Номер 43, страница 63 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit 2. Education: The World of Learning. New Language. Vocabulary Section - номер 43, страница 63.

Условие.

NEW WORDS TO LEARN

43 A. Read and guess what the words in bold type mean.

Witchcraft ['wɪtʃkrɑːft] is the skill of using magic powers, to make especially bad things happen. In the Middle Ages people believed that witches wore long black clothes, tall black pointed hats, could fly through the air on broomsticks and knew all the secrets of witchcraft.

— Can you name some Greek philosophers [fɪˈlɒsəfəz]? — Yes, Aristotle ['ærɪstɒtl] is one of them. He lived in the 4th century BC (384—322 BC) and has had a great influence on Western thought.

John is a caretaker, his job is to look after the building of our school. Sometimes he deals with small repairs to it.

Cleopatra [,kliːə'pætrə] is a legendary queen of Egypt famous for her beauty. The legendary Elvis Presley born in 1935 in America, was the most successful and influential person in pop music from 1956—1963. He died in 1977.

Bill can't concentrate on his work when he is hungry. The crowds concentrated round the palace.

Everything that is round a place, a person, etc. can be called surroundings. Animals in a zoo are not living in their natural surroundings. Emma wrote to her aunt that she was living in pleasant surroundings.

B. Look the words up to make sure that you have guessed right.

Решение.

Решение 2.

43 А. Прочитайте и угадайте, что означают слова, выделенные жирным шрифтом.

Ответ:

Word	Meaning	Перевод
witchcraft	The skill of using magic powers.	Колдовство
philosophers	People who study or write about the meaning of life.	Философы
caretaker	A person whose job is to look after a building.	Смотритель, завхоз
legendary	Very famous and admired.	Легендарный
concentrate	To give all your attention to something.	Концентрироваться, сосредотачиваться
surroundings	Everything that is around a place or a person.	Окружение, обстановка