Welcome ESL friends! 
Can you explain the meaning of underlined words?
I really don’t get him sometimes. His questions get me all the time. He always asks me to get him something or get him home after work. I guess it is because he is getting older. Don’t get me wrong. I like the man. You will too, once you get to know him. Oh, I think I can hear the phone ringing. I think I’d better get that.
Get is used frequently is spoken English. It has the following meanings:
buy, receive, or obtain something, e.g. Please get me a cup of coffee.
change one’s position- move or be moved,e.g. How are you going to get home?
change one’s state- become or make, e.g. I feel like I am getting older.
Get also has many other specific meanings
She doesn’t get it. [understand]
His questions really get me sometimes. [annoy, irritate*]
I’ll get the phone.
You will like him, once you get to know him. [gradually begin to know]
More phrasal verbs with get
| Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example |
| Get along with sb | To have a good relationship with someone | John gets a long with his boss very well. |
| Get at | Reach, find | I hope after talking to her, we will get at the truth. |
| Get away with | Do something wrong without being caught | Tom got away with all his mistakes by blaming someone else. |
| Get along | manage | How did we ever get along without a nanny. |
| Get behind | Fail to produce something at the right time | After being sick I got behind completing my project. |
| Get by | Manage financially | Nowadays it’s so hard to get by on just one income |
| Get down | Depressed | I always get down on cold winter days. |
| Get down to | Direct your attention to | I think it’s time to get down to business. |
| Get out of | Avoid responsibility | Don’t try to get out of doing the dishes. It’s your turn. |
| Get over | Recover from | It took me 7 days to get over my flu. |
| Get through | Come to a successful end | Finally we are getting through all of these problems. |
| Get off | Finish or leave | What time will you get off work tonight? |
You try
1.She got __________ all the interviews and was offered the job.
2.You’re still sneezing! Haven’t you gotten _______ that cold yet?
3.We get _______ only because we live very economically.
4.He doesn’t get _______ well with his coworkers. No one likes his attitude.
5.I need to work overtime. I don’t want to get ______ with the project.
6.What time are you getting ____ work tonight?
Here are some common expressions based on get 
He got out of bed on the wrong side today. [be in a bad mood]
The meeting got off to a good/ bad start. [start well/ badly]
We’re having a little get-together. I hope you all can come. [informal social meeting]
I really enjoy getting rid of useless stuff while cleaning. [throw away, destroy
I’m afraid she’s going to get back at me someday. [take revenge]
After all this discussion, we’ve gotten nowhere. [make no progress, waste time]
One more time
1.I would hate to get rid of ___________ .
2.The dinner got off to a bad start when ___________ .
3.I find it very hard to get down to __________ .
4.I wish I could get out of ____________ .
5.________ is really getting me down.
That’s all for today.
Enjoy your study.
Scott
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