SPEAK OUT B2+ UNIT 5

assess all possible outcomes

ocenić wszystkie możliwe wyniki

dilemma

dylemat

have a change of heart

zmienić zdanie, to change the way you think or feel about something

have second thoughts

mieć wątpliwości, to start having doubts about a decision you have made

make decisions on impulse

podejmować decyzje pod wpływem impulsu, to decide to do something suddenly because you want to

reach a decision

to decide something after a lot of thought or discussion.

sleep on it

przespać się z tym, to not make a decision about something important until the next day

think better of a decision

to change your mind after having made a decision

ecosystem

ekosystem

migration

migracja

environmentalist

ekolog, someone who is concerned about protecting the environment

reproduction

reprodukcja, the act or process of producing babies, young animals, or plants

predator

drapieżnik

game

dziczyzna, wild animals, birds, and fish that are hunted for food, especially as a sport

instinct

instynkt, a natural tendency to behave in a particular way or a natural ability to know something, which is not learned

poach

to illegally catch or shoot animals, birds, or fish, especially on private land without permission

conservationist

konserwator, someone who works to protect animals, plants etc or to protect old buildings

breeding

rozmnażanie (o zwierzętach)

breed

rozmnażać się (o zwierzętach)

conserve

chronić, to protect something and prevent it from changing or being damaged

conservation

konserwacja, ochrona, the protection of natural things such as animals, plants, forests etc, to prevent them from being spoiled or destroyed

instinctive

instynktowny

environment

środowisko

environmental

środowiskowy, concerning or affecting the air, land, or water on Earth

migratory

involved in or relating to migration

poacher

kłusownik, someone who illegally catches or shoots animals, birds, or fish, especially on private land without permission

prey on

żerować na, if an animal or bird preys on another animal or bird, it hunts and eats it

predatory

drapieżny

reproduce

rozmnażać się

reproductive

relating to the process of producing babies, young animals, or plants

absorb

pochłaniać, to take in liquid, gas, or another substance from the surface or space around something

advocate

to publicly support a particular way of doing something

appeal

to make a serious public request for help, money, information etc

campaign

kampania, a series of actions intended to achieve a particular result relating to politics or business, or a social improvement

commercial

related to business and the buying and selling of goods and services

emit

emitować, wydzielać

employed

zatrudniony

equality

równość

fundraiser

someone who collects money for a charity, political party etc, for example by arranging social events that people pay to attend

greenhouse gas

gaz cieplarniany, a gas, especially carbon dioxide or methane, that is thought to trap heat above the Earth and cause the greenhouse effect

homelessness

bezdomność

inequality

nierówność

jobless

bezrobotny

non-profit

non-profit a non-profit organisation uses the money it earns to help people instead of making a profit

support

to say that you agree with an idea, group, or person, and usually to help them because you want them to succeed

the advantaged

uprzywilejowany, people who are more successful than others

the disadvantaged

w niekorzystnej sytuacji, people who have social problems, such as a lack of money or education, which make it difficult for you to succeed

the homeless

bezdomni

toxin

toksyna, a poisonous substance, especially one that is produced by bacteria and causes a particular disease

deforestation

wycinanie lasów

diversity

różnorodność / zróżnicowanie

equal opportunities

when the same chances and opportunities for employment are given to everyone whatever their age, sex, race religion etc

fossil fuel

paliwo kopalne, a fuel such as coal or oil that is produced by the very gradual decaying of animals or plants over millions of years

hardship

trudny okres, trudne wydarzenie w życiu, something that makes your life difficult or unpleasant, especially a lack of money, or the condition of having a difficult life

landfill site

a place where waste is buried

neglected

zaniedbany

shelter

schronienie

sleep rough

to sleep outside with nothing to protect you from the weather, especially because you have no home to live in

welfare

dobrobyt, someone’s welfare is their health and happiness

back-up plan

plan zastępczy, plan B

creature of habit

someone who always does things in the same way or at the same time

go outside your comfort zone

wyjdź poza strefę komfortu

plan ahead

planować w przód, z wyprzedzeniem

sense of comfort

poczucie komfortu, a feeling of comfort and ease

stuck in a rut

utknąć w rutynie, living or working in a situation that never changes, so that you feel bored