Get Scared

Lead-in

  • How do you feel about horror movies?
  • What was the scariest movie you’ve ever watched?

Presentation

Pre

  • How easily do you get scared?
  • What kinds of things scare you?

Top Down

  • The American author, Stephen King, the master of creepy stories, recognizes that there are three types of terror. Read them and match them to the 4 texts.

A) The Gross-out: the sight of a severed head tumbling down a flight of stairs, it’s when the lights go out and something green and slimy splatters against your arm.

B) The Horror: the unnatural, spiders the size of bears, the dead waking up and walking around, it’s when the lights go out and something with claws grabs you by the arm.

C) The Terror: the worst of all, it’s when the lights go out and you feel something behind you, you hear it, you feel its breath against your ear, but when you turn around, there’s nothing there.

A) The Gross-out: the sight of a severed head tumbling down a flight of stairs, it’s when the lights go out and something green and slimy splatters against your arm. Text 3

B) The Horror: the unnatural, spiders the size of bears, the dead waking up and walking around, it’s when the lights go out and something with claws grabs you by the arm. Text 4

C) The Terror: the worst of all, it’s when the lights go out and you feel something behind you, you hear it, you feel its breath against your ear, but when you turn around, there’s nothing there. Texts 1 & 2

Text 1

My daughter said there was a monster inside her closet. Sweet innocent girl, it was only our neighbor looking after her through a hole in the wall. And I didn’t even ask him to do it. It is impressive how the neighborhood gets worried about our family’s safety.

Text 2

I usually get dressed before having breakfast, I always here a whisper telling me what to wear. It’s like feeling what the world wants to see me wearing.

Today the ‘world’ was quiet, so I chose anything. I got home and there was a note written, “sorry, but it’s time for you to dress by yourself.”

Text 3

I finally got into a good position under my bed covers. It couldn’t get better. Until I felt something cold and sticky on my feet. I got nervous. It could be a monster.

It was a frog.

Text 4

Suddenly my bedroom got cold, the lights went off and my music stopped playing and all I could hear was someone saying, “Hi, I’m Chucky, wanna play?”

I was sure that was my last minute alive.

Little did I know, my father was watching Child’s Play on his phone in the other room, my bedroom bulb burned out, and the playlist ended.

I’m not sure what scared me the most: the near-death experience or the coincidences.

Bottom Up

  • True or False?
  1. Text 1 is about a cold and sticky frog.
  2. Text 2 is about getting dressed by yourself.
  3. Text 4 is about someone watching a scary movie.
  4. Text 1 is about a hole in the wall and a neighbor “looking after” a child.
  5. Text 3 is about a note written “sorry, but it’s time for you to dress by yourself.
  1. Text 1 is about a cold and sticky frog. False
  2. Text 2 is about getting dressed by yourself. True
  3. Text 4 is about someone watching a scary movie. True
  4. Text 1 is about a hole in the wall and a neighbor “looking after” a child. True
  5. Text 3 is about a note written “sorry, but it’s time for you to dress by yourself.” False

Post

  • How did each text make you feel?
  • What would you do in each of these situations from the texts?
  • Which is the scariest in your opinion? Why?

Target Language

Collocations with Get + Adjectives

  • My boss gets angry if I’m late for work.
  • I’ve been eating, not doing exercise and consequently getting fat
  • When he saw his hairline receding, he realized he was getting old
  • She’s optimistic that things will get better soon.
  • They always get nervous before tests.
  • John was thrilled when he found out Sue finally got pregnant
  • The ride was so fast, the children got sick.

Collocations with Get + Past Participle

  • The bank robbers tried to escape but ended up getting caught.
  • The animal got startled and ran away.
  • Janet’s just got married but she’s already thinking of getting a divorce.
  • If he does a good job, he will get promoted.
  • Fireworks can really get my dog stressed out
  • They got really tired after that run.
  • I’m getting more involved in this relationship.

Controlled Practice

Bottom Up

  • Read the text again and identify the collocations and separate them into these two categories. There is one example.

Get + Adjective

  • Get better
  • Get
  • Get

Get + Past Participle

  • Get
  • Get

Get + Adjective

  • Get better
  • Get nervous
  • Get cold

Get + Past Participle

  • Get dressed
  • Get worried

Freer Practice

  • Complete the sentences to make them true about yourself.

Example: I get angry when I’m hungry.

  • I get angry when …
  • When I wake up tomorrow …
  • My friend ________ always gets …
  • When I get bored, I usually like to …

Production

  • Use the prompts below to make sentences.

