GS9 Unit 1 Extra - Vocabulary
GS9 Unit 1 Extra - Vocabulary
VOCABULARY
I have a lot of great memories of the house 0. _____ I grew up. Now we live 1. _____
the suburbs, but when I was little, my dad got a job in the countryside and we lived in
a big old house on the 2. _____ of a village. We lived there for ten years and I used to
go to the village school. We were 3. _____ the sea and my friends and I often
explored the beach and the caves in the cliffs. The area is famous 4. _____ its beaches
and white cliffs and it was the 5. _____ for a popular TV series last year!
I loved that old house. Some people think it’s lonely to be in the countryside, but I
6. _____ being on my 7. _____ sometimes. If I felt 8. _____, I could go up to my
bedroom and look out of the window. I had a breath-taking 9. _____ from there across
the fields and to the sea. It was very relaxing and made me feel better. I was really
unhappy when we 10. _____ to the town!
Exercise 2. Complete the gaps with the correct words from the box. You don’t
need to use all the words.
bike rack crossing pavement bus stop
rubbish bin seats art gallery sports centre
swimming pool skate park department store apartment blocks
ANSWER KEY
Exercise 1.
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. B
6. D 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. C
Exercise 2.
1. art gallery 2. bus stop 3. bike rack
4. pavement 5. seats 6. department store 7. apartment blocks
WORDLIST
Word Pronunciation Meaning
art gallery (n) /ˈɑːt ɡæləri/ triển lãm nghệ thuật
artwork (n) /ˈɑːtwɜːk/ tác phẩm nghệ thuật
bike rack (np) /ˈbaɪk ˌræk/ giá đỡ xe đạp (ở bãi đỗ xe)
breath-taking (adj) /ˈbreθteɪkɪŋ/ đẹp tuyệt vời, đẹp đến ngỡ ngàng
cliff (n) /klɪf/ vách đá, vách núi
concrete (adj) /ˈkɒŋkriːt/ (làm bằng) bê-tông
miserable (adj) /ˈmɪzrəbl/ khổ sở, khốn đốn
futuristic (adj) /ˌfjuːtʃəˈrɪstɪk/ (thuộc về) tương lai
skate park (np) /ˈskeɪtpɑːk/ sân trượt ván
(be) on my own một mình