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VOCABULARY
For this edition we have taken some of the richest noun and verb phrases from the different texts and videos which relate to books and reading with their translation. Note down the new vocabulary and try to use richer, more descriptive language in your English than only the noun "book" and the verb "read".
Noun phrases related to books and reading
- A good, old-fashioned read
- Una buona lettura vecchio stile
- The smell of old books
- L'odore dei vecchi libri
- The feel of paper pages under your fingertips
- La sensazione delle pagine sotto la punta delle dita
- Thoroughly engrossing book
- Libro totalmente coinvolgente
- A new release with a hard cover
- Una nuova versione con copertina rigida
- Meaningful book selection
- Una raccolta significativa di libri
- Physical, tactaile objects
- Oggetti fisici, tattili
- Toilet paper for a bookmark
- Carta igienica come segnalibro
- A custom made dust-jacket
- Una copertina antipolvere su misura
Verb phrases related to books and reading
- Diving into a good book
- Immergersi in un buon libro
- Getting lost in a good read
- Perdersi in una buona lettura
- Snuggling up with a good book
- Rilassarsi con un buon libro
- Encourage children to become bookworms
- Incoraggia i bambini a diventare topi di biblioteca
- E-books are taking over
- Gli e-book stanno prendendo il sopravvento
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