G7 – UNIT 1

VOCAB REVIEW
A single-story building
…in his white Toyota - cracked windshield,
200,000 miles on the speedometer…
slum
Dressmaker
The bathroom are communal – one for every
four families
The family has lived in central Beijing for 70 years.
It’s in one of the capital’s ancient Hutong alleyways
These areas are known for their close-knit families and warm
hospitality. The elderly sit outside and chat. People wander to
the stores in their pajamas. It is a way of life cherished by
Qu…”We are not in a hurry to get rich,” says Qu. “I don’t want
to rush around trying to make money- I’m not a machine. I put
my family first.”
Tens of thousands of alleyways have been knocked down in the
past… and their house is said to be next for demolition.
Prestigious University
The grandfather is 84 and frail
“College will cost a great deal of money”…We try
to live frugally and save for our daughter.
1. Single-story
One-floor: _______________
2. Cracked (a)
Damaged, broken: _______________
3. A windscreen of a car: Windshield
_______________
(n)
4. Speedometer (n)
A clock which shows how fast the vehicle is going: _______________
5. Slum (n)
An area of old houses in bad condition: _______________
6. Communal (a)
Shared: _______________
7. An area where people live that is outside the centre of a city:
_________
Suburb (n)
8. ideas or statements that may be false or exaggerated and that are
used in order to gain support for a political leader, party, etc.:
Propaganda (n)
__________
9. connected with or belonging to a town, city or district: __________
Municipal (a)
10. an office or organization: ____________
Bureau (n)
11. the unit of money in China: ____________
Yuan (n)
12. a narrow passage behind or between buildings: ___________
Alley (n)
Cherish (v)
13. To love somebody and protect them : ___________
Out of step
14. Not fitting in: ___________
 Rush around
15. To try to do a lot of things in a short period of time: ___________

Hospitality (n)
16. friendly and generous behaviour towards guests: ____________

17. the act of pulling or knocking down a building: ____________

Demolition (n)

18. physically weak and thin: _____________

Frail (a)
Well-balanced (a)
19. sensible and emotionally in control: ________________

Frugally (adv)
20. Economically: ____________
A single-story block
Cracked (a) /krækt/
Windshield (n) /ˈwɪndʃiːld/
Speedometer (n) /spiːˈdɒmɪtə(r)/
Slum (n) /slʌm/
His salary doesn’t go far
Communal (a) /kəˈmjuːnl/
Suburb (n) /ˈsʌbɜːrb/
 suburban (a) /səˈbɜːrbən/
one-floor house
Damaged, broken
A windscreen of a car
= clock: an instrument in a vehicle which shows
how fast the vehicle is going
An area of old houses in bad condition
He doesn’t earn enough money to cover all
family needs.
shared
an area where people live that is outside the
centre of a city
 suburban areas

Someone who makes clothes Dressmaker

G7 – WRITING UNIT 1
KINDS OF MISTAKES:
T: Tense
Prep: Preposition
Gr: Grammar
WO: Word order
WW: Wrong word
P: Punctuation
Sp: Spelling
: Word missing
 Your address
The date
What you study,
Where you live,
who you live with

Your routine, your school,

hobbies, and what you’re doing
these days
Closing
You can end a
letter to a friend Conclusion: invitation
with Best wishes/
Regards/ Love

signature
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