Vocabulary

Question 1

What is a person who sells food or goods on the streets called?

Answer 1

street vendor

Question 2

What do you call an area of a city with many tall buildings?

Answer 2

high-rise

Question 3

What is the edge of a city, where the urban area meets the countryside?

Answer 3

outskirts

Question 4

What is an area of poor-quality housing, often with overcrowded living conditions?

Answer 4

slums

Question 5

What is the condition of having too many vehicles on the roads, causing traffic problems?

Answer 5

congestion

Question 6

What do you call a residential area outside the city, usually quieter than the city center?

Answer 6

suburbs

Question 7

What is a place where rich people can afford expensive items and services?

Answer 7

luxury

Question 8

What is a document from a doctor that allows you to buy medicine?

Answer 8

prescription

Question 9

What do you call a system that provides medical services and treatment?

Answer 9

healthcare

Question 10

What is the act of regularly visiting a doctor to check your health?

Answer 10

check-up

Question 11

What is eating the right amount of different types of food for good health called?

Answer 11

balanced diet

Question 12

What is a condition that affects a person’s body or mind, such as anxiety or diabetes?

Answer 12

disorder

Question 13

What do you call being careful about one’s diet, exercise, and overall well-being?

Answer 13

health-conscious

Question 14

What are symptoms of an illness starting to appear referred to as?

Answer 14

coming down with

Question 15

What does it mean to be in poor physical condition, or not used to exercising? Example: After not working out for months, he felt out of breath after just a few minutes of running.

Answer 15

Out of shape

Question 16

What does it mean when something makes you feel nauseous or disgusted?

Answer 16

Turns my stomach

Question 17

What does it mean to recover and feel better after an illness or setback?

Answer 17

Back on your feet

Question 18

What does it mean to feel slightly ill or unwell?

Answer 18

Under the weather

Question 19

What does it mean to be improving after being sick or injured? .

Answer 19

On the mend

Question 20

What does it mean to be in excellent health or physical condition?

Answer 20

As fit as a fiddle

Question 21

What does it mean to look very pale, usually because of shock or illness?

Answer 21

As pale as a ghost

Question 22

What does it mean to be in a very serious or life-threatening condition?

Answer 22

At death’s door

Question 23

What does it mean to be extremely sick, often with severe symptoms?

Answer 23

As sick as a dog

Question 24

What does it mean when something is difficult to accept or deal with?

Answer 24

A bitter pill to swallow

Question 25

What phrase means that something is being managed and is not chaotic?

Answer 25

Under control

Question 26

How do you describe something unusual or different from the norm?

Answer 26

Out of the ordinary

Question 27

What phrase is used to contradict a previous statement or assumption?

Answer 27

On the contrary

Question 28

How do you say that something is definitely not the case or not possible?

Answer 28

By no means

Question 29

What phrase do you use when something is not an option or cannot be considered?

Answer 29

Out of the question

Question 30

What expression means changing your mind after reconsideration?

Answer 30

On second thoughts