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Ana walks to the L in wet slush. Water gets on her phone, and she stops at the Blue Plate.

Danny comes in from the boulevard. He has his own bad news about a bike.

By the end, you'll say what happened to a person or a thing.

You'll use got stolen, got wet, and was fixed. You name the result, not the person who did it.

By the end of this lesson

Say what happened to someone or something.

  • My bike got stolen.Someone took my bike.
  • My phone got wet.Water got on my phone.
  • It was fixed yesterday.Someone repaired it yesterday.
  • I got caught in the rain.I was outside in the rain.
  • I got called into a meeting.Someone asked me to come to a meeting.
  • It got taken by mistake.Someone took it without meaning to.

Scene — slush on the way

Same wet morning on Larch Street. Slush sits at the curb. Ana pushes the diner door with a dark phone in her hand.

Dee is at the counter with the coffee pot. Murray sits on two stools with eggs he has not finished.

Danny is still on the boulevard. The jukebox by the door stays quiet.

Ana pushes the diner door with her dark phone while Dee tends the counter and Danny stands on the boulevard.

Learn — what happened to it

Six lines help you say what happened to a person or a thing.

You will hear got stolen, got wet, and was fixed.

  1. Danny stands beside the empty bike rack on the wet boulevard.

    My bike got stolen.

    Someone took my bike.

    When to use it: Say this when someone took your bike.

    Got stolen names the result, not the person who took it.

    Say it: Stolen takes stress on the first part.

  2. Ana holds her dark phone with water beading on its surface.

    My phone got wet.

    Water got on my phone.

    When to use it: Say this when water got on your phone.

    Got wet says the phone became wet. It does not say how.

  3. Murray listens as Danny gestures toward a bike lock on the counter.

    It was fixed yesterday.

    Someone repaired it yesterday.

    When to use it: Say this when someone already repaired a thing.

    Was fixed names the result, not the person who repaired it.

    Say it: Fixed ends with a t sound.

  4. Ana comes in from the rain with the slushy street behind her.

    I got caught in the rain.

    I was outside in the rain.

    When to use it: Say this when you were outside in the rain.

    Learn got caught as one piece when you talk about weather.

    Say it: Caught and in can link.

  5. Ana holds out her dark phone as she tells Dee about being asked to attend a meeting.

    I got called into a meeting.

    Someone asked me to come to a meeting.

    When to use it: Say this when someone asked you to come to a meeting.

    Got called names the result, not the person who asked you.

    Say it: Called ends with a d sound.

  6. Ana gestures gently to Danny beside the empty bike rack, explaining that the bike was taken without meaning to.

    It got taken by mistake.

    Someone took it without meaning to.

    When to use it: Say this when someone took a thing without meaning to.

    By mistake means they did not plan to take it.

    Say it: Taken takes stress on the first part.

Story — the phone is wet

Watch Ana tell Dee what the slush did. Danny has news from the boulevard.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned.

  1. Slush sits on Larch Street. Ana pushes the diner door. Her phone looks dark in her hand.
  2. DeeWhat's it like out, hon?She asks about the weather outside.
  3. AnaI got caught in the rain.I was outside in the rain.
  4. DeeTell me, hon.She wants Ana to explain.
  5. AnaI have a problem. My phone got wet.Something is not going well, and water got on her phone.
  6. DeeDon't worry. Set it here.She says the small problem is fine and wants the phone nearby.
  7. AnaThen I got called into a meeting.After that, someone asked her to come to a meeting.
  8. Danny comes in from the boulevard. A dish towel hangs on his shoulder.
  9. DannyMy bike got stolen last week, on the boulevard.Someone took his bike last week on that street.
  10. AnaIt got taken by mistake.Someone took it without meaning to.
  11. DannyNo. Someone just took it.He says it was not a mix-up.
  12. DeeWhat about the lock on your bike?She asks about the lock on his bike.
  13. DannyIt was fixed yesterday. A lot of good that did.Someone repaired it yesterday, but it did not help.
  14. MurrayWell, slush does that.Wet snow often soaks things.
  15. DeeCoffee first, hon. Then the L.She wants Ana to drink, then go to the train.

Practice — stolen, wet, or fixed

Eleven short exercises wait here. You will listen, pick, fill a gap, and build a line.

They stay small, so the round moves fast.

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  1. What did you hear?

  2. What does it mean?

    My phone got wet.

  3. Fill the gap

    Someone repaired it yesterday.

    It was ____ yesterday.

  4. What do you say?

    Dee asks why your coat is wet from the street.

  5. Build the line

    Someone asked me to come to a meeting.

    .

    Tap the words in order.

  6. Pick the reply

    Danny says:

    Did they mean to take the bike?

    He asks if someone took it on purpose.

    And you reply with:

  7. What do you say?

    You sit at the counter. You want to know the weather on the street.

  8. Fill the gap

    Something is not going well

    I have a ____.

  9. Pick the reply

    Danny says:

    I have a problem.

    Something is not going well.

    And you reply with:

  10. Swap the word

    Water from the street got on your phone.

    My phone got ____.

  11. True or false?

    This means you asked to have a meeting.

Say it — tell them what happened

Now you're Ana at the counter after the slush. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.

Tap play first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. DeeWhat's going on, hon?She asks what is happening.
  2. Ana (you)Tell her something is not going well.

    I have a problem.

    Something is not going well

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Recap — what you can say now

EnglishSimple English
My bike got stolen.Someone took my bike.
My phone got wet.Water got on my phone.
It was fixed yesterday.Someone repaired it yesterday.
I got caught in the rain.I was outside in the rain.
I got called into a meeting.Someone asked me to come to a meeting.
It got taken by mistake.Someone took it without meaning to.
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