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Unit three (VOCABULARY ((SELF) self-confidence (fiducia in se stessi) self…
Unit three
VOCABULARY
(SELF) self-confidence (fiducia in se stessi) self-control, self-defence, self-development (autosviluppo), self-discipline (autodisciplina), self-respect (rispetto di se)
agility- AGILE; calm- CALM; coordination- COORDINATED; courtesy- COURTEOUS; flexibility- FLEXIBLE; tolerance- TOLERANT
a level playing field, score an own goal, a whole new ball game, start the ball rolling, be on the ball, take your eye of the ball, move the goalposts
AMBITION: determination, extremes, intensity, make sacrifices, obsessive, set apart (messo da parte)
KEY LANGUAGE
- an OUTSTANDING achievement; EXCEPTIONAL qualities; an ASTONISHING performance; EXTRAORDINARY technical skills
- a TRULY remarkable sportswoman; She UNDOUBTEDLY is a superstar
- ..and ABOVE ALL her admirable personal qualities; What's also extraordinary about her is..; There seems to be no end to her talents
Grammar
QUANTIFIERS
(use them to describe THE QUANTITY of something).
We use different quantifiers with plural COUNTABLE or UNCOUNTABLE nouns (nomi)
COUNTABLE: few, (too) many; several
UNCOUNTABLE: little, (too) much
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to talk about something in GENERAL:
- MANY people prefer football.
to al about something SPECIFIC:
- SOME of THE people in the survey prefer golf.
LITTLE and FEW
(have NEGATIVE meaning= NOT MUCH, NOT MANY, ALMOST NONE)
- There's LITTLE food in the house. We'll have to do some shopping.
A LITTLE and A FEW (have POSITIVE meaning= A SMALL QUANTITY, SOME)
- There's A LITTLE food in the fridge, if you're hungry.
SOME (in POSITIVE statements), ANY (in NEGATIVE and QUESTIONS)
- We are playing SOME games nest month, but there aren't ANY at the weekend.
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