Hello everybody,
I’d like to welcome Fernando, Melisa and Sebastian and thank you all for sharing stories and photographs of your best friends in class.
Check out the new Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary link. It has lots of interesting features!
See you tomorrow,
Carla
2 responses so far ↓
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guillermo
// Mar 15, 2006 at 11:06 am
Hello Carla,
last night I had a dream… in english!! I’m going crazy!! Is it possible to learn english by sleeping soundly or by taking a long nap? It would be a very comfortable way to learn.
I want to ask you a question but I don’t know how to ask the question. I’ll try. Reciently, I’ve discovered that the verb “to get” is sometimes used before another verb in order to change its meaning. For instance:
She used to play with dolls. He’ll get used to work hard.
I lost my pencil. I got lost in Bs. As. last year.
Tom married Daisy. They got married yesterday.
Am I right? Would you mind giving me more examples?
Thanks. See you.
Guillermo.
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Carla
// Mar 23, 2006 at 10:37 am
Hi Guillermo,
I’m not sure you can actually learn English by taking a nap, but I think you had a dream in English because you are very excited and maybe a bit worried about the TOEFL exam! Good luck today!
As regrads your question, GET generally implies a change or transition, similar to the verb BECOME. For example, to get used to means to become accustomed and it is always followed by a gerund , so a correct sentence should read: He’ll get used to working hard.
In get lost, get married, etc. it refers to a change to a particular state or condition.
I hope this helps.
See you next week in class,
Carla