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Goals
■ Review the difference
between the use of go and
get
■ Learn how to use become,
get and go to talk about
changes
■ Practise having
conversations to describe
change and movement
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The word get and become are
sometimes interchangeable.
However, get has several different
meanings while become is normally
used to talk about changes.
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Changes and movement
■ In this lesson, you will learn the differences between the use of to get and to
become to describe change and movement.
Ever since I got the chance to meet my friend‘s uncle, who is a judge, I
have always wanted to become one.
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The verb become
■ The verb become can be used to talk about a change of a situation or a state.
■ When the verb become is followed by a noun, it describes change and
movement.
■ The verb become means to develop or to grow into.
■ I became the Chief Human
Resources Officer last week!
Not I got the Chief Human Resources
Officer last week.
He wasn‘t promoted until last week.
Now he is the Chief Human Resources
Officer.
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Become + noun Get + noun
She became a lawyer. She got a lawyer.
They will become interns. They will get interns.
■ While become has just one meaning, the verb get has several different meanings.
■ For some things, get and become can be used interchangeably.
■ Get is more informal and more commonly used in speech.
■ Become is more formal and used in writing.
■ Become + noun and get + noun are different in meaning. See the examples
below:
Get + noun vs become + noun
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The verb get with the meaning of become
■ How can I become/get better at speaking English?
■ The weather will start getting colder next week.
■ It got harder and harder to keep myself motivated at work.
■ When get is followed by an adjective, it has the same meaning as become.
■ Get + adjective can:
■ describe changes in emotion.
■ be used with comparatives. (not with become + adjective)
■ be in a progressive state when things are changing.
■ Note that: become + adjective means complete change.
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Receive Buy
I got this suit from my wife.
I’m interested in getting that new
product.
Did you get the e-mail I sent you last
night?
We need to get new computers in this
office.
Will I get an invoice for this
purchase?
Where did you get those shoes? I really
like them.
■ Depending on the context, the verb get can have the meaning of receive or buy.
The verb get with the meaning of receive and buy
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Arrive Understand
When did you get to work this
morning?
I don’t get this paragraph. Can you explain
it to me?
What time will we get to our final
destination?
People don’t get why I love my job so
much.
I don’t know how to get to the post
office.
Did you get my joke?
■ Depending on the context, the verb get can have the meaning of arrive or
understand.
The verb get with the meaning of arrive and understand
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Different in meaning
1. He will get to be a professor in two
years.
2. We have become the pioneers in
this field.
2. We have got the pioneers in this
field.
3. I have to become a designer to
make my dream come true.
3. I have to get a designer to make
my dream come true.
1. He will become a professor in two
years.
Sometimes get and become can be used interchangeably. Sometimes
they cannot! Compare the sentence pairs and discuss how they are
different in meaning.
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Get, become or both?
1. I’m _______________ ing hungry. Let’s go and eat lunch.
2. I will be going to business school _______________ a
successful CEO.
3. Can you _______________ those documents from Sally?
4. How can I _______________ better at my job?
5. What do I have to do to _______________ a manager?
TO GET TO BECOME
6. I can go on holiday when I _______________ my salary.
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1. He doesn’t get why his boss is in such a bad mood.
2. We get our components delivered from our suppliers today.
3. I couldn’t get to the station on time so I had to take the next train.
4. We’re going to get new software.
Multiple choice. What is the meaning of the underlined
words in these contexts?
a. receive b. buy c. arrive d. understand
a. receive b. buy c. arrive d. understand
a. receive b. buy c. arrive d. understand
a. receive b. buy c. arrive d. understand
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Get Go
Buy a prepaid phone card when you
get to Milan.
I’m going to work so I will call you when I
get to my office.
I missed the bus and got to work
very late.
He is only 25 years old but he is going
bald.
It is getting dark outside.
We left the milk in the sun and it has gone
off.
We all got tired after the long
meeting.
You can tell it’s autumn; the leaves on the
trees are going red.
■ Get
■ To reach, arrive at, or reach end of a journey.
■ is used with adjectives like dark, light, late, old, sick, tired.
■ Go
■ emphasises whole movement.
■ is used with adjectives like colours, words with negative associations.
Get vs go for changes
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“ “
How are these sentences different in meaning?
Use your imagination to come up with what happened before and after
these sentences.
Compare the difference
I got home at midnight.
I went home at midnight.
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■ Below are some examples of when we would use phrasal verbs with get.
■ Go through each example with your teacher.
■ Can you think of any more?
Phrasal verbs with get
Get phrasal verbs Meaning Example
To get off
To disembark a train, bus,
plane or ship
We are getting off after
this stop.
To get on
To board a train, bus, plane
or ship
Everyone must wear a
seatbelt after getting on
a plane.
To get in
To enter a car, taxi, building
or room
We are running out of
time. Let’s get in the taxi.
To get out
To leave a car, taxi, building
or room
She couldn’t get out of
the building when the
fire alarm went off.
To get out of To avoid doing something
He got out of doing his
homework as he was ill
last night.
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If you are used to something, you are accustomed to it so you don’t find it
unusual anymore.
Used to is informal while accustomed to is more formal.
It is going to take a while to become accustomed to living in a
foreign country.
get/become
accustomed to
get used to
I’m from a different region, but you will get used to the way I
talk.
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Fill in the blanks
1. Let’s get ready! We are getting _______________
at the next station.
2. I’m terribly tired because I got _______________
very early.
3. I bet you can get _______________ this new
software. It’s not really that different to the
old one.
4. Do you think he can get _______________ the
train by himself with four bags?
5. I got_______________ going to that terrible
party, thankfully!
Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.
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Describing changes
For this activity, you should give three answers to each question below;
when you were young, now, and when you get old.
What fears do you have?
What are your hobbies?
What is the most important thing in your
life?
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What is popular in your country?
■ Name one product that has
gained a lot of popularity
within a couple years in
your home country.
■ What was the cause of it
becoming popular and how
do people react to it?
■ Do you think it will still be
the same in the future?
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Depending on how much work you have,
how much sleep you get and if you have
any personal problems, your emotions
can change every day.
Your work graph
On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being happiest, describe how your emotions
can change throughout a week.
Try to use get and become in your sentences.
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Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check
if you have achieved all the goals of the lesson.
yes no
_______________________________
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Reflect on the goals
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Think about everything you have seen in this lesson.
What were the most difficult activities or words? The easiest?
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– If you have time, go over
the most difficult slides again
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Reflect on this lesson
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1. Kevin decided to _______________ an engineer after
college.
2. Marie _______________ angry at her friend last night.
3. Lucy _______________ a teacher 25 years ago.
4. She _______________ nervous when she went into the
doctor’s office for the results.
5. I usually don’t _______________ scared when watching
horror films.
6. He _______________ promoted two weeks ago.
7. My students will _______________ graduates soon.
8. Your father will _______________ healthier after going
to the gym every day.
9. I have _______________ used to waking up early in the
morning for work.
10. She never _______________ accustomed to how the
company policies work.
become
get
Homework: get vs become
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Did you have a dream job when you were little? What did you
want to be? What made you want to be that? How did your life
change after you’ve made that decision? Write your story.
Homework: writing activity
When I was _______________ years old, I wanted to become a …
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