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gain (v) get in (phr v) give up (phr v)

• gain experience • Can you get in through the • Has David given up playing
gallery (n) window? tennis?
• an art gallery get off (phr v) give way (phr v)
game (n) • We get off at the next stop. • You must give way to traffic
gap (n) get on (phr v) at a roundabout
garage (n) • Get your coat on and then we glad (adj)
garden can leave. glance (v)
game (n) • How are you getting on now? glass (n)
gap (n) get on (with) (phr v) glasses (n pi)
garage (n) • She got on with her work. global warming (n)
garden (n) • I'm getting on well with glove (n)
garlic (n) French. go (v)
gas (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: petrol) • Do you get on well with Sam? goal (n)
gas station (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: get rid of (phr v) goalkeeper (n)
petrol station) • Have you got rid of those old goat (n)
gate (n) documents? go for (phr v)
general (adj) get up (phr v) He went for the job
generally (adv) • What time do you get up in The dog went for the man.
• 1 generally get home about the morning? gold (adj & n)
7.00. giant (adj) golden (adj)
generation (n) gift (n) golf (n)
generous (adj) giraffe (n) good (adj)
gentle (adj) girl (n) • The film was very good.
geography (n) girlfriend (n) • to be good at maths
get (v) give (v) good afternoon (exclam)
get along (with) (v & phr v) give back (phr v) good-looking (adj)
• How do you get along with • Give me back this book on good morning (exclam)
Harry? Tuesday, please. go off (phr v)
get back (phr v) give in (phr v) • They went off to Australia.
• When did you get back from • Have you given in your • Suddenly the lights went off.
New York? homework yet? go on (phr v)
get down (phr v) • Do you give in? Shall I tell • The meeting went on until six
• Get down at once! you now? o'clock.
• Did you get all the notes give out (phr v) • What's going on?
down? • Will you give out these
get fit (v) papers for me, please?

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go out (phr v) granddaughter (n) grocery store (n) (Am Eng)
• Are you going out this grandfather (n) groom (n)
evening? grandma (n) ground (n)
• The fire has gone out. grandmother (n) group (n)
• Is Barbara still going out with grandpa (n) grow (v)
Thomas, or have they broken grandparent (n) grow up (phr v)
up? grandson (n) • Children grow up fast.
gorgeous (adj) granny (n) guard (n)
government (n) grant (n) guess (n & v)
go (with/together) (phr v) • He was given a grant to study guest (n)
• Your tie doesn't go with your in Australia. (n) guest-house (n)
shirt. grape (n) guide (n & v)
• Your tie and shirt don't go graphics (n pi) guidebook (n)
together. grass (n) guilty (adj)
grab (v) grateful (adj) guitar (n)
• He grabbed my bag and ran great (adj) guitarist (n)
away. green (adj & n) gum (n)
grade (n) greet (v) • chewing gum
graduation (n) greeting (n) gun (n)
gram(me) (n) grey (adj & n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: guy (n)
grammar (n) gray) gym (n)
grandchild (n) grill (n & v) gymnastics (n)
grand(d)ad (n) grilled (adj)

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