Стр.58 Рабочая тетрадь Модуль 4 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 8 класс
Building Up Vocabulary 1 Complete the sentences using one of the words in the box. eerie ghostly creepy 1 Upon hearing the news, James turned ghostly pale.
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Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Баранова, Дули, Копылова 8 класс, Просвещение:
Building Up Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences using one of the words in the box.
eerie
ghostly
creepy
1 Upon hearing the news, James turned ghostly pale.
2 Beth is scared of spiders and finds them very creepy!
3 There was an eerie atmosphere in the haunted house.
fierce
savage
untamed
4 The creature turned towards me and gave me a fierce look.
5 That horse is untamed; it cantaskt be ridden.
6 They encountered a savage tribe living in the Amazon
speculation
observation
surveillance
7 The criminals have been under police surveillance for many weeks.
8 Paul gazed through the viewfinder at the top of the observation tower.
9 There is a lot of speculation about the cause of the phenomenon.
invisible
cloudy
murky
10 There is no visibility in the murky depths of the muddy river.
11 The ghost slowly faded and eventually became invisible.
12 That water looks a little cloudy; you shouldntaskt drink it.
convincing
realistic
true-to-life
13 His explanation was so convincing that we believed it.
14 We need to be more realistic about the possible existence of UFOs.
15 The characters in the book are so true-to-life that I feel I know them.
startled
distressed
alarmed
16 The bear was distressed because it had been caught in a trap.
17 Rory was startled by an unexpected knock on his door.
18 Authorities are alarmed by reports of a strange creature in the forest.
speculate
forecast
predict
19 The fortune-teller claims to be able to predict the future.
20 Some scientists speculate that the fireballs are meteorites falling from the sky.
21 It is forecast to snow next week.
2 Complete the sentences with a word derived from the words in bold.
For decades, 1) mysterious flashes of light have been seen above the 2) peaceful valley of Hessdalen in Norway. This 3) unusual phenomenon began in 1981, when hundreds of sightings were reported by 4) various eye-witnesses. Scientists were so intrigued by the phenomenon that they installed advanced computerised 5) equipment to monitor the area. But despite 25 years of research, the mystery continues to baffle the 6) scientific community. One theory is that the lights are caused by water seeping into rocks in the valley. When this water freezes, it is thought to generate 7) electricity. This spark could then ignite gases in the air, creating a flash of light. However, there is little 8) evidence to support this theory and it has been heavily criticized as being physically 9) impossible. Sceptics have suggested that the lights could be caused by planes approaching a nearby airport, but as the lights have been seen in the sky for hours, this theory seems quite 10) unlikely. Whatever the cause of the mystery, it is a 11) remarkable sight to see and attracts countless 12) tourists to the area each year.