Construction Materials

Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 270 v.05

      Main Definitions

1. building material |n| material used for constructing buildings.
2. construction site |n| a place where a building is being built or repaired.
3. supply |n| a stock of a resource from which a person or place can be provided with the necessary amount of that resource.
4. "There were fears that the drought would limit the exhibition's water supply."
5. stock |n| have or keep a supply of (a particular product or

Temperature

 Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 57 v.0.4

        Main Temperature's Definitions

1. temperature |adj| a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value. The temperature of two systems is the same when the systems are in thermal equilibrium.
2. "What temperature is the swimming pool?"
3. "Temperatures will be in the low twenties."
4. temperature scale |n| a system of measuring temperature.

Terrorism

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary UnitNº 56 v.11

      Main Terms

1. terrorism 1 |n| the use of violence such as bombing, shooting, etc. for political purposes.
2. terrorism 2 |n| the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear.
3. terrorism 3 |n| the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines terrorism as “The unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment

Prisoners

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 269 v.03

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      Main Defintion

1. prisoner / convict / detainee / inmate / jailbird / con / lifer /  yardbird |n| someone who is kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime, or while they are waiting for their trial.
2. "Prisoner may be locked in their cells for twenty-two hours a day."
3. "A prisoner serving a life sentence for murder."
4. "A third of all inmates are remand prisoners who are awaiting trial or sentencing."

Fabric

Vocabulary List Number 274 Version 0.5 with 28 elements integrated in three chapters with 14 definitions, 7 thesaurus; 12 examples and 1 poster.

      Main Definitions

1. cloth |n| |uncountable| woven material.
2. fabric 1 |n| |uncountable| cloth used for making clothes,
3. "Man-made fabrics such as polyester are easy to wash and iron."
4. fabric 2 |n| a cloth produced especially by knitting, weaving, or felting fibers.
5. fabric 3 |n| the texture or quality of such cloth.
6. material |n| |uncountable and countable| cloth used for making clothes, curtains, etc.
7. "She bought some pretty dress material."
8. textiles |n| |pl| |formal| a general word for all types of cloth (used especially when talking about the business of producing and selling them).