Hi everyone,
can anybody comment on this, please?
There is a dialogue between two students in an English textbook. It goes like this:
Maisie: I often go to photography club. It's always good fun.
Ben: Who takes photography club?
Maisie: Mr Carleton, the art teacher.
Ben: like him.
Is the verb „take“ OK there? „Who takes photography club?“ Somehow I cannot get rid of the feeling that students take clubs. That teachers probably „run“ clubs.
How do native speakers feel about this?
And why is there no article in front of the "photography club"? I'd personally put "a" in front of it.
What other verbs could you use for the students and teacher?
Studnets go to / attend / belong to / join / ..... a club.
Teachers .............. a club.
Thanks for your comments.
The book editor didn't catch the error.
Ben: Who takes photography club? (better: photographs)
Photography is a mass (uncountable) noun, like other subjects.
It's weird to this British English speaker. Where and when is your book from?
The textbook is called Marutira Sollutions, published by Oxford.
As for the articles, I thought it was more about the word "club" rather than the word "photography". It could be any after-school club. So I would say " go to / attend a photography club"
As for the verb, I would personally say "Who runs the photography club?" (which teacher is in charge of the photography club?)
It might be possible to use "take" when students speak. "I take a photography club." I am not sure. It sounds weird to me anyway. I'd say: "I go to / attend / belong to a photography club." Just my thought. I am Czech. Sometimes I miss the feeling for these small nuances and Oxford is kind of authority
The collocation "take photographs" is OK, I know that one.
That's not familiar.
I'm British and I agree.
I'm American, and "take a club" is not used here either.
CJ
Thanks. And if you wanted to ask about the teacher who is in charge of the club. What would you say?
"Who runs the prhotography club?" "Who leads the photography club." "Who teaches the photography club?"
Thanks. And if you wanted to ask about the teacher who is in charge of the club. What would you say?
"Who runs the prhotography club?" "Who leads the photography club." "Who teaches the photography club?"
I'd say 'runs'.
'leads' also sounds acceptable, but not 'teaches'.
CJ