U1L1 Man-made environment

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Grammar

Present simple

Present continuous

Topic Vocabulary

Use

Form

Negative

To be: S + am/is/are + NOT + O

Regular verb: S + do/does + NOT + V inf

Positive

To be: S + am/is/are + O

Regular verb: S + do/does + V inf

Question

To be: Am/is/are + S + O?

Regular verb: Do/Does + S + V _ inf?

Opinions

Repeated actions

General facts

Form

Use

Happening at the
time of speaking

S + am/is/are + V-ing

Unfinished actions

S + am/is/are + not + V-ing

Yes/No : Am/is/are + S + V-ing

Wh- : Wh- Am/is/are + S + V-ing

Private resident (n)

Synonym : private house ; house

Meaning : a personal house

Example : Dr Devilers will receive you in his private residence in half an hour.

name after (phr v )

to give (a child or a thing) the name of (another person)

Peter was named after his father.

Extravagant

costing a lot more money than you can afford or is necessary

He bought us all these extravagant presents he couldn't really afford.

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interior

desirable facilities

worth having and wanted by most people about a place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens:

14% of them complain about the lack of desirable facilities in their universities.

property

a thing or things that are owned by somebody; a possession or possessions

This building is government property.

synonym: belongings

fully-equipped

having sufficient equipment, supplies, or abilities.

Fully-equipped kitchen, dining table and 4 chairs, washer.

synonym : fully-fitted

exterior

spectacular/manificient view

Something that is spectacular is very impressive or dramatic.

This position commanded a spectacular view of the whole bay.

exposure to sunlight

the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation or place:

You should always limit your exposure to the sun.

glamorous = elegant

attractive in an exciting and special way:

glamorous movie stars

syn : attractive