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Lesson 35 / Have fun
5 phrases · 12 minutes · Look, listen and try.
Get out of the small playhouse, stand up and join a game.
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I tripped on the grass and fell over.
I tripped on the grass and fell over.
The little tower fell over during the game.
The little tower fell over during the game.
Can be used for falling people or falling objects. The past tense of “fall” is “fell”.
Cambridge Dictionary · fall over
Come on, let us get out of the playhouse.
Come on, let us get out of the playhouse.
He got out and joined his friends on the grass.
He got out and joined his friends on the grass.
When referring to the name of the place where you are staying, you often use “get out of”.
I sat on the grass, then got up to play again.
I sat on the grass, then got up to play again.
Can you get up without using your hands?
Can you get up without using your hands?
“Get up” is not just used to get out of bed; in the exercise is to stand up from a low position.
If you know the answer, jump in and help us.
If you know the answer, jump in and help us.
Everyone jumped in to help finish the game board.
Everyone jumped in to help finish the game board.
The meaning in the lesson is to participate or give suggestions immediately, not jump into the water.
Can I get my toy car back before we go home?
Can I get my toy car back before we go home?
He got the ball back after the game.
He got the ball back after the game.
Needs objects between “get” and “back”. Different from "go back" which means to return to a place.
The examples were written for this course. Usage was checked against Matt Errey’s book, pages 44, 52, 53, 69, 50. A2–B1 is the course’s intended level.
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Nam tripped and fell slightly on the soft grass.
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Nam walked out of the low toy house.
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Nam stood up from the grass after sitting or stumbling slightly.
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Nam excitedly joined a group of friends playing a simple game.
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Nam received back the toy car he lent to his friend.
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Did you fall over near the slide?
Did you fall over near the slide?
Yes, but I can get up on my own.
Yes, but I can get up on my own.
Take your time. We can get back to the game later.
Take your time. We can get back to the game later.
“Fall over” means fall; here “get up” means rise after falling. The playground context differs from getting out of bed in the morning.
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During a playground game, a child loses balance, lands on the grass, and then stands again. Another child has borrowed her ball.
Describe the first event.
The child fell over on the grass.
Losing balance and landing on the grass is “fell over”; “fell” is the past of “fall”.
Give the past form: The child gets up without help.
The child got up without help.
“Gets” changes to irregular past “got”; “got up” here means standing after a fall.
Ask for the borrowed ball using get back.
Can I get my ball back before the next game?
“Get my ball back” retrieves the borrowed ball, matching the taught sense of “get back” rather than resuming play.
The usage comparisons are checked against the Cambridge Dictionary entries linked beside the compared expressions. The additional conversations and exercises are written for this course.
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