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To getLet's look at some expressions with the verb "to get".These expressions are very common, and you already know a few.Here are some more. Try and learn them.He gets up at half-past seven every morning.The train gets in at eleven thirty.It took him a long time to get over his illness.Let's go home. It's getting dark.Speak louder. She's getting very deaf.These records are cheaper than those, but they are still quite expensive.Please, go and get me a paper, I'm too busy to go myself.The burglar got into the house through a small window.Take a number thirty-seven bus and get off at Charing Cross.Everyone was trying to get on the bus at once.What's the matter? - I've got a headache, a toothache, a sore throat and a cold,and nobody asks me how I feel!

Men speak of women as the "fair sex" or the "gentle sex" or the "weaker sex".Women rarely speak of men as the "stronger sex".Some men think they are considered as the "paying sex".My wife dreams every night that she's married to a millionaire.You're lucky. Mine dreams she's married to a millionaire in the daytime!Nature has given us ears which are always openand a mouth which it is often better to keep shut.Two proud parents were showing their son his new brother.The boy looked at the baby for a minute and then started crying.The parents smiled. "What's the matter? they asked.It's got no hair or teeth", the child sobbed.It's not fair. It's an old baby."We do not ask you to learn the irregular verbs in two or three daysbut only to repeat them when we meet them.

Your bodyThere are many words in English which include parts of the body.For instance: When I have the 'flu, I keep a supply of paper handkerchiefs.You look very busy. Can I give you a hand?Mr. Marsden is head of the board of directors.He is too nosy. He is interested in anything that doesn't concern him.Teacher. - Is "trousers" singular or plural?Pupil. - Please sir, singular at the top and plural at the bottom.That was a cheeky answer.The two runners were very close, they were almost neck and neck.When you are driving, always keep the spare wheel handy.And, of course, when you are drinking your beer, you can say "Chin chin!"Other parts of the body are the arms, the elbows and the fingers.Lower, we have the legs, the knees, the feet and the toes.

A touch of 'fluDavid woke up with a headache and a sore throat.He called Joan and told her he felt ill.She took his temperature and saw it was 102 (one hundred and two degrees) so she called the doctor.David was sleeping when the doctor arrived.Hello. What's the matter with you?He felt David forehead and listened to his chest.Then he said: "It's touch of 'flu, nothing serious.Take these tablets and keep warm. You'll soon be on your feet."That doctor put me on my feet very quickly.Oh, how did he do that?I had to sell my car to pay the bill!On the face, you have the eyes, the nose and the mouth.My head aches and my hands are cold.I think I have a touch of 'flu or a cold.

When I was in America, I took some very good photos.Hello, how are you? - I'm tired. I only came back from my trip yesterday.That was my wife's car you saw me with.We heard about his trip and the things he did. It was very interesting.How about a glass of beer? - No thanks, I'm not thirsty.Did you see him yesterday? - No, I didn't.He didn't pay his bill because he didn't have any money.Who was that lady I saw you with last night?That wasn't a lady, that was my wife.We thought he had understood.Mother. - What did you do on your first day at school?Child. - I learnt to write.Mother. - Already! Well, what did you write?Child. - I don't know. I can't read.