Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• health benefits: Advantages provided by an employer or insurance plan related to healthcare, such as medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• such as: For example; like
• reinforced concrete: Concrete in which metal bars or mesh are embedded to increase its tensile strength.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• mental: Concerning the mind
• material: Cloth; fabric
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• trend: Current style or fashion
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• intensive: Needing great effort for a short period of time
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• skyscraper: Very tall building with many stories
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• programme: A plan or schedule of events
• replace: To use instead of something else
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
• timber: Used to warn people that a tree is about to fall
• rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
• pine: Tall pointed evergreen tree with needlelike leaves
• bamboo: Long light Asian plant with strong, empty stems
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• sustainably: In a way that can continue over a period of time
• hemp: Plant that can be used to create rope or cloth
• oak: Hard, tough wood taken from an oak tree
• flax: Fiber that is woven into linen fabric
• cloth: Piece of material used for cleaning, etc.
• bathe: To be covered completely in something, e.g. light
• outdoors: Outside a building; in the open air
• greener: Environmentally friendly
• plywood: Building material made of layers of wood