Advanced English Conversations (2) - Robert Allans, Matt Edie, A. Mustafaoglu 2020

Set 17 - You certainly don’t look your age

Interviewer: You seem to be on good terms with Emilie Brown over many years. What is it about working with her?

Jackie: Emilie’s wonderful. She’s one of a kind. She just seems to have boundless energy and she’s brilliant at boosting people’s confidence, especially new young actors. She has a wonderful, bubbly personality and she’s got a dazzling smile. She bears a striking resemblance to her mother who is my aunt.

Interviewer: Jackie, you’re retired, you’re a senior citizen, but everyone would agree you certainly don’t look your age. What’s your secret?

Jackie: Well thanks. As far as I know you’re not known for flattery. I’m sure some people would say I don’t act my age either!

Interviewer: Oh, that’s not necessarily a bad thing! You do always seem to be bursting with energy and smiles!

Jackie: That’s what tennis does for you! Remember also that laughter is a good antidote to stress and aging.

Vocabulary;

on good terms (with someone): having a friendly or pleasant relationship (with someone).

one of a kind: unique; there is nobody or nothing else like them.

boundless: (adjective) having no limit.

bubbly: (adjective: especially of a woman or girl) attractively full of energy and enthusiasm.

dazzling: (adjective) extremely attractive or exciting.

bear a resemblance to: to be similar to someone or something.

senior citizen: an elderly person, especially an old-age pensioner.

not look one’s age: to have an appearance (especially one's face) that is inconsistent with what people expect someone to look like at that age.

flattery: the act of praising someone, often in a way that is not sincere.

bursting with something: to have a lot of something or be filled with something.

antidote: cure; something that counteracts an unpleasant feeling or situation.

Exercise;

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate phrases or words;

1. No, Stephanie and I are on good .......... now—we reconciled after that argument.

2. As it happened, this particular lie had been very big, very efficacious, and the cause of .......... troubles.

3. Walking is an .......... to the anxiety, the distress, the insomnia-filled nights of the tumultuous time we are living in.

4. Well Loaded are .......... with life and enough youth to get refused service at the bar.

5. I don't look my .......... now that I have this beard, so I never have trouble getting into bars.

6. The general conclusion was that the president was a narcissist who’d respond well to ..........

7. The state's senior .......... population is projected to increase by 3. 2 million in the next few years.

8. Upon seeing his child approaching, a .......... smile flashed across his face.

9. These two pieces of music certainly bear a .......... to each other— it's a little suspicious, if you ask me.

10. Mrs. Harrison's ex-husband said today she was a .......... personality with lots of friends.

11. James is a great talent. He’s one of a .......... in the world of football.

1. terms 2. boundless 3. antidote 4. bursting 5. age 6. flattery 7. citizen 8. dazzling 9. resemblance 10. bubbly 11. kind