8/10/2019 The Adventures of Lara Cruft - 1. Phrasal Verbs With
Take
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The Adventures of Lara Cruft
Episode one: Phrasal verbs with Take
Our story takes place in an old house. Lara Croft was
intelligent and beautiful. In her looks shetook after her father,
in her personality she took after her other. !e"ently she had taken
up
ar"haeology. #he was very busy so she had taken on an assistant,
$rs %luebottle. It was veryinteresting but there was a lot to
learn. It was diffi"ult to take in all the inforation. And now
shewas going on her first dig. The day before she had bought soe
new e&uipent, but when sheopened the bo', she saw that soe of
it was broken, so she had to take it back to the shop.The ne't day
she got up early and drove to the airport. (er plane had )ust taken
off whenhi)a"kers took over the plane. They for"ed all the
passengers to take off their valuables, their)ewellery and give it
to the hi)a"kers. *hat an adventure, and this was only the first
day+
Match the phrasal verb to the definition
. Take up a hobby
-. Take over. Take on staff/. Take off clothing0. Take pla"e1.
Take off (aeroplane)2. Take after someone3. Take in information4.
Take ba"k to a shop
a. Eploy soeone new
b. !eove "lothing (Opposite of put on)". %e siilar to soeone,
physi"ally or in "hara"terd. O""ure. #tart an a"tivity or hobby for
the first tief. Leave the groundg. Take "ontrolh. !eturn something
(Because it is faulty or it isborrowed)i. 5nderstand and reeber
inforation
!ead through the story with a partner and see if you "an reeber
whi"h verbs go in ea"hgap. 6O 7OT *!ITE A78T(I79+ Then you "an
reuse it again and again.
Our story_________ in an old house. Lara Croft was intelligent
and beautiful. In her looksshe_________ her father, in her
personality she_________ her other. !e"ently she had_________
ar"haeology. #he was very busy so she had _________ an assistant,
$rs%luebottle. It was very interesting but there was a lot to
learn. It was diffi"ult to _________all the inforation. And now she
was going on her first dig. The day before she had boughtsoe new
e&uipent, but when she opened the bo', she saw that soe of it
was broken,so she had to_________ it _________ to the shop. The
ne't day she got up early anddrove to the airport. (er plane had
)ust _________ when hi)a"kers _________ the plane.They for"ed all
the passengers to _________ their valuables, their )ewellery and
give it to
the hi)a"kers. *hat an adventure, and this was only the first
day+
Ask your partner these questions. Use the phrasal verbs in your
answer.
. *ho do you think you take afterore, your other or your
father-. If you had the tie and oney to take upany new sport or
hobby, what would you
take up. 6o you soeties find it diffi"ult to take ininforation
in the "lass/. (ave you ever taken anything backto a shop
Dominic Streames eftheatreclub.co.uk 2011 1
