Episodio 174
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Hola. Soy Georgiana, tu profesora de inglés. Hoy continuamos con phrasal verbs, esta vez con el verbo TAKE.
Hay miles de phrasal verbs y muchos tienen más de un significado. La buena noticia es que no necesitas aprenderlos todos: empieza por los más frecuentes y estúdialos siempre en contexto.
1. Take after somebody
Significa parecerse a un familiar, ya sea físicamente o en el comportamiento.
“I take after my mother so much that people think we are sisters.”
2. Take something apart
Significa desmontar algo o separar sus piezas.
“I’m going to have to take apart the remote control to clean it well.”
3. Take something back
Puede significar retirar lo que has dicho: reconocer que ya no sostienes esa afirmación.
“I take it back. You’re not the worst person I’ve ever met. But you are the second-worst person I know.”
4. Take down
Puede significar desmontar una estructura o, en otro contexto, anotar algo por escrito.
“We’ll have to take down the cupboard if we want to paint the walls.”
“I’ve been trying to get back to you, but I took your number down incorrectly.”
5. Take on
Puede significar aceptar un trabajo o una responsabilidad, o contratar a una persona.
“I can’t take on any more responsibilities; I’m too overstressed.”
“By the end of the year, we plan to take on 100 more people in our company.”
6. Take over
Significa asumir el control o hacerse cargo de algo.
“My boss told me to take over the project because my colleague was inefficient.”
“When my father retired, my brother took over the business.”
7. Take somebody up on something
Significa aceptar una oferta o propuesta.
“You’re always welcome to visit us.”
“Thank you, I’ll take you up on that the next time I come to Vienna.”
Repaso
take after · take apart · take back · take down · take on · take over · take somebody up on something
Apréndelos en frases completas y repítelos en distintos contextos. Así será mucho más fácil recordarlos y utilizarlos al hablar.
Ahora, a practicar.
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GRAMMAR MADE EASY
POV Story: Grammar in Context
Read the same story in two different points of view and notice how the grammar changes naturally.
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First version Past Tense |
(Learn grammar without memorizing)
I will tell you a short story more than once. Each time, I will change one grammar point. I may change the tense or the person. This way, you will learn grammar in context.
Let's start!
Tony didn't take after his father. They were not much alike, either physically or character-wise.
However, they did have something in common. They both liked machines. Tony's father liked to work with his hands and could repair almost anything. And Tony enjoyed taking things apart like an old TV or washing machine. He spent hours figuring out how it worked.
Tony worked as a janitor at night in a factory. One day, he saw that one of the machines was faulty. And this opportunity was appealing to Tony, so he started to take it apart separately until he repaired it. It was just a loose bolt.
In the morning the manager noticed that the machine worked perfectly and asked who was responsible for it. Tony explained that it was him who fixed the machine, so he was promoted immediately. His boss offered him to take on the responsibility of the chief repairman. Naturally, Tony took over the position, and from then on, he was in charge of all the repairs in that factory.
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Second version Past Tense |
Tony and Tom didn't take after their father. They were not much alike, either physically or character-wise. However, they did have something in common. They all liked machines.
Tony and Tom's father liked to work with his hands and could repair almost anything. So the two brothers enjoyed taking things apart like an old TV or washing machine. They spent hours figuring out how it worked.
Tony and Tom worked as janitors at night in a factory. One day, they saw that one of the machines was faulty. And this opportunity was appealing to Tony and Tom, so they started to take it apart separately until they repaired it. It was just a loose bolt.
In the morning the manager noticed that the machine worked perfectly and asked who was responsible for it. Tony and Tom explained that it was them who fixed the machine, so they were promoted immediately. Their boss offered them to take on the responsibility of the chief repairman. Naturally, Tony and Tom took over the position, and from then on, they were in charge of all the repairs in that factory.
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Third version Past Tense |
Hi, I'm Tony, and I must admit that I didn't take after my dad. We were not much alike, either physically or character-wise. However, we did have something in common. We both liked machines. My dad liked to work with his hands and could repair almost anything. And I enjoyed taking things apart like an old TV or washing machine. I spent hours figuring out how it worked.
I worked as a janitor at night in a factory. One day, I saw that one of the machines was faulty. And this opportunity was appealing, so I started to take it apart separately until I repaired it. It was just a loose bolt.
In the morning the manager noticed that the machine worked perfectly and asked who was responsible for it. So, I explained that it was me who fixed the machine, and I was promoted immediately. My boss offered me to take on the responsibility of the chief repairman.
Naturally, I took over the position, and from then on, I was in charge of all the repairs in that factory.
Thanks for listening, and I’ll see you in the next episode.
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Vocabulario
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take after
Parecerse a un miembro mayor de la familia.
take apart
Desmontar algo y separarlo en piezas.
take on
Aceptar trabajo o responsabilidades.
take over
Asumir el control de un puesto, proyecto u organización.
janitor
Persona que limpia y mantiene un edificio.
faulty
Defectuoso; que no funciona correctamente.
loose bolt
Tornillo o perno metálico que no está bien apretado.
in charge of
Estar encargado de controlar o gestionar algo.
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