Complete Ielts Band 4-5 Unit 10

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accommo'dation (n)

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a place where you live or stay

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a'ffordable (adj)

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cheap enough for most people

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'architecture (n)

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the design and style of buildings

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a'vailable (adj)

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If something is available, you can use it or get it.

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'benefit from (vp)

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to be helped by something

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'building materials (np)

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the materials, e.g. bricks or wood, that buildings are made of

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'citizen (n)

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someone who live in a particular own or city

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'decorate (v)

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to make something look more attractive by putting things on it or around it

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de'mand (n)

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a need for something to be sold or supplies

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engi'neer (n)

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someone whose fob is to design, build or repair machines, engines, roads, bridges, etc.

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'escalator (n)

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moving stairs that take people from one level of a building to another

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ex'ternal su'rroundings (np)

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the things that are around the outside of something

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'flexible (adj)

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able to change or be changed easily according to the situation

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foun'dations (n plural)

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the part of a building, road, bridge, etc. that is under the ground and supports it

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'housing (n)

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buildings for people to live in

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im'prove (v)

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to get better or to make something better

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knock down (vp)

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to destroy a building or part of a building

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'landmark (n)

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a building that you can easily recognise, especially one that helps you to know where you are

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ma'terial (n)

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a solid substance from which things can be made

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'occupant (n)

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someone who lives or works in a room or buiding

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old-'fashioned (adj)

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not modern

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stand out (vp)

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to be very easy to see or notice

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steel (n)

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a very strong metal made from iron, used for making knives, machines, etc.

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straight a'way (adv)

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immediately

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thatched (adj)

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A thatched building has a roof that is made of straw (= dried grass-like sterms).

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'timber (n)

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wood that is used for building

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tower block (np)

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a very tall building divided in apartment or offices

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tra'ditional (adj)

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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)

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made to look like a particular shape