Vocabulary B1+ Unit 7

Question 1

noun

balcony

We don’t have a garden or a terrace, but we do have a balcony where we can sit outside.

Answer 1

a small area joined to the wall outside a room on a high level where you can stand or sit

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Question 2

noun

block of flats

I live on the fourth floor of a modern block of flats.

Answer 2

a large building that is divided into apartments

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Question 3

noun

floor

Our flat is on the third floor of our building.

Answer 3

a particular level of a building

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Question 4

noun

location

My new house is in a good location.

Answer 4

a place or position

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Question 5

phrase

move house

I’ve moved house a lot of times, so I’ve had lots of different addresses.

Answer 5

to leave your home in order to live in a new one

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Question 6

verb

move in/into

I can’t move into my new place until Friday

Answer 6

to begin living in a new home

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Question 7

verb

move out

I’ve got to move out of this house on Tuesday.

Answer 7

to leave your home and go to live somewhere else

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Question 8

noun

neighbourhood

I live in a very busy neighbourhood.

Answer 8

an area of a town or city that people live in

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Question 9

verb

rent

I don’t have my own house, so I rent the house I’m living in.

Answer 9

to pay money to live in a building that someone else owns

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Question 10

noun

view

The view from my bedroom is nothing special � just a street and more houses.

Answer 10

the things that you can see from a place

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Question 11

verb

apologise for

I’d like to apologise for what I said earlier.

Answer 11

to tell someone that you are sorry about something you have done

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Question 12

verb

argue with

I argued with the traffic warden about the parking fine.

Answer 12

to speak angrily to someone, telling them that you disagree with them

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Question 13

verb

believe in sth

Do you believe in bad luck?

Answer 13

to think that something exists

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Question 14

verb

belong to sb

All of the land near the river is private � it belongs to the university.

Answer 14

If something belongs to you, you own it.

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Question 15

verb

care about sth

If we really care about the environment we should all consider buying electric cars.

Answer 15

to think that something is important and to feel interested in it or worried about it

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Question 16

verb

complain about sth

People complain about the traffic here, but it isn’t bad compared to a big city.

Answer 16

to say that something is wrong or that you are annoyed about something

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Question 17

verb

cope with sth

My friend is finding it hard to cope with all the noise in the city.

Answer 17

to deal quite successfully with a difficult situation

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Question 18

verb

depend on sth/sb

Do I like living in the countryside? That depends on the weather!

Answer 18

If something depends on someone or something, it is influenced by them, or changes because of them.

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Question 19

verb

pay for sth

I’m sorry, but I’m not going to pay for the dessert.

Answer 19

to give money to someone in order to buy something from them

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Question 20

verb

rely on sth/sb

You can’t rely on public transport.

Answer 20

to need something or someone in order to be successful, work correctly, etc

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Question 21

verb

succeed in sth

He hasn’t succeeded in finding a job yet, unfortunately.

Answer 21

to achieve what you are trying to achieve

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Question 22

verb

think about sth

You don’t have to think about anything, you can just sit and watch the world go by.

Answer 22

to use your mind to imagine a situation

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Question 23

verb

wait for sb/sth

You can read it while you wait for the train.

Answer 23

to stay in a place until someone or something arrives or someone is ready for you

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Question 24

verb

worry about sth

A lot of people worry about money.

Answer 24

to think about problems or unpleasant things that might happen in a way that makes you feel anxious

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Question 25

# noun attic ## Footnote *I put all the stuff I don't use in the attic.*

Answer 25

a room at the top of a house under the roof ## Footnote Unit 7

Question 26

# noun basement ## Footnote *A lot of American houses have a large basement under the house.*

Answer 26

a room or set of rooms that is below ground level in a building ## Footnote Unit 7

Question 27

# noun doorbell ## Footnote *Two police officers rang my doorbell.*

Answer 27

a button that you press next to or on a door that makes a noise to let someone know that you are there ## Footnote Unit 7

Question 28

# noun first floor ## Footnote *My apartment's on the first floor.*

Answer 28

the level of a building directly above the ground level ## Footnote Unit 7

Question 29

# noun flat ## Footnote *Our flat is on the third floor of our building.*

Answer 29

a set of rooms to live in, with all the rooms on one level of a building ## Footnote Unit 7

Question 30

# noun front door ## Footnote *The wind had blown a tree down and it had blocked the front door.*

Answer 30

the main entrance to a building, especially a house, which usually faces the road ## Footnote Unit 7

Question 31

# noun ground floor ## Footnote *He lives in a ground floor flat.*

Answer 31

the level of a building which is on the ground ## Footnote Unit 7

Question 32

# noun landing ## Footnote *Go up the stairs to the landing.*

Answer 32

the area of floor at the top of a set of stairs ## Footnote Unit 7

Question 33

# noun lock ## Footnote *The front door has two locks.*

Answer 33

the thing that is used to close a door, window, etc, and that needs a key to open it ## Footnote Unit 7

Question 34

# plural noun steps ## Footnote *Go up the steps at the front of the building.*

Answer 34

the surfaces that you walk on when you go up or down stairs ## Footnote Unit 7

Question 35

# noun terrace ## Footnote *We don't have a garden or a terrace.*

Answer 35

a flat area outside a house, restaurant, etc where you can sit ## Footnote Unit 7