1. The verb take.

"Kevin Arbuckle takes photos, but he doesn’t take them with a camera. He simply takes them – wherever he finds them."

"He takes photos" has two meanings:

1. An idiomatic meaning: He photographs things.
2. A literal meaning: He acquires photographs (e.g., by picking them up in the street).


Read these sentences. Is the meaning of take literal or idiomatic?

2. Take plus noun.


3. Phrasal verbs with take.

Choose the best word to complete the sentences.

4. Phrasal verbs with take.

Can you remember the phrasal verbs from the previous exercise? Say and record the complete sentence with the missing word.

5. Phrasal verbs with take.

Now, match the two parts of the definitions.

6. Take: Review.

There are 14 combinations using the word take in this story. Drag the nouns and pronouns to complete the text.

7. Lost and found.

Put these verbs into two categories.

8. Lost and found.

Use the words in the box to complete the sentences.

9. Lost films.

All these films have the word lost in their title. Can you guess the name of the films?