Help with "get", any suggestions?

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Enric - 24 Nov 2003 11:22 GMT

Hi!
I'm an English teacher, teaching intermediate level students. In my
lessons I have come acoss the verb "get" in very different contexts
and situations.Although I can explain the use of "get" in different
situations I would like to know if there's some kind of internet
ressource in relation with this subject. Have you ever taught "get" in
your classes? have you got any ideas or suggestions? I assume that a
whole monographic class would be boring unless I could explain it
through a game or something similar.
Thanks in advance.

Enric

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Adrian Bailey - 24 Nov 2003 14:46 GMT

> Hi!
> I'm an English teacher, teaching intermediate level students. In my
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> through a game or something similar.
> Thanks in advance.

My advice would be 'Don't teach "get".' Instead, teach different uses of
'get' at the relevant points of the curriculum. 'Get', alone and in
combination, forms several unrelated lexemes, and I'd say it'd be pretty
confusing to tackle them together and out of context.

Adrian

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Help with "get", any suggestions?