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29 Cards in this Set
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accommo'dation (n) |
a place where you live or stay |
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a'ffordable (adj) |
cheap enough for most people
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'architecture (n) |
the design and style of buildings |
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a'vailable (adj) |
If something is available, you can use it or get it. |
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'benefit from (vp) |
to be helped by something |
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'building materials (np) |
the materials, e.g. bricks or wood, that buildings are made of |
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'citizen (n) |
someone who live in a particular own or city |
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'decorate (v) |
to make something look more attractive by putting things on it or around it |
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de'mand (n) |
a need for something to be sold or supplies |
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engi'neer (n) |
someone whose fob is to design, build or repair machines, engines, roads, bridges, etc. |
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'escalator (n) |
moving stairs that take people from one level of a building to another |
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ex'ternal su'rroundings (np) |
the things that are around the outside of something |
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'flexible (adj) |
able to change or be changed easily according to the situation
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foun'dations (n plural) |
the part of a building, road, bridge, etc. that is under the ground and supports it |
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'housing (n) |
buildings for people to live in |
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im'prove (v) |
to get better or to make something better |
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knock down (vp) |
to destroy a building or part of a building |
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'landmark (n) |
a building that you can easily recognise, especially one that helps you to know where you are |
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ma'terial (n) |
a solid substance from which things can be made |
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'occupant (n) |
someone who lives or works in a room or buiding |
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old-'fashioned (adj) |
not modern |
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stand out (vp) |
to be very easy to see or notice |
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steel (n) |
a very strong metal made from iron, used for making knives, machines, etc. |
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straight a'way (adv) |
immediately |
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thatched (adj) |
A thatched building has a roof that is made of straw (= dried grass-like sterms). |
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'timber (n) |
wood that is used for building |
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tower block (np) |
a very tall building divided in apartment or offices |
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tra'ditional (adj) |
following the customs or way of behaving that continued in a group of people r society for long time |
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-shaped (suffix) |
made to look like a particular shape |