Unit 2 reading vocab

Question 1

availability

Answer 1

how easy it is to obtain or get sth

Question 2

goods

Answer 2

things made to be sold

Question 3

service

Answer 3

an organisation or system that provides

sth to the public

Question 4

globalisation

Answer 4

making something such as business operate in

a lot of different countries all over the world

Question 5

source

Answer 5

the place or thing from which sth originates

Question 6

profit

Answer 6

the amount of money you gain when you are

paid more for sth than it cost ●

Question 7

boundary

Answer 7

an imaginary line that separates one area of

land from another

Question 8

edge

Answer 8

the place or line where sth stops

Question 9

tolerance

Answer 9

willingness to accept the things people do

or say even if you do not agree with them

Question 10

willingness

Answer 10

not minding doing sth; not objecting to doing

sth

Question 11

lyrics

Answer 11

the words of a song

Question 12

destroy

Answer 12

ruin beyond repair

Question 13

employment

Answer 13

having a paid job

Question 14

manufacture

Answer 14

make things in a factory

Question 15

ship

Answer 15

send things by sea

Question 16

unemployed

Answer 16

not having a job even though you want one

Question 17

give up

Answer 17

stop doing or having sth

Question 18

barely

Answer 18

used to say that sth is only just true or possible

Question 19

survive

Answer 19

the acts or behaviors related only for the purpose of staying alive

Question 20

support

Answer 20

provide sb with money or the things they need

Question 21

foreign

Answer 21

from another country, or another ‘body’

Question 22

company

Answer 22

a business with a number of employees with a specific objective

Question 23

connect

Answer 23

join A to B

Question 24

identity

Answer 24

who or what beings consider as themselves or others

Question 25

respect

Answer 25

not doing things that other people dislike or

regard as wrong for fear of upsetting them

Question 26

climate change

Answer 26

with relation to the supposed threat of rising temperatures due to pollution

Question 27

local

Answer 27

from or at the place you are in

Question 28

catch on

Answer 28

become popular

Question 29

dairy product

Answer 29

a food such as butter, cheese or yoghurt, made from a base of cows milk

Question 30

uniqueness

Answer 30

being the only one of its kind

Question 31

lifestyle

Answer 31

how people and communities live

Question 32

potential

Answer 32

an estimate of people’s unused, or untapped ability

Question 33

concern

Answer 33

similar to worry

Question 34

impact

Answer 34

the strong sometimes visible effects of one object on another, may also be mental

Question 35

wealthy

Answer 35

considered financially rich

Question 36

dietary

Answer 36

relating to the kinds of food consumed by beings

Question 37

trade

Answer 37

to exchange goods or services

Question 38

event

Answer 38

a planned or organized occasion like a party or sports competition. Could also be anything spectacular that is less deliberately organised.

Question 39

conditions

Answer 39

the things people create in their lives which need to be fulfilled to obtain happiness.