Phrasal verb GET (2)

Study the phrasal verbs. Lead-in.

Peter crashed into Maggy on his skateboard.

Luckily, Maggy got off with minor injuries – scratches and bruises.

“How are you?” he asked apprehensively.

“Get off me, I need to get through to my mum to tell her about the incident,” she snapped.

Picture 1: Last week Sally was ill with the flu.

Picture 2: Now Sally has got over the flu. She’s getting up.

The sun’s getting up.

He tried to get to her, “Get down to working on the project. If you get through the project, I’ll take you to Spain for a week.”

More phrasal verbs with GET …

get off	stop touching sb: Get off my dog! She may bite you!
get off	go on a journey: They got off early in the morning and by the evening they were already on the sea coast.
get off with	(almost) not to be injured in an accident: The car crash was terrible, but she managed to get off with it.
get off with	not be punished or be punished lightly for a wrongdoing/ misdemeanour: “Let’s hope he’ll get off with a fine,” the lawyer said.
get on	make progress: I don’t know what it takes to get on in life – money, time, creativity?
get on with = get along with	be on good terms with sb: We are getting on well with our distant relatives.
get on with = get along with	used to ask how well/ successful sb in doing a particular job: How are you getting on with your project?
get over	recover after an illness: She got over the flu and now is back home.
get over	overcome, take over control of sth: May can’t get over her fear of the darkness.
get (a)round	persuade sb so that they agree: She couldn’t get (a)round her dad, even flattering didn’t help.
get (a)round to Ving	find the time necessary to do a task/ job: Let’s get around to writing the report now, otherwise we won’t make it on time.
get through	succeed in sth: I was lucky to get through the exam so quickly.
	finish/ complete sth: Hurry up! We must get through all that work by tonight.
	use up sth so that you have no more of it: They got through all the money that they had inherited from their grand-aunt.
get through to	get in touch with sb by telephone: Unfortunately, I couldn’t get through to him yesterday, I’ll retry tomorrow.
get to	annoy, irritate or disturb sb: “Are you sure you can get to Mike by complaining to him? It may work,” she said thoughtfully.
get up	stand up/ rise: I get up early in the morning. The sun gets up in the east.
get up	become stronger and/ or more violent (the sea or wind): “The wind’s getting up, put on your coat,” she said.

Practice

Exercise 1

Match.

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get off

get up

get on with

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get (a)round

get through

get to

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get off

get through

get over

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get up

get (a)round to Ving

get along with

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get through

get through to

get on

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Match.

get over

get off with

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get off with

get on with

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Exercise 2

Fill in the gaps.

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I can’t get my dad – when he’s sick, he doesn’t want to go to hospital.

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Collin managed to get the crisis in your family.

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Peter tried to get his rich aunt by complaining that life was tough, and it was impossible to find a job, but she didn’t give him a penny.

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They finally got doing their tasks

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We get our neighbours, they are nice people.

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How are you getting at work?

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According to the weather forecast, the sea will get tomorrow.

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“If you misbehave at the party again, you won’t get it this time!” his mother said with a loud sigh.

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Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Write the meanings of the phrasal verbs.

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Michelle had to get over her emotions and speak in public.

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They got through all the money they had on them in just two days.

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We had to get through the work in a week.

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During the walk on the beach the wind got up, so we returned home.

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The friends got off at dawn to arrive at the destination before sunset.

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They may get round their father, though I doubt.

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I didn’t manage to get through to Clare as the line was engaged.

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Fortunately, all the passengers got off with light bruises.

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She got over the measles and returned to work.

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"Get off me! I’ve got to go," Margo said to Mike.

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Exercise 5

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

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Mike is so gullible, it’s easy to produce an effect on him by complaining that life’s tough and you need money and he’ll give it.

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Pam couldn’t persuade her fiancé to organise a quiet wedding ceremony on an island without guests.

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“If you succeed in this work meeting the deadlines, you all will get a bonus,” the chief promised the team.

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“Don’t touch that dog, she may bite you!” the mother shouted to her son.

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The sun rises in the east.

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Keira and Sarah are not on friendly terms now – they had a row last week.

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“Look at the waves, the wind’s becoming stronger – tonight we’re in for a storm,” the old man sighed warily.

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“Did you get in touch with her by telephone? What did she say?” Peter asked.

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Jessica’s friend lied to her again, but this time she decided that he would pay for this.

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The children used up all the coffee we had at home while their mum was at work.

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Exercise 6

Exercise 7

be on good terms with somebody;

used to ask how well/ successful somebody in doing a particular job

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find the time necessary to do a task/ job

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get in touch with somebody by telephone

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(almost) not to be injured in an accident;

not be punished or be punished lightly for a wrongdoing/ misdemeanour

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succeed in something;

finish/ complete something;

use up something so that you have no more of it

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recover after an illness;

overcome, take over control of something

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stop touching somebody;

go on a journey

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stand up/ rise;

become stronger and/ or more violent (the sea or wind)

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annoy, irritate or disturb somebody

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make progress

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persuade somebody so that they agree

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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 “One day at work …”

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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 up early – get over a hurdle – get through another working day – get around to answering the emails – get through

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: A teacher talking to the students.

Teacher: The deadline is next Monday. So, you had better get down to working on the project straightaway.

Student: What if we fail to get through the project by next Monday?

Teacher: You won’t get off with it in this case as the project is part of the state exam.

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Dialogue 1. A father talking to his daughter about her academic performance.

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Dialogue 2. Two colleagues talking about their missing colleague.

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Dialogue 3. Two friends talking about a recent road accident.

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Dialogue 4. Two strangers talking about hardships in life.

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