Номер 46, страница 241 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit 6. Newspapers and Television: The World of Mass Media. New Language. Vocabulary Section - номер 46, страница 241.

Условие.

46 Read the words, look them up and then study the word combinations and sentences to know how to use them.

fierce [fɪəs] (adj): a fierce dog, a fierce wind, a fierce storm, fierce heat. After a fierce battle the enemy was forced back.

memory (memories) (n): happy memories, sad memories. My memories of a London childhood are happy ones. Now I have happy memories of that holiday.

ability (n): the ability to work (to run, to sit), computer’s abilities, children of different abilities, the acting (drawing) abilities of a person. I have great respect for his ability as a journalist. Small babies don’t have the ability to walk. Jane’s drawing ability will be useful on this project. to do something to the best of one’s ability(ies). You are just there to do your job to the best of your abilities.

idle ['aɪdl] (adj): idle people, an idle life, idle talk, idle hopes, idle dreams. If you are idle, you are not doing anything, especially when you could be doing something. A healthy child cannot be idle, he has to be doing something all day long.

illiterate (adj): an illiterate person, computer illiterate. The word “illiterate” generally describes someone who can’t read or write or is badly educated. An illiterate note is a note which is badly written.

point (n): 1 the point of a pin (needle), a sword point. Betty stuck the point of the needle through the cloth.

2 In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.

3 at this point, at that point. At that point their teacher entered the classroom.

4 What is the point of this meeting? Do you see my point? I don’t see any point in it.

to point (v): to point to a high tower, to point to the poster, to point out mistakes in sb’s report. Jemma pointed out that Robert was wrong.

to waste (v): to waste money, to waste time, to waste one’s life, to waste one’s chances. There was no need to waste any energy thinking about it. Your jokes are wasted on him. Fine clothes are wasted on her – she is a tomboy. You need only one piece of paper — don’t waste any more.

wasteful (adj): a wasteful woman, wasteful habits. It’s wasteful to throw these things away, we might be able to use them one day.

passionate (adj): passionate words, a passionate speech, a passionate nature. Angela burst into passionate sobbing. James’ passionate speech made a great impression on the audience.

marvellous/marvelous (AmE) (adj): a marvellous view, marvellous weather, a marvellous idea. I think Miss Birdbrain is a marvellous name for her.

obvious (adj): an obvious reason, obvious lies, an obvious answer. For obvious reasons, I preferred my house to his.

obviously (adv): She was obviously thirsty and she drank a lot of water.

glorious (adj): a glorious history, a glorious holiday, the most glorious flowers ever seen. Something that is glorious is very beautiful and impressive. What a glorious colour!

flame (n): The flames from the fireplace give off a pleasant warmth. A small flame burned in the lamp. The dry sticks burst into flames. The whole city was in flames.

to absorb (v): to absorb the rain, to absorb water. The towel absorbed water from the sink. The walls of the house absorb heat during the day.

to be absorbed in sth. I was absorbed in a book and didn’t hear your call.

to float (v): to float on water, to float in the sky. Empty things float. Something that floats lies on or just below the surface of the liquid.

to enclose (v): 1 to enclose with a fence. A high wall encloses the prison. The fence that enclosed the house was painted white.

2 to enclose sth with a letter, to enclose a cheque, to enclose a photo. Write to them enclosing a stamped addressed envelope.

gift (n): 1 Christmas gifts, an unexpected gift. My grandmother made me a silver chain as a gift.

2 Jane has a gift for music. Betty has a gift for learning languages. Nora has a gift for singing.

gifted (adj): a very gifted musician. Jane was a gifted actress. Roy is very gifted at French.

Решение.

Решение 2.

Прочитайте слова, посмотрите их значение в словаре, а затем изучите словосочетания и предложения, чтобы понять, как их использовать.

Ответ:

The instruction is to read the list of words, understand their meanings, and study the example sentences to learn how to use them correctly.

Задание заключается в том, чтобы прочитать список слов, понять их значения и изучить примеры предложений, чтобы научиться их правильно использовать.