Vocabulary in use vocabulary reference and practice Third Edition Elementary Michael McCarthy Felicity O’Dell

Take
an umbrella. It’s raining. 
Are you going to the beach? 
Take
some water with you. 
Sorry, you can’t 
take
your 
camera into the museum. 
A
B
Expressions
Can I 
take a photo 
/
 photograph
here? 
/fəυtəυ/ /fəυtəDZrf/
A: Are you 
taking
an 
English
 course
? B: Yes.
A: Do you have to 
take
an exam
? B: Yes, at the end of the course.
I want to 
take
some 
Japanese
 lessons
.
How do you get to work? I 
take
the bus
. 
In London you can 
take
the underground
to the London Eye. 
We 
took a taxi
from the airport to our hotel.
How does Nick get to work? He 
takes
the train
. 
C
Tip
Make a page in your notebook for 
take and put in new words that go with it when you see them 
(e.g. 
take a picture, take a look at, take a chance).

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Exercises
93
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Fill the gaps for yourself.
1 It 
me 
minutes to get to school / university / work.
2 It takes me 
minutes to go from my house to the nearest railway station.
3 It takes me 
minutes to get to my best friend’s house.
4 
takes me 
to do one unit of this book.
Complete the sentences using 
take
 and an expression from the box.
a course some water the train an exam
1 At the end of the course, you have to 
2 You can fly from London to Paris or you can 
3 You want to learn Russian? Why don’t you 
?
4 If you go out on a hot day, you need to