Developing Skills for English Communication 1
Unit 2: Your Environment
Vocabulary
Terms |
Definitions |
| accept | verb: give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to (Example: "I cannot accept your invitation") |
| avenue | noun: a wide street or thoroughfare |
| basement | noun: the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage |
| cafeteria | noun: a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier |
| direction | noun: a line leading to a place or point (Example: "He looked the other direction") |
| elevator | noun: lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building |
| escalator | noun: a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt |
| hall | noun: a large entrance or reception room or area |
| interior | adjective: situated within or suitable for inside a building (Example: "An interior scene") |
| invite | verb: invite someone to one's house (Example: "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?") |
| lobby | noun: a large entrance or reception room or area |
| request | verb: express the need or desire for; ask for (Example: "She requested an extra bed in her room") |
| stair | noun: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway |
| suggest | verb: make a proposal, declare a plan for something |
| transfer | verb: move from one place to another (Example: "Transfer the data") |
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