BRING/BROUGHT/BROUGHT(44) ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

BRING/BROUGHT/BROUGHT(44)

A	BRING & TAKE take (like go) = from here to there bring (like come) = from there to here   Are you going to school? Take your books. (= from here to the school) Are you going to the kitchen? Can you bring me a glass? (= from the kitchen to here) Please take this form to the secretary. (= the secretary is there) Come to my house tomorrow and bring your guitar. (= for me, my house is here)
B	BRING SOMEBODY SOMETHING A: I’ve brought /brɔːt/ you some apples from my garden. B: Oh, thank you! When she visits me, she always brings me flowers.
C	BRING SOMETHING BACK It’s raining. You can take my umbrella and bring it back tomorrow. JULES          : This book is interesting. MARGAUX: Please take it with you and read it. JULES          : Thanks. I’ll bring it back on Friday. MARGAUX: OK. No problem.

Exercises

44.1	Fill the gaps with bring or take. 1 Are you going to the shops? _____Take_____  an umbrella. It’s raining. 2 ‘Don’t forget to _________________ your books tomorrow!’ the teacher said to the class. 3 Are you going to the kitchen? Can you _________________ me some water? 4 _________________ your camera with you when you go to Thailand. It’s beautiful there. 5 Are you going to the office? Can you _________________ these papers, please? 6 I’ll _________________ you a present from New York.
44.2	Match the words on the left with the words on the right. 1 Yesterday he brought me a these letters, please. 2 You must take b bring your guitar. 3 Come to my house and c some flowers. 4 Go to the post office and take d food to the party. 5 Everybody is going to bring e your passport when you travel.
44.3	Fill the gaps with the correct form of bring or take. 1 She always _____brings____ me presents. Yesterday she ________ me some chocolates. 2 Hello, I’ve________  you some flowers. I hope you like them! 3 Can you ________ this present when you go and see Sonia? 4 She is going to ________ my book, read it tonight and ________ it back tomorrow.
44.4	Fill the gaps with bring back or take. 1 Can I_____take_______ this magazine to read tonight? I’ll _______________ it tomorrow. 2 When she went to Belgium, she _______________ me _______________ some chocolates. 3 Please _______________ my umbrella. You can _______________ it _______________ tomorrow.
44.5	Where are you now? If you are at an English lesson now, answer a). If you are not at an English lesson, answer b). a Name three things you always bring to the lesson. b Name three things you always take to the lesson.

ANSWER KEY

44.1	2	bring
	3	bring
	4	Take
	5	take
	6	bring

44.2	2	e You must take your passport when you travel.
	3	b Come to my house and bring your guitar.
	4	a Go to the post office and take these letters, please.
	5	d Everybody is going to bring food to the party.

44.3	1	brings; brought
	2	brought
	3	take
	4	take; bring

44.4	1	take; bring it back
	2	brought me back
	3	take; bring it back

44.5	Possible answer: I always bring / take my vocabulary notebook, a pen and my coursebook to the lesson.