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Introduction
The English Vocabulary Profile is an online vocabulary resource for teachers, teacher trainers, examination boards, materials writers and syllabus designers, which is available for free via the English Profile website. As chief research editor on this project for the past five years, I would like to share some of its richness with you here. The English Vocabulary Profile follows a Can do rationale, focusing on what learners actually know rather than prescribing what they should know, and is reinforced by up-to-date corpus evidence, drawn from the 50-million word Cambridge Learner Corpus and the 1.2-billion word Cambridge English Corpus. We have also consulted many other sources, including classroom materials, and asked teachers around the world, and academics, to comment on our findings during a year of validation and trialling. This is a community resource, and were keen to get feedback from teachers, so please submit your thoughts if you sign up to the site.
English words have multiple meanings and it is sometimes hard to decide on which ones to prioritise in the classroom.
take effect C1 B2 take your time C1C1 take it from me C1 C1 take care of sth/doing sth C1 C1 take sth on board C1 C1 take the initiative C1 C1 take issue (with sb/sth) C1 C1 take the liberty of doing sth C1 C1 take note (of sth) C1 C1 take sth personally C1 C1 take sb's word for it C1 C1 take verb UNDERSTAND CC2 take sth as it comes C2 C2 take verb MEASURE C2 C2 I take it (that) C2 C2 take verb NEED A QUALITY C2 C2 not take kindly to sth C2 C2 take the law into your own hands C2 C2 take exception to sth C2 C2 take sth to heart C2 C2 take the plunge C2 C2 take shape C2 C2 take stock (of sth) C2 C2 take its toll C2 C2 take a turn for the better/worse C2 C2 take after sb B2 B2 take sb around/round (sth/swh) B2 B2 take away sth or take sth away FOOD B1 B1 take away sth or take sth away NUMBERS B1 B1 take away sth or take sth away REMOVE B2 B2 take back sth or take sth back B1 B1 take down sth or take sth down B2 B2 take in sth or take sth in C2 C2 be taken in B2 B2 take off sth or take sth off REMOVE A2 A2 take off sth or take sth off NOT WORK B2 B2 take off FLY A2 A2 take off SUCCEED B2 B2 take on sb or take sb on B2 B2 take on sth or take sth on C1 B2 take out sb or take sb out B1 B1 take out sth or take sth out REMOVE B1 B1
take out sth or take sth out MONEY B2 B2 take over (sth) or take (sth) over B2 B2 take over C2 C2 take to sb/sth C1 C1 take up sth or take sth up FILL B2 B2 take up sth or take sth up START B1 B1 your take on sth C2 C2 give and take C2 C2
3 Where could you have something painful taken out and what would it be? A B C at the cinema at school at the dentist
Phrase building Make phrases with these verbs. Some nouns can go with more than one verb. give keep reach take wait
Understanding idioms
Complete the text using an idiom with take and one of these nouns. board breath eyes heart plunge way
Id wanted to move to a place of my own for ages but living with my parents was so easy. Not only that, the apartments I could afford were really tiny. But eventually I found one that I loved as soon as I walked through the door. So, I and went for it. I moved in the same day. Can you make idioms with take using the other nouns?
Answers
Quiz 1 A - Other things that take off include a career, a film, a new product 2 (Possible answer) C My dad, who has a forehead like mine and the same sense of humour 3 C A tooth Phrases give a party take a break take / give (someone) a call reach a conclusion take an exam
keep a promise take a bus take a shower take / wait a moment Idioms took the plunge Other idioms: Take something on board Take your breath away Cant take your eyes off someone/something Take something to heart Take the easy way out Note: it is worth searching the internet for song lyrics featuring idioms. For example, the British band You Me at Six (YM@6) have a song Take your breath away, as does the American country singer George Strait.
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