Unit 1

DC-4 Unit There´s No Place Like

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Word POS Definition Example

She admited her
Admit Verb confess to be true or to be the case
mistadke.
It is advisable to carry
of a course of action to be
Advisable Adjective one of the major
recommended; sensible
credit cards.
Mp3 audios are an
available as another possibility or
Alternative Adjective interesting alternative
choice
to reading.
Kelly was annoyed
Annoyed Adjective
slightly angry; irritated with him.
Annual Adjective occurring once every year. an annual convention
Apartment Jane lives in an
Noun a block of apartments.
building apartment building.
a person who designs buildings and in We hired an architect
Architec Noun many cases also supervises their to design and
construction. construct our house.
a number expressing the central or
typical value in a set of data, in
particular the mode, median, or (most Our class average in
Average Adjective
commonly) the mean, which is the quiz was 90 %.
calculated by dividing the sum of the
values in the set by their number.
I want some baked
Baked potato Noun a potato baked in its skin. potatoes with bacon
and eggs.
the floor of a building which is partly Mario lives in a
Basement Noun
or entirely below ground level. basement.
if a machine or vehicle breaks down, My car broke down
Break down Phrasal verb
it stops working last weekend.
enter or open (a place, vehicle, or
Thieves broke into my
Break in(to) Phrasal verb container) forcibly, especially for the
house last night.
purposes of theft.
Did you know they’ve
Break off Phrasal verb to end a relationship or a discussion broken off their
engagement?
We need to build on
Build on Phrasal verb to do something in addition to what the ideas we have had
you have already achieved so far.
If you build up something or if it
The collection has
builds up, it gradually becomes
Build up Phrasal verb been built up over the
bigger, for example because more is
last seventeen years.
added to it.
Centrally near the middle of a city or area, and the centrally located
Phrase
located therefore very convenient Hotel Miramar

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a system for heating a whole building

Central by sending hot air or water through Our building has
Noun
heating pipes to all the rooms central heating.

a series of linked metal rings used for

Those chains are very
Chain Noun fastening or securing something, or
hard to break.
for pulling loads.
a vertical channel or pipe which
conducts smoke and combustion Very dark smoke was
Chimney Noun gases up from a fire or furnace and coming out of the
typically through the roof of a chimney.
building.
the part of the land adjoining or near the west coast of
Coast Noun
the sea. Africa
There's some ice
a separate section or part of a
Compartment Noun cream in the freezer
structure or container.
compartment.
Many students were
express dissatisfaction or annoyance complaining about
Complain Verb
about something. the teachers´s
attitude.
A basketball team
Consist of Verb be composed or made up of.
consists of 5 players.
continuously over a period of time; The world is
Constantly Adverb
always. constantly changing.
a small house, typically one in the
Cottage Noun a holiday cottage
country.
It is no good you
a person who takes little or no
being a couch potato
Couch potato Idiom exercise and watches a lot of
and having a
television.
Dobermann.
UPS is one of the
a company or employee of a company
biggest courier
Courier Noun that transports commercial packages
companies in the
and documents.
world.
The tiles are
Craftsman Noun a worker skilled in a particular craft. handmade by trained
craftsmen.
become smaller, fewer, or less; The birth rate
Decline Noun
decrease. continued to decline.
They were arrested
interfere with the normal
Disturb Verb for disturbing the
arrangement or functioning of.
piece.
He was on board
when the cupola, a
panoramic, dome-
Dome-shaped Adjective having the shape of a dome
shaped control tower
with windows on all
sides, was installed.
a preliminary version of a piece of I sent my thesis draft
Draft Noun
writing. for correction.

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fine, dry powder consisting of tiny

particles of earth or waste matter The car sent up clouds
Dust Verb
lying on the ground or on surfaces or of dust.
carried in the air.
a house, flat, or other place of a comfortable two-
Dwelling Noun
residence. story dwelling.
of a person or their behaviour) He noted her
Eccentric Noun
unconventional and slightly strange. eccentric appearance.
Eventually, after
in the end, especially after a long
Eventually Adverb midnight, I arrived at
delay, dispute, or series of problems.
the hotel.
There is plenty of
large enough to suit or satisfy a whole
Family-size Adjective space for a family-
family.
sized dining table.
The faucet with the
"C" on it is for cold
a device for controlling the flow of
Faucet Noun water in the U.S. but
liquid from a pipe; a tap
for hot water in
France.
a barrier, railing, or other upright
structure, typically of wood or wire,
Fence Noun The fence of the farm.
enclosing an area of ground to
prevent or control access or escape.
Lately, fingerprint
methodology that uses digital imaging systems have gained
Fingerprint
Noun technology to obtain, store, and favor for general
system
analyze fingerprint data. identification and
fraud prevention.
a great flowing or overflowing of Hurricane Katrina
Flood Noun water, esp. over land not usually caused huge fllods in
submerged. New Orleans.
The forecast was
a prediction of future weather
Forecast Noun presented by Jim
conditions.
Robins.
to send onward somthing to a new I will forward you
Forward Verb
address: email to my boss.
I have a fully
Fully
Phrase Machine or system that runs totally automated washing
automated
automatically. machine.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or other
device, having teeth of such form,
My car changes gears
Gear Noun size, and spacing that they mesh with
outomatically.
teeth in another part to carry or
receive force and motion.
What do you have in
Have in mind Expression to remember, to think of, to intend mind to celebrate
your birthday?
a twelve-floor high-
High-rise Noun (of a building) having many stories.
rise
using, requiring, or involved in high a high-tech security
High-tech Noun
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to become very angry and start If I'm late again he'll

