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 <html><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>As a main verb with a variety of meanings. It is commonly used in conversation and sounds much more natural than standard verbs. </span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><!--?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /--><br></span></b></p> <table style="border: currentColor; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #5B9BD5 1.0pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" table=""> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Meaning</span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Examples</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To become<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She was ill last week but she'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s getting </span>better now.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>He <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got</span> rich when he started his own business.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To obtain or acquire<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I need to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> a new laptop - this one's so slow.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re getting </span>a new manager.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To receive<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Did you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get </span>a reply to your email?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got</span> a lot of complaints about the new system.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To bring, fetch or take<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I'll just <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> a pen from my office and I'll join you in a minute.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I need to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> a message to George - are you seeing him later?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To take or catch [transport]<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I always <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> a bus to work.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re getting </span>a taxi to the airport - it's more expensive but quicker.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>With prepositions of place - to go and/or arrive at a location or state<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>How can I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> to the station?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We didn't <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get </span>out of the meeting until 7 o'clock.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got</span> into trouble for arguing with the boss.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>With gerunds - to start doing something<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Let's <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> going or we'll be late.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I met a nice Englishman at the conference and we <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got</span> talking about football.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To understand<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I don't <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> it. Why do we have to start so early?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Now do you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get </span>why it's so important?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To contract an illness or disease<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I think I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">m getting </span>a cold.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got</span> flu last winter and couldn't work for two weeks.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>With the infinitive - to be able or allowed to or have an opportunity to do something<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We went to Paris but didn't <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> to see an opera - everything was fully booked.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(255, 51, 153); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We started at 6 o'clock this morning so we <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> to leave early.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To cause something to be done<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I'll <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get </span>it finished by tomorrow.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Can you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> this calculator to work? I've tried but I can't. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(255, 51, 153); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">Where </font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>possible, we should avoid 'get' in very formal writing. Instead, use a standard verb or alternative expression. For example:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></b></p> <table style="border: currentColor; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #5B9BD5 1.0pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" table=""> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="281" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Informal</span></b></p></td> <td width="357" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.85pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Formal</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="281" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got </span>some new desks and chairs.</span></b></p></td> <td width="357" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We bought some new desks and chairs.</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="281" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll get </span>to talk to him next week.</span></b></p></td> <td width="357" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We will have an opportunity to talk to him next week.</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="281" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We should <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> moving.</span></b></p></td> <td width="357" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We should act now.</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td width="281" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s getting </span>better at speaking English.</span></b></p></td> <td width="357" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Her spoken English is improving.</span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span></b>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>'Got' with 'have' as an alternative to: </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>a) 'have' for possession:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I have a red car.&nbsp; </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I've <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got</span> a red car.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 90pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>b) 'have to' for necessity:</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I have to go to the dentist tomorrow.&nbsp; </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I've <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got</span> to go to the dentist tomorrow.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 90pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><br></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3</span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">.<span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>As part of a phrasal verb. There are lots of phrasal verbs that are formed with get. Here are a few examples: </span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <table style="border: currentColor; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #5B9BD5 1.0pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" table=""> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="130" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Phrasal verb</span></b></p></td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.85pt;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Meaning</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.4pt;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Examples</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="130" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>get by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>to manage or cope with limited resources</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Two people are off sick at the moment but we'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re getting by</span>.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I have to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get by </span>on a much lower salary nowadays.</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="130" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>get through <span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 148.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>1. to finish doing something</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>2. to use or finish a supply of something</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To connect with</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>someone on the phone </span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I don't think I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll get through </span>all these emails today.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get through </span>a lot of coffee in our office.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I tried to call you but I couldn't <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get through</span>.</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="130" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>get on <span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>1. to have a good relationship</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>2. to enter a bus, train or some other forms of transport</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 176, 80); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re getting on </span>well with the new boss.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Do your children <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get on</span>? Mine don't at all!</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got on </span>the train at 11.00 but it didn't leave the station until 11.30.</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td width="130" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>get out of something <span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 148.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To avoid doing something<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></i></span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 176, 80); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I really don't want to go to the meeting tomorrow but I don't know how to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get out of </span>it.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got out of </span>doing the presentation because an important client called. </span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td width="130" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>get away with something <span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To evade detection, punishment or other consequences</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She's always making personal calls - the boss shouldn't let her <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get away with </span>it. </span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>It's not fair that some people <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get away with </span>not paying tax.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td width="130" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>get on to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>something</span></b></p></td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 148.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To begin doing or talking about<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>something</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>In the UK, we <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get on to </span>first name terms quite quickly.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Let's <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get on to </span>the next item.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td width="130" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>get up<span style="color: red;"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>to leave one's bed<span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I usually <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get up </span>at 6.30.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got up </span>late yesterday and missed the bus.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;'><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><span><font face="arial"><strong>Note that like a lot of other phrasal verbs, some of these have more than one meaning.</strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"></span></font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></b></p><br></html> <html><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>As a main verb with a variety of meanings. It is commonly used in conversation and sounds much more natural than standard verbs. </span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><!--?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /--><br></span></b></p> <table style="border: currentColor; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #5B9BD5 1.0pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" table=""> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Meaning</span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Examples</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To become<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She was ill last week but she'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s getting </span>better now.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>He <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got</span> rich when he started his own business.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To obtain or acquire<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I need to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> a new laptop - this one's so slow.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re getting </span>a new manager.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To receive<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Did you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get </span>a reply to your email?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got</span> a lot of complaints about the new system.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To bring, fetch or take<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I'll just <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> a pen from my office and I'll join you in a minute.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I need to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> a message to George - are you seeing him later?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To take or catch [transport]<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I always <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> a bus to work.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re getting </span>a taxi to the airport - it's more expensive but quicker.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>With prepositions of place - to go and/or arrive at a location or state<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>How can I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> to the station?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We didn't <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get </span>out of the meeting until 7 o'clock.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got</span> into trouble for arguing with the boss.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>With gerunds - to start doing something<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Let's <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> going or we'll be late.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I met a nice Englishman at the conference and we <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got</span> talking about football.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To understand<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I don't <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> it. Why do we have to start so early?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Now do you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get </span>why it's so important?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To contract an illness or disease<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I think I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">m getting </span>a cold.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got</span> flu last winter and couldn't work for two weeks.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>With the infinitive - to be able or allowed to or have an opportunity to do something<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We went to Paris but didn't <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> to see an opera - everything was fully booked.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(255, 51, 153); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We started at 6 o'clock this morning so we <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> to leave early.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;"> <td width="177" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To cause something to be done<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="461" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 345.8pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I'll <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get </span>it finished by tomorrow.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Can you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> this calculator to work? I've tried but I can't. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(255, 51, 153); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">Where </font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>possible, we should avoid 'get' in very formal writing. Instead, use a standard verb or alternative expression. For example:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></b></p> <table style="border: currentColor; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #5B9BD5 1.0pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" table=""> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="281" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Informal</span></b></p></td> <td width="357" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.85pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Formal</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="281" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got </span>some new desks and chairs.</span></b></p></td> <td width="357" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We bought some new desks and chairs.</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="281" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll get </span>to talk to him next week.</span></b></p></td> <td width="357" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We will have an opportunity to talk to him next week.</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="281" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We should <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> moving.</span></b></p></td> <td width="357" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We should act now.</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td width="281" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s getting </span>better at speaking English.</span></b></p></td> <td width="357" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Her spoken English is improving.</span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span></b>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>'Got' with 'have' as an alternative to: </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>a) 'have' for possession:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I have a red car.&nbsp; </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I've <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got</span> a red car.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 90pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>b) 'have to' for necessity:</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I have to go to the dentist tomorrow.&nbsp; </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I've <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got</span> to go to the dentist tomorrow.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 90pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><br></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3</span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">.<span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>As part of a phrasal verb. There are lots of phrasal verbs that are formed with get. Here are a few examples: </span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <table style="border: currentColor; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #5B9BD5 1.0pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" table=""> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="130" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Phrasal verb</span></b></p></td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.85pt;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Meaning</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.4pt;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Examples</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="130" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>get by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>to manage or cope with limited resources</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Two people are off sick at the moment but we'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re getting by</span>.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I have to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get by </span>on a much lower salary nowadays.</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="130" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>get through <span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 148.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>1. to finish doing something</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>2. to use or finish a supply of something</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To connect with</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>someone on the phone </span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I don't think I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll get through </span>all these emails today.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get through </span>a lot of coffee in our office.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I tried to call you but I couldn't <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get through</span>.</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="130" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>get on <span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>1. to have a good relationship</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>2. to enter a bus, train or some other forms of transport</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 176, 80); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re getting on </span>well with the new boss.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Do your children <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get on</span>? Mine don't at all!</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got on </span>the train at 11.00 but it didn't leave the station until 11.30.</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td width="130" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>get out of something <span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 148.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To avoid doing something<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></i></span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 176, 80); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I really don't want to go to the meeting tomorrow but I don't know how to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get out of </span>it.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got out of </span>doing the presentation because an important client called. </span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td width="130" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>get away with something <span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To evade detection, punishment or other consequences</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She's always making personal calls - the boss shouldn't let her <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get away with </span>it. </span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>It's not fair that some people <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get away with </span>not paying tax.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td width="130" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>get on to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>something</span></b></p></td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 148.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To begin doing or talking about<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>something</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>In the UK, we <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get on to </span>first name terms quite quickly.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Let's <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get on to </span>the next item.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td width="130" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>get up<span style="color: red;"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>to leave one's bed<span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I usually <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get up </span>at 6.30.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">got up </span>late yesterday and missed the bus.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); 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