FCE: Expressions with Take

Take!

A. Using the word list below complete the sentences below.

Word List:

advice*
courage *
risk*
pity*
interest*
care*
notice*
offence*
blame
joke*

1. He takes a very keen __interest__ in music and often goes to concerts.

2. Don't say anything negative about her hair; she's very sensitive and might take __courage_ at your remarks.

3. I was walking along a country road in the rain when a driver took ___pity__ on me and stopped to give me a lift.

4. If a team loses, it's normally the manager who takes the ___offence__for the defeat and not the players.

5. Our neighbour has agreed to take __blame_ of the dogs while we're on holiday.

6. The doctor told her to stop smoking, but she didn't take any _advice_ of him. She still smokes 30 a day.

7. Although she really wanted to study archaeology, she took her parents' _notice__ and went to law school.

8. Jamie likes making fun of other people but he can't take a __joke__ himself. he gets so angry.

9. It took a lot of ____care__ to ride his motorbike again after the accident.

10. She was taking a big __risk__ when she changed career, but fortunately everything went well and she really likes her new job.


B. Phrasal Verbs with Take. Complete each of the sentences with the appropriate article.

11. She takes ___after_______ her father; they're both as disorganized as each other.

12. I'd love to take ___up_______ golf, but it's such an expensive sport.

13. We haven't really taken __over from______ the new boss; he's a little too formal for us.

14. Our phonetics teacher, Mrs. Hill, is going to have a baby so Mr. Bennett is taking ___off______ until she comes back.

15. They've taken __on__ another receptionist at work; Alison couldn't manage on her own.

16. I had to stop going to yoga classes; they were taking __up__ too much of my time.

DUE: MAY 21, 2010

The Microwave

FCE: Word Transformation

Transform the word in brackets to fit the space provided.

Perhaps the most (0) useful (use) and convenient of all domestic appliances is the microwave oven. You do not need to be a (1) __SKILLED_ (skill) cook or a (2) TECHNOLOGICAL_ (technology) genius to operate one, and you can produce extremely (3) _TASTEFUL (taste) meals at the touch of a button. Many of us would now feel rather (4) ___HELPER_ (help) and unable to cope without one. The man we have to thank for this modern cooking miracle is (5) __INVENTIVE (invent), Percy LeBaron Spencer, who manufactured the Radar Range oven for industrial use in 1945.

Ten years (6)_LATER (late) the first domestic microwave made its (7) _APPEARENCE__ (appear). This rather bulky contraption needed an (8) _ELECTRICAL (electric) and a plumber to install it. and was the same size as a fridge. At over $1,000 in 1955, it was not immediately (9) _SUCCESSFUL (success). Not until 1967, when the countertop model became (10) __WIDER (wide) available, did sales start to improve.

0. useful

1. SKILLED

2.TECHNOLOGICAL

3. TASTEFUL

4.HELPER

5.INVENTIVE

6. LATER

7.APPEARENCE

8.ELECTRICAL

9. SUCCESSFUL

10.WIDER


DUE: MAY 07, 2010

PD: I appreciate ya, I enjoy ya and I love ya!!!