Vocabulary verb phrases with take 9 Match the underlined verb phrases with their definitions on the right. 1. Is English taking over the world? 2. Thousands of people took part in a demonstration to save the old town hall. 3. Tourism in my city began to take off about ten years ago. 4. I found it hard to take in what the tourist guide was saying. 5. He's always very calm and takes everything in stride. 6. The Italian people I met were really friendly. I took to them immediately. 1. I didn't 2. I decided not to. 3. He's quite old now, so his son is going to 4. She hadn't done very well before, but her career. 5. It was hard to. 6. He a. to start to increase/improve b. to start to like someone or something c. to understand what you see, read, or hear d. to take control of or take responsibility for something 10 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the underlined phrases in Exercise 9. the piano at first, but now I love it. e. to do something together with other people f. to cope calmly with things without making a fuss the race because I hurt my ankle. your criticism the business. when she joined this company. all the details because she was talking so fast. and didn't get upset.​