hello everyone;
I’m trying to find some examples through which show the meaning of “GET” to my basic level class ,but I seem to be at loss .Could someone help please. Just give me two or three simple sentences to use them as my examples.
Hello Lilish,
Here are some:
- I didn’t get any post
- I don’t think he got my little joke
- He gets bad headaches if he uses the pc for too long
- Can you get me some milk at the shops?
- I got very drunk last night
Other members may be able to provide other simple uses.
“Get” is also used in many idioms and phrasal verbs; but I expect those would be better left for another day.
Best wishes,
MrP
- Can you get me some milk at the shops?
Obtain? Do you mean “buy”?
Do you mean “purchase”, Molly? 
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Not for milk at the local shops, I don’t. Mind, if we are in a 19th century setting, I might choose obtain or purchase for such an action. Register, Amy, register. Is that important to you? It is to ESLers.
How about these?
If you’re going down to the cows, could you extract/obtain some milk for me?
We need to purchase at least 14,000 litres of milk from this supplier.
If you’re going down the shops, get/buy/grab us some milk, will ya?
Of course register is important in sentences, conversation, texts. However, when attempting to give various definitions of ‘get’, I see nothing wrong with using ‘obtain’ as a definition. In fact, the very first definition of ‘get’ in your link above uses the word ‘obtain’:
dictionary.cambridge.org/results … chword=get
I’m now sitting here scratching my head and wondering why in the world you posted such a link at all when you consider ‘obtain’ to be incorrect. :shock:
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And where did i say it was incorrect. I wanted to point out that I thought it wasn’t a suitable synonym for explaining “get” in the context that Mr P used. You have the right to differ.
Note the lexicographers’ extension at that link:
1 to obtain, buy or earn something.
Mr P’s action is common among natives who are not aware of the fact that students will often use the alternative that is offered by the native speaker. We end up with student using “obtain” in such sentences as:
Can you pop down the store and obtain some cigarettes for me?
If you want students to go use such in that register, feel free to tell 'em that when they need a synonym, they should use “obtain”.
The same objection might be made to your Milky purchase, old boy.
“Could you buy me some flowers, while you’re in town?”
Besides, you’ve forgotten this aspect of the question:
“I’m trying to find some examples through which show the meaning of “GET” to my basic level class.”
MrP
You’d suggest teaching “obtain” over “buy” to such a class?
So you think “Go down to the shop and obtain a bottle of milk for me” is fine, right?
Another one:
I’m gonna get (pronounced “git” here in the South) you, sucker! – catch/take into custody/harm/get even with (multiple possible meanings)
I’ve provided examples; I haven’t suggested how anyone should teach them. (I suggest you go back and reread Lilish’s original post.)
MrP
From the “obtain” example you gave, don’t you think Lilish might just go into the classroom and teach it?
Ahhh… another one:
- I’m gonna get her.
(I’m gonna seduce her)
“Going to”?
yep
And the connection to the thread question is…?
You have missed the point. Go back and reread the original post.
Note too that if a teacher explains “get” in terms of “obtain”, and in English, the class a) presumably already understands “obtain” b) is not “basic”. Thus there is no problem.
If a teacher explains “get” in the students’ first language, on the other hand, the question of “obtain” does not arise. Thus again, there is no problem.
MrP
You’ve been an ESL student, have you?
Neither you nor I have ever been an ESL student, old chap: for one very good reason.
MrP