English lesson

UNIT 3 A
 Message to reflect on
Isaiah 55:8-9
8. My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts, says the
lord. And my ways are far beyond anything you could
imagine.
9. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my
ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher
than your thoughts..
 table of contents

01 02 03
Idiomatic Introduction GET + Noun
Expression Questions

04
GET + Adjective
05
GET + Past
06
GET + object + past
participle participle → having
someone do
something for you
Ready to
roll !
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Idiomatic
Expression
 IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION
✅ 1. “Bite off more than you can chew”
Meaning:
To take on more work or responsibility than you can handle.
Explanation:
It’s like putting too much food in your mouth—you can’t chew it all.
In life, it means you accepted something too big or difficult.
Example:
He agreed to organize the whole event by himself. He bit off more than he could
chew.
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✅ 2. “Beat around the bush”
Meaning:
To avoid talking directly about something; to not get to the point.
Explanation:
Instead of going straight to the important topic, you go in circles.
Example:
Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you really want.
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✅ 3. “Get your act together”

Meaning:
To become organized, disciplined, and focused so you can do things better.
Explanation:
It’s like fixing your “performance” in life so everything works properly.
Example:
If you want better grades, you need to get your act together.
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✅ 4. “Kill two birds with one stone”
Meaning:
To do one action that solves two problems at the same time.
Explanation:
One action gives you two benefits.
Example:
By walking to work, I kill two birds with one stone: I save money and get
exercise.
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✅ 5. “Bite the bullet”
Meaning:
To finally accept something difficult or unpleasant and just do it.
Explanation:
You don’t want to do it, but you know you must.
Example:
I don’t like going to the dentist, but I’ll bite the bullet.
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✅ 6. “Barking up the wrong tree”
Meaning:
To blame the wrong person or to look for a solution in the wrong place.
Explanation:
You think you’re right, but you're completely mistaken.
Example:
If you think I lied to you, you’re barking up the wrong tree.
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Introduction
Questions
 INTRODUCTION QUESTION

1. What does “get an email” mean?

2. If someone says “I got a new phone,” what did they do?
3. What does “get to school” mean?
4. What are some things you can “get” at a supermarket?
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GET + NOUN
 Get + Noun
● The verb get is a polysemic verb. This one of the most common verbs in
English and can be used in different ways.
● According to research we did. We were able to discover that “Get” has
different uses and different meanings relate to the context.
● Different meanings of Get + Noun
1. Obtain.
● R//I need to get some files from the archives.
1. Take
● R// She gets the train to work every day.
1. Receive
● R// Did you get my email yesterday?
1. Buy
● R// We must get some milk. There isn’t any left.
1. Understand
● R// I didn’t get what he said. Did you?
1. Catch
● R// Did you get the cat when it jumped off the tree?
 Get + to
● Pivotal point: When we use the verb get with
the preposition “to” “Get to” this one going to
mean: arrive. Example. I need to get to my
home. When I get to my job, I’m going to start
to work.
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GET +
ADJECTIVE
Get + Adjective
● What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes, modifies, or gives more information
about a noun (a person, place, thing, or idea).
When we use GET + adjective, it shows a change of state. It means
someone or something becomes a new condition.
Get + Adjective = Become + adjective. In Spanish means Ponerse /
Volverse / Hacerse / Llegar a estar.
● Example
1. When I got home and I saw my mess, I got angry.
2. I got nervous before the exam.
3. He got happy when he saw the gift.
 Important data
● BE + adjective
Describe a state (cómo estás).
He is angry. = Él está enojado.
● GET + adjective
Describe a change (cómo te pones).
He got angry. = Él se puso enojado.
● BE + comparative (adjective + er / more + adjective)
Comparative states
He is angrier today. = Hoy está más enojado.
● GET + comparative
Cambio hacia un estado más intenso.
He is getting angrier. = Se está poniendo más enojado.
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GET + PAST
PARTICIPLE
 Get + Past participle
● GET + past participle → informal passive (something happens to you)
● This structure is used instead of BE + past participle to make a passive sentence.
● It is more informal and is often used for bad or unexpected events.
● Structure:
● get + past participle
● Meaning:
● Something happens to you, usually something negative.
● Examples:
● He got fired.
● → Someone fired him. (He didn’t choose it.)
● My car got stolen.
● → Someone stole my car.
● We got caught.
● → Someone caught us.
● She got hurt.
● → She was injured.
● This structure is very common in everyday spoken English.
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GET + object + past
participle → having
someone do something
for you
 GET + object + past participle → having someone do something
for you
● This structure is used in informal spoken English to mean that you ask or
pay someone else to do something for you.
● It is similar to:
have + object + past participle
● Structure:
get + object + past participle
● Meaning:
● You cause someone else to perform the action.
● Examples:
● I got my hair cut.
→ Someone cut my hair (not me).
● I need to get my phone fixed.
→ I need someone to fix my phone.
● We got our house painted last week.
→ We hired someone to paint our house.
● I'm going to get my car washed.
→ Someone else will wash my car.
Used for services you request or pay for.
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READING
A Day Everything
Got Complicated
Yesterday was one of those days when everything got a little crazy.
I was leaving work late because things had gotten busy in the afternoon. By the time I finally got
outside, it had gotten dark and much colder. I was already starting to get tired, but I just wanted to
get home as fast as possible.
When I got home, I opened the door and immediately got angry the whole living room was a
mess. It looked like my cat had been running around like a little tornado. Things were on the floor,
the couch was dirty, and one of my plants had gotten knocked over.
I knew I should get my apartment cleaned, but I didn’t feel like doing it myself, so I decided I
would get a cleaning service to come the next morning.
Then I noticed something worse: my car wouldn’t start. Somehow the engine had gotten
damaged. I was so frustrated, but I tried not to get too upset. I called a mechanic and asked if he
could get my car fixed before the weekend. He told me he would try, but things were getting
complicated at the shop too.
After all that, I sat on the couch and tried to relax. Slowly, I got calmer, and things didn’t seem as
bad. I thought:
“Life gets better when you stop stressing about what you can’t control.”
By the time I went to bed, I felt that the day had been difficult, but I had gotten through it. And
honestly, I knew tomorrow would get better.
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ACTIVITY
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1. My father is getting increasingly forgetful…

