VOCABULARY to get down to work - zabrać się do pracy to get through - zdać (np. egzamin), przebrnąć (np. przez książkę), przedostać się, przejść to go on to do - kontynuować, robić coś (potem) dalej to mess around - rozrabiać, wygłupiać się, bałaganić kid - dzieciak to succeed - odnosić sukcesy hard - tu: ciężko, trudno to get through exams - zdać egzaminy to pass exams - zdać egzaminy I went on to univeristy - potem poszedłem na uniwersytet to paint - malować wall - ściana we better get down to work - lepiej się zabierzmy do roboty to worry - martwić się to get through the assessment - wypaść dobrze na ocenie he went on to star in several movies - potem zagrał główne role w kilku filmach to get through the book - przebrnąć przez książkę famous - sławny

Lesson 4
To get down to work, to get through, to go on to do

CALLUM: Yes, I messed around sometimes, just like most kids. But then I usually got down to work in the end!
VICKI: Well, yes, if you want to succeed you have to start doing your work sometime!
CALLUM: So, I got down to work and I'm glad to say I got through all my exams.
VICKI: Well done you! So in the end, you started working, and even though it was hard, you managed to pass your exams. So then what did you do?
CALLUM: Well, I went on to study at university.
VICKI: So after school, you continued your education at university - just like me.

Examples:

to get down: If we want to finish painting this wall today, we better get down to work!

to get through: After all my worrying, I got through that assessment without too much trouble.

to go on to do: Even though he first worked in television, he went on to star in several films.

Exercises:

to get down to work: I really must get down to work.

to get through: He managed to get through the book in the end.

to go on to do: He went on to become a famous author.

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