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Think 3. Unit 5
Examples with collocations
Term | Example | Definition |
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come to your mind | What's the first thing that come to your mind when you hear word "storytelling"? | прийти в голову |
be based on | The film is based on the popular book. | быть основанным на |
capture our attention and imagination | He is the best storyteller. His skills of storytelling captured our attention and imagination. | захватить наше внимание и воображение |
contribute to society | Every person must contribute to society because we live near the other people. | приносить пользу обществу |
remote place | I don't like crowded places that's why I want to live in some remote place. | отдалённое место |
pass down from generation to generation | In cultures all over the world, important stories have been passed down from generation to generation. | передавать от поколения к поколению |
get an idea | Did you read this book? Are you getting an idea of it? | уловить суть, понять |
find out | My friend found out that I told him a lie. Now he doesn't want to speak with me. | узнавать, выяснять |
contain knowledge and wisdom | Stories often contain knowledge and wisdom of previous generations. | содержать знания и мудрость |
obscure song | It wasn't a famous song, it was an obscure song from 1980s. | малоизвестная песня |
compare ... to ... | If you compare the films to the stories they are based on, you will notice a big difference. | сравнить с |
be eager to | When storytellers returned home, people were eager to listen and learn about the remote places. | хотеть, желать |