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Grammar fix

take a shower

wash your body under running water

To wash your body by standing under a spray of water, usually in a bathroom.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • I usually take a shower every morning before breakfast.daily life
  • To save time in the morning, I prefer to take a quick shower rather than a long bath.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: take a shower

WrongI make a shower every morning.

RightI take/have a shower every morning.

TAKE (AmE) or HAVE (BrE) a shower — never 'make'.

Patterntake a shower

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff I shall cleanse myself beneath the running water.

Natural I'm going to jump in the shower.

Natural; 'cleanse beneath running water' is absurdly formal.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • take/have a shower
    havequickhotjump in the

Don't confuse it

Compare with 'take a bath,' which means to wash your body by sitting or lying in water.

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