Hit the roof Idiom
shouting hit the roof.
suitable for or suggestive of an idyll;
Idyllic Adjective His idyllic life in Tahiti.
charmingly simple or rustic
Come here
Inmmediately Adverb at once; instantly.
inmediately!
Industrialized culture is found in any
Brazil has a highly
nation that is industrial. Industrial
industrialized culture.
Industrialized countries or nations are characterized
Noun They make cars,
culture by highly developed industries or by
plains and have a lot
being economically dependent mainly
of factories.
on industry.
That town is
to live in (a place), as people or
Inhabit Verb inhabited by 600
animals do
people.
Initiated major social
Initiate Verb to begin
reforms
Tending to innovate or characterized
Innovative Adjective Innovative ideas
by innovation.
The instruction
Instruction small book with instructions on how
Noun booklet came with
booklet to use something
the box with the T.V.
to smooth or press with a heated He was ironing when
Iron Verb
iron, as clothes or linens. you called.
of a drink or meal in a bar or
It´s on the This round is on the
Idiom restaurant at the management's
house house.
expense; free.
My neighboers kept
Keep sb up Phrasal verb prevent someone from going to bed me up with their loud
or to sleep. music.
involving large numbers or a large large-scale
Large-scale Adjective
area; extensive. commercial farming.
a stretch of open, grass-covered land,
Let´s mow the lawn
Lawn Noun one closely mowed and near a house.
tomorrow!
to let a liquid, gas, light, etc., enter or Gas was leaking from
Leak Verb
escape, as through a hole or crack a pipe.
I was looking for you
Look for phrasal verb to search for someone or something
all day!
In just a few hours the
Melt Verb to (cause to) become liquid by heat
snow melted.
to observe or detect (an operation) It monitors the
Monitor Verb
with instruments patient's heartbeat.
They mopped up the
Mop Verb to wipe with or as if with a mop
water.
company that helps people and
Moving John works in a
Noun businesses move their goods from
company moving company.
one place to another.
to cut down (grass, etc.), esp. with a He earned money
Mow Verb
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any combination of interconnecting

Network Noun a network of veins.
pieces, strings, lines, passages, etc.
usually refers to the training of a dog I will take Lassy to an
Obedience
Noun and the term is most commonly used obedience class next
class
in that context. week.
The campers roasted
a fire that you light outside, for
Open fire Noun marshmallows over
example to cook on
an open fire.
This coffee machine is
to work;
Operate Verb not operating
function
properly.
I have no option but
Option Noun the power or right of choosing
to stay.
of no special quality or interest;
Ordinary Adjective An ordinary man.
commonplace; unexceptional:
to have or hold as one's own; He spent only his own
Own Verb
possess money.
The killer opened fire,
a person who happens to be going
Passer-by Noun killing a policeman
past something, especially on foot.
and a passer-by.
a paved area, connected to a house a barbecue on the
Patio Noun
and used for outdoor lounging, etc. patio.
Are you looking for a
existing and not stopping;
Permanent Adjective temporary or a
everlasting
permanent job?
the system of pipes, drains, etc., for
several leaks in the
Plumbing Noun carrying water, liquid wastes, etc., as
old plumbing.
in a building
a covered structure in front of the We sat out on the
Porch Noun
entrance to a building porch to cool off.
Government spending
to calculate an amount or number
is projected to rise by
Project Verb expected in the future from
three percent next
information already known
year.
a small pool of water, as of rainwater a puddle of black oil
Puddle Noun
on the ground. under the car.
a light wooden or metal instrument
with a handle and a net, usually We need to buy
Racket Noun catgut or nylon, stretched in an oval rackets to practice
frame, used to hit a ball or birdie in tennis.
tennis, badminton
someone who arranges the selling, I need a real state
Real estate
Noun renting or management of homes, agent to help me sell
agent
land and buildings for the owners my house.
I hadn't seen her for
to know someone or something
20 years, but I
Recognize Verb because you have seen or heard him
recognized her
or her or experienced it before
immediately.
Mario said he did not
to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act,
Regret Verb regret his decision to
fault, event, etc.
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to pay money for the use of (real

