English. Assignments

504 Essential Words: Slide 72, learn the words. Do the ex-es: Fill in the Blanks, Word Detective.

plea – խնդրանք
weary – հոգնած
collide – բախվել
confirm – հաստատել
verify – ստուգել
anticipate – կանխատեսել
dilemma – երկընտրանք
detour – շրջանցում
merit – արժանիք
transmit – փոխանցել
relieve – թեթևացնել
baffle – շփոթեցնել:

Fill in the Blanks

1. The first time a message was transmitted over a telegraph was in 1840.
2. Can you verify that this is your handwriting?
3. I took a detour to avoid traffic.
4. We were all very weary after the long trip.
5. There is merit in being a good listener.
6. The judge listened to the burglar’s plea of not guilty.
7. The runner and catcher were about to collide at home plate.
8. Tyrone was relieved that he didn’t have any more work to do.
9. When you run a company, you have at least one new dilemma every day to solve.
10. Did you confirm our reservations at the hotel?
11. We were baffled as to who murdered the wretched old man.
12. After having been married to Arthur for thirty years, Selma could anticipate everything he was going to say.

Word Detective

1. A roundabout way – detour
2. That which is asked of another – plea
3. Come together with force – collide
4. Pass along – transmit
5. Be too hard to understand – baffle
6. Goodness; worth; value – merit
7. Make easier; replace – relieve
8. Tired – weary
9. Make certain – confirm
10. A difficult choice – dilemma
11. Prove to be true – verify
12. Expect – anticipate