Natale - Vocabolario

Impara con questa lezione le espressioni legate alle festività natalizie e al Capodanno.

Christmas Eve is the 24th of December. “Eve” is old English for “Evening,” so it means the night before Christmas (when young children believe Father Christmas comes down their chimney with presents).

Christmas Day is the 25th of December, and a traditional celebration for Christians, who believe that Jesus Christ was born on this date.

Boxing Day is the 26th of December and a public holiday. The boxes after which this day are named are charity or “alms boxes”, which were opened on the day after Christmas and the money inside was given to the poor. Nowadays Christmas boxes are given to tradesmen, who come to your home such as milkmen and dustmen.

New Year’s Eve is the 31st of December.

New Year’s Day is the 1st of January.

Advent Calendar – Advent is the 4 weeks before Christmas. An advent calendar is a piece of cardboard, with 24 (or 25) windows to open, when these cardboard windows are opened, there is a Christmas picture and often a sweet inside them. Children use them to count the days until Christmas day.

Mistletoe has a special place in British Christmas celebrations. You hang up a branch in the house. Although many people just demand a celebratory kiss under the mistletoe, you are meant to pick one berry for each kiss.

Christmas Crackers – These are a cardboard tube covered in coloured paper, and containing a small present, a joke and a paper hat. Crackers are pulled apart by two people (each holding one end) at Christmas parties. They make a loud noise as they break open.

Turista - Vocabolario - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English vocabulary to help you if you are a tourist in an English speaking country.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some useful English vocabulary, followed by an explanation and an example of how it is used.
So let’s start!

Turista - Vocabolario - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English vocabulary to help you if you are a tourist in an English speaking country.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some useful English vocabulary, followed by an explanation and an example of how it is used.
So let’s start!

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Turista - Vocabolario

Andrai in vacanza in un Paese di lingua inglese? Nella lezione di oggi ti presentiamo i vari tipi di negozi.

A Shopping Centre: a large building where you can find different types of shops.
A Department Store: is a large shop divided into sections selling different types of goods.
Music shop: a shop where you can find CDs, videos, sheet music, musical instruments and so on.
Shoe shop: a shop where shoes are sold.
Electronics shop: a shop that sells TV-sets, CD and DVD players, computers, digital cameras.
Electrical shop: a shop where electrical appliances (e.g. adaptors) are sold.
Bookshop: a shop where you can find books, dictionaries etc.
Travel agency: a place where you can book a holiday or buy tickets.
Stationer’s: a shop where you can buy pens, notebooks, folders…
Newsagent’s: a place where newspapers and magazines, cigarettes, sweets etc are sold.
Chemist’s: a shop selling medicines. In Britain you can also have your films developed and digital pictures printed there.
Optician’s: a shop where you can buy glasses and contact lenses and also have your sight tested.
Baker’s: a shop where you can buy bread and cakes.

Metropolitana - Vocabolario - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English Vocabulary for the London Underground.
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Metropolitana - Vocabolario - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English Vocabulary for the London Underground.
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Metropolitana - Vocabolario

Nella lezione di oggi troverai alcune parole che ti aiuteranno a viaggiare in metropolitana a Londra.

Line: one of the sections of the underground system connecting different parts of the city.
Tube map: a drawing of the underground system with the different lines and tube stations.
Travelcard: a ticket which is valid for one day and which you can also use on some buses.
Oyster card: an electronic ticket introduced in 2003 that can be used on Tube, bus and National Rail services within London.
Issue date: the date on which the ticket was sold and which is shown on it.
Zones: London is divided into six zones and ticket prices vary according to the zones you need to travel through.
Weekly/Monthly travelcard: a ticket which you can use to travel for a week/month.
Rush hour: the times at which tube stations are particularly crowded because people are going to work or going back home.
Off-peak: the times of the day or days of the week when trains are not very busy and tickets are cheaper.
Queue: the line which forms when people are waiting to buy a ticket or get on a train or bus.

Saluti e presentazioni - Vocabolario - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English on how to greet people.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some useful English vocabulary, followed by an example of how they are used.
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Saluti e presentazioni - Vocabolario - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English on how to greet people.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some useful English vocabulary, followed by an example of how they are used.
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Saluti e presentazioni - Vocabolario

Nella lezione di oggi troverai vocaboli ed espressioni da utilizzare per salutare e presentarsi.

To shake hands: to take somebody’s hand and gently move it up and down when you meet someone for the first time or when you say hello/goodbye.

Handshake: the act of shaking hands with somebody.

To introduce: to make a person meet somebody else.

Curtsy: the act of putting one’s foot behind the other and bending one’s knees at the same time. Women may do that when they meet an important person.

Make a Bow: bending your trunk forward as a way to show respect to somebody.

Hello: you say that when you meet somebody (Hi is even more informal).

Howdy?: hello! (USA, very informal)

Goodbye: this is what you say when you leave.
Good morning: you say that until 12 (midday).

Good afternoon: from 12 to 6pm.

Good evening: from 6pm to midnight.
Goodnight/’Night: after midnight or when you go to bed.

Internet - Vocabolario - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English about unwanted mail on the internet.
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Internet - Vocabolario - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English about unwanted mail on the internet.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some useful English words, followed by an explanation of their meaning.
So let’s start!

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