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Language in Context | #6 - 'New Beginnings'

30/08/18 10.51

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

 

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Joe Lang

Written by Joe Lang

Docente di inglese dal 1999, è Examiner e Team Leader per tutti i livelli degli esami Cambridge ed è stato direttore di alcune delle più grandi Summer School residenziali del Regno Unito