UNIT 3

UNIT 3

• aim to do something vp (29) to try to achieve something
• alternative adj (33) An alternative plan, method, etc. is one that you can use if you do not want to use another one.
• at a reduced price phrase (30) for less money than something usually costs
• avoid v [T] (33) to not do something
• cancel v [T] (33) to say that an organised event will not now happen
• competition n [C] (30) an organised event in which people try to win a prize by being the best, fastest, etc.
• convenience n [U] (33) when something is easy to use and suitable for what you want to do
• convert v [T] (29) to change the appearance, form or purpose of something into something else
• data n plural (29) information or facts about something
• destination n [C] (31) the place where someone or something is going
• environmentalist n [C] (33) someone who tries to protect the natural environment from being damaged
• facilities n plural n (30) buildings, equipment or services that are provided for a particular purpose
• fashion show np(CJ (30) a show for the public where models wear new styles of clothes
• forward-thinking adj (33) thinking about and planning for the future
• funding n [U] (33) money given by a government or organisation for an event or activity
• increase capacity vp (33) to increase the amount or number of something that something can hold or deal with
• innovative adj (29) using new methods or ideas
• installation n [U] (29) when equipment or furniture is put into position
• on average np (34) usually, or based on an average
• passenger n [Cl (30) someone who is travelling in a vehicle but is not controlling it
• pedestrian n [C] (34) a person who is walking and not travelling in a vehicle
• privacy n [U] (33) when you are alone and people cannot see or hear what you are doing
• range n [C] (29) a group of different things of the same general type
• revolutionary adj (29) completely different from what was done before
• smog n [U] (32) air pollution in a city that is a mixture of smoke, gases and chemicals
• souvenir n [C] (30) something which you buy or keep tc remember a special event or holiday
• structure n [C, U] (32) the way that parts of something are arranged or put together
• system n [C] (29) a way or method of doing things
• unique ‘feature np [C] (31) something that only happens once or does not exist anywhere else
• unwilling adj (33) not wanting to do something
• upgrade v [T] (33) to improve something so that it is of a higher quality or a newer model
• vehicle n [C] (28) something such as a car, train or aircraft that takes people or goods from one place to another