English Teacher Jo

15/05/2024

19/04/2024

False Friends - to ATTEND ↔️ to WAIT
to ATTEND ➡️ FREQUENTARE, ASSISTERE

to WAIT ➡️ ASPETTARE, ATTENDERE

🅰️ 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 She ATTENDS classes on Tuesdays.
🅰️ 🇮🇹 Lei FREQUENTA le lezioni di martedì.

🅱️ 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 I WAITED 2 hours at the train station.
🅱️🇮🇹 Ho ASPETTATO 2 ore alla stazione dei treni.

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18/04/2024

COLLOCATIONS with COME
➡ COME CLEAN (about something) ➡ CONFESSARE (qualcosa)
🅰️ 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 I thought it was time to COME CLEAN about what I'd been doing.
🅰️ 🇮🇹 Ho pensato che fosse giunto il momento di CONFESSARE quello che avevo fatto.

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17/04/2024

Phrasal verb - APPEAL TO (someone)
Appeal to (someone) ➡ to interest or attract someone ➡ attrarre/piacere a qualcuno.

🅰️ 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 The book will APPEAL TO young readers.
🅰️ 🇮🇹 Il libro PIACERA' ai giovani lettori.

🅱️🇺🇸 🇬🇧 This advertisement is calculated to APPEAL TO children.
🅱️ 🇮🇹 Questa pubblicità è pensata per ATTIRARE i bambini.

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15/04/2024

Confusing English words: AFFECT/ EFFECT
🅰️ 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Your opinion will not AFFECT my decision.
🅰️ 🇮🇹 La tua opinione non INFLUENZERA' la mia decisione.

🅱️ 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Her words had a magical EFFECT on us.
🅱️🇮🇹 Le sue parole hanno avuto un EFFETTO magico su di noi.

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13/04/2024

IDIOMS in English 😰

⭕ ANTS IN YOUR PANTS ➡ If someone has 'ants in their pants', they are agitated or excited about something and can't keep still. ➡

🇺🇸 🇬🇧 He couldn't sit still during the movie; it was like he had ANTS IN HIS PANTS.

🇮🇹 Non riusciva a stare fermo durante il film; era come se avesse 'IL FUOCO SOTTO AI PIEDI'/'IL PEPE AL C**O'. (espressione idiomatica più volgare e informale)😅

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12/04/2024

Antonyms - BEST ↔️ WORST
🅰BEST ➡️ MEGLIO/MIGLIORE ➡️ of the highest quality, or being the most suitable, pleasing, or effective type of thing or person.

🅱WORST ➡️ PEGGIO/PEGGIORE ➡️ of the lowest quality, or the most unpleasant or difficult.

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11/04/2024

False Friends - to ANNOY ↔️ to BORE
to ANNOY ➡️ INFASTIDIRE

to BORE ➡️ ANNOIARE

🅰️ 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 It ANNOYS me that you're always late.
🅰️ 🇮🇹 Mi INFASTIDISCE che tu sia sempre in ritardo.

🅱️ 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 I try to pay attention, but algebra class BORES me.
🅱️🇮🇹 Cerco di prestare attenzione, ma l'ora di algebra mi ANNOIA.

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10/04/2024

COLLOCATIONS with CATCH
➡ CATCH a cold/the flu ➡ prendere un raffreddore/l'influenza
🅰️ 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 If you go out in this rain without a coat you might CATCH A COLD.
🅰️ 🇮🇹 Se esci sotto la pioggia senza cappotto rischi di PRENDERE IL RAFFREDDORE.

🅱️🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Tom seems to CATCH THE FLU every year.
🅱️ 🇮🇹 Tom sembra PRENDERE L'INFLUENZA ogni anno.

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09/04/2024

Phrasal verb - BACK (someone) UP
Back (someone) up ➡ to support or help someone ➡ SOSTENERE qualcuno.

🅰️ 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Jane would BACK me UP if she were here.
🅰️ 🇮🇹 Jane mi SOSTERREBBE se fosse qui.

🅱️🇺🇸 🇬🇧 I'll BACK you UP if they don't believe you.
🅱️ 🇮🇹 Ti SOSTERRO' io se non ti credono.

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08/04/2024

Confusing English words: ACTUAL / CURRENT
🅰️ 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 The story is based on an ACTUAL incident.
🅰️ 🇮🇹 La storia si basa su un episodio REALMENTE ACCADUTO.

🅱️ 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 The CURRENT situation is good.
🅱️🇮🇹 La situazione ATTUALE è buona.

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