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Domanda		Risposta
agricultural inizia ad imparare		related to farming
amenities inizia ad imparare		something that makes a place comfortable or easy to live in
ancestral inizia ad imparare		belonging to a member of your family once
apartment block inizia ad imparare		a large building containing many apartments
apartment complex inizia ad imparare		a group of apartment blocks
at any rate inizia ad imparare		used when you are stating one definite fact in a situation that is uncertain or unsatisfactory
at first sight inizia ad imparare		the first time that you look at someone or something, before you notice any details
at least inizia ad imparare		not less than a particular number or amount
at risk inizia ad imparare		in a situation where you may be harmed
at the top of your voice inizia ad imparare		as loudly as you can
by all means inizia ad imparare		used to mean ‘of course’ when politely allowing someone to do something or agreeing with a suggestion
by far inizia ad imparare		used to say that something is much better, worse, etc. than anything else
by hand inizia ad imparare		done or made by a person rather than a machine
by surprise inizia ad imparare		unexpectedly
by yourself inizia ad imparare		without help from anyone
catch a cold inizia ad imparare		to become infected with some virus
catch a train inizia ad imparare		to be in time to get on a train before it leaves
catch the light inizia ad imparare		to shine thanks to the reflection from the sun
city walls inizia ad imparare		an upright flat structure made of stone or brick, that divides one city from another
construction inizia ad imparare		the process of building things such as houses, bridges, roads, etc.
country cottage inizia ad imparare		a small house in the country
deteriorating inizia ad imparare		becoming worse
driverless inizia ad imparare		a driverless vehicle is controlled by equipment in the vehicle, rather than by a human driver
entrance gate inizia ad imparare		a door or gate that you go through to enter a place
express inizia ad imparare		an express train or bus does not stop at many places and can therefore travel more quickly
fake inizia ad imparare		made to look like a real material or object in order to deceive people; not real and seeming to be something it is not, in order to deceive people
for a start inizia ad imparare		used to emphasise the first of a list of facts or opinions you are stating
for good inizia ad imparare		permanently
for one thing inizia ad imparare		used to introduce a reason for what you have just said; used to give one reason for something
for real inizia ad imparare		seriously, not just pretending
for the most part inizia ad imparare		used to say that something is generally true but not completely true
foul inizia ad imparare		very unpleasant
handy inizia ad imparare		useful
housing crisis inizia ad imparare		a situation in which there are a lot of problems with the houses or conditions that people live in
hydro-electric inizia ad imparare		using water power to produce electricity
imposing inizia ad imparare		large, impressive and appearing important
in case inizia ad imparare		to talk about things that we do so that we are prepared for a future situation.
in control inizia ad imparare		having the ability to make someone do what you want and make something happen in the way you want
in danger inizia ad imparare		in a situation where you may be harmed
in difficulty inizia ad imparare		if you are in difficulty, you are in a situation in which you have problems
in fact inizia ad imparare		used when you are adding something, especially something surprising, to emphasise what you have just said
in flames inizia ad imparare		burning in a way that is difficult to control
in good time inizia ad imparare		if you do something in good time, you do it early enough to be ready for a particular time or event
in order inizia ad imparare		if something is in order, it is correct or right
in person inizia ad imparare		if you do something in person, you go somewhere and do it yourself
in place inizia ad imparare		in the correct position and ready to be used
in reach inizia ad imparare		if you are in reach of doing something it means that soon you will be able to succeed
in sight inizia ad imparare		inside the area that you can see
in tears inizia ad imparare		crying
increasingly inizia ad imparare		more and more all the time
inhabitant inizia ad imparare		one of the people who live in a particular place
inner-city inizia ad imparare		the part near the middle of a city, especially where the buildings are in a bad condition and the people are poor
insulated inizia ad imparare		covered with a material that stops electricity, sound, heat, etc. from getting in or out
issue inizia ad imparare		a subject or problem that is often discussed or argued about, especially a social or political matter that affects the interests of a lot of people
leisure complex inizia ad imparare		a place where you can play sports
lose interest inizia ad imparare		to no longer be interested in doing something
lose patience inizia ad imparare		to stop being patient and get angry
lose sleep inizia ad imparare		to worry about something
lose touch inizia ad imparare		if two people lose touch, they gradually stop communicating
lose track (of time) inizia ad imparare		to not pay attention to something (eg. to the time)
lose your temper inizia ad imparare		to suddenly become very angry so that you cannot control yourself
make a fuss inizia ad imparare		to complain or become angry about something, especially when this is not necessary
