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C.E 5 MODULE 8

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Antique
an old piece of furniture, jewellery etc that costs a lot of money
Apartment block
a large building with many apartments in it
Breathe
to take air in through your nose or mouth and let it out again
Car park
a large area or building where people can park their cars
Carbon-neutral
if an organisation or an activity is carbon-neutral, it takes the same amount of carbon dioxide out of the air, for example by planting trees, as the amount it produces. this is done to avoid harming teh environment
Centimetre
a unit for measuring length in the metric system. There are 100 centimetres in a metre
Centre
the middle part or point of something
Climate
the typical weather conditions in an area
Coastal
in the sea or on the land near the sea
Complain
to say that you are not satisfied with something or not happy about something
Congestion
when a road is too full of vehicles
Consist of
if something consist of other things, those things are different parts of it
Cross
to go from one side of the road, river, room etc to the other
Cruise
a trip on a large ship
Cut down
to cut through the main part of a tree so that it falls to the ground
Cycle lane
a part of a wide road that only bicycles are allowed to use
Decide
to choose what you are going to do after thinking about it
Describe
to say what someone or something is like or what happened
Dry
if the climate is dry, there is little or no rain
Electricity
the power that is carried by wires and used to make lights and machines work
Exit
the way out of a place
Farming
the activity of growing crops or keeping animals on a farm
Fishing
the sport or job of catching fish
Flag
a piece of cloth with a picture or pattern on it that is used as the sign of a countryor as a signal
Flow
if an amount of something flows somewhere, it moves along in a steady way
Fresh Water
fresh water contains no salt and can be drunk
Front
the part of something that is furthest forward, that is the most important
Garage
a place where cars are repaired, or where you can buy petrol to put in your car
Geographical
relating to geography
Get off
to leave a bus, train, plane or large boat
Green
relating to the protection of the environment
High-rise
a high-rise building is very tall modern building
Hill
an area of high land, like a small mountain
Home town
the place where you were born and spent your childhood
Ice hockey
a game played on ice in which two teams of players use sticks to hit a hard flat objet into a goal
In advance
before a particular time or event starts
Inhabit
to live in a particular place
Late
after the usual or expected time
Left
the left side or direction
Lively
full of activity
Mass
the amount of material in something
Meet
to be waiting for someone when they arrieve at an airport, station, etc.
Middle
the part of something that is in the centre, furthest from the edges
Multi-cultural
involving people and ideas from many different countries
Narrow
not wide, measuring a short distance from one side to the other
Nightlife
all the entertainment that is available in the evening in a town
Official
approved of or done by someone in authority, especially the government
One-way
in a one-way street, cars can travel in only one direction
Opposite
facing someone or something
Outdoors
the countryside
Palace
a very large house where a king or queen lives
Pedestrian
someone who is walking in the streets, rather than driving a car or a bicycle
Permanently
for all time
Petrol station
a place where you can buy petrol to put in your car
Plant
a living thing that has leaves and roots and is usually smaller than a tree
Pollution
harmful chemical or waste, and the damage they cause to the environment
Popstar
someone who is famous for singing or playing pop music
Power
energy that is used to make a machine work, or to give light, heat etc.
Project
a piece of planned work that is done over a period of time
Provide
to give someone something they need
Rinfall
the total amount of rain that falls on an area in a period of time
Range
a line of mountains or hills
Recycle
if people recycle things, they use them again, after putting them through a special process
Recycling bin
a large container where you put small things that you don't longer want to but which are can be used again
Remote
far away
Residential
consisting of houses, not offices or factories
Shade
to cover something so that the light from the sun cannot reach it
Shopping mall
shopping centre, a lot of shops together in one large covered building
Situated
in a particular place
Skiing
the sport of moving over snow on skis
Solar
relating to or using the sun
Solar farm
an area of land where people produce solar power
Solar panel
a piece of equipment, usually kept on a roof, that collects and uses the sun's energyto heat water or make electricity
Specific
a specific person or thing is oneparticular person or thing
Suggestion
an idea that someone suggests
Take
to travel in a car, bus, train etc.
Territory
land that a country, person or animal controls
Traffic
cars etc that are moving on the road
Traffic lights
a set of coloured lights at the side of the road, which show when cars etc are allowed to move
Transportation
transport; a sistem or method for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another
Turn
to start going in a new direction
Valley
a low area of land between hills or mountains
Vase
a container for flowers
West
the western part of a country or area
Wet
wet weather is when it is raining
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