الدرس السابق ⇚ Verbs starting with re
3. WORDS WITH MORE THAN ONE MEANING
A. Look at the extracts from the text on page 69 and answer the questions that follow.
1. This exciting exhibition is centred on cutting-edge developments in the field of ecological architecture and technology.
What does field mean?
a. grassland b. area of interest
2. The city space station will be built on top of eisting highrise buildings and will make use of solar power.
What does power mean?
a. energy b. authority
Note:
There are many words in English which have different meanings although they have the same
spelling and sometimes the same pronunciation.
B. Read the sentences below and match the words in bold with their meanings.
1. The atmosphere inside the meeting room was very tense because the
representatives from each country could not come to an agreement. ( b )
2. The satellite broke apart as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere. ( c )
3. Calvin wastes his money on gadgets when he should be trying to save up to pay for his college education. ( k )
4. The factory produces large amounts of toxic waste which is released into the nearby river. ( f )
5. Shirley used two poles and some wire to build a washing line in her garden. ( e )
6. Scientists discovered a hole in the ozone layer over the South Pole. ( d )
7. In spring my husband and I like to go for a walk in the countryside and enjoy the beauty of nature. ( l )
8. Lucy has a very gentle and loving nature. ( i )
9 . Spring is my favourite season there is more sunlight, the flowers start to bloom and I feel anything is possible. ( g )
10. When we were in Iceland, we went for a swim in a hot water spring; it was lovely. ( j )
11. You shouldn't exhaust yourself by worrying about things that are not important. ( h )
12. Cyclists wear masks as they go about the city because of the high level
of exhaust fumes. ( a )
a. gas which is produced by an engine
b. the feeling or mood of a place
c. layer of air or gases around a planet
d. the most southern or northern point of a planet
e. a long piece of metal used to support things
f. material which has been used and is no longer wanted
g. the season between winter and summer
h. to make somebody tired
i. character
j. a place where water comes up through the ground
k. to use too much of something that is valuable
l. the plants, animals and other forms of life that are not made by man
عوده لفهرس مفردات ترافلر 5 ⇐ Vocabulary Lesson
