Vocabulary Unit 4

Question 1

to leave a place quickly because you are in
danger or are afraid

Answer 1

to flee (your country)

Question 2

to leave a place without taking something
or someone with you

Answer 2

to leave behind

Question 3

the fact of continuing to live or exist,
especially after a difficult or dangerous
situation

Answer 3

survival

Question 4

someone who has been forced to leave
their country, especially because of a war

Answer 4

a refugee

Question 5

pieces of broken bricks from a building
that has been destroyed

Answer 5

(to turn into) rubble

Question 6

face the possibility that something very
bad will happen

Answer 6

to face a threat

Question 7

to make a very strong and urgent request

Answer 7

to beg

Question 8

to run after someone or something in
order to catch them

Answer 8

to chase

Question 9

to force someone to have sex when they
do not want to

Answer 9

to rape

Question 10

to lose the respect that your feel for
yourself

Answer 10

to lose your pride

Question 11

to accept something unpleasant

Answer 11

to swallow

Question 12

a rude and offensive remark or action

Answer 12

an insult

Question 13

to remove a person’s clothes in order to
look for illegal things

Answer 13

to strip-search

Question 14

wanting or needing food

Answer 14

to be hungry

Question 15

a political situation which is not likely to
change

Answer 15

political stability

Question 16

uncertainty caused by the possibility of a
sudden change in the political situation

Answer 16

political instability

Question 17

protection of a person or a country against
threats

Answer 17

security

Question 18

unfair or cruel treatment over a long
period of time because of race, religion, or
political beliefs

Answer 18

persecution

Question 19

land that plants grow well in

Answer 19

fertile land

Question 20

a situation where all crops/plants on a
farm are lost

Answer 20

crop failure

Question 21

the food provided for a town or area

Answer 21

food supply

Question 22

a lack of food during a long period of time

Answer 22

famine

Question 23

the way the Earth’s weather is changing

Answer 23

climate change

Question 24

a violent storm with very strong winds

Answer 24

a hurricane

Question 25

a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface

Answer 25

an earthquake

Question 26

something that can be dangerous or cause damage

Answer 26

a hazard

Question 27

a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry

Answer 27

a flood

Question 28

the group of people who officially control a country

Answer 28

government

Question 29

a service provided by the government

Answer 29

public service

Question 30

the system of buses, trains, etc. provided by the government

Answer 30

public transportation

Question 31

the service of providing medical care

Answer 31

health care

Question 32

the process of teaching and learning

Answer 32

education

Question 33

not expensive; cheap enough that people can afford to pay it

Answer 33

affordable

Question 34

jobs that may be possible for a person in their line of work

Answer 34

job opportunities

Question 35

the state of being successful and having a lot of money

Answer 35

prosperity

Question 36

the level of health, comfort, and happiness that a particular person or group has

Answer 36

quality of life

Question 37

the state of being poor

Answer 37

poverty

Question 38

the state of being rich

Answer 38

wealth

Question 39

the belief in the existence of a god or gods and the activities that are connected with the worship of them

Answer 39

a religion

Question 40

of the present time

Answer 40

current

Question 41

the number of crimes that are committed during a period of time in a particular place

Answer 41

crime rates

Question 42

a disorder or illness that affects the lungs

Answer 42

a lung disease

Question 43

a medical condition in which an organ pushes through the muscle which is around it

Answer 43

a hernia

Question 44

a very bad pain in the head, often one that makes you vomit

Answer 44

a migraine (attack)

Question 45

a common illness that makes you sneeze and makes your nose produce liquid

Answer 45

a cold

Question 46

an illness in which your solid waste is more liquid than usual, and comes out of your body more often

Answer 46

a diarrhoea

Question 47

an illness like a very bad cold, that makes you feel hot and weak

Answer 47

the flu

Question 48

a pain you feel inside your head

Answer 48

(to have) a headache

Question 49

feeling like everything is turning round, so that you feel sick or as if you might fall

Answer 49

to feel dizzy

Question 50

having less colour than usual because you are sick or frightened

Answer 50

to be pale

Question 51

to have an illness or other health problem

Answer 51

to suffer from

Question 52

have a high body temperature because you are sick

Answer 52

to have a fever

Question 53

your nose is producing liquid all the time

Answer 53

to have a runny nose

Question 54

to send air out from the nose and mouth in an explosive way that you cannot control

Answer 54

to sneeze

Question 55

to make air come out of your throat with a short sound

Answer 55

to cough

Question 56

to have a condition in which your throat is red and feels painful

Answer 56

to have a sore throat

Question 57

to have a continuous pain

Answer 57

to ache

Question 58

not physically strong

Answer 58

(to feel) weak

Question 59

have a pain in your back

Answer 59

a backache

Question 60

feeling as if you might vomit

Answer 60

to be nauseous / to suffer from nausea

Question 61

to empty the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Answer 61

to vomit

Question 62

lose the feeling that you want to eat food

Answer 62

to lose your appetite

Question 63

have pains in the stomach

Answer 63

to have cramps

Question 64

to have pain in your stomach

Answer 64

to have a stomach ache

Question 65

an illness caused by infection

Answer 65

a disease

Question 66

spread from one person to another, typically by direct contact / having a disease that can be transmitted by contact

Answer 66

contagious

Question 67

an examination to determine someone’s physical health.

Answer 67

a medical examination

Question 68

having a baby developing inside the uterus

Answer 68

to be pregnant

Question 69

encouraging, or making you feel you want to do something

Answer 69

inspiring

Question 70

having such a big effect that it changes somebody’s life

Answer 70

life-changing

Question 71

showing courage

Answer 71

brave