Close up B2 - Unit 7: Right or Wrong?

Authority (n.)

• The ability to influence others without formal power.

• The power you have because of your official position.

• A type of leadership that is informal and unstructured.

• The right to make decisions based on personal preference.

Community service (Expression)

• Unpaid work that someone does to help other people as punishment for a crime.

• A paid job that benefits the community.

• Volunteering for a charity without any obligation.

• A type of community event organized for fun.

Approval (n.)

• A negative opinion of someone or something.

• When you have a positive opinion of someone or something.

• A formal rejection of a proposal.

• An indifferent attitude towards a subject.

Anger management (n.)

• Learning to recognize you are becoming angry and take action to calm down and deal with the situation positively.

• A technique to express anger in a healthy way without any consequences.

• A method to avoid situations that may lead to anger.

• A strategy to suppress feelings of anger completely.

Judge (n.) / (v.)

• To make a decision based on evidence and facts.

• To give an opinion about someone after thinking about all the information you know about them.

• To evaluate a situation without any information.

• To express a feeling or emotion about someone.

Procedure (n.)

• A way of doing something.

• A legal document.

• A type of trial.

• A method of communication.

Guardian (n.)

• Someone who provides financial support to a minor.

• Someone legally responsible for a person under eighteen.

• A person who gives advice to a minor.

• A legal representative for a business.

Jury duty (n.)

• Legal requirement to be a jury member.

• A voluntary service to assist the court.

• A type of community service for citizens.

• A paid position in the legal system.

Conventional (Adj.)
≠ Unconventional

• Normal, typical, traditional.

• Innovative and groundbreaking.

• Rare and unusual.

• Experimental and avant-garde.

On a voluntary basis (Expression)

• You do something because you want to, not because you have to.

• You are forced to do something against your will.

• You do something only if you are paid for it.

• You do something because someone else wants you to.