In this mini episode, you will learn the common expression “to take place.”
Episode 367 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the common expression “to take place.” Send your questions about English and your comments and suggestions to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)
Intro
“Hello, everyone! This is Miso, from South Korea. And you’re listening to Everybody ESL.”
Welcome to episode 367 of Everybody ESL, the podcast for everybody who wants to improve their English, practice their English, or just learn more English. My name is Ben, and I have a mini episode for you today, where I am going to teach you about one English topic. You can subscribe to the Everybody ESL podcast at Apple podcasts and wherever you find your podcasts. If you like Everybody ESL, leave it a good review so other people can find out about it too. And if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for me, please send an email to EverybodyESL@gmail.com. Okay! Let’s get on with this mini episode.
The episode
In this episode, I am going to teach you a very common and useful expression. And that expression is “to take place.” To take place.
That’s take, t-a-k-e, place, p-l-a-c-e. To take place.
When we use those two words together, they mean “to happen.” Or “to occur.” And we usually use “take place” when we are talking about some kind of event that requires organization or planning. Or some kind of official event.
That means we could talk about a concert taking place or a lecture or maybe a meeting at work. But we would probably not use “take place” when we are talking about your lunch happening. Or a casual meeting with a friend.
Also, if you want to use “take place” correctly, you need to know all of the different forms of the verb take. What I mean is, when we are using this expression in the past tense, we say “took place,” where we use took, the past tense of the verb take. And took is spelled t-o-o-k.
Here is an example of a situation where somebody might use the expression “take place”:
“When we were visiting a foreign country, we saw a statue that marked where an important battle took place.” We saw a statue that marked where an important battle took place.
In other words, the statue marked where an important battle happened. Or where an important battle occurred. Because “take place” really just means “happen or occur.”
That is “take place,” a common and useful expression that I think you should know.
Outro
This is the end of episode 367 of Everybody ESL. Remember: if you have questions about English, or if you have comments for me, or if you would like to record an introduction that I can use at the beginning of future episodes—the same way Miso recorded the introduction you heard at the beginning of this episode—send an email to EverybodyESL@gmail.com. I’ll be back soon with a new episode. And until then, keep going, keep practicing, and keep learning. I’ll see you soon. Goodbye!