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In this episode we look at phrasal verbs with take and get in answer to a voice message from Ivan.

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Hello podcasters, I'm writing a new letter to you while I'm listening (to) the drug episode when I've just finished my holidays. Drugs Episode 118 - http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/08/28/drugs-and-addiction-airc118/ I hope you could talk about playing music in a future episode: instruments, amplifiers, speakers..... I play guitar with my friends and I'm interesting about (interested in) that vocabulary. Thanks you for your podcasts and go on! A big hug for you from Manuel. Paterna. We spoke about music vocabulary in Episode 27 - http://www.inglespodcast.com/2014/07/14/its-cheap-at-half-the-price-airc27/

Voice message: Drug episode from anonymous (Messy - desordenado): Drugs and Addiction Episode 118

Ivan Ballester- voice message TAKE and GET phrasal verbs (voice message stops after 90 seconds) Here are some of the more common uses of TAKE and GET as phrasal verbs:

TAKE

Take off (clothes) Doctor: "Take your shirt off, please." "Please take off your shoes before you go inside." (despegar) "What time does your plane take off?" Take off (a person, to impersonate) "Can you take off Donald Trump?" (when a business or career is successful) "Our podcast has really taken off this year." (to leave) "What time are you taking off today?", (take time off) "I'm taking a couple of days off work."

Take up (accept an offer) "Not many students wanted to take up the offer of free classes at 7 o'clock in the morning." (occupy) "Craig's Mickey Mouse memorabilia takes up a lot of space in his bedroom." "Podcasting takes up a lot of time." (start doing) Take up a hobby

Take on (employ new people): "Our company's expanding and we're going to take on more employees." / (engañar) "You were taken on with that car. It's not worth 4,000 euros." / (challenge/fight/compete against) "Although Goliath was a giant, David took him on and won." "Who are valencia taking on next week?"

Take over a business (take control). Also a noun "There's been a take over." "When my sister comes to visit she always takes over." "Who will take over from the current President in the next elections?"

Take out (sacar, to remove from a place) "Craig suspiciously took out a huge bar of dark chocolate from his briefcase." (salir con alguien) "I'm taking out a girl from work on Friday. I'm taking her out for dinner."

Take down (to write on paper, to dismantle/remove) "Take this down." = "Write this on paper" / "We're taking down the light in our dining room."

Take back (to return) "This camera is too complicated for me. I'm taking it back to the shop for a refund." (admit saying something wrong) "I wrongly accused Jack of cheating. I'm sorry and I take it back."

Take after (resemble, parecerse a) "Mary has a big nose, just like her mother. Mary takes after her mother." "I take after my dad."

Take in (comprehend, understand) "Susan was very attentive to my story. She took in every detail." "I listened to his presentation, but I couldn't take anything in." (make clothes smaller) "I need to take this jacket in. It's too baggy."

Take up (make shorter) "If your trousers are too long, you take them up."

GET

get up (levantarse) "What time did you get up this morning?"

get over (recover from) "It takes time to get over a serious illness/divorce." "It can take time to get over a relationship.