Unit 9

party animal

reveller

in advance

beforehand

chaos; anarchy

mayhem

be forbidden from going out as a punishment

be grounded

noisy and possibly violent

rowdy

arrive without warning/invitation

descend on/gatecrash

be persuaded by being offered something exciting/illegal

be lured

TV

telly

damage, destroy

trash

turn up (at a party) without an invitation

gatecrash

party

bash

police officer

cop

house/apartment

pad

throw

chuck

steal

swipe

clothes

togs

exclusive, expensive

posh

dramatyczny

dramatic

kolokwialny

colloquial

wyszukany

sophisticated

neutralny

neutral

powściągliwy

restrained

sensacyjny

sensational

formal

informal

emocjonalny

emotional

the quality press

broadsheet/serious

opiniom-forming

B/S

celebrity gossip

tabloid/mass-market

undemanding

T/M

extensive coverage of foreign news

B

populist

T

frequent libel cases

T

libel

a piece of writing that contains bad and false things about a perso

sensationalist

T

human interest stories

T

the 'gutter' press (informal)

T

in-depth news analysis

B

the paparazzi

T

circulation

the number of people that a newspaper or magazine is regularly sold to:

broadsheet newspaper

a high-quality newspaper

online newspaper website

internetowe newsy

weekly news magazine

tygodnik

radio podcast

podcast

local weekly freesheet

darmowe lokalne tygodniki

main TV news bulletin

takie wiadomości, fakty

tabloid newspaper

tabloid

rolling TV news channel

any continuous news broadcast, esp. 24 hours a day; also, a channel, service, or station reporting news continuously

debate one's opinion

dyakutować

to keep abreast of world news

to keep up with the news

left-wing, right-wing press

lewicowa, prawicowa prasa

bombarded with news

zarzucani wiadomościami

information overload

przeładowanie informacjami

avid sports fan

showing great enthusiasm for or interest in

have an insatiable appetite

mieć niezaspokojony apetyt

pander to

to do or provide exactly what a person or group wants, especially when it is not acceptable, reasonable, or approved of, usually in order to get some personal advantage

bookmark sites

zakładkować

air one's views

wygłaszać swoje poglądy w internecie, gazecie...

pay scant attention to politics

poświęcać mało uwagi polityce

gawp at the TV

gapić się na TV

skim the news headlines

przeglądnąć nagłówki

news junkie

"she spends hours browsing the BBC website"

stay informed about

być na bierząco poinformowanym o

light-hearted

pogodny, żartobliwy

tongue-in-cheek

If you say something tongue in cheek, you intend it to be understood as a joke, although you might appear to be serious

clueless (informal)

nie mieć pojęcia

"I don't take much of it in"

jednym uchem wchodzi, drugim wychodzi

absorbing

fascynujący, wciągający

make a point of

something is important, so you do it regularly

glossy news magazines

te tygodniki z błyszczącymi okładkami

superficial

powierzchowny

(celebrity) talent show

strata czasu

reality TV (docusoap)

ukryta prawda

situation comedy ('sitcom')

situation comedy

soap opera

dramatic & long TV series

witty dialogue

unnatural

catchy theme tune

annoying

canned laughter

takie "ha ha ha" martwych ludzi w tle

symphatetic characters

clichéd

moralistic tone

irreverent (not showing the expected respect for official, important, or holy things)

memorable catchphrases

"Ej cooosieeek!"

imaginative storylines

predictable

brilliant acting

wooden

banal

banał

become immersed

wciągać się

elitist

dla elit

trivial

płytki, nie taki "in-depth"

a joke/trick (usually involving physical action) which makes someone seem foolish

prank

a deliberate attempt to trick an audience/the public into believing that something is true when in fact it is not

hoax

a clever trick to get money illegally

scam

an amusing or ridiculous piece of writing/art that copies the style of an original artwork

spoof

a copy of a valuable object, painting, etc that is intended to deceive people

fake

practical joke

prank

forgery

fake

con trick

scam

parody

spoof

fabrication

hoax

take off

reality TV (stać się popularnym nagle)/ plane/ naśladować kogoś

take in

dać się nabrać/ pochłaniać wiedzę/ przyjmować kogoś do domu

dream up

wymarzyć sobie

build up

nazbierać się, nagromadzić

play practical jokes on

prankować kogoś

take steps to

podjąć kroki w celu

gullible

naiwny

credible

wiarygodny

notorious

famous for something bad

renowned

famous for something good, respected

numerous

liczne

incalculable

niezliczone

blunder

faux pas

disconnect

disconnect your computer from the internet

listings page

a list of information that is published regularly, or an item on this list

once-in-a-lifetime

wyjątkowy