About this episode

This episode features a classic story, David Copperfield, while teaching 13 uses of the word 'take' in just 5 minutes.

Enjoy a classic story in English and learn 13 uses of ‘take’ - in 5 minutes. Visit our website https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Get our latest programmes. Subscribe to our free email newsletter https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters

Topics covered

• classic stories
• learning English
• uses of take
• language education
• short stories

Keywords

• David Copperfield
• learning English
• take
• classic stories
• BBC Radio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio

Books & works: David Copperfield

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