PHRASES WITH GET
USEFUL THINGS
USING TECHNOLOGY
SMARTPHONES
MIXED CHALLENGE
100

Complete the sentence:
I ______ cold while I was waiting for the bus.

Answer: got

100

Choose the correct word:
I used the ______ to dry my hair.
a) blender
b) hairdryer
c) toaster

Answer: hairdryer

100

Complete the sentence:
Please ______ off the TV before you go to bed.

Answer: turn

100

Choose the correct word:
When my battery was low, I used a ______.
a) ringtone
b) portable charger
c) touch screen

Answer: portable charger

100

Choose the correct form:
While I ______ the games console, my mum called me.
a) played
b) was playing

Answer: was playing

200

Choose the correct form:
It (got / was getting) dark when we left the park.

Answer: was getting

200

Complete the sentence:
My mum was using the ______ when the electricity went out.
 

Possible answers: microwave oven / blender / toaster

200

Complete the sentence:
I was trying to ______ in my portable charger when the lesson started.

Answer: plug

200

Complete the sentence:
I was downloading an ______ when the Wi-Fi stopped working.

Answer: app

200

Complete the sentence:
We were watching the smart TV when it suddenly ______ dark outside.
 

Answer: got

300

Correct the sentence:
We got bored while we were wait for the teacher.

Answer: We got bored while we were waiting for the teacher.

300

Correct the sentence:
I was brush my teeth when my electric toothbrush stopped.

Answer: I was brushing my teeth when my electric toothbrush stopped.

300

Correct the sentence:
She was turn on the TV when her phone rang.

Answer: She was turning on the TV when her phone rang.

300

Correct the sentence:
My ringtone was rang while I slept.

Answer: My ringtone rang while I was sleeping.

300

Put the words in the correct order:
was / when / I / my app / using / Wi-Fi / stopped / the
 

Answer: I was using my app when the Wi-Fi stopped.

400

Make one sentence from the prompts:
I / walk home / get lost / it / get dark

Possible answer: I got lost while I was walking home, and it was getting dark.

400

Make one sentence from the prompts:
he / watch the smart TV / remote control / fall on the floor

Possible answer: He was watching the smart TV when the remote control fell on the floor.

400

Make one sentence from the prompts:
we / unplug / the DVD player / teacher / come in

Possible answer: We were unplugging the DVD player when the teacher came in.

400

Make one sentence from the prompts:
she / look at the touch screen / battery / die

Possible answer: She was looking at the touch screen when the battery died.

400

Correct the sentence:
While I used the blender, my sister was calling me.

Answer: While I was using the blender, my sister called me.

500

Speaking challenge:
Make a short sentence or mini-story using 2 phrases from this list:
get bored, get cold, get dark, get lost, get tired

Possible answer: We were getting tired when we got lost in the city.

500

Speaking challenge 3-5 sentences:
Make a mini-story using two of these words:
blender, toaster, remote control, USB stick, games console, microwave oven

Possible answer: I was looking for my USB stick when my little brother turned on the games console.

500

Speaking challenge 2-3 sentences:
Tell a mini-story using turn on / turn off / plug in / unplug and both tenses.

Possible answer: I was plugging in my laptop when my brother turned off the Wi-Fi.

500

Speaking challenge:
Make a short story using 3 words:
app, battery, ringtone, touch screen, Wi-Fi, portable charger

Possible answer: I was using an app when my battery died, and then my ringtone started playing because my friend called me.

500

Final speaking task:
Tell a 2-sentence story using:

  • one phrase with get

  • one technology word

  • one smartphone word

  • both Past Simple and Past Continuous

Possible answer:
I was walking home when it got dark, and my phone battery died. I was trying to use my portable charger when I got lost.

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