"Take" explessions
Grammar 1
Vocab 1
Grammar 2
Vocab 2
100

They took ____ to improve perfomance

measures

100

We were given so big / such big meals in New York we could hardly finish them.

such big

100

Every train I’ve been on today has arrived ________.

     lately   in the end   late

late

100

What’s your mobile number in case I ________ (need) to contact you?

need

100

This winter the weather has been surprisingly mild / cool.

mild

200

I hope my teacher will take i__ a_____ the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she marks my paper.

into account

200

I’d been writing / ’d written my report for three hours when my computer crashed!

 'd been writing

200

I like flying but I do always feel nervous as the plane takes up / off.

off

200

We’ll take a picnic to the park unless it ________.

     will rain   ’s raining   will have rained

’s raining

200

damp   drizzling   bright   pouring

bright

300

I think we all need to stop the arguments, take a d___ b___, and remember why we came here .

deep breath


300

hardly / to / find / tennis / we / ever / time / together / can / play

We can hardly ever find time to play tennis together.

300

I don’t mind having an a________ seat but I’d prefer to sit by the window.

aisle

300

We ________ (send) you an email after we’ve got back from our holiday.

’ll send

300

monsoon   shower   hurricane   blizzard

shower

400

My daughter is cautious and before tasting something new she takes a ___ first.

bite

400

When I woke up and looked out of the window it ________ (snow) really heavily.

was snowing

400

I find jet l_______ worse when I fly from New York to London.

lag

400

Do you think we’ll have solved / ’ll be solving how to make clean energy by 2040?

'll have solved

400

I think I take care ________ myself – I certainly eat well and exercise a lot.

of

500

She takes a___ me with her love of horses.

after

500

I ________ (driving) for ten minutes when I noticed that my lights weren’t on.

I'd been driving

500

Is this the baggage r________ for passengers arriving from Amsterdam?

reclaim

500

I’ll have / ’ll be having my English lesson at 7.30. It starts at 7.00

'll be having

500

Do take into ________ that Billy is only 15 – you can’t treat him like an adult.

account