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Today we're talking about 4 very common phrasal verbs with "take": take in, take over, take up, and take out. Here are all the examples from this episode: Look at that—the sun is setting over the waves, there are dolphins jumping in the water, and look at the sailboats on the horizon— it’s just so beautiful, can we stop and take it in? After I got the bad news about Steven, I had to sit down just to take it in. The lecture in class today was so complicated that I just couldn’t take it all in. Snowball was such a great cat. Tanya found him out in the snow and we loved him so much we took him in. Brian was up for adoption when he was 3 years old, so Ubah and Roy took him in and treated him like their own son. The Roman empire had taken over the whole Mediterranean by 117 CE. Genghis Khan tried to take over the world. That appointment took up too much time! Now I don’t have time to get a coffee before work! Can we get a smaller computer this time? This one takes up too much space. Alright, class, you should have done pages 45-47. Let’s take those up. Hey, can you take out the garbage if I do the dishes? I’ll take out the trash and the recycling tonight, ’cause it’s garbage day tomorrow. Can we go out? You never take me out anywhere nice, and it’s Valentine’s Day! I might take Rover out again—dogs need a walk every day. Brutus and Cassius took out Julius Caesar in 44 BCE by stabbing him in the back. In Star Wars, once the rebels take out the Death Star, the galactic civil war ends. I need to stop at my bank to take some money out before we go out tonight. Should I cook tonight or do you want to just get take out instead? Bonus binomial pairs: little by little, bit by bit, piece by piece.
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As there are 4 areas: Speaking, Reading, Writing & Listening and I’ll add the 5th one – Thinking in English I’ll be presenting you with some tools daily to enhance each area. Let’s dive into the third Part for today and it’s on Listening & Comprehension: Here are the comprehension questions: Where is Chicago in the United States? a The west coast b The Midwest c The south d The east coast What sport do the Chicago Cubs play in Wrigley Field? a Rugby b Football c Soccer d Baseball Why was Keith impressed by the Chicago Water Tower? a It supplies water to the entire population. b It is one of few landmarks that survived a historical fire. c It is the tallest building in the city. d It is the only remaining monument of the World’s Fair. What event was important for Chicago in 1892? a The World’s Fair took place here. b Jackson Park became open to the public. c The Great Fire destroyed a large part of the town. d Wrigley Field was constructed. How did Keith arrive to the rooftop of the Willis Tower? a He used an indoor elevator. b He climbed the building’s exterior. c He walked up the interior stairs. d He took an outdoor elevator. See you in the part 4 and it will be on Speaking. Check out my posts - you'll find a lot of valuable tools to practice your English every day for free!
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