VOCABULARY to stand up for yourself - bronić własnego ja, umieć się wybronić, nie dać sobie 'w kaszę dmuchać' to get on with sb - mieć z kimś dobre stosunki, dobre układy, 'zgadzać się' upbringing - wychowanie to bring up - wychowywać strict - surowy, ostry polite - grzeczny, uprzejmy respect - respect, szacunek they let me make my own mistakes - pozwalali mi robić błędy (uczyć się na własnych błędach) independent - niezależny confident - mający wiarę we własne siły, pewny siebie to have a great time - świetnie się bawić to fight - tu: kłócić się, pobić się used to - wyraża czynność powtarzającą się w przeszłości to play together - bawić się razem you were lucky - miałeś szczęście

Lesson 2
To stand up for yourself, to get on with

VICKI: So, your upbringing - the way your parents brought you up, wasn't too strict?
CALLUM: Well, I was always told to be polite and have respect and so on, but they tried to let me make my own mistakes. I think it was because they wanted me to be able to stand up for myself.
VICKI: Well, yes - being able to 'stand up for yourself', being independent and confident is important!
CALLUM: Yeah, you need to stand up for yourself in this world …

VICKI: Anyway, what about brothers and sisters? Do you have any?
CALLUM: Yes, I've got an older brother and a younger sister..
VICKI: And do you get on with them?
CALLUM: Yes, we get on well - we have a great time when we see each other.
VICKI: So you get on well now, but what about when you were children? Didn't you ever used to fight?
CALLUM: Well, sometimes, of course, but even as children we got on quite well - we used to play together a lot.
VICKI: Well, you were very lucky - I didn't get on with my brother very well at all when we were children.

Examples:

to stand up for yourself: You really should stand up for yourself more - don't let your friends tell you what to do so much!

to get on with: I like most of my colleagues, but I just don't get on very
well with Suzanne.

Exercises:

to stand up for yourself: You have to stand up for yourself.

to get on: We just don't get on very well.

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