiding citizen!” John shouted.
get away	go on holiday/ vacation: Luckily, we managed to get away for a weekend to a faraway island and have a peaceful and tranquil rest.
get away from	leave a place without difficulty/ problem: Can you get away from the office earlier tomorrow?
get away with	not be punished for a wrongdoing/ misdemeanour: Although he committed murder, he managed to get away with it.
get away with	get a light punishment for a wrongdoing/ misdemeanour: Jane was charged with fraud, but eventually the court ordered her to do 150 hours of community service.
get by	live or do sth using what you have, ex. money or knowledge: The basic English I know will suffice me to get by while travelling abroad.
get down to	start doing sth, paying more serious attention to it: We must get down to getting ready for the exam.
get in ≠ get out	take a taxi or a car, get inside a taxi or a car ≠ move out of a taxi or a car: He hailed a taxi and got in. When he arrived at his destination, he paid and got out of the car.
get on ≠ get off	take a bus, train, plane≠ leave a bus, train, plane: Millions of people around the world get on and off trains to get to work – they are commuters.

Practice

Exercise 1

Match.

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get away

get by

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get on

get away from

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get out

get at

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get down to

get off

get across

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get away with

get in

get along with

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Exercise 2

Fill in the gaps.

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“I am so tired, I need to get to a place where nobody can find me for at least 2 weeks,”

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“Why are you always getting your elder daughter? She’s a top student in class and helps you with the housework…” Melissa asked her neighbour.

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Peter gets his supervisor who is thinking of promoting him.

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They had enough food supplies to get .

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My neighbours are getting our trespassing their private property, which is not true.

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Kitty is stressed out as she has no time to get the team project where she has the leading part.

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Peter did his best to get the idea of creating a business to the business angel* he had met at the party.

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Some criminal hope to get the crimes that they commit regularly.

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Exercise 3

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Exercise 4

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Exercise 5

Replace the verbs in bold with the phrasal verbs. Make other necessary changes.

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The voice in the speakers announced that the travellers going to Vienna were invited to board the plane.

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“When are you going to start working on your project seriously?” the manager asked.

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Ken has enough money to live on until the end of the month.

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“What are you hinting at? I offered him my help, but he refused to accept it!” Jill said emotionally.

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“I can’t reach that box of sweets on that upper shelf, I’m too short. Can you please help me out?” little Bobby said shyly.

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If you explain well what you want or need, you’ll get it immediately.

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The criminal couldn’t remain unpunished for his numerous petty swindles. get away with

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She took a taxi to go to work.

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Clare was on friendly terms with her mother-in-law at first, but then quarrelled over a minor thing.

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Having plenty of debts, no job, no family, he wanted to go to a place where he could start over.

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Exercise 6

Exercise 7

have a good relationship with, be on good/ friendly terms with

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take a bus, train, plane≠ leave a bus, train, plane, go out

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go on holiday/ vacation

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leave a place without difficulty/ problem

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live or do something using what you have, e.g. money or knowledge

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take a taxi or a car, get inside a taxi or a car ≠ move out of a taxi or a car

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start doing something, paying more serious attention to it

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continually criticize somebody;

reach a place;

suggest something indirectly, imply

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not be punished for a wrongdoing/ misdemeanour;

get a light punishment for a wrongdoing/ misdemeanour

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communicate ideas so that they are clear and comprehensible

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Commit these phrasal verbs to memory!

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Exercise 8*

Make up a 5-sentence story, using the phrasal verbs from the list in any form you need.

Begin your story with “Every day Elly … ”.

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You can do this task either here or on a piece of paper. Use the prompts below in any order you prefer.

get along with people – get across his/ her ideas – get at – need a little to get by – get down to a promising project

P.S. This exercise is not corrected here as there are multiple possible answers. We recommend turning to your teacher for correction if needed.

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Exercise 9*

Make up 4 short dialogues (2-3 lines each) on the given topics. Use as many of the phrasal verbs from this block as possible.

Example: Two little boys arguing.

Bobby: What are you getting at? I didn’t mean to hurt you!

Tommy: But you did! My knee is bleeding now. You won’t get away with it this time!

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Dialogue 1. Two colleagues discussing the recent bank robbery in their city.

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Dialogue 2. A company representative discussing the project with a potential client.

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Dialogue 3. An exhausted woman talking to her husband.

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Dialogue 4. Two strangers on the train talking about life.

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