Today's topic: Teenagers (based on Private Lives Part 5)

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1:Teenagers have to learn how to _____ school studies with spending time with their friends.

The possible answers were:
-jingle
-jiggle
-jungle
-juggle

You said: juggle [Well done! This is the right word].

juggle (MANAGE) - menguruskan - mengatur
verb [T] INFORMAL to succeed in arranging your life so that you have time to involve yourself in two or more different activities or groups of people:
......Many parents find it hard to juggle children and a career.



2-If two people instantly like each other and become friends, you can say they ___________.


The possible answers were:
-hit each other
-hit it off
-hit out at each other
-hit it out

hit it off informal - rapat - serasi - secocok - sesuai - budak2 itu serasi sejak mula lagi

.....Lynn and Elaine hit it off at once.
......I didn't really hit it off with his friends. [sometimes + with]



3- Jeans and T-shirts can be worn by both boys and girls. They are ________ clothes

The possible answers were:

-monosex
-unisex
-polysex
-any sex

.....unisex clothes
....a unisex hairdresser's

4-A teenager about her best friend and herself: 'The fact that we have __________ shows how close we are to each other - we're like sisters'.

The possible answers were:

-regular clashes
-constant fights
-occasional tiffs
-frequent quarrels


tiff
noun [C] INFORMAL
a slight argument:

.....Have you two had a lovers' tiff?
.....We had a little tiff over whose turn it was to walk the dog.

occasional
adjective- not happening or done often or regularly: - sekali sekala - sekali sekali dia diserag sakit - kadang kala- kadang kala hujan turun -

......I play the occasional game of football.
.......He has the occasional cigar after dinner.

occasionally
adverb sometimes but not often:

.....I see him occasionally in town.
.....Occasionally I'll have a piece of chocolate, but it's quite rare.



5-Teenagers often talk about things that are ______ them - in other words, irritating them.

The possible answers were:

-hugging
-bugging
-mugging
-tugging

bug (ANNOY)
verb [T] -gg- INFORMAL to annoy or worry someone: - menjengkelkan - berasa jengkel - saya berasa jengkel apabila org asyik mencelah - mengacau - jgn mengacau dia lagi

.....He's been bugging me all morning.
.....My lawyer is bugging me for stuff I just don't have.
......After a while her behaviour really began to irritate me. - marah
.....Ben began to get increasingly irritated by/at her questions. [adj]

6-A common colloquial word for someone who is modern, stylish and always stays calm is ________.

The possible answers were:

-chilly
-tepid
-lukewarm
-cool


cool (FASHIONABLE)
adjective INFORMAL- fashionable or attractive:

.....Angie's got some cool new sunglasses.
.....Now I know it won't look very cool, but this hat will keep the sun out of your eyes.