Unit1 - The man-made environment

Leather

/ˈleð.ər/ - animal skin treated in order to preserve it, and used to make shoes, bags, clothes, equipment, etc..

Useful sentence structures for describing my dream home

Sth/It would be…
I would like it to be + adj
It would have

leather goods

các sản phẩm làm từ da (colloc)

genuine leather

da thật (colloc)

synthetic / faux leather

da nhân tạo (colloc)

leather industry

Ngành công nghiệp da (colloc)

Browse

to look through a book or magazine without reading everything, or to walk around a shop looking at several things without intending to buy any of them

Browser

- a computer program that lets you look at or read documents on the World Wide Web
- a person who looks through books, magazines, etc. or at things for sale, but may not seriously intend to buy anything

residence

- [countable] a house, especially a large or impressive one
- [uncountable] the state of living in a particular place
(formal hơn “house/home”)

/ˈrezɪdəns/ (n)

reside

/rɪˈzaɪd/ (v): to live, have your home, or stay in a place

Desirable facilities

/dɪˈzaɪərəbl fəˈsɪlətiz/ places or services that people want because they improve life

Extravagant

/ɪkˈstræv.ə.ɡənt/ spending too much money, or using too much of something
= Expensive

Named after

/neɪmd ˈɑːftə(r)/ given someone’s name in honor of them

• be named after someone

• named after a famous person

• named after a historical figure

Mythical

/ˈmɪθ.ɪ.kəl/ existing only in stories

-mythical creature

-mythical figure

-mythical story

property

/ˈprɒp.ə.ti/ something owned by someone, especially land or buildings
-private property

-property prices

-buy a property

fine rugs

/faɪn rʌɡz/ expensive and high-quality carpets or rugs

• handmade rugs

• luxury carpets

• fine rugs

multi-storey garage

(n phr) /ˌmʌlti ˈstɔːri ˈɡærɑːʒ/ a building with several floors used for parking car

• multi-storey car park

• parking garage

• underground garage

throughout

(prep / adv) /θruːˈaʊt/ during the whole period of time or in every part of a place

• throughout the country

• throughout the year

• throughout history