→ My father is becoming increasingly forgetful…
2. …where I can get a newspaper?
→ …where I can buy a newspaper?
3. Could you get your brother to lend you the money?
→ Could you persuade / convince your brother to lend you the money?
(La más común: persuade.)
4. We had to get the roof repaired…
→ We had to have the roof repaired…
5. I got an email out of the blue today…
→ I received an email out of the blue today…
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6. If I get the 7:30 train…

→ If I catch the 7:30 train…
7. Do you think they’ll get here in time…?
→ Do you think they’ll arrive here in time…?
8. …could you get me my jacket?
→ …could you bring me my jacket?
9. She’s going to get caught…
→ She’s going to be caught…
10. How can I get you to change your mind?
→ How can I persuade you to change your mind?
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Phrasal verb with
GET
Get off
Meaning: Go down / leave a bus, train, plane
We get off at the next stop.
Get on
Meaning: Enter or board a bus, train, plane
She got on the bus at 7.
Get over
Meaning: Recover from an illness or a difficult situation
It took him months to get over the breakup.
Get along (with)
Meaning: Have a good relationship with someone
Do you get along with your neighbors?
Get back
Meaning: Return to a place
What time did you get back home?
Get back at
Meaning: Take revenge on someone
She got back at him for the joke.
Get by
Meaning: Manage or survive, especially with little money
I don’t earn much, but I get by.
Get through
Meaning: Finish something difficult / reach someone
I have a lot of work, but I’ll get through it.
Get out
Meaning: Leave or exit a place
Get out of my room, please.
Get around
Meaning: Move from place to place / avoid a problem
It’s easy to get around the city by bike.
Get into
Meaning: Become involved in something / enter trouble
He got into trouble at school.
Get out of
Meaning: Avoid doing something
She tried to get out of the meeting.
Get used to
Meaning: Become familiar or comfortable with something
I’m getting used to my new job.
Get together
Meaning: Meet socially
Let’s get together this weekend.
Get in
Meaning: Arrive (home, office, city)
What time did you get in last night?
Meaning: Enter (a place, a building, a car)
Get in the car!
It started to rain, so we got in quickly.
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Discourse markers
 Discourse Markers
Discourse markers are words or phrases that we use in speaking or writing to organize
ideas, connect sentences, and guide the listener or reader through what we are saying.
They do not change the main meaning of a sentence, but they help make
communication clearer, smoother, and more natural.
1. . To change the topic or return to a topic
By the way = por cierto
Incidentally = dicho sea de paso
As I was saying = como decía (para volver al tema)
Example:
By the way, did you talk to John?
2. To introduce unexpected information or to clarify
Actually = de hecho / en realidad
In fact = de hecho / es más
As a matter of fact = de hecho / para ser exactos
Example:
I didn’t like the movie. In fact, I fell asleep.
These expressions correct or emphasize something.
3. To generalize
On the whole = en general
Example:
On the whole, people enjoyed the event.
4. To take everything into account / to give a balanced opinion
All in all = en conclusión / considerando todo
On the whole = en general (también funciona aquí)
Example:
All in all, it was a good trip.
5. To introduce the most important reason
Basically = básicamente / esencialmente
Essentially = esencialmente
Example:
Basically, we need more time.
6. To introduce something obvious
Obviously = obviamente
Example:
Obviously, you need a password to log in.
7. To say something again in a different way (rephrase)
In other words = en otras palabras
Example:
He didn’t pass the exam. In other words, he needs to study more.
8. To warn about a result if something happens or doesn’t happen
Otherwise = si no / de lo contrario
Example:
We need to hurry. Otherwise, we’ll miss the train.
9. To introduce a new point or change direction
As for = en cuanto a / con respecto a
As regards = con respecto a
Regarding = en relación a
Example:
As for the food, it was excellent.
10. To clarify or explain
That is to say = es decir / o sea
In other words = en otras palabras
Example:
The project is delayed — that is to say, we need more time.
11. To contrast ideas
On the one hand… on the other hand… = por un lado… por otro lado…
Example:
On the one hand, the job pays well. On the other hand, it's very stressful.
12. To add information
Besides = además
Also = también
Example:
I’m tired. Besides, I need to wake up early.
 Psalm 37:5.
Commit everything you do to the lord.
Trust him, and he will help you.
 THANK YOU SO
MUCH. BLESSINGS
FOR YOU!