I rented a small
Rent Verb estate, machinery, etc.) to the
apartment.
landlord or owner
I request permission
Request Verb to ask for, esp. formally or politely
to speak.
(of a place or area) consisting mainly
a quiet residential
Residential Adjective of private homes rather than
neighborhood.
businesses
having or giving plenty of room or
Roomy Adjective a roomy car.
space
a small part from a larger whole,
a sample of her urine
showing the quality, style, or nature
Sample Noun for a test.
of the whole;
specimen
The restaurant has
the performance of duties, or the
Services Noun terrible food and even
duties performed, as by a servant
worse service
he place or type of surroundings a romantic house in a
Setting Noun where something is positioned or wonderful setting
where an event takes place beside the River Wye
A one unit dwelling structure. A single
family detached home has open space We were moving into
on all four sides and is not attached to a single family home,
any other structure. A single family which would be
Single-family attached home is separated from better for us because
Noun
home other structures with walls that are our house now was a
extended from the ground to the little too big.
roof.

having or showing the knowledge,

a lab technician
Skilled Adjective ability, or training to perform a
skilled in electronics
certain activity or task well.
The Empire State is
a tall building of many stories, esp. among the tallest
Skyscraper Noun
one for office or commercial use skyscrapers in the
USA.
the surface of the ground, with the underneath the sod
Sod Noun
grass growing on it was a layer of humus
I heard that Banco
power obtained by harnessing the Popular is using solar
Solar power Noun
energy of the sun's rays. power in some of
their offices.
a spacious old home
Spacious Adjective large and with a lot of space
with high ceilings.
of or like a spectacle; impressive; The firefighter made a
Spectacular Adjective magnificent: spectacular rescue.

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a curve made by a point that moves

around a fixed point, while constantly In my house there is a
Spiral Adjective
moving away from or toward that spiral staircase.
poin
She stacked the
Stack Verb to pile, arrange, or place in a stack suitcases on the roof
rack.
a concretion of earthy or mineral
Don´t throw stones at
Stone Noun matter: a (1) : such a concretion of
the trees.
indeterminate size or shape
a district or area of land lying
Suburb Noun immediately outside a city or town, I live in the suburbs.
esp. a smaller residential community.
a house at the beach or in the Michael has a
Summer
Noun mountains that you live in for part or beautiful summer
house
all of the summer house.
to remove or clear (dust, dirt, etc.)
I sweep my room
Sweep Verb with a broom, brush, etc., from (a
every minute.
room, floor, etc.)
I didn´t take part in
Take part in Phrasal verb join in an activity; be involved. the business with my
brother.
located at or forming the end of
a terminal bud of a
Terminal Noun something
flower.
My house has a
Tiled Noun covered or furnished with tiles.
beautiful tiled floor.
a computer input device for
controlling the pointer on a display
My laptop touchpad
Touch pad Noun screen by sliding the finger along a
is damaged.
touch-sensitive surface: used chiefly
in laptop computers.
a large van or wagon pulled by an They have a trailer
Trailer Noun automobile, truck, or tractor, used upstate where they
esp. in hauling freight by road. go on the weekends.
a ring or band of rubber, either solid
or hollow and inflated, or of metal,
My car needs tires
Tire Noun placed over the rim of a wheel to
size 15.
provide traction, resistance to wear,
or other desirable properties.
Two-story Adjective having two floors or levels. a two-story house.
Basements are
Underground Adjective beneath the surface of the ground. normally
underground.
o bring up to date;
Update Verb to update a report.
incorporate new information in or for:
Vacuum Verb to clean with a vacuum cleaner: I vacuum on Fridays.
the act of ventilating, the state of
This room needs
Ventilation Noun being ventilated, Buildingfacilities or
some ventilation.
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by a route that touches or passes to communicate via

Via Preposition
through; by way of sign language.
I warned you (that)
to give advance notice to, esp. of
Warn Verb she would be crazy,
danger or possible harm
didn't I?
land or a dock area that is located
Waterfront I live in a waterfront
Noun directly on a body of water such as a
town house townhouse.
river, lake or ocean.
a solid, yellowish substance made by
Wax Verb a candle made of wax.
bees when building their honeycomb.
He detected several
Weakness Noun the state or quality of being weak weaknesses in the
plan.
the atmospheric conditions that
They canceled the
Weather comprise the state of the atmosphere
Noun concert due to the
conditions in terms of temperature and wind and
weather conditions.
clouds and precipitation
a machine for grinding or pumping,
usually a building with a structure of
energy produced by
Windmill Noun four sails on the outside that is spun
windmills.
and driven by the wind acting on the
sails.
a wireless internet
Wireless Adjective having no wire.
connection.