Pathway Pre1. 7

Question 1

District

Answer 1

dis‧trict /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ ●●● S3 W2 noun [countable]
1 an area of a town or the countryside, especially one with particular features
rural/financial/theatre etc district
a house in a pleasant suburban district
► see thesaurus at area
2 an area of a country, city etc that has official borders
a postal district

Question 2

In part

Answer 2

to some degree, but not completely SYN partly

Question 3

Fetch

Fetch me some coffee while you’re up.

Answer 3

fetch somebody/something from something
Would you mind going to fetch the kids from school?

Fetch sth /sb from sth
Fetch sb sth
Fetch sth for sb

Question 4

Abundant

Plentiful

Answer 4

adjective
something that is abundant exists or is available in large quantities so that there is more than enough OPP scarce
an abundant supply of fresh water
abundant opportunities for well-qualified staff

plen‧ti‧ful /ˈplentɪfəl/ adjective
more than enough in quantity
a plentiful supply of food

Question 5

Hygiene

Lack of proper hygiene

Answer 5

Related topics: Cleaning, Daily life, Food
hy‧giene /ˈhaɪdʒiːn/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
the practice of keeping yourself and the things around you clean in order to prevent diseases
the importance of personal hygiene
oral/dental hygiene
a food hygiene training course
good/poor/proper hygiene
The Consumers’ Association blames poor hygiene standards.

Question 6

Is the key to the problem

Answer 6

I

Question 7

Transform

Answer 7

trans‧form /trænsˈfɔːm $ -ˈfɔːrm/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb [transitive]
to completely change the appearance, form, or character of something or someone, especially in a way that improves it
Increased population has transformed the landscape.

Question 8

Haul

Answer 8

Pull

Question 9

Cultivate

Answer 9

prepare the ground for planting, grow crops; develop, improve; nurture

Question 10

Caring for

Answer 10

Look after

Question 11

Owerwhelming

Adj

Answer 11

o‧ver‧whelm‧ing /ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ $ ˌoʊvər-/ ●○○ adjective
1 having such a great effect on you that you feel confused and do not know how to react
an overwhelming sense of guilt
She felt an overwhelming desire to hit him.
She found the city quite overwhelming when she first arrived.
2 very large or greater, more important etc than any other
There is overwhelming evidence that smoking damages your health.
An overwhelming majority of the members were against the idea.
The proposal has been given overwhelming support.

Question 12

Expertise

Answer 12

Skill

expertise
Word family (noun) expert expertise (adjective) expert ≠ inexpert (adverb) expertly ≠ inexpertly
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ex‧per‧tise /ˌekspɜːˈtiːz $ -ɜːr-/ ●●○ AWL noun [uncountable]
special skills or knowledge in a particular subject, that you learn by experience or training
technical/financial/medical etc expertise
What he’s bringing to the company is financial expertise.

Question 13

Non-profit organization

Answer 13

غیر انتفاعی

Question 14

Spare parts

Answer 14

قطعات یدکی

Question 15

Tackle

Answer 15

To try to deal with

Question 16

Capture

Capture and filter rainwater

Answer 16

Catch

Question 17

Sand dam

Answer 17

سد

Question 18

Drain way

Answer 18

خالی کردن تخلیه کردن

Question 19

Sanitation

Hygiene

Answer 19

san‧i‧ta‧tion /ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
the protection of public health by removing and treating waste, dirty water etc
Overcrowding and poor sanitation are common problems in prisons

Question 20

Terrace

Answer 20

ter‧race /ˈterɪs/ ●●○ noun [countable]
1 HOUSES British English a row of houses that are joined to each other, or a street with one of these rows in it
2 PLACE YOU CAN SIT a flat outdoor area next to a building or on a roof, where you can sit outside to eat, relax etc
3 → the terraces
4 FLAT LAND one of a series of flat areas cut out of a hill like steps, and used to grow

Question 21

Reservoir

Answer 21

res‧er‧voir /ˈrezəvwɑː $ -ərvwɑːr, -vɔːr/ ●●○ noun [countable]
1 a lake, especially an artificial one, where water is stored before it is supplied to people’s houses
2 a large amount of something that is available and has not yet been used
reservoir of
She found she had reservoirs of unexpected strength.
3 technical a part of a machine or engine where a liquid is kept before it is used
Examples from the Corpus

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Question 22

Nearby

Answer 22

near‧by /ˈnɪəbaɪ $ ˈnɪr-/ ●●● W3 adjective [only before noun]
not far away
Lucy was staying in the nearby town of Hamilton.
► see thesaurus at near
—nearby /nɪəˈbaɪ $ ˈnɪr-/ adverb
Dan found work on one of the farms nearby.
Do you live nearby? نزدیکی

Question 23

Gravity

Answer 23

grav‧i‧ty /ˈɡrævəti/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
1 technical the force that causes something to fall to the ground or to be attracted to another planet → gravitation
the force of gravity جاذبه

Question 24

Concrete

Answer 24

بتون

Question 25

Fund

To help fund the project

Answer 25

تامین بودجه کرن

Question 26

Trench

noun
trench
verb
trench, trenched, trenching

Answer 26

trench /trentʃ/ ●○○ noun [countable]
1 a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground
Workers dug a trench for gas lines.
2 technical a long narrow valley in the ground beneath the sea
3 [usually plural] a deep trench dug in the ground as a protection for soldiers
the trenches of World War I گودال چاله

Question 27

Newly

Answer 27

تازه اخیرا

Question 28

Pump

Answer 28

پمپ کردن

Question 29

Well

Answer 29

A deep hole in the ground from which you can get water oil or gas