Advanced Collocations in Use, Unit 4

newly qualified

щойно кваліфікований / молодий спеціаліст-початківець — She was newly qualified and full of idealism, convinced that she could make a genuine difference to the lives of her students.

a comprehensive school

загальноосвітня школа (британська) — He had spent his entire career teaching in a comprehensive school in the north of England, turning down several offers from the private sector.

face the challenge

зіткнутися з викликом / прийняти виклик — She faced the challenge of managing a class of thirty with no teaching assistant and almost no resources with quiet determination.

gain the respect of

здобути повагу — It took him the best part of a year to gain the respect of his colleagues, but once earned, that respect proved lasting.

a tough challenge

серйозний / важкий виклик — Integrating students with widely differing abilities into a single classroom remains a tough challenge for even the most experienced teachers.

win the battle

виграти боротьбу / здолати труднощі — After years of struggling with bureaucracy, she finally won the battle to introduce a more flexible curriculum.

fully qualified

повністю кваліфікований / з повним дипломом — By the time she was fully qualified, she had completed over a hundred hours of observed teaching practice.

pending the results

в очікуванні результатів — He was appointed to the post on a provisional basis, pending the results of the formal assessment process.

a milestone

віха / знаковий момент — Passing her final teaching examination felt like a genuine milestone — the culmination of three years of relentless effort.

milestone collocations

колокації зі словом milestone — reach a milestone, mark a milestone, hit a milestone — Turning thirty felt less like a birthday and more like a milestone she had been dreading for years.

the increased financial stability

підвищена фінансова стабільність — The increased financial stability that came with her promotion allowed her to consider, for the first time, buying a place of her own.

turn his thoughts to

звернути думки до / замислитися про — With the examinations finally behind him, he was able to turn his thoughts to the future and what he genuinely wanted from it.

have a gift for languages

мати хист до мов — She had always had a gift for languages, picking up vocabulary and intonation with an ease that left her classmates bewildered.

make a difference

змінити ситуацію на краще / мати значення — She had gone into teaching because she wanted to make a difference, and twenty years later she remained convinced that she had.

idealistic

ідеалістичний — He was idealistic in his approach, perhaps naively so, believing that every student could succeed given sufficient encouragement and time.

single-minded

цілеспрямований / непохитний — Her single-minded determination to qualify as a doctor, despite every obstacle her circumstances placed in her way, was an inspiration to those around her.

a dedicated manner

відданий / самовідданий стиль роботи — He approached every lesson in a dedicated manner, preparing materials long after his colleagues had gone home for the evening.

remain an enigma

залишатися загадкою — Despite years of research, the precise mechanism by which the brain acquires language remains an enigma to scientists and educators alike.

face a blank sheet

дивитися на чистий аркуш / починати з нуля — Every September, she faced a blank sheet — a new class, new names, new challenges, and the familiar mixture of excitement and apprehension.

lissom

гнучкий / стрункий і граційний — The dancer moved across the stage with lissom grace, her movements so fluid they appeared entirely effortless.

lithe

гнучкий / спритний — He was lithe and quick, the kind of athlete who made difficult movements look deceptively simple.

an odd accent

дивний / незвичний акцент — She spoke with an odd accent that no one could quite place — traces of several regions blended into something entirely her own.

difficult to pin down

важко визначити / важко зрозуміти — His style was difficult to pin down — somewhere between journalism and fiction, authoritative yet deeply personal.

a busker

вуличний музикант — The busker outside the station played the same three songs on rotation, yet somehow drew a crowd every single evening.

a juggler

жонглер — A juggler in the main square kept a group of tourists entertained for the better part of an hour with nothing more than three worn wooden clubs.

provide no-cost entertainment

забезпечувати безкоштовне розваги — Street performers provide no-cost entertainment that draws visitors into city centres and creates a sense of spontaneous community.

a car-free setting

простір без автомобілів / пішохідна зона — The festival was held in a car-free setting in the city centre, allowing families to move freely between stages without concern for traffic.

be plucked from

бути вирваним / обраним звідкись несподівано — She was plucked from obscurity by a talent scout who happened to catch her performing at a small local venue.

a source of fun

джерело веселощів / розваг — The old fountain in the square had become an unlikely source of fun for local children during the summer months.

trundle

котитися / повільно пересуватися — The old tram trundled along the cobbled street, bell clanging, passengers swaying gently with each curve in the track.

for a modest sum

за скромну суму / за невеликі гроші — For a modest sum, visitors could hire a bicycle and spend the entire day exploring the coastline at their own pace.

a source of amusement

джерело розваг / привід для сміху — The mishap became a source of amusement for the entire office, retold at every subsequent team gathering with increasing embellishment.

grab a seat

зайняти місце / швидко сісти — She arrived early to grab a seat near the front, knowing the lecture theatre would be full within minutes.

pending the outcome / results / response

в очікуванні результату / відповіді — The project has been put on hold pending the outcome of the financial review, which is expected to conclude by the end of the quarter.

a reliable source

надійне джерело — Journalists are obliged to verify information with at least one reliable source before publishing claims that could damage a person's reputation.

a source of funding / income

джерело фінансування / доходу — The grant represented the organisation's primary source of funding and its loss threatened the viability of the entire programme.

a rich / valuable / cheap source

багате / цінне / дешеве джерело — Archives represent a rich source of primary material for historians willing to invest the time required to navigate them.

assess something's value

оцінити цінність чогось — It is notoriously difficult to assess the value of creative work using purely financial metrics.

place great value on

надавати великого значення / цінувати — She placed great value on punctuality, regarding it as a mark of respect for other people's time.

sentimental value

сентиментальна цінність — The watch was worth very little in financial terms, but its sentimental value to the family made it quite simply irreplaceable.

practical value

практична цінність — The course had enormous practical value, equipping students with skills they could apply immediately in the workplace.

novelty value

цінність новизни — The product sold well initially on novelty value alone, but once the novelty wore off, its fundamental weaknesses became impossible to ignore.

disease spreads

хвороба поширюється — The disease spreads rapidly in densely populated areas where access to clean water and sanitation remains limited.

evidence suggests

докази свідчать / дані вказують на — The evidence suggests that early intervention is significantly more effective than treatment administered at a later stage.

an opportunity arises

з'являється можливість — Should an opportunity arise to present the findings at an international conference, the team has agreed it will not hesitate to do so.

standards slip

стандарти знижуються — Once standards slip in an organisation, reversing the decline requires far more effort than maintaining them in the first place would have done.

smoke rises

дим піднімається — Smoke rose steadily from the valley below, visible for miles against the pale morning sky.

the wind howls

вітер виє — The wind howled through the gaps in the old window frames all night, making sleep all but impossible.

teeth chatter

зуби цокотять — By the time the rescue team reached them, the survivors were exhausted and their teeth were chattering uncontrollably from the cold.