Have you ever heard of Grandma Moses? She’s an example to all of us that you are never too old to learn a new skill. Check out this cool video about her, and learn the phrasal verb take up (an activity).

Você já ouviu falar da Vovó Moisés? Ela é um exemplo para todos nós de que você nunca está velho demais para aprender uma nova habilidade. Confira este vídeo interessante sobre ela, e aprenda o phrasal verb take up (an activity).

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Have you ever heard of Grandma Moses?

Grandma Moses was a renowned American folk artist. Her paintings are _______  millions today. One of her paintings even ________  in the White House in Washington, D.C.

What makes Grandma Moses so special?

Well, she only ______  ____  painting when she was 75 years old, and then it was only because she couldn’t do ____________ anymore because of her arthritis.

  • take up [phrasal verb] = (see below)
  • and then it was only because = e isso só porque
  • do embroidery = fazer bordado

After Grandma Moses’ paintings were discovered by a famous art collector, her work soon became highly _________ after all over the world.

  • (highly) sought after [phrasal verb] = (altamente) procurado

If Grandma Moses could learn how to paint and _________ a famous painter in her late 70s, then there is no excuse for anyone to stop learning English and phrasal verbs; is there?

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Have you ever heard of Grandma Moses?

Grandma Moses was a renowned American folk artist. Her paintings are worth millions today. One of her paintings even hangs in the White House in Washington, D.C.

  • renowned = renomado, conhecido, famoso
  • folk art = arte popular
  • paintings = pinturas
  • are worth = valem
  • hangs = está pendurado

What makes Grandma Moses so special?

Well, she only took up painting when she was 75 years old, and then it was only because she couldn’t do embroidery anymore because of her arthritis.

  • take up [phrasal verb] = (see below)
  • and then it was only because = e isso só porque
  • do embroidery = fazer bordado

After Grandma Moses’ paintings were discovered by a famous art collector, her work soon became highly sought after all over the world.

  • (highly) sought after [phrasal verb] = (altamente) procurado

If Grandma Moses could learn how to paint and become a famous painter in her late 70s, then there is no excuse for anyone to stop learning English and phrasal verbs; is there?

  • in her late 70s = com mais que 70 anos de idade
  • no excuse = nenhuma desculpa
  • is there? = tem?

[blocknote class=”red” title=”O que significa o phrasal verb ‘take up (something) / take (something) up'”]Como se diz “take up (something)” / “take (something) up” em português? Qual é a tradução de “take up (something)” / “take (something) up”? What does “take (something) up” / “take up (something)” mean? What is the meaning of “take up (something)” / “take (something) up”

  • take up (something) / take (something) up [phrasal verb] = começar a aprender (um esporte, uma arte, uma atividade)
  • to be turned down = ser rejeitado / negado (em um emprego, teste, proposta, etc.)

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Check out this video about Grandma Moses that I found on youtube:

Veja também:
Por que o Tim Decidiu Começar a Correr [Phrasal Verb: Take Up Something]

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How about you? What have you taken up recently? Please tell us about it below.

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