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Unit 8: Everyday Verbs 2 (Go, Turn, Get, Become)

LÝ THUYẾT CHI TIẾT (THEORY)

Get là một động từ cực kỳ phổ biến trong tiếng Anh, tuy nhiên không phải lúc nào cũng phù hợp để nói về các sự thay đổi. Hãy chú ý các từ thay thế cho 'get' dưới đây để cải thiện văn phong (style) của bạn.

A. Go, không dùng get

B. Turn, không dùng get

C. Get và Become

D. Các từ thay thế nâng cao khác

E. Lỗi lạm dụng & dùng sai từ 'Get' thường gặp

Câu dùng sai (Wrong) Câu đúng (Right)
I was able to get new friends. I was able to make new friends.
A year ago he got a heart attack. A year ago he had/suffered a heart attack.
If I get a child of my own one day ... If I have a child of my own one day ...
I was getting crazy. I was going crazy.
In June, I got a baby, James. In June, I had a baby, James.

Kết quả bài làm của bạn

Bài 8.1: Trả lời câu hỏi sử dụng cụm từ cố định ở phần A và B

Hãy điền câu trả lời ngắn gọn (chứa cụm từ thích hợp, ví dụ: go bald / turn red). Hệ thống chấp nhận các đáp án đúng ngữ pháp.

1. What can happen to men as they get older? (Clue: Think of their hair.)
2. What can happen if you are embarrassed? (Clue: Think of your face.)
3. What can happen if you get bad news? (Clue: Think of your face or hair.)
4. What can happen to the pages of a newspaper after a long time?
5. What happens to strawberries as they ripen?
6. The poet John Milton lost his eyesight at the end of his life. What is another way of saying that?
7. The composer Beethoven lost his hearing at the end of his life. What is another way of saying that?
8. At the end of Shakespeare's play, Hamlet loses his mind. What is another way of saying that?
9. If it is about to rain, what might happen to the sky?

Bài 8.2: Sửa lỗi sai trong các câu sau (Dựa theo phần C, D, E)

Hãy viết lại toàn bộ câu đã được sửa lỗi chính xác.

1. Dinosaurs got extinct thousands of years ago.
2. When I get married, I'd like to get lots of children.
3. Janet fell depressed after failing her final exams.
4. Hamid has always dreamt of getting famous.
5. Would you be interested in growing involved in this project?
6. More people have got homeless this year than in any previous year.
7. My sister got a baby last week.
8. My grandfather got a heart attack last winter.

Bài 8.3: Thay thế các từ 'get' bằng dạng đúng của từ trong hộp gợi ý

become  |  fall  |  become  |  grow  |  have  |  make

As you (1) older, you'll begin to understand your parents better. (2) angry with them all the time doesn't help. You may not want to go to summer camp when none of your friends will be there, but your parents know you will soon (3) new friends there. You would all have gone on a family holiday together if your grandmother hadn't (4) ill, but surely you can understand why they don't want to leave her. You'll feel much more sympathetic to your parents' feelings when you (5) a child of your own!

Bài 8.4: Hoàn thành cụm từ cố định trong các câu sau

Điền một từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống.

1. I think I'd go if I had to put up with such a terrible boss!
2. It was a wonderful sunset. The sky gold and we sat on the terrace enjoying it.
3. Once upon a time the walls were probably cream but they have brown now and badly need repainting.
4. When I start grey, I'm definitely going to dye my hair.
5. As the headmaster walked into the hall, the children all silent.
6. The noise on the street louder and I looked out of the window to see what was happening.
7. My grandmother is a little afraid of ill while she is abroad.
8. I was so embarrassed that I bright red.