номер 2, страница 75 - гдз по английскому языку 5-11 класс учебник Latham-Koenig, Oxenden

2 LOOKING AT LANGUAGE

get

get is one of most common verbs in English; it is frequently used by Quentin Blake in this interview. Learning expressions with get, and thoroughly assimilating the variety of meanings of this important verb, will help you to understand native speakers better.

a Watch some extracts from the interview and complete the missing words in the highlighted phrases.

1 '...but we got . And I thought, 'Well, I'll, I'll try - keep - I'll try and keep on with this until I'm 30..."

2 'Um, and I got , but I passed 30 and I didn't notice!'

3 'But, um, er, we talked quite a lot, again, some of it was about the, about the technicalities of the book, getting it better...'

4 '...but I think, to get, to get the of the book, which is a terribly important thing...'

5 'So he - after a bit he said, 'This apron's getting the , isn't it?"

6 '...if you have a quill, or a nib, or a reed pen, you get a of scratch...'

7 'When I was a young man, I got and went to see him.'

b With a partner, say what the phrases mean, using a synonym for get where possible.