Module 8 Social life topic 3 Being young today. Socialising.

“We aren't in an information age,we are in an entertainment age.”

Tony Robbins

(American self-help author and motivational speaker)

1. Vocabulary

1. Learn the vocabulary.

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Nerd ботаник

Preference предпочтение

primary goals основные цели

procrastination промедление

refreshment отдых

restriction ограничение

socialite светский человек

socialization национализация

social tights социальные устои

status статус

tippler пьяница

to assume принимать

to be at best or worse быть на высоте или хуже

to be unaware of не знать

to chill охлаждать

to depend on зависеть от

to do smth. round the clock сделать что-то круглосуточно

to earn smbd´s livelihood зарабатывать средства к существованию smbd

musement развлечение

addicted to увлекшийся

boundary граница

bullying запугивание

charity благотворительность

cloying пресыщение

couch potato домосед

cozy удобный

daily routine повседневная работа

detrimental  вредный

discord разногласие

dissipation разложение

entertainment развлечения

games of chance азартные игры

going out выход

golden youth золотая молодежь

in good sooth в хорошей правде

life in the fast lane жизнь, полная приключений,

live wire энергичный человек

mentor наставник

to go out выйти

to live in a great (small) way жить большим (маленьким) способом

to mellow out созревать

to someone’s liking к чьей-то симпатии

to vegetate прозябать

youngster мальчик

to stay in остаться дома

to unwind Успокоиться

to waste time напрасно тратить время

Do vocabulary exercises.

1. Use these words to complete the text:

Unwind

One of the best methods of using time effectively and controlling (1) __ procrastination restriction _ is to plan when you will study, and when you will (2)___ Unwind _____. If you've been using the "I do what I feel like doing when I feel like doing it" method of time management and would like to reduce the stress, (3) ___ discord _ and guilt that go with it, consider trying a flexible time plan, that would prevent you from (4) _ vegetating ___. Planning does not mean a military-like (5) _______, rather, it means making intelligent decisions about when it is the most efficient to get your work done. Skills required for effective time management include setting (6) _____ primary goals _____, breaking your aims down into discreet steps, and reviewing your progress. Time management technology allows you to focuse your attention on important objectives, to order your thoughts and saves time for (7)_ _ going out ___.

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1. Lazy person, homebody

2. To do smth all day and all night without stopping.

3. A way of living which is full of excitement and activity and often danger

4. Repeated, aggressive behavior intended to hurt another person

5. Someone who drinks alcohol repeatedly

6. Dissolute way of living

7. To become generally more relaxed.

) Relate the words with their meanings

1. Tippler (e)

2. mellow out

3. couch potato (а)

4. life in the fast lane (c)

5. round the clock (b)

6. bullying (d)

7. dissipation (f)