Vocabulary in Context - New Beginnings
The materials included in the Watch & Listen and Read sections of Speak for Yourself #6 all include a lot of rich vocabulary which describe New Beginnings, time references, starting things and stopping things. Here below is a list of the main vocabulary taken from each resource with its original phrase and a corresponding translation in Italian.
Make a note of the new vocabulary you have learned in a notebook and try to integrate the terms into your English, expanding your vocabulary and fluency.
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT:
1. It can be difficult to get on with things (Watch & Listen 2)
To get on with (phrasal verb) – Portare avanti qualcosa
2. It was at the top of my to-do list (Watch & Listen 2)
To-do list (noun) – Lista delle cose da fare
3. I didn't get round to it (Watch & Listen 2)
To get round to something (phrasal verb) – Trovare tempo per fare qualcosa
4. It's funny how time slips by (Watch & Listen 2)
Time slips by (noun phrase) – Il tempo passa
5. 'You may delay, but time will not' (Watch & Listen 2)
To delay (verb) - Rimandare
6. I thought we were going to move on? (Watch & Listen 2)
To move on (phrasal verb) – Andare avanti
7. We are too focussed on the present, and reluctant to engage in tasks that relate to the future (Watch & Listen 2)
To be reluctant (adjective) – Essere riluttante
8. If you think about time in smaller units, you are more likely to start a task (more) quickly (Watch & Listen 2)
To start a task (verb phrase) – Cominciare un compito
9. I doubt he wasted much time procrastinating! (Watch & Listen 2)
To waste time (verb phrase) – Perdere tempo
10. Turn off your tech and knuckle down to your tasks (Watch & Listen 2)
To knuckle down (phrasal verb) – Rimboccarsi le maniche/mettercela tutta
11. We often underestimate how long things will take us (Watch & Listen 2)
To underestimate time (verb phrase) – Sottovalutare il tempo
12. It was supposed to take five years (Watch & Listen 2)
To take time (verb phrase) – Richiedere/aver bisogno di tempo
13. They had to start again (Watch & Listen 2)
To start again (verb phrase) - Ricominciare
14. And talking about time – ours is running out! (Watch & Listen 2)
To run out of time (phrasal verb) – Non avere più tempo a disposizione
15. You never see the hell of September coming (Read 2)
To see something coming (verb phrase) – Prevedere
16. You get to follow your kid’s schedule (Read 2)
To follow a schedule (verb phrase) – Seguire un programma
17. September? You, I dread (Read 2)
To dread something (verb) – Temere qualcosa
18. The 24/7 all-inclusive resort you’ve been running all summer will be shut down (Read 2)
To shut down (phrasal verb) – Chiudere/cessare un’attività
19. Wait. You are not done yet (Read 2)
To be done (verb + adjective) – Da fare ancora
20. They wanted a girl at the last minute (Read 3)
At the last minute (time adverbial) – All’ultimo minuto
21. I dropped out of college not knowing what I wanted to do with my life (Read 3)
To drop out (phrasal verb) - Ritirasi
22. This will encourage you to follow your heart (Read 3)
To follow your heart (verb phrase) – Seguire il tuo cuore
23. It turned out to be curable and I’m fine now (Read 3)
To turn out to be (phrasal verb) - si è rivelato essere
24. I started over and was free to be perhaps the most creative I have ever been in my life (Read 3)
To start over (phrasal verb) – Ricominciare da capo
25. It clears away the old and makes way for the new (Read 3)
To clear away the old to make way for the new (expression) – Liberarsi del vecchio per far posto al nuovo