COLLOCATIONS WITH TAKE

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WIND... DIFFERENT MEANINGS AND PRONUNCIATIONS

(WordReference Collins English Usage © 2019 wind)

wind [ˈwɪnd]   /waɪnd/

used as a noun

The wind /wɪnd/ is a current of air moving across the earth's surface.

An icy wind brought clouds of snow.

Leaves were being blown along by the wind.

used as a verb

For the verb: "to wind"

Simple Past:	wound
Past Participle:	wound

The verb wind /waɪnd/ has a completely different meaning. If a road or river winds in a particular direction, it goes in that direction with a lot of bends.

The river winds through miles of beautiful countryside.

The past tense and -ed participle of this verb is wound, pronounced /waʊnd/.

The road wound across the desolate plain.

You can also wind /waɪnd/ something around something else. For example, you can wind a wire around a stick. This means that you wrap the wire around the stick several times.

She started to wind the bandage around her arm.

He had a long scarf wound round his neck.

When you wind /waɪnd/ something such as a watch or a clock, you turn a knob or handle several times in order to make it operate.

I hadn't wound my watch so I didn't know the time.

wound

Wound can also be pronounced /wuːnd/. When it is pronounced like this, it is a noun or a verb, and it has a completely different meaning. A wound is damage to a part of your body, caused by a weapon.

They treated a soldier with a leg wound.

If someone wounds you, they damage your body using a weapon.

Her father was badly wounded in the war.

 

wind up 

Roberto, our new teacher, sent this information to our blog: 

Here's some slang I use too...

To wind sb up: to annoy or upset someone

It really winds me up when he goes on about teachers having an easy life

Cheers,

Robbie

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL

Our English teacher Olga welcomes you back to school with an activity from the British Council, a great site to practise our English, no matter the level we have. Click HERE

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL: SHARE YOUR GIFTS

PAIR / GROUP ACTIVITY 

WHAT TALENTS HAVE YOU GOT?

Memory Game Questions:

1. What colour sweater was the girl wearing 

in the first scene of the video?  

2. What 7-letter word is written on 

her laptop cover? 

3. What is her occupation? 
4. What colour is her uniform at her job? 
5. What did she draw on the bus window? 
6. What colour is the box she keeps 

her paper sheets in? 
7. What musical instrument does she have?