Unit 4 Changes

Question 1

Access

Answer 1

A way of entering or reaching a place

Question 2

Adapt

Answer 2

1) To change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation;
2) to change a book or a play into a movie, TV programme or a play.

Question 3

Adjust

Answer 3

To change sth slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions
To get used to a new situation by changing the way you behave or think

Question 4

Alter

Answer 4

To become different, make sb different

Question 5

Bound

Answer 5

certain or likely to happen, or to do or be sth

Question 6

Brief

Answer 6

lasting only a short time, short

Question 7

Bulging

Answer 7

that stick out from sth in a round shape

Question 8

carefree

Answer 8

having no worries and responsibilities

Question 9

character

Answer 9

the interesting and unusual quality that a place or a person has

Question 10

chic

Answer 10

very fashionable and elegant

Question 11

child-friendly

Answer 11

desighed to be suitable for children, not harmful to children

Question 12

convert

Answer 12

1) to change sth from one system, form, purpose to another

2) to change or to make sb change their religion

Question 13

cycle racks

Answer 13

a structure usually made of metal bars and found outside the buildings, which can hold or to which you can attach bicycle

Question 14

dilapidated

Answer 14

(of furniture and buildings) old and in very bad condition

Question 15

drab

Answer 15

without interest or colour, dull and boring

Question 16

drawback

Answer 16

a disadvantage or a problem that makes sth a less attractive idea

Question 17

enforced

Answer 17

that sb is forced to do or experience without being able to control it

Question 18

evolve

Answer 18

…

Question 19

faint

Answer 19

very small, possible but unlikely

Question 20

far and away

Answer 20

by a very great amount

Question 21

gallant

Answer 21

brave, especially in a very difficult situation

Question 22

idle

Answer 22

not working hard, lazy

Question 23

idyllic

Answer 23

peaceful and beautiful, perfect, without problems,

Question 24

impressionable

Answer 24

easily influenced or affected by sb/sth

Question 25

joyful

Answer 25

very happy, causing people to be happy

Question 26

knock sth down

Answer 26

to destroy a building by breaking it’s walls

Question 27

listless

Answer 27

having no energy or enthusiasm

Question 28

marginally

Answer 28

very slightly, not very much

Question 29

modify

Answer 29

to change sth slightly especially in order to make it more suitable for a particular purpose

Question 30

multi-storey car park

Answer 30

a large building with several floors for parking cars in

Question 31

overbearing

Answer 31

trying to control other people in an unpleasant way

Question 32

pastoral

Answer 32

showing country life or the countryside, especially in a romantic way

Question 33

pedestrianised

Answer 33

made into an area that is only for people who are walking, not for vehicles

Question 34

period

Answer 34

having a style typical of a particular time in history

Question 35

pluck

Answer 35

to pick a fruit, flower from where it is growing

Question 36

protracted

Answer 36

lasting longer than expected or longer than usual

Question 37

quaint

Answer 37

attractive in an unusual or old-fashioned way

Question 38

refine

Answer 38

…

Question 39

renovate

Answer 39

to repair and paint an old building. a piece of furniture, so that it is in good condition again

Question 40

soulless

Answer 40

of things and places) lacking any attractive or interesting qualities that make people feel happy

Question 41

state of the art

Answer 41

using the most modern or advanced techniques or methods; as good as it can be at the present time

Question 42

stormy

Answer 42

full of strong feelings and angry arguments

Question 43

transform

Answer 43

…

Question 44

trendy

Answer 44

very fashionable

Question 45

uplifting

Answer 45

making you feel happier or giving you more hope

Question 46

undergo - underwent - undergone

Answer 46

to experience sth, especially a change of sth unpleasant