Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
23 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
appliance
|
An --------------- is a piece of equipment or machine that does a particular job in your home, for example a vacuum cleaner or a washing machine.
|
|
|
access
|
If you gain ------------- to a building or other place, you succeed in getting into it; a formal use
|
|
|
rental
|
------------------ means connected with the renting out of goods
|
|
|
unfurnished
|
If you rent an ---------------- suite or house, no furniture is provided by the owner
|
|
|
majority
|
The ------------------ of people or things in a group is more than half of them.
|
|
|
references
|
If someone gives you a --------------- when you are applying for a job, they write a letter describing your character and abilities
|
|
|
renovated
|
If someone ----------- an old building or machine, they repair it and get it back into good condition
|
|
|
route
|
----------------- is a way from one place to another
|
|
|
slightly
|
only a little
|
|
|
balcony
|
A-------------is a area on the outside of a building with a wall or railing around it
|
|
|
suite
|
a------- is a set of rooms in a hotel or an apartment
|
|
|
secondary school
|
a school between elementary and colege, in Alberta, (Senior) High and Junior High
|
|
|
famine
|
-------------- is a serious shortage of food in a country, which may cause many deaths
|
|
|
crop
|
-------- are plants such as wheat and potatoes that are -grown in large quantities for food. The plants that are collected at harvest time are referred to as a-----
|
|
|
required
|
If you are ------------- to do something, you have to do it, for example because of a rule or law
|
|
|
sweetener
|
a---- is an artificial substance that can be used instead of sugar
|
|
|
mortgage
|
----------- is a loan of money which you get from a bank or building society in order to buy a house
|
|
|
boil
|
When a hot liquid ------------ or when you ------------ it, bubbles appear in it and it starts to change into steam
|
|
|
origins
|
When you talk about a person's ------------- or -------------s, you are referring to the country, race, or social class of their parents or ancestors.
|
|
|
patio
|
A --------------- is an area of paving close to a house, where people can sit in chairs
|
|
|
include
|
If you----------------- one thing in another, you make it part of the second thing
|
|
|
tenant
|
----------------- is someone who pays rent for the place they live in, or for land or buildings that they use
|
|
|
drought
|
A ____________ is a long period of time during which no rain falls
|
