Vocabulary

• behind the curve: Not keeping up with current trends or developments.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• quiz question: A question asked in a quiz to test someone's knowledge.
• have to: Must do
• keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• personal data: Information that relates to an identifiable individual.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• go on: To continue doing something
• by mistake: Accidentally; unintentionally.
• under the surface: Not obvious or apparent; existing out of sight.
• those times: A period in the past, often remembered fondly.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• ahead of the curve: Being more advanced or knowledgeable than others.
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• note: To notice or pay particular attention to something.
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• tech: Shortened form of 'technology' or 'technician'
• historical: Connected with the past
• card: One of 54 pieces of paper used in a game of cards
• spree: Short intense period of shopping/killing etc.
• wallet: Small flat case for money, credit cards etc.
• antenna: Antenna; device for receiving radio/ TV signal
• payment: Amount of money that is paid for something
• Einstein: Albert Einstein, a German-born theoretical physicist
• charles: A male given name, from a Germanic origin.