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   Bella Welcome! Today we study get over, which means to recover
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   Bella from an illness or emotional shock. This phrasal
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   Bella verb helps you describe gradual personal recovery over time.
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   Bella Notice that healing takes patience, and people often feel
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   Bella better step by step rather than all at once.
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   Bella Elena had a severe flu this winter. She stayed
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   Bella home resting, drank hot tea, and slowly regained her
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   Bella energy before returning to work yesterday.
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   Bella To get over something means to feel better after an illness,
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    Bella sadness, or difficulty. Recovery is often gradual,
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    Bella and each person improves at their own pace.
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    Bella When Mark missed a promotion, he was upset. He did
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    Bella not recover instantly, but with support from friends, he gradually
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    Bella got over the disappointment.
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    Bella Think about how people heal. Does get over promise
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    Bella that recovery will always be quick or complete?
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    Bella Get over describes recovery without promising that healing
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    Bella is always quick or complete. People heal at different
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    Bella speeds depending on the situation.
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    Bella You can use get over for illnesses like colds and flu.
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    Bella It also works for broken hearts, difficult tests,
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    Bella or sudden changes in your daily life.
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    Bella Get over focuses on personal recovery from an illness
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    Bella or difficult feeling. It differs from fixing an external machine
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    Bella or finding an instant answer. Healing depends on the person,
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    Bella so recovery happens at different speeds.
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    Bella Notice the grammatical pattern. Get over takes
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    Bella an object directly after the word over. You can get
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    Bella over a cold, or simply get over it.
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    Bella Pronouns always come after over. We say get over it,
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    Bella never get it over. This rule applies whether you are recovering
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    Bella from an illness or an emotional shock.
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    Bella In natural speech, connect the final sound of get
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    Bella smoothly to the vowel in over. Listen closely
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    Bella and say get over, sounding relaxed and clear.
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    Bella Test your grammar knowledge. Which sentence correctly
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    Bella places the pronoun after the phrasal verb?
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    Bella With get over meaning to recover, the pronoun must follow
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    Bella over, giving got over it. Placing the pronoun
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    Bella between get and over produces a different meaning.
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    Bella Now prepare for four real conversations. Listen for
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    Bella words describing health, time, and emotional reactions
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    Bella to determine whether someone is truly recovering.
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    Bella Listen to Alice talk to George about returning to work after
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    Bella being ill.
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    George Good morning! Are you feeling any better today?
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    Unlabelled speaker Yes, thank you. I am finally getting
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    Unlabelled speaker over that terrible chest cold.
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    Unlabelled speaker That is great news, but please make sure you take
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    Unlabelled speaker it easy this morning.
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    Bella Alice says she is getting over a chest cold, meaning she is
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    Bella gradually regaining health. Evidence: Yes,
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    Bella thank you. I am finally getting over that terrible chest cold.
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    George Good morning! Are you feeling any better today?
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    Unlabelled speaker Yes, thank you. I am finally getting
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    Unlabelled speaker over that terrible chest cold.
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    Unlabelled speaker That is great news, but please make sure you take
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    Unlabelled speaker it easy this morning.
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    Bella Listen to Alice discuss her low exam score with George.
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    George Alice, you seem much calmer about the exam score today.
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    Unlabelled speaker I was really disappointed at first, but
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    Unlabelled speaker I am starting to get over it.
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    Unlabelled speaker I am glad to hear that. We can study together
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    Unlabelled speaker for the retake.
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    Bella Alice explains that she is starting to get over her disappointment
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    Bella about the score. Evidence: I was really disappointed
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    Bella at first, but I am starting to get over it.
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    George Alice, you seem much calmer about the exam score today.
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    Unlabelled speaker I was really disappointed at first, but
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    Unlabelled speaker I am starting to get over it.
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    Unlabelled speaker I am glad to hear that. We can study together
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    Unlabelled speaker for the retake.
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    Bella Listen to Jessica talk to Roger about her cancelled holiday
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    Bella flight.
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    Unlabelled speaker Were you upset when the airline cancelled your holiday
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    Unlabelled speaker flight?
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    Unlabelled speaker I was angry all weekend, but I will get
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    Unlabelled speaker over it once I reschedule.
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    Unlabelled speaker Good attitude. You can book another trip for
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    Unlabelled speaker next month.
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    Bella Jessica explains that she will get over her anger once she
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    Bella reschedules her trip. Evidence: I was
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    Bella angry all weekend, but I will get over it once I reschedule.
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    Unlabelled speaker Were you upset when the airline cancelled your holiday
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    Unlabelled speaker flight?
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    Unlabelled speaker I was angry all weekend, but I will get
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    Unlabelled speaker over it once I reschedule.
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    Unlabelled speaker Good attitude. You can book another trip for
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    Unlabelled speaker next month.
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    Bella Listen to Roger ask Jessica about her strained leg
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    Bella muscle after running.
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    Roger How is your leg feeling after that gentle jog, Jessica?
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    Unlabelled speaker It feels much stronger. It took three weeks,
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    Unlabelled speaker but I got over the muscle strain.
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    Unlabelled speaker That is great news. We will increase your running
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    Unlabelled speaker distance slowly this week.
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    Bella Jessica confirms that she got over the muscle strain after
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    Bella three weeks of rest. Evidence: It feels much
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    Bella stronger. It took three weeks, but I got over the muscle strain.
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     Roger How is your leg feeling after that gentle jog, Jessica?
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     Unlabelled speaker It feels much stronger. It took three weeks,
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     Unlabelled speaker but I got over the muscle strain.
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     Unlabelled speaker That is great news. We will increase your running
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     Unlabelled speaker distance slowly this week.
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     Bella Now it is your turn to speak. Say aloud: I
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     Bella had a heavy cold, but I am slowly getting over it. Practise
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     Bella speaking with steady rhythm and natural confidence.
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     Bella Learners often ask if get over only relates to
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     Bella recovery. In physical contexts, it can also mean
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     Bella climbing over an obstacle like a fence or wall.
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     Bella You can also use get over when resolving practical obstacles.
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     Bella Teams work hard to get over technical challenges before releasing
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     Bella new products to the market.
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     Bella When a romance ends, people often say they need time
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     Bella to get over their former partner. This means recovering emotionally
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     Bella and feeling independent again.
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     Bella In conversational English, saying you cannot get over
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     Bella something expresses great surprise. It means you are so amazed
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     Bella that you still find the event hard to believe.
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     Bella Get over is neutral and widely accepted in everyday conversation
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     Bella and emails. In formal academic reports or medical
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     Bella documents, writers usually prefer the verb recover.
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     Bella Remember that the words stay together when get over means recovery.
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     Bella You must always say get over the flu, never get
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     Bella the flu over.
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     Bella You have completed this lesson on get over. Remember
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     Bella that healing takes patience and time. Keep practising your
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     Bella English every day, and celebrate each small step forward.

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1. Pregunta 1

   Which sentence talks about recovering from a mild illness?

   A She is getting over a cough this week. B She just caught a cough this week. C She is trying to avoid catching a cough this week.
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2. Pregunta 2

   Which sentence says that recovery has finished?

   A Leo is still getting over his cold. B Leo is over his cold now. C Leo gets over his cold right now.
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3. Pregunta 3

   Which sentence uses get over correctly for recovery?

   A He had a rough week, but he got it over. B He had a rough week, but he got over with it. C He had a rough week, but he got over it.
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4. Pregunta 4

   Which past question is correct?

   A Did you got over your cold before the flight? B Did you get over your cold before the flight? C Were you gotten over your cold before the flight?
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