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Unit 5-8 vocabulary

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    Crime, city life, getting on and going away related vocabulary quiz.
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  • The average burglary takes less than 15 minutes. About 30% of ________ enter a home through an open door or window of a house or apartment.
    burglars
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  • __________ often steal personal possessions in crowded places such as the train station or a busy commercial street.
    Pickpockets
  •  15
  • Stealing something from a shop is known as what?
    Shoplifting
  •  15
  • A card that people must have to get on a flight is called what?
    A boarding pass.
  •  15
  • The place at the airport where people wait to get on the plane is called what?
    The departure gate.
  •  15
  • Explain the difference between customs and the security check at an airport.
    Security check checks your carry-on luggage that you take with you on the flight, customs check your suitcase once you arrive.
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  • What do we call the areas of grass, trees, parks, etc... in a city?
    green spaces
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  • A queue of cars, trucks, buses etc. that are slowly moving or not moving at all is called what?
    A traffic jam
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  • "My flight is getting in at 6.30" What does "getting in" mean here?
    arriving
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  • What's another way of saying "to leave the ground"
    To take off
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  • What's the difference between something that is fun, and something that is funny?
    If something is fun, it means you enjoy it a lot. If something is funny, it makes you laugh.
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  • The place at the airport where you show your ticket and leave large suitcases is called what?
    Check-in desk.
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  • If we leave for the shopping centre early, we can avoid the _________. It gets really busy there by lunchtime.
    crowds
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  • There's a huge problem with ______ in our city. Many of the buses are electric now, but I don't think that's enough to solve the problem.
    pollution
  •  15