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Listening - extended matura vocabulary

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    for Wiktoria to enrich her vocabulary
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  • "Sue and I don't have much in common". What does "to have sth in common" mean?
    to share interests, experiences, or other characteristics with someone or something
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  • "The town's main features are its beautiful mosque and ancient marketplace." What does "a feature" mean?
    a typical quality, or important part of something
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  • "Dismissal of the coaching team" What does 'dismissal' mean?
    when somebody refuses to do sth or rejects sth
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  • "THE WINNER BOOED BY THE CROWD" what does "to boo" mean?
    wygwizdać kogoś, wyrażać dezaprobatę
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  • "IMPRESSIVE START DESPITE PROBLEMS" What does "despite" mean?
    in spite of sth, pomimo czegoś
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  • PLAYER’S PREMATURE RESIGNATION What does "premature" mean?
    happening too soon or before the usual time
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  • UNEXPECTED DEFEAT FOR CURRENT TABLE LEADERS What does "defeat" mean?
    an occasion when someone loses against someone else in a fight or competition (porażka, przegrana)
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  • "She had been discouraged by her friend..." What does discourage mean?
    to try to persuade someone not to do something
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  • "She was relieved she could easily follow the dance steps." What does "to be relieved" mean?
    feeling happy because something unpleasant did not happen or you are not worried about something any more (poczuć ulgę)
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  • "The speaker wants to encourage listeners to take part in dance shows." What does "to encourage" mean?
    to make someone more likely to do something, or make something more likely to happen (zachecać kogoś, motywować kogoś do zrobienia zegoś)
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  • to share interests, experiences, or other characteristics with someone or something
    to have sth in common
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  • a typical quality, or important part of something
    a feature
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  • when somebody refuses to do sth or rejects sth
    DISMISSAL
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  • wygwizdać kogoś, wyrażać dezaprobatę
    to boo somebody
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  • in spite of sth, pomimo czegoś
    despite
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  • happening too soon or before the usual time
    premature
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