VOCABULARY U1
ENGLISH
ITALIAN
NOTES
1
TEARFUL
triste, doloroso, in lacrime
goodbye, voice,
occasion
2
ANXIOUS about
ansioso
3
DELIGHTED with
lietissimo, contentissimo
4
APPREHENSIVE about
ansioso, in ansia
5
MISERABLE about
triste, orribile, avvilente
6
ELATED with/at
esaltante, euforico
7
CLOSE TO TEARS about
sul punto di piangere
8
THRILLED about
9
TENSE about
emozionato, elettrizzato,
gasato
inquieto, teso
10
WEEPY
strappalacrime
a film, a book, etc.
11
ON EDGE about
teso, agitato, in tensione
To SET me ON EDGE
12
OVERJOYED about
felicissimo, strafelice
Arrange the words and fixed phrases above into 3 groups according to whether they can be used
instead of:
VERY HAPPY
to be overjoyed about
to be delighted
to be elated
to be overjoyed
SAD OR WANTING TO CRY
close to tears about
tearful
weepy
miserable
NERVOUS
tense about
on edge
apprehensive
tense
anxious
OR WORRIED
Tell your partner about a time when you were close to tears
about something. What happened? Why did you feel like that?
Tell your partner about a time when you felt elated with
something. What happened? Why did you feel like that?
Replace these expressions with suitable synonyms from the list above.
1. What new challenge would you like to take up in the short run? Why?
2. What conditions or difficulties do you think you will need to experience?
3. What preparation would you have to undergo?
4. How do you feel about that now?
a burning
achieve/fulfill/pursue/realize/have
my greatest
my main
a secret
ambition
a lifelong
a personal
achieve/deserve/enjoy/guarantee/meet with/be assured of
great
huge
overnight
resounding
roaring
SUCCESS
take up/rise to /accept/face/pose/present
daunting
exciting
formidable
major
new
serious
a CHALLENGE
improve/lack/increase/lose/enhance/strengthen
high/strong
low/poor
personal
political
staff
student
MOTIVATION
admit/be doomed to/be resigned to/end in/meet with/result in
complete
continued
dismal
FAILURE
inevitable
total
VERB
ADJECTIVE
NOUN
ambition
success
motivation
challenge
failure
challenge
failure
motivation
AIMING HIGH
COLLOCATION
1
To be an overnight success
2
To have a burning ambition
3
To increase motivation
4
To meet with complete failure
5
To face the formidable challenge of
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