Cousin Charlie visits the Zoo Phrasal verbs with Get
I get on with my cousin Charlie. The problem is I don’t get on with his kids. He is a
single parent. They are always getting up to something as soon as your back is
turned. But they never get into trouble, they always get away with it. They are very
clever! Anyway, Charlie came to visit. He said being a single parent was getting him
down. I said he should get out more. I offered to baby-sit while he went out. Big
mistake! They asked me to take them to the zoo. I refused because it’s so expensive,
but they managed to get round me. They always know how to get round me, I’m too
soft! So we all got on the bus, and got off in front of the zoo. I told them to meet me at
the café in one hour. Don’t get up to anything! I said. The zoo was very peaceful. The
peace lasted about ten minutes. Suddenly there were people shouting, screaming,
police sirens. The Kids. Yes, they had managed to get into the lion’s enclosure and the
lions had escaped. Unfortunately the kids fell into the pool and got pneumonia. The
doctor said they would soon get over the illness. I don’t think i will ever get over the
experience. Exercise 1. Match the phrasal verb with the definition
1. Get on with someone
2. Get over an illness or bad experience
3. Get into somewhere
4. Get away with something
5. Get on a bus/train
6. Get off a bus/train
7. Get round someone
8. Get up to something bad
9. Get into trouble
10. Get someone down
a. Enter a bus, or train
b. Leave a bus or train
c. Persuade or convince someone to do
something
d. Have a good relationship with someone
e. manage to enter somewhere
f. Do something (naughty)
g. Be told off because of your actions
h. Recover from
i. Make someone depressed
j. Do something bad and not get caught
Read through the story with a partner and see if you can remember which verbs go in each
gap. DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING. Then you can use it again and again.
I _________ my cousin Charlie. The problem is I don’t _________ his Kids. He is a single
parent. They are always _________ something as soon as your back is turned. But they never
_________ trouble, they always _________ it. They are very clever! Anyway, Charlie came to
visit. He said being a single parent was _________ him _________. I said he should
_________ more. I offered to baby-sit while he went out. Big mistake! They asked me to take
them to the zoo. I refused because it’s so expensive, but they managed to _________ me.
They always know how to _________ me, I’m too soft! So we all _________ the bus, and
_________ in front of the zoo. I told them to meet me at the café in one hour. Don’t
_________ anything! I said. The zoo was very peaceful. The peace lasted about ten minutes.
Suddenly there were people shouting, screaming, police sirens. The Kids. Yes, they had
managed to _________ the lion’s enclosure and the lions had escaped. Unfortunately the kids
fell into the pool and got pneumonia. The doctor said they would soon _________ the illness.
I don’t think I will ever get over the experience.
Ask you partner these questions. Use the phrasal verb in your answer.
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4.
5.
Who do you get on with? Who don´t you get on with?
Have you ever cheated in test and got away with it?
Is it easier to get round your Mum or your dad?
What things get you down? Rainy days?
How would you get into your house if you lost your keys?
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