Vocabulary

• monkey around: To behave in a silly or playful way; fool around.
• monkey business: Mischievous or deceitful behavior; trickery.
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• silly: Careless
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• behave: To act correctly
• person: Man, woman or child
• business: A company formed for making profit
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
• call: A order or request for action
• talk: Style of speaking
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
• wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
• pen: Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
• dishonest: Likely to steal or lie; deceitful; corrupt
• careless: Not being careful
• monkey: An animal related to humans, which lives in trees