GET/GOT/GOT(45) ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

GET/GOT/GOT(45)

A	GET WITH ADJECTIVES: FOR CHANGES I’m getting tired. I want to go to bed. It’s raining! I’m getting wet!
B	GET WITH NOUNS If you don’t have something you can get it. [get = buy or find] I want to send a postcard. I have to get a stamp. I’m going to the shop to get a newspaper. Do you want a drink? I can get some coffee. Where can I get a taxi? I’ve finished my studies. Now I want to get a job. My friend is ill! Please get a doctor.
C	EXPRESSIONS Maria and David are getting married in April. A: When you get to New York, call me. [arrive at, reach] B: OK, give me your number. A: How can I get to the airport? B: Take the airport bus at the bus station. I’ll see you when you get back from Hong Kong. [return, come home] (See also get up in Unit 47.) COMMON MISTAKES When I get home, I have my lunch [NOT When I get to home]. I get there at 6 o’clock, so please ring me at 6.30 [NOT I get to there].

Exercises

45.1	1 I studied too much and I got A hot B tired C sick 2 I ate too much and I got A hot B tired C sick 3 I sat in the sun too much and I got A hot B tired C sick 4 In winter in the north it gets A tired B dark C wet vey early 5 Vincent got very A dark B better C wet in the rain Complete these sentences using a, b or c.
45.2	Complete these sentences using the correct form of get and a word from the box. better           light           dark         cold          wet 1 The sun is going down. It ’s getting dark._______________ 2 When the sun comes up it __________________________________ 3 She’s in hospital but she __________________________________ 4 It’s raining! I __________________________________ 5 Please close the window. I __________________________________
45.3	What / Who do you get if … 1 you want to post a letter? _____a stamp__________ 2 somebody is ill? _______________________ 3 you are thirsty? _______________________ 4 you want to write something down? _______________________ 5 you want to read the news? _______________________ 6 you want to go to the airport? _______________________ 7 you want to earn some money? _______________________ 8 you want to go out and it’s raining? _______________________
45.4	Complete these sentences 1 This plane ____gets to_____ Paris at 12.30. 2 The bus from the university _______________ my house in 25 minutes. 3 When does the flight from Moscow _______________ London? 4 José usually leaves work at 6 and _______________ home at 6.30. 5 Mike is in New York. He won’t _______________ till the 14th July.
45.5	Answer the questions. Write sentences. 1 In your country, how old are people usually when they get married? 2 When do people usually get married? Which day? Which month(s)? 3 What time do you usually get home every day? How do you get there?

ANSWER KEY

45.1	2	c sick
	3	a hot
	4	b dark
	5	c wet

45.2	2	When the sun comes up it gets light.
	3	She’s in hospital but she’s getting better.
	4	It’s raining! I’m getting wet!
	5	Please close the window. I’m getting cold.

45.3	2	a doctor	7	a job
	3	a drink	8	an umbrella/ a raincoat
	4	a pen/pencil and paper
	5	a newspaper
	6	a taxi/ a bus/ a train

45.4	2	gets to
	3	get to
	4	gets (back)
	5	get back/ home

45.5	Possible answers
	1	In Britain, people usually get married when they are 20 to 30 years old.
	2	People usually get married at the weekend, mostly on Saturday. April, May and June are very popular months (spring and summer).
	3	I get home at about 5 o’clock. I get there by car.