make a mess inizia ad imparare		to do something badly
make a/any difference inizia ad imparare		to have an important influence on something
make an excuse inizia ad imparare		to invent a reason to explain an action and to hide your real intentions
make somebody’s day inizia ad imparare		to make someone very happy
make the most of it inizia ad imparare		to accept a situation that is not very good, and do whatever you can to make it better
make up your mind inizia ad imparare		to decide which of two or more choices you want, especially after thinking for a long time
man-made inizia ad imparare		man-made materials and substances are not natural
market square inizia ad imparare		a large open area in the centre of a town or city, usually in the shape of a square
network inizia ad imparare		a system of lines, tubes, wires, roads, etc. that cross each other and are connected to each other
noise pollution inizia ad imparare		noise from cars, planes, etc. which has a bad effect on people’s lives
on fire inizia ad imparare		if you are on fire it means that you succeed every time and no one can stop you
on foot inizia ad imparare		if you go somewhere on foot, you walk there
on hold inizia ad imparare		if something is on hold, it is going to be done or dealt with at a later date rather than now
on purpose inizia ad imparare		deliberately
on show inizia ad imparare		shown to the public
on the move inizia ad imparare		be travelling from one place to another
on the whole inizia ad imparare		used to say that something is generally true
on time inizia ad imparare		at the correct time or the time that was arranged
on your mind inizia ad imparare		if something is on your mind, you keep thinking or worrying about it
out of breath inizia ad imparare		have difficulty breathing after hurrying
out of danger inizia ad imparare		no longer be in danger
out of date inizia ad imparare		if information is out of date, it is not recent and may no longer be correct
out of order inizia ad imparare		if a machine or piece of equipment is out of order, it is not working
out of place inizia ad imparare		not in the correct or usual position
out of sight inizia ad imparare		outside the area that you can see
overcrowded inizia ad imparare		filled with too many people or things
pedestrians inizia ad imparare		people who are walking, especially along a street or other place used by car
picturesque inizia ad imparare		a picturesque place is pretty and interesting in an old-fashioned way
play area inizia ad imparare		a place for children to play
power station inizia ad imparare		a building where electricity is produced to supply a large area
province inizia ad imparare		one of the large areas into which some countries are divided, and which usually has its own local government
public space inizia ad imparare		a place that is accessible and open to people
public transport inizia ad imparare		means of transport that are available for everyone to use
remote inizia ad imparare		far from towns or other places where people live
resident inizia ad imparare		someone who lives or stays in a particular place
residential inizia ad imparare		a residential part of a town consists of private houses, with no offices or factories
road markings inizia ad imparare		while lines painted on roads in order to provide guidance to drivers and pedestrians
sea levels inizia ad imparare		the average height of the sea
secure inizia ad imparare		locked or guarded so that people cannot get in or out or steal anything
shop fronts inizia ad imparare		the outside part of a shop that faces the street
shopping complex inizia ad imparare		shopping centre
simulated inizia ad imparare		not real, but made to look, sound or feel real
skyline inizia ad imparare		the shape made by hills or buildings against the sky
subterranean inizia ad imparare		beneath the surface of the Earth
take charge inizia ad imparare		to take control of a group of people, an organisation or an activity
take control inizia ad imparare		to have the power to make the decisions about a company
take your breath away inizia ad imparare		to be extremely beautiful or exciting
tell a joke inizia ad imparare		to say something to make people laugh, especially a funny story or trick
tell a lie inizia ad imparare		to say something that is not true; to lie
tell the difference inizia ad imparare		to be able to recognise how two things are different
tell the truth inizia ad imparare		to say something that is true
tourist spot inizia ad imparare		a place where tourists like to go
town hall a public building used for a town’s local government inizia ad imparare		ratusz budynek publiczny wykorzystywany przez samorząd miejski
town planners inizia ad imparare		experts who plan cities so that roads, houses, services, etc. are organised effectively
town square inizia ad imparare		a large open area in the centre of a town usually in the shape of a square
traffic jam inizia ad imparare		a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or moves very slowly
traffic sign inizia ad imparare		a sign on the road that gives a warning or instruction to drivers
urban inizia ad imparare		relating to towns and cities
water levels inizia ad imparare		the average height of the water in a given container
weather conditions inizia ad imparare		whether it is raining or sunny
well-connected inizia ad imparare		if a town is well-connected it means that it is joined with a nearby city with road network and public transport

Unit 4

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