Vocabulary

• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• almond: Type of long flat nut
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• hospitality: Welcoming treatment of visitors or guests
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• surround: To be all the way around something
• fortress: Military buildings providing protection
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• symbol: Image that means or represents something
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• valley: Area between mountains with river running through
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• part: Division of a book
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• mint: Candies with the taste of mint
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• courtyard: Area open to the sky, but closed in by buildings
• workshop: A brief intensive course for a small group
• sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
• atlas: Book of maps
• mausoleum: Building containing graves of the rich or famous
• minty: Having the favor or smell of mint
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• viewpoint: Point of view; your opinion or attitude