Intermediate- New Headway 4th Edition Vocabulary Quizzes: Date:

UNIT 1-1 Match the words with their definitions.

1. alleyway n e. a narrow road or path between buildings, or a path in a park or garden

2. a great deal c. a large amount; much
3. archaeology n r. the study of the buildings, graves, etc which belonged to people who lived in the past
4. area n f. a particular part of a place, piece of land or country
5. background n p. someone's family history, education, social class etc
6. barrel n g. amount of oil equal to 159 litres
7. Basque adj i. connected with a race living in the area around the Pyrenees in Spain and France
8. beat v t. to hit repeatedly
9. bilingual adj a. able to use two languages for communication
10. block n d. a large, usually tall building divided into separate parts for use as offices or homes
11. brief v o. to give someone instructions or information about what they should do or say
12. bright adj n. (of a person) clever and quick to learn
13. cancellation n v. when sb decides that an organized event will not happen or stops an order for something
14. cherish v u. to love, protect and care for someone or something that is important to you
15. client n k. customer
16. close-knit adj m. describes a group of people in which everyone helps and supports each other
17. communal adj h. belonging to or used by a group of people rather than one single person
18. community n q. the people living in one particular area
19. cosmopolitan adj j. consisting of people from many different parts of the world
20. cracked adj l. damaged with one or more thin lines on its surface
21. culture n s. the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people
22. daylight n b. (the period when there is) natural light from the sun
23. demolition n w. when something such as a building is destroyed