Example: If my wife got pregnant, we would have to …

Homework

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

get  – got – done – lost – bored – paid – solved – getting – happy

Example:

  • Mario: Hi Carol, I heard about your raise. Good for you!
  • Carol: Thank you! I got so happy when they told me.
  1. Julie: So, I heard the crime got ____ yesterday, how was the investigation?
    Mary: It was hard, but it ____ well.
  2. Jimmy: Dude, I heard we’re getting ____ today.
    Anthony: Oh, finally. We’ve earned it!
  3. This homework it’s so hard, I’ll never get it _____ on time.
  4. I don’t like driving here, I always get _____.
  5. He is so exhausting. Every time he starts talking about dinosaurs, I get ____.
  1. Julie: So, I heard the crime got solved yesterday, how was the investigation?
    Mary: It was hard, but it got well.
  2. Jimmy: Dude, I heard we’re getting paid today.
    Anthony: Oh, finally. We’ve earned it!
  3. This homework it’s so hard, I’ll never get it done on time.
  4. I don’t like driving here, I always get lost.
  5. He is so exhausting. Every time he starts talking about dinosaurs, I get bored.

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

Example: angry / got / her / of / he / speech / because > He got angry because of her speech.

  1. I / never / drunk / would / promised / again / I / get
  2. time / got / kids / involved / passed / the / more / as / Fred / with
  3. get / classes / Their / will / more / the / in / future / difficult
  4. was / said / so / getting / weird / they / It / she / was / when / fired
  5. I / ridding / worse / leg / got / the / my / since / I / year / bike / on / last / broke
  1. I promised I would never get drunk again
  2. Fred got more involved with the kids as time passed.
  3. Their classes will get more difficult in the future.
  4. It was so weird when they said she was getting fired.
  5. I got worse on ridding the bike since I broke my leg last year.

Complete the sentences with GET and the words in the brackets. Make sure to conjugate accordingly.

  1. She is putting on make-up and ____ (beautiful).
  2. I had a really hard time dealing with ____ (fired) from my last job.
  3. When mom gets home, he’s going to ____ (angry) because you didn’t do the dishes.
  4. Stop crying and just ____ (good) at playing!
  5. By the time they ____ (marry), the baby will have been born.
  6. Vic ____ (angry) and left the party earlier.
  7. They ____ (so drink) last night that they forgot their wallets.
  8. I think they will ____ (marry) fast.
  9. I found out she could ____ (pregnant) too late.
  10. Mark is ____ (involve) in his relationship.
  1. She is putting on make-up and getting beautiful.
  2. I had a really hard time dealing with getting from my last job.
  3. When mom gets home, he’s going to get angry because you didn’t do the dishes.
  4. Stop crying and just get better at playing!
  5. By the time they get married, the baby will have been born.
  6. Vic got angry and left the party earlier.
  7. They got so drunk last night that they forgot their wallets.
  8. I think they will get married fast.
  9. I found out she could get pregnant  too late.
  10. Mark is getting involved in his relationship.

Complete the sentences with GET or BE and the words in the brackets. Make sure to conjugate accordingly. There is one example.

  1. I’ve eaten too much, I am full.
  2. Careful not to stay in the sun too long. You’ll ____ (burn).
  3. She went out without any repellant and ____ (bit) by a bunch of mosquitos.
  4. Maria ____ (upset) with you yesterday, but she’s over it now.
  5. If you take that medicine now, you ____ (sleep) in about 2 hours.
  6. If you took this other medicine, you ____ (irritated) for about 2 hours.
  1. I’ve eaten too much, I am full.
  2. Careful not to stay in the sun too long. You’ll get burned.
  3. She went out without any repellant and get bit by a bunch of mosquitos.
  4. Maria was upset with you yesterday, but she’s over it now.
  5. If you take that medicine now, you will get sleepy in about 2 hours.
  6. If you took this other medicine, you would be irritated for about 2 hours.

Identify and correct the wrong sentences.

Example: She will got the bills paid soon. > She will get the bills paid soon.

  1. I’ll be getting sleep by the time you arrive home.
  2. They finally get the puzzle done.
  3. She got a bored job in an office.
  4. I get the work done yesterday.
  5. My studies can get exhausted sometimes.
  1. I’ll be getting sleepy by the time you arrive home.
  2. They finally got the puzzle done.
  3. She got a boring job in an office.
  4. I got the work done yesterday.
  5. My studies can get exhausting sometimes.

Writing

Write a short text about a time when you got scared.

Example: When I was walking my dog the other day, …