Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 4
Unit 4 • Lesson B: We have to get going.
Vocabulary
Plans and social events
fancy wedding
wedding reception
call a meeting
cancel plans
dress up (for a fancy wedding)
find it hard to (get through the day)
hurry
tell a white lie (to get out of an
invitation)
walk in late
wear formal clothes
Expressions with get
get going
get home
get ready at the last minute
get the feeling that . . .
get to know
get used to (dressing up)
Inseparable phrasal verbs
get around to (buying a gift)
get away with (wearing jeans)
get off work early
get out of (an invitation)
get out of (going to a party)
get over (an argument)
get over (feeling embarrassed)
get through (an event)
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(n) She really likes to go to fancy weddings.
(n) The wedding reception wasn't as good as I expected.
(v) My boss just call a meeting and I was about to go home.
(v) I hate when people cancel plans at last minut.
(v) I really love to dress up fancy.
(v) I used to find it hard to move over my ex, but I made it.
(v) Taylor hurry, I want to know what will be the next album you are re-releasing.
(v)
Can you tell a white lie? I really don't want to go to school today.
(v) My mom thinks walk in late is impolite.
(v) He likes to wear formal clothes for his work.
(v) We need to get going if we want to see the entire movie.
(v) I really want to get home and take a shower, today was a bad day.
(v) Why do you always get ready at the last minute?
(v) I get the feeling that today is going to be a good day, I'm in a good mood.
(v) I got the oportunity to get to know him better, but at the end it was kinda disappointing.
(v) I don't get used to always wear jeans, I feel uncomfortable.
(v) Emi didn't have time to get around to buying a present for his sister.
(v) I wish I could get away with going with my pijama to the school.
(v) Diego needs to get off work early today, he needs to be at the airport at 4:00 pm
(v) Are you sure there is no way I can get out of your friend's invitation?
(v) Rumours has Selena wants to get out of grammys awards because she doesn't want to see Justin .
(v) I'm sure they will get over it, it's just another argument.
(v) At some point he will get over feeling embarrassed.
(v) I could get through another concert right now.
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Conversational expressions
All I know is that the song "29" by Demi Lovato is about her ex relationship with
All I know is that . . . Wilter Valderrama.
I don't get it. Camila used to look so healthy, I don't get it.
Oh, come on! Oh, come on! It was just a joke.

Other words
anyway (adv) It doesn't matter what advice I give to you, you are going to do whatever you want anyway.

at the last minute I dicided to go to the party at the last minute.

By the way, Justin Bieber's concert in Mexico City was better this year
By the way, . . . than the concert he had in 2011.

Grammar
Inseparable phrasal verbs
With inseparable phrasal verbs the object always comes after the particle or preposition.
(Remember, particles are words like off, on, over, etc.) The object can be a noun, a verb + -ing,
or a pronoun.

Verb + particle + object

Weren't you supposed to get off work early?

She'll never get over feeling embarrassed.

I'm sure she'll get over it.

Verb + particle + preposition + object

A Can I get away with wearing pants?

B No. You can't get away with it.

A Couldn't you get out of the meeting?

B No, I couldn’t get out of it.

A Did you get around to buying a gift?

B No, I never got around to it.

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