Номер 26, страница 84 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit Two. Town and Its Architecture. Use of English. New Vocabulary - номер 26, страница 84.

Условие.

26. You know the words in column A. Read the sentences and say what the words in column B mean. Look them up in a dictionary if necessary.

A	B	A	B
gossip (v)	gossip (n)	sympathy (n)	sympathize (v)
spare (v)	spare (adj)	amiable (adj)	amiability (n)
gloomy (adj)	gloom (n)	crisp (adj)	crisps (n)
rattle (v)	rattle (n)	flop (v)	flop (n)

1. I never listen to office gossip.¹ 2. What a terrible gossip² she is.

3. We haven’t a spare bedroom for guests in our house. 4. Most cars carry a spare tyre. 5. What do you do in your spare time?

6. I could not tell the colour of the car in the gloom. 7. The baby waved its rattle. 8. I find it difficult to sympathize with him when he complains so much. 9. I have always found his amiability charming. 10. American English for potato crisps is potato chips. 11. His first play was a disastrous flop.

Решение.

Решение 2.

Вы знаете слова в колонке A. Прочитайте предложения и скажите, что означают слова в колонке B. При необходимости воспользуйтесь словарем.

Ответ:

1, 2. gossip (n) - talk about other people's private lives; a person who enjoys talking about other people's private lives. (сплетни; сплетник/сплетница).

3, 4, 5. spare (adj) - kept in addition to the ones you usually use, so that it is available if you need it; available to be used. (запасной; свободный).

6. gloom (n) - partial or total darkness. (мрак, темнота).

7. rattle (n) - a toy that makes a noise when it is shaken. (погремушка).

8. sympathize (v) - to feel or express sympathy (sorrow or pity) for somebody. (сочувствовать).

9. amiability (n) - the quality of being friendly and pleasant. (дружелюбие, любезность).

10. crisps (n) - a very thin, fried slice of potato. (чипсы).

11. flop (n) - a complete failure. (провал, фиаско).