14 Complete these sentences using the various meanings of get and particle (if needed) in the right form. Then, write the meaning in brackets next to the sentence. 0. We ll never get to the station on time. arrive somewhere 5. My sister can seem really stupid sometimes. I just can t ............................................................. her that she is really clever and pretty, she s convinced she s hopeless at everything and ugly. ........................................................... 1. I hope I ll ............................................................. the other people in the yoga class I start next week. Are you sure you don t want to come with me? ............................................................. 6. We can go to the sports centre on foot, that way we can ............................................................. some extra exercise. 2. Hurry up! Kick-off is at 3 p.m., we have to be on the playing field in half an hour and you haven t even started ............................................................. yet. ............................................................. 7. Would you like to join the new Health and Fitness club we ve started at school? We ............................................................. every Wednesday after class. ............................................................. ............................................................. 3. My sister is ............................................................. dinner tonight as mum and dad are going out. I hope she cooks something healthy, I m trying to keep fit and lose a bit of weight. ............................................................. 8. You won t ............................................................. telling Mrs Jones that you were too poorly yesterday to do your English assignment you look the picture of health! 4. Talk about being a couch potato! He didn t ............................................................. till 1 p.m. on Sunday and then moved from the bed to the sofa where he stayed all day, playing video games and eating snacks! ............................................................. 9. Come on, ............................................................. the loss and let s train better for the next match! ............................................................. TRANSLATION ............................................................. FROM SENTENCES TO PHRASE 15 Translate the sentences which have already been divided into chunks. Pietro Mennea 1. Pietro Mennea nacque a Barletta il 20 giugno 1958 e morì il 21 marzo 2013. Pietro Mennea = nacque = a Barletta = il 20 giugno 1958 = e morì = il 21 marzo 2013 = il campione italiano dei 200 metri = 3. Stabilì il record dei 200 metri alle Universiadi a Città del Messico il 12 settembre 1979 con un tempo di 19.72 secondi. Stabilì = il record dei 200 metri = alle Universiadi (World University Games) = 2. All età di 19 anni, era già diventato il campione italiano dei 200 metri. All età di 19 anni = era già diventato = a Città del Messico = il 12 settembre 1979 = con un tempo di 19.72 secondi = 16 Divide the rest of the text into phrases and then translate it. Quando, dopo 16 anni, 9 mesi e 11 giorni, Michael Johnson batté il record di Mennea con un tempo di 19.66 secondi, Mennea disse che non aveva mai pensato che il suo record sarebbe durato così a lungo. Tuttavia, il tempo di Mennea rimane il record europeo dei 200 metri. B1 UNIT 1 16