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| (adjective) held together by social or cultural ties, e.g. a ________ family is where family members are close to each other |
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| (adjective) used by a group of people, e.g. a ______ toilet is used by several families |
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| (noun) A group of people living in the same locality. |
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| broken, e.g. a __________ windscreen |
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| (noun) the period of the day whet it is not dark |
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| (noun) the act of knocking down a building |
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| (verb) to ruin, break up and make useless |
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| (noun) a person who makes clothes |
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| (noun) a sudden movement of the ground that can destroy buildings |
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| (noun) person or people who are quite old |
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1. to finally become something She ___-ed __ a famous singer.
2. to arrive after a long process He ____ -ed ___ in prison. |
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| (noun) The imaginary great circle around the earth that divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. |
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| (noun) Relatives including father, mother, uncle, cousins, grandparents, nephews, etc. |
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| No longer existing or living, died out e.g. The dinosaurs are _______ |
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| (noun) the amount of money charged for services |
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| (noun) this is put in your tooth by the dentist when there is a cavity in your tooth |
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| permanently, forever e.g. I am moving to Australia ______ ____. I am not coming back, ever. |
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| forbid - forbade - forbidden |
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| To not allow or say you mustn't do something. |
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| weak (not strong) and fragile, e.g. A ____ old man. |
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| economical, avoiding waste |
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| economically, without making waste |
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| (noun) An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere causing climate change. |
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| To start to operate, e.g. a program The ___ _____ date of SAP is March 25, 2012. |
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| to talk too much about something, e.g. Mike and Sue always ____ __ ______ their son, saying how talented and clever he is. |
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| much; a lot, e.g. You can learn a _____ _____ about nature by watching television. This is a serious problem and it worries me a ________ _______. |
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| (noun) the central office of a company, e.g. The _______ of the company are in Geneva. |
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1. Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
2. Something inherited at birth, such as personal characteristics, status, and possessions. |
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| (verb) To have and keep in your hand. |
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| Wishing that something will happen (with fingers crossed). |
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| (noun) the act of welcoming and entertaining guests |
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| a large mass of ice floating in the (noun) sea, usually broken off a polar glacier, only the tip of it can be seen, most of it is under the sea |
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| (noun) family members close to you |
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| (noun) a set of things used for a specific purpose |
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| The number of years that an individual is expected to live as determined by statistics. |
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| the medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end a _______ of communication |
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| A brief statement used to express a principle, goal, or ideal. |
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| A small, cup-shaped quick bread, often sweetened. |
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| relating to a town, city, or borough or its local government |
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| A political unit, such as a city, town, or village, incorporated for local self-government. |
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| a narrow lane between buildings |
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| the study of ancient cultures and people |
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| a piece of land smaller than a region |
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1. the scenery located behind something
2. information essential to understanding a situation
3. somebody's previous experience, training, family, etc. |
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| a large, round container used to store liquids like wine |
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| a nation living in Spain having its own language and culture |
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| using two languages Sue's father is French and her mother is Italian. She speaks both languages, she is .... |
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| A large building divided into sections. A _____ is usually bordered by streets. |
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| (verb) to summarize, or to give information to somebody before doing something |
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1. giving out light, shining
2. clever |
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| the act of cancelling or calling off an event |
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| (verb)to love and treasure |
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| a person using the services of a company, e.g. a customer |
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| (adj.) not supporting either side, neither positive nor negative |
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| (n.) Something that does not make any sense, has no meaning |
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| During one's official working hours |
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| a person who operates a machine or telephone switchboard |
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| 1. the way of performing 2. a play at the theatre |
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| PIN number (personal identification number) |
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| a number you can choose and use to gain access to certain accounts |
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| A plan or course of action, as of a government, political party, or business, intended to influence and determine decisions, actions, and other matters, e.g. American foreign ________; the company's personnel _______ |
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| A school for children who are not old enough to attend kindergarten; synonyms: nursery school, créche |
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| having a good reputation, respected and honored, e.g. Yale is a ___________ university. |
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| May be assumed to be true; probably |
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1. A side view of an object or structure, especially of the human head
2. a short description of a person's career and characteristics |
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| information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause, e.g. Communist _________ claimed that capitalists exploited workers. |
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| (n) People wear these in bed. |
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| (v) to move or lift up, e.g. Children in school have to _______ their hands before they can say the answer. |
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| (v) stretch out a hand to touch or grab something |
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| (v) to feel sorry about something you did in the past |
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| (n) a scientific investigation or study |
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| (n)1. waste or material that has been thrown away, e.g. At home you collect waste in a _______ bin. 2. nonsense, e.g. That's ___________! |
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| (v) to begin living an orderly life, staying in one place, having a home, a job, etc. |
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| (adv) in a short time, soon |
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| run-down, poor house or part of the town, where poor people live in bad houses |
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| level of a building, floor |
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| subject to mental pressure, frustrated |
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| the way something is constructed or organized |
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| unable to move, e.g. Joe was ______ in a traffic jam this morning, so he was late for an important meeting. |
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| an area outside the centre of a city where people live |
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| (noun) general review or study based on which a report is made |
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| a restaurant or shop selling food to be eaten somewhere else, e.g. A lot of New Yorkers eat Chinese ________. |
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| needing immediate attention or action |
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| to choose a political party or politician at the elections |
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