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Here are three more Phrasal Verbs based on “take”:

1- As soon as all the passengers were seated and buckled in, the plane took off. [the plane left the ground]

2- When the burglars heard our key in the lock, they took off through the back door and raced down the street. [They ran away quickly]

3- The doctor told me to take off my shirt so he could listen to my heart and lungs. [to remove]

4- I take after my mother. We have the same color hair and eyes, we are the same height, and we both wear glasses. [to resemble]

5- John doesn’t take after his father. His dad likes to read and play guitar, while John enjoys playing sports and fixing old cars. They are very different from each other. [they don't resemble each other in their tastes]

6- I took apart this old clock, but now I can’t put it back together again. [to take apart = disassemble]

7- What happened to your car’s engine?
—My friend and I took it apart. We’re going to rebuild it next week. [disassemble]

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Imaginary businesses with tricky-to-pronounce names. Use this podcast as an exercise to warm up your pronunciation. Go slowly before you try to go fast!

1- Rudy’s Radioactive Radiator Repair

2- Thea’s Thursday Seances Featuring Thinking, Theorizing, and Theremin Lessons

3- Skip’s Sports Emporium and Unicycle Service Center

4- Terry’s Tried-and-True Temporal Toaster Tinkering

5- Harold’s Handcrafted Heated Hand Warmers

6- Bob’s Refurbished Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers

7- Joe’s Janky Junk Generators of New Jersey

8- Carl’s Cardboard Carton Crushing Company

9- Frank’s Infrared French Fries and Fricasseed Fertilizer Factory

10- Arnold’s Ambling Artificial Alien Alligators

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To “take over” has a couple of meanings. It can mean to “take control of” something, but it can also mean to control by being bossy.

1- While I was sick, weeds took over the garden. Now it looks terrible.

2- When my father died, I had to take over running the company.

3- Our children have taken over my life. I have no free time for myself.

4- One student in our class does most of the talking. He completely takes over our discussions.

5- Every time we have a meeting, my boss takes over and doesn’t let anyone else speak.

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