collocation · informal
take photos
UK/teɪk ˈfəʊtəʊz/US/teɪk ˈfoʊtoʊz/TAKE·PHO·tos
Band 4-5speaking
to photograph things or people, usually with a camera or phone
Examples
“When I travel I always take photos to remember the places.”
“She likes to take photos of nature on weekends.”
“He took photos of the event for the school magazine.”
Band 8 sentence
“Whenever I travel I take photos not just to document the trip but to study light and composition for my hobby.”
Collocations
- take photos of
- take candid photos
Word family
take verbphoto noun
Common mistakes
take picture→take photos
to take photos→take photos
Say it for a higher band
5take picture→6take a photo→7+take photos
Synonyms
photograph
snap pictures
Easily confused
take a photo
“She took a photo of the old building and put it on Instagram.”
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