Номер 26, страница 148 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit Theree. Wonders of the World. Use of English. New Vocabulary - номер 26, страница 148.

Условие.

26. A. Stricken is the past participle of the verb to strike, its old form. You can still find it in some compounds. Think and say how you can explain the meanings of these words:

grief-stricken

panic-stricken

poverty-stricken

terror-stricken

drought-stricken

B. Complete these sentences using the compounds from part A.

1. At that moment it occurred to me that I was just wasting my time. The girl was _____. She was trembling all over and couldn't concentrate on what I was telling her.

2. He was _____ on the thought he might never play again.

3. The _____ areas evidently couldn't do without additional food and water supplies.

4. Whenever he was about to fly in an aeroplane he became _____.

5. The suburbs of big cities are sometimes _____ and their dwellers live from hand to mouth.

6. Gladys was _____ after losing her whole family in a car accident.

7. The town was _____ after the newspapers wrote about a maniac haunting the neighbourhood.

8. This area in central Africa is often _____, which causes a lot of problems among the population.

9. Every time she thought about the coming exams she was _____. She thought she would never be able to pass them.

10. Isn't it a shame that in this _____ country a small minority of people have money to burn.

Решение.

Решение 2.

A. Stricken — это причастие прошедшего времени от глагола strike, его старая форма. Его все еще можно найти в некоторых составных словах. Подумайте и скажите, как вы можете объяснить значения этих слов.

B. Дополните эти предложения, используя составные слова из части A.

Ответ:

A.

grief-stricken - a person who is extremely sad. (убитый горем)

panic-stricken - a person who is so frightened that they cannot think or act reasonably. (охваченный паникой)

poverty-stricken - a person or area that is extremely poor. (обездоленный, нищий)

terror-stricken - a person who is extremely frightened. (охваченный ужасом)

drought-stricken - an area that is suffering from a long period without rain. (пострадавший от засухи)

B.

1. panic-stricken

2. grief-stricken

3. drought-stricken

4. panic-stricken

5. poverty-stricken

6. grief-stricken

7. terror-stricken

8. drought-stricken

9. panic-stricken

10. poverty-stricken