INSPIRATIONAL TEENAGERS Flashcards
WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE THINK OF OLD PEOPLE
- old-fashioned
- slow
- out of touch (not up to date) with the modern technology
- lonely
- skills decline as they age
- experienced
- narrow-minded
- they can’t adapt.
- stuck in their old ways and the unwilling to change
- they developoed thick skin
- an economic burden they don’t contribute
HOW OLD PEOPLE THINK OF YOUNG PEOPLE?
- loud
- rebellious
- inexperienced
- scattered, puzzled, confused
- immature
- they have no manners.
- judgmental
- lazy
- unsociable
- smart or clever
- disrespectful.
- practical
- empty-headed
- inconsiderate
HOW TO BRIDGE THE GAP (BRING CLOSER TOGETHER)
More bonding time (family nights), young people helping older people, visiting nursing homes, volunteering.
HOW PARENTS THINK OF TEENAGERS
- Rebellious (butting heads)
- Immature
- loud
- introverted and uncommunicative
- too young to be independent
- malicious (intend to do harm)
- troubled
- unreliable
- moody and unpredictable
- sulk (be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment) trmanje
- grumpy (bad-tempered)
HOW TEENAGERS THINK OF PARENTS
- annoying
- overprotective
- narrow-minded
- reliable
- demanding
- nagging (harassing)
- diligent (showing care)
- stressed
- hardworking
- stubborn (showing great determination, especially in spite of good reasons and arguments against your opinion)
- they can’t accept any other opinion
- caring
- loving
MOOD
a temporary state of mind or feeling
BEING WISE, WISDOM
havind+g a lot of experience
INVALIDI, KAR SE TEHNOLOGIJE TIČE
they are technologically imapired
HITRO SPREMINJAJOČ SVET
fast moving world = the quick paced life
SOCIALEN IN NESOCIALEN
sociable and unsociable
TO BE A ROLE MODEL
parents or grandparents, you look up to them, motivation
WASTE OF TIME
not worth your time
SUMMARIZE
shorten
obnova
to express the most important facts or ideas about something or someone in a short and clear form
THE GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL
the biggest music festival in Europe
annual
BBC 40
is a music chart
MILESTONE
turning point
DETACHED FROM THE REAL WORLD
they live in a virtual world
TO GET BAD PRESS
to have bad reputation
they are criticized
TRMATI SE
Sulking
to sulk
to be silent and refuse to smile or be pleasant to people because you are angry about something that they have done
TO LIVE TO THE FULLEST
making the most out of their lives
NASPROTI PRIČAKOVANJ
Often against the odds (possibility)
INSPIRACIJA
Inspirational inspiration inspire, motivates you, you look up to it
making you feel full of hope or encouraged, motivates you
AMBICIJA
Ambitious ambition
having a strong desire for success, achievement, power, or wealth, it involves a lot of effort or expense
STVAR JE TAKA
the thing is
PRELETETI
skim-read
to read or consider something quickly in order to understand the main points, without studying it in detail
PRAVI ČAS ZA TO
The time is right for this, we need it
it is the most suitable moment to do something or for something to happen, bi bil že čas
IMETI SMISEL
To make sense
to understand it
figure out
make out
PRVEVA
Overrun
PREVEČ PODATKOV
diarrhoea of words
too much content
SKLAD
fund (money)
USTANOVITELJ
to be a founder
to start a business
someone who establishes an organization
BAZA JE V LONDONU
To be London-based the place that carries out its business, in this case London
TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT
to take full advantage of something because it may not last long
AGAINST THE ODDS
if you do or achieve something against (all) the odds/against all odds, you do or achieve it although there were a lot of problems and you were not likely to succeed, very surprisingly
ENTREPRENEUR
someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity
A BANKER, A LAWYER
a in front of occupations
UPORABITI
to put to use
to use
find a use for
TIMELINE
the part of a social media website where items that have been added by you, or that relate to you, are shown
MUHAST
mood swings
to be moody
THE THING IS…
use to introduce an explanation, comment, or opinion that relates to something that has just been said
AUTOMATICALLY
if a machine or device does something automatically, it does it independently, without human control
ATTRACT
to make someone want to buy or invest in something
FUNDING
money given by an organization or a government for a particular purpose
RECONCILE
to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together, also BALANCE
KEEN FAN
very interested, eager, or wanting (to do) something very much
TO HAVE A CLEAR VISION OF SOMETHING
you imagine it happening
IDOL
someone who is admired and respected very much, you look up to them
OBSESIJA KONTROLIRANJA MOJEGA PRODUKTA
• obsessive about controlling every aspect of my product
ASPECT
OBSESSIVE
IN PROGRESS
EXPLOITS
IT WILL BE KNOWN
• the world of technology will be hearing about his exploits for a long time to come - it will be known
COUNCIL ESTATE
an area of a city in which there are council houses and apartments
TO TURN DOWN
to refuse an offer or a request
INSPIRING
encouraging, or making you feel you want to do something
EXTEND
to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer
BROWSE THE WEB
to look at information on the internet
VARIOUS
many different
ADVETISEMENT
a picture, short film, song, etc. that tries to persuade people to buy a product or service, or a piece of text that tells people about a job, etc.
ASPIRATION
something that you hope to achieve
A NUMBER ONE HIT
a hit single
JAMMING SESSION
a meeting of a group of musicians
DEBUT
perform in public for the first time.
DUE OUT
expected to depart or check out
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL LOOK
the biography of oneself narrated by oneself, your own look
PRIMARILY
mainly
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
a disease in which the covering of the nerves gradually becomes destroyed, damaging a person’s speech and sight and ability to move, MS
CAMPAIGNING
a planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim
