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39 English -- Expressing Conditions (I)

Vocabulary in useRead the poem, and match the words with their meaning.Words             MeaningsAssign            to make something known to somebody Descend         to bring people, ideas or things together as a group Reveal             to provide a person a particular task Assemble ...

Vocabulary in use

Read the poem, and match the words with their meaning.

Words             Meanings

Assign            to make something known to somebody

Descend         to bring people, ideas or things together as a group

Reveal             to provide a person a particular task

Assemble       to come or go down from a higher to a lower level (of a hill, etc.) 

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assign = to provide a person a particular task
descend = to come or go down from a higher to a lower level
reveal = to make something known to somebody
assemble = to bring people, ideas or things together as a group

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