Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Module 9
Air conditioning: A system that keeps the air in a building or vehicle at the correct temperature
Can we turn off the air conditioning? Im freezing
Amazed: Surprise
He was amazed at how modern everything was
Argument: A reason or set of reasons given in support of an idea, action or theory
Theres a strong argument for submitting a formal appeal
Astrologer: Someone who uses astrology to tell people about their character, life, or future
Walter Mercado is a famous astrologer
Attentive: Listening to or watching someone carefully because youre interested
An attentive audience
Bench: A long seat for two or more people, especially outdoors
We sat on a parking bench
Blow: If the wind or a current of air blows, it moves
A cold breeze was blowing hard
Boil (v): When a liquid boils, or when you boil it, it becomes hot enough to turn into gas
The solution boiled at 54C
Borrow (v): To take and use something that belongs to someone who has agreed to let you
have it for a short time
He borrowed $2000 from his father
Carry on (v): To continue doing something
I tried to ask a question, but he just carried on talking
Central heating: A system of heating buildings in which pipes carry the heat to every part of
the building
Most of these houses have central heating
Concentrate (v): To think very carefully about what you are doing
Try to concentrate on what you are doing
Cooker: A large piece of kitchen equipment that you use for cooking food
A gas cooker
Counter: The place where you pay or are served in a shop, bank restaurant, etc
He wondered if the girl behind the counter recognized him
Customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a shop, company, etc
Weve had several letters from satisfied customers
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Deal: The way someone is treated in a situation
Children deserve a better deal
Demolish (v): To deliberately destroy a building
The old houses were demolished years ago
Dishwasher: A machine that washes dishes
Please empty the dishwasher
Download (v): To move information from one part of a computer system to another
Games can be download from the Internet
Dull: Not interesting or exiting
A dull movie
Exhausted: Extremely tired
You look absolutely exhausted
Fire: uncontrolled flames, light, and heat that destroy and damage things
The house is on fire
Fleece: the woolly coat of a sheep, especially the wool and skin of a sheep when it has been
made into a piece of clothing
A scarf made by fleece
Fridge: a large piece of electrical kitchen equipment, used for keeping food and drinks cool
A new fridge
Improvement: A change that makes something better than it was
Im making a new improvement to the house
Jealous: Angry or unhappy because you want something that someone else has
She gets jealous when her sister gets new clothes
Kettle: A container with a lid that you use to boil water in
Ill put the kettle on
Narrow: Measuring only a small distance from one side to the other, especially in relation to
the length
A long narrow road
Power: the ability or right to control people or events
We all felt that the chairman had too much power.
Predict (v): to say that something will happen, before it happens
Sales were five percent lower than predicted.
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Prediction: When you say what you think will happen in the future
Here are our predictions for next years fashions
Puzzle: a game or toy that has a lot of pieces that you have to fit together
A child's wooden puzzle
Regret (v): to feel sorry about something you have done and wish you had not done it
I've never regretted the decision
Re-paint (v): to put paint on a Surface again
The ceiling needs re-painting
Replace (v): to start doing something instead of another person, or start being used instead of
another thing
I'm replacing Sue on the team.
Restoration: The act of repairing something so that it looks new
A fund for the restoration of historic buildings
Scratch: to rub your skin with your nails because it feels uncomfortable
John yawned and scratched his leg
Sink (v): to go down below the surface of water, mud etc
Their motorboat struck a rock and began to sink
Soundfiles: An archive of music
I have a lot of nirvanas soundfiles
Staff: the people who work for an organization:
The entire staff has done an outstanding job this year.
Stove: a piece of kitchen equipment on which you cook food in pots and pans, and that
contains an oven
Street market: An area in a town where people bring food and other things to sell
Bahia is a street market
Suffer: To experience pain, illness, or difficult problems
Children can suffer when they parents get divorced
Surroundings: The place where you are and the things around you
He switched on the light and examined his surroundings
Typical: Something that is typical has the usual features or qualities of that type of thing
On a typical day I watch TV for about 3 hours
Vacuum cleaner: A machine that cleans floors by sucking up dirt
A vacuum cleaner costs a lot of money!
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Washing machine: A machine that washes clothes
General Electric has created a washing machine
Weird: Unusual and strange
It was quite a weird experience
Wonder: To feel that you want to know more about something, because you are interested or
because you feel worried about it
I wonder what life will be like in a hundred years time
Worries: To keep thinking about something bad that might happen so that you do not feel
happy or relaxed
It worries me that there is so much violence in the world