GETTING INVOLVED

 
Vocabulary
Nouns:
         current affairs

PLURAL NOUN If you refer to current affairs, you are referring to political events and
problems in society which are discussedin newspapers, and on television and radio. ■ people
who take no interest in politics and current affairs ■ the BBC’s current affairsprogramme
‘Panorama’.

         recital (recitals)

NOUN A recital is a performance of music or poetry, usually given by one person. ■ a solo
recital by the famous harpsichordist.

         drama (dramas)

NOUN A drama is a serious play for the theatre, television, or radio. ■ He acted in radio
dramas.

Adjectives:
         amateur

ADJECTIVE Amateur sports or activities are done by people as a hobby and not as a job. 
■ the local amateur dramatics society

         classical

ADJECTIVE You use classical to describe something that is traditional in form, style, or

content. ■ Fokine did not change the steps of classical ballet; instead he found new ways of
using them. ■ the scientific attitude of Smith and earlier classical economists.

         contemporary

ADJECTIVE Contemporary things are modern and relate to the present time. ■ one of the
finest collections of contemporary art in the country ■ Only the names are ancient;
the characters are modern and contemporary.
 

Verbs associated with involvement:

         assemble (assembles, assembling, assembled)

VERB When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a

group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting. ■ There wasn't even a convenient
place for students to assemble between classes.  ■ [+ in] Thousands of people assembled in a
stadium in Thokoza.  ■ He has assembled a team of experts.
         attend (attends, attending, attended)

VERB If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it. ■ Thousands of people
attended the funeral. ■ The meeting will be attended by finance ministers from many
countries.

         broadcast (broadcasts, broadcasting)

VERB To broadcast a programme means to send it out by radio waves, so that it can be

heard on the radio or seen on television. ■ [+ on] The concert will be broadcast live
on television and radio.

         establish (establishes, establishing, established)

VERB If someone establishes something such as an organization, a type of activity, or a set

of rules, they create it or introduce it in such a way that it is likely to last for a long time.
■ The U.N. has established detailed criteria for who should be allowed to vote.■ The
school was established in 1989 by an Italian professor.

         observe (observes, observing, observed)

VERB If you observe a person or thing, you watch them carefully, especially in order to
learn something about them. ■ Stern atso studies and observes the behaviour of babies.         
■ [+ how] I got a chance to observe how a detective actually works.

         organize (organizes, organizing, organized)

VERB If you organize an event or activity, you make sure that the necessary arrangements
are made, [in Brit, also use organise] ■The Commission will organize a conference on rural
development. ■ a two-day meeting organized by the United Nations ■ The initial
mobilization was well organized.

         participate (participates, participating, participated)

VERB If you participate in an activity, you take part in it. ■ [+ in] Hundreds of faithful
Buddhists participated in the annual ceremony. ■ [+ in] Over half the population of this
country participate in sport. ■ [V-ing] lower rates for participating corporations.

         resign (resigns, resigning, resigned)

VERB If you resign from a job or position, you formally announce that you are leaving
it. ■ A hospital administrator has resigned over claims he lied to get the
job.                              ■ Mr Rob resigned his position last month.