EXPLORING ENGLISH Flashcards

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it makes me feel I’m the person I always meant to be

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I always meant to be

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like a suit that doesn’t quite fit properly

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properly должным образом, как следует

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coin(v)

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to invent or to be the first to use a new word or expression

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attempt

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попытка

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skip

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бежать вприпрыжку, прыгать через скакалку, пропускать( I think I’ll skip lunch today), пропускать, не читая, не затрагивая.

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evolve

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to develop, эволюционировать

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spread

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раскладывать, давать рассрочку(the payments will be spread over two years), распространять, разносить(the virus is spread by rats), намазывать( toast spread with strawberry jam), распространяться(news of his death spread quickly)

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access

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доступ

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genuin

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искренний, настоящий, подлинный

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engage

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привлекать внимание, нанимать

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the appropriate form

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подходящий Is this film appropriate for young children?

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emphasize

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придавать значение, подчеркивать

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in the sense that

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в том смысле

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in a geographic sense

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the phrase shows which particular meaning we are using

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in terms of

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we explain how we are thinking about or measuring something. the event was successful in terms of visitor numbers but we didn’t make a lot of money

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attend

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to be at an event or go to a place

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passionate adj

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full of emotion: a passionate speech

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nurture /ˈnɜr·tʃər/ (nurture creative potential)

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to feed and care for a child, or to help someone or something develop by encouraging that person or thing:
She wants to stay at home and nurture her children.
to help a plan or a person to develop and be successful: As a record company executive, his job is to nurture young talent.

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we develop projects that engage, inspire and entertain.

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engage - to interest someone in something and keep them thinking about it, привлекать внимание, занимать; to employ someone, нанимать

20
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disadvantaged groups

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Disadvantaged people are poor and do not have many opportunities. неблагополучный, неимущий
disadvantaged children

21
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record balcony sessions for up and coming bands

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up and coming bands

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have workshops in many creative activities

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workshops IN activities

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be/get involved (in/with sth)

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to do things and be part of an activity or event быть занятым чем-либо/начинать заниматься чем-либо
How did you get involved in acting?

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a substance made of other substances that have been combined

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mixture

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в остальном; как-либо иначе, по-другому

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TO otherwise?

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when you have the right or opportunity to use or see something; доступ I don’t have access to that kind of information.

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access /ˈækses/

27
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давать позитивный настрой

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it gives them a really positive focus.

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  • Can I have a go?
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  • Yeah, go for it!
29
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We do all sorts of stuff here

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it’s an opportunity for people to write music, get involved in a project that we’ve got running, or people can do recording or performance

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it’s really making a difference

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ust by having this space here and allowing people to come and get involved in something that’s creative

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it’s really making a difference (Matt believes the project can change people’s lives)

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just by having this space here and allowing people to come and get involved in something that’s creative

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clause

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a group of words containing a subject and a verb, that is usually only part of a sentence
предложение (часть сложного предложения)

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We use who and whom for people, and which for things. We use that for people or things.

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clauses

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They had four children, three of whom played football for England.

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three of whom

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amazing

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удивительный

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very great, large, or special and making you feel respect and sometimes fear
повергающий в трепет

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Awesome