A Room with a View - Vocabulary

Vocabulary and key terms from the 'A Room with a View' lesson covering adjectives, nouns, verbs, and phrasal verbs related to observation, aging, and urban surroundings.

Vital

Very important.

Access

To be able to get, use, or experience something.

Interviewee

A person who answers questions.

Insignificant

Unimportant.

Mean

Unkind, unpleasant, or not willing to share money.

Nosy

Too curious about other people.

Urban

Of or in a city or town.

Surveillance

The act of watching someone or something closely.

Zone

A specific area or region.

Observe

To watch or see something.

Participate

To be involved or engaged in something.

Valued

Appreciated or held in high regard.

Roadwork

Construction or repair work on a road.

Juxtaposition

The placement of two or more things side by side, often to create contrast or comparison.

Motorway

A major road for fast-moving traffic, typically with two or more lanes in each direction.

Downside

A negative aspect or consequence.

Labelled

Classified or identified as a particular type or category.

Outweigh

To be more significant or important than something else.

Surveillance zone

The area outside an older person's home in which they can observe and participate in their neighbourhood.

Graham Rowles

The researcher who conducted a 1981 study in the United States on the 'surveillance zone' outside older people's homes.

Participate in

To be involved or engaged in.

Comment on

To express an opinion about.

Interact with

To communicate or exchange ideas with.

Ask about

To inquire or inquire about.

Pull up

To raise or lift up.

Get up to

To engage in or participate in.

Take for granted

To assume without question or appreciation.

Look at

To examine or consider.

Carry out

To complete or perform.