 | VOCABULARY creative - twórczy, kreatywny
advertising - reklama, reklamowanie
language - język
native speaker - tu: osoba, dla której angielski jest językiem ojczystym
to notice - zauważać
image - obraz, imaż
metaphor - metafora
to help - pomagać
speech - mowa
to worry - martwić się, niepokoić
to meet - spotykać
customer - klient
boring - nudny
advice - rada
slightly - nieco
odd - dziwny, dziwne
to feel - czuć
part - część
industry - przemysł
heart - serce
basis - baza, podstawa
Aussie (=Australian) - australijski
through and through - na wskroś, do cna
root - korzeń
branch - gałąź
to influence - wywierać wpływ
to live - żyć |
Lesson 16
How can I be more creative in English?Jan: I work in the advertising business and I think that I am a creative person, but when I speak English I find it very difficult to be creative with the language.
When I listen to native speakers, I notice that they often use images or maybe metaphors, which helps to make their speech more dynamic and interesting. I’m worried that when I meet with customers, they will think I am a boring and not a creative person. Do you have any advice for me?
Kylie Minogue: It is... slightly odd. I mean, I do feel that I’m part of the British music industry, so I’m... my heart, my... you know... the basis of me is Aussie through and through. I mean, my roots are Australian, my branches have been influenced by living here for over ten years.
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