Vocab 1
The good thing about having an ... ... is that you can easily get out of your seat during the flight.
aisle seat
The passangers are not allowed to enter the ... at any time.
(the front place of an aeroplane where the pilot sits)
cockpit
I … (cut) the grass while my friends … (feed) the ducks.
was cutting / were feeding
In my first year at university, I … (run) for an hour every morning before breakfast.
both
Cole feels that he ... from his visit to Spain where he had the chance to meet remarkable people.
(to earn something from doing something, to gain advantage)
benefit / benefitted
The ... ... helped Jane understand that she needs to be more careful with her money.
(a period of economic difficulty)
credit crunch
This time last week Jill and Mike … (watch) TV.
were watching
As a student he ... (never / have) any money.
never used to have
You can't ... James. He knows immediately if someone is lying to him.
(to cheat, to trick, to take somebody for a ride)
deceive
The decrease of tourism created several ... problems for our country.
(relevant to business, wealth, management of money)
economic
Soft music … (play) when I … (enter) the room.
was playing / entered
My brother … (know) the names of all the different types of fish that were in the river.
used to know
Climbing the mountain was hard, but it was
... ... ... The views were fantastic.
(to be useful for somebody to do something, even if it is difficult or tiring)
worth our/my while
Samantha bought a book from the airport bookshop and sat in the ... ... to read it.
(a place in an airport where passengers sit and wait before they board their plane)
departure lounge
The detective … (ask) me where I … (head) in such a hurry on the night of the burglary.
asked / was heading
On summer mornings my brother and I … (go) fishing while everyone else was asleep.
both
My suitcase isn't on the ... ...
I'm worried it might be lost.
(a moving piece of rubber or metal that moves suitcases from one area to another in an airport)
conveyor belt
A new shopping centre is going to be built on the
... of the city.
(the areas at the edge of a city)
outskirts
I … (win) the tennis match, when
my opponent … (claim) the light was too dark to continue.
was winning / claimed
When I was young we … (live) in a big house in the countryside.
used to live