Monday, May 26, 2014

Lesson 206--expressions with take


Take is a very useful word in English.  Here are two very useful and common expressions which use take.

 

take place = happen, occur

The next world cup will take place in Brazil.
The story takes place in England.
The festival will take place on a long weekend in May.
Where will the concert take place?


take into account = consider, think about

Before buying that car you should take the insurance cost into account.
I was going to charge less money before I took the materials into account.
The judge took into account the special circumstances before he sentenced him to jail.

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