Listen, CD (61), and read.
A.
defeat [dɪˈfi:t] n − поражение
defeat v − нанести поражение, победить
fear [fɪə] n − страх
fear v − бояться, опасаться
gather [ɡæðə] − собирать
handsome [ˈhænsəm] − красивый
recall [rɪˈkɔ:l] − вспоминать
request [rɪˈkwest] n − просьба
request v −просить
settle [ˈsetl] − устроиться, обосноваться
skill [skɪl] − умение, навык
skilled [skɪld] − умелый
B.
defeat n: to accept defeat, to suffer a heavy defeat. The battle ended in a humiliating defeat.
defeat v: to defeat the enemy, to defeat the army, to defeat the team, to be defeated. The Russian army defeated the French in 1812. Our team was defeated in the final.
fear n: real fear, growing fear, to live in fear, to overcome fear. The boy showed no fear. It was the first time she had experienced real fear. Rose managed to overcome her fear.
fear v: to fear the coming war. I have reasons to fear that he will never come back.
gather: to gather mushrooms, to gather together. Alice quickly gathered all her belongings together. As the weeks passed, Christopher started to gather strength.
handsome: to look handsome, to grow handsome, to become handsome. John was young and strikingly handsome. A tall, dark, handsome stranger entered the hall.
recall: to recall correctly, to be able to recall something, to seem to recall, to try to recall. I will recall walking the five miles to school every morning. She could easily recall the smell of roses in her garden. I seem to recall that she said she was going away in May.
request n: an unusual request, a polite request, to repeat one’s request, to agree to a request, to refuse/reject a request, at somebody’s request. I have repeated my request several times. The play was written by Agatha Christie at the request of Queen Mary.
request v: to request some information. I was politely requested not to go there again. Visitors are requested to register at the front desk.
settle: to settle (down) in a place. In the end they settled in Boston. Are they going to get married and settle down? Alex settled himself more comfortably in the chair.
skill: to have good organizational skills, the basic skills of reading and writing, the necessary skills, useful skills. No special skills or knowledge are necessary for the job. It is important to develop good study skills.
skilled: skilled sailors, skilled workers. She wasn’t very skilled with the camera yet.