ICPNA Intermediate 12 - UNIT 12

Question 1

dawn

Answer 1

n. the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky:
Syn. 
v. daybreak
We woke at dawn.
We left at the break of dawn.

Question 2

daybreak

Answer 2

n. the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky
Syn. dawn, first light, sunrise, sunup

Question 3

dusk

Answer 3

n. the time before night when it is not yet dark:
Syn. nightfall, twilight
As dusk fell, bats began to fly between the trees.
Four to five hours before dusk, females were introduced into the arenas that were covered with net fabric and transparent plastic covers.

Question 4

sunrise

Answer 4

n. the time in the morning when the sun starts to rise in the sky:
They went out at sunrise to go bird-watching.
We have to leave before sunup tomorrow.

Question 5

sunset

Answer 5

n. the time in the evening when you last see the sun in the sky:
The fishermen set out at sunset for a night’s fishing.
We sat on the beach watching a spectacular sunset.

Question 6

twilight

Answer 6

n. the period just before it becomes completely dark in the evening:
adj. twilight
I could make out a dark figure in the twilight.

Question 7

get up

Answer 7

v. to be in an upright position on your feet; to get yourself into an upright position on your feet:
Syn. stand up

Question 8

shift

Answer 8

n. a group of workers who do a job for a period of time during the day or night, or the period of time itself:
v. shift
As the night shift leave/leaves, the day shift arrive/arrives.
Are you on the night shift or the day shift? (= Do you work during the night period or the day period?)

Question 9

catch up

Answer 9

v. to reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else:
Will Western industry ever catch up with Japanese innovations?
He was off school for a while and is finding it hard to catch up.

Question 10

skin

Answer 10

n. the natural outer layer that covers a person, animal, fruit, etc.:
skin cancer
Babies have soft skins.