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Think 3. Unit 7
Examples with collocations
Term | Exmaple | Definition |
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take up | Billy's father makes him take up boxing, but he hates it. | начать заниматься |
join the class | Billy sees a group of girls doing ballet lessons and joins the class. | присоединиться к классу |
carry on | Billy carries on ballet lessons in secret because he loves it. | продолжать |
give up | He realises thet his son is talented and he isn't going to give up dancing. | бросать; сдаваться |
entrantce test | People in the town get the money together and then Billy goes to London dance school for the entrance test. | вступительный тест |
end up | Finally, Billy is accepted at the school and after years of study he ends up as a top professional ballet dancer. | в итоге оказаться |
be crazy about smth | Jess is crazy about football. She plays it every day. | сильно любить что-то |
get on | They get on really well and Jules invites Jess to try out for the local women's football team. | ладить |
find out | When Jess's parents find out that she has been playing football without their knowing, they make her stop. | выяснять |
show up | When she shows up, there are only 30 minutes left and her team are losing 1-0. | появиться, показаться |
score the goal | Jess had to bend the ball around the other team's players to score the goal. | забить гол |
set off | Jess and Jules set off for America and, later, they send a team photo to their families. | отправляться |
have an open mind | You should have an open mind when you go to another country. | быть открытым |
go abroad | I have never gone abroad but I want to. The first country I wanna visit is Great Britain. | ехать за границу |
cross the road | I'm used to look left first before I cross the road. | переходить дорогу |
keep something secret | Mandela and Brand had to keep their friendship secret because it wasn't allowed by prison authorities. | держать в секрете |