Номер 51, страница 222 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit Four. Man As the Greatest Wonder of the World. Use of English. Vocabulary and Grammar Revised - номер 51, страница 222.

Условие.

Topical Vocabulary

51. Study the topical vocabulary to speak about people and their ways.

People, the most wondrous creatures in the world, are often complex characters and far from perfect. At the same time a lot of human features are worthy of respect and admiration. Here are the most common characteristics of people's personalities. We may be:

• affectionate	• frank	• obstinate	• strong-willed
• ambitious	• generous	• outgoing	• tender
• boastful	• hypocritical	• petty	• tolerant
• candid	• imaginative	• possessive	• two-faced
• competitive	• impatient	• realistic	• uncontrollable
• considerate	• impulsive	• rebellious	• unreliable
• creative	• insincere	• reserved	• unscrupulous
• critical	• irresponsible	• ruthless	• vain
• devoted	• level-headed	• self-centered	• weak-willed
• easygoing	• loyal	• self-confident
• fair-minded	• malicious	• shy

• According to the circumstances and individual traits of character our behaviour may be:

• civilized	• aggressive
• decent	• arrogant
• determined	• brutal
• emotional	• disappointing
• heroic	• disgraceful
• irreproachable	• revolting
• logical	• ridiculous
• moral	• scandalous
• noble	• snobbish
• practical	• unpredictable
• sensible	• violent

• We are not the same at different periods of our lives. Circumstances can make us feel:

• thoughtful	• bewildered
• sentimental	• bitter
• positive	• bored
• hopeful	• confused
• confident	• disappointed
• relaxed	• disillusioned
• ecstatic	• fed up
• light-hearted	• gloomy
• sociable	• heartbroken
• self-satisfied	• hostile
• up in the clouds	• irritable
• triumphant	• lonely
• over the moon	• melancholic
• optimistic	• miserable
• on top of the world	• nervous
• enthusiastic	• nostalgic
• content(ed)	• pensive
• cheerful	• restless

• At the same time there are a lot of things that brighten our lives. The most common of people's delights are:

• a loving family and good friends

• an interesting job, an interesting hobby

• various arts

• the beauty of nature

• the ability to travel and see the world

• meeting people

• good books, films, TV programmes

• a comfortable dwelling

• the ability to help others

• independence

• the ability to make one's own choices

• And probably the greatest of all delights in most people's lives is love, the emotion of utmost importance. Here is some of "love" vocabulary. We may:

• feel love for someone

• be infatuated with someone

• be in love with him or her

• be smitten with love

• adore or worship sb

• think the world of sb

• dote on sb

• hold them dear or care for them

• be mad, crazy, nuts or wild about someone (informal)

• fall in love with someone

• be head over heels in love with a person

• have a love affair with someone

• have a crush on someone (informal)

• Love can be:

• true, unconditional, unrequited

• love at first sight

• first love

• the first love of your life (= the greatest love of your life)

• A very important part of our lives consists of socializing. People around us change our lives, make us happy or miserable. Consequently, our attitudes to people are different. We may:

• have great respect or affection for sb

• be close and enjoy each other's company

• hate the sight of them

• envy or fear them

• have a grudge against them

• have a lot in common

• feel sorry for them or sympathize with them

• be jealous of someone

• keep your distance from someone

• be indifferent to someone or detest a certain person

• despise or resent someone

• not be able to bear or stand someone

• Life is not easy, it has a lot of ups and downs. There are a lot of things we have to put up with:

• anger	• hard work	• sicknesses
• corruption	• infidelity	• spite
• crime	• injustice	• terrorism
• cynicism	• intolerance	• unemployment
• drought	• old age	• vandalism
• envy	• pollution	• vices
• famine	• racism	• violence
• fanaticism	• religious persecution	• war
• fascism	• sexism	• xenophobia

Решение.

Решение 2.

51. Изучите тематический словарный запас, чтобы говорить о людях и их образе жизни.

Ответ:

The provided text is an instruction to study a vocabulary list, not a question that requires an answer.

Представленный текст является инструкцией к изучению списка слов, а не вопросом, на который требуется ответ.