Стр.41 Unit 5 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 10 класс

GRAMMAR AND READING

1. Read the texts and decide which of these did NOT use to be considered attractive in the past.
   • a) suntan
   • b) being slim
   • c) a muscular body
2. Think Back! Complete rules 1–3 with a, the or — and match them with examples a–e.
   1. We use ___ with plurals or uncountable nouns.
   2. We use the when it is something unique and when we mention the same noun for the second time.
   3. We use a with singular countable nouns when it is one of many.
   • a) Coco Chanel fell asleep in the sun.
   • b) Queen Elizabeth started a fashion …
   • c) … the fashion spread …
   • d) They wore tights or stockings.
   • e) They could afford good food.
3. Work it out. For each example below choose the sentence with the same meaning. Use the texts on page 40 to help you.
   1. Men in general worry about their chest muscles.
      • a) The men worry about their chest muscles.
      • b) Men worry about their chest muscles.
   2. Any woman who wants a career in fashion …
      • c) A woman who wants a career in fashion …
      • d) The woman who wants a career in fashion …
   3. The idea of a suntan was born!
      • e) A suntan was born!
      • f) The suntan was born!
4. Now match your answers in Exercise 3 to the rules in the box below.

   Articles – general statements

   1. When we talk about things or people in general we use a plural or uncountable noun with no article (0).
   2. We can also use a singular countable noun with a/an. It means any/all.
   3. We can use a singular countable noun with the to refer to an invention/idea in general statements.
5. Look at the rules below. Then find underlined words in the texts that match each rule.

   Articles – general uses

   We generally use:

   • a/an with occupations;
   • the with nouns preceded by superlative adjectives and ordinal numerals;
   • the with centuries and decades;
   • the with historical periods;
   • no article with continents;
   • no article with countries;
   • no article with abstract nouns.

   Mind the trap!

   1. Generally all singular countable nouns need an article. I bought a hairdryer. NOT I bought hairdryer.
   2. It is unusual to use the in general statements with plural nouns. Men are as vain as women! NOT The men are as vain as the women!
6. Complete the sentences with a, the or —.
   1. Actually, I think ___ shower was one of the greatest inventions ever!
   2. Phil started ___ course to become a fitness instructor. But he found ___ course too boring and he dropped out.
   3. Even ___ money can’t buy you health and happiness.
   4. In ___ 1970s men and women used to wear flared trousers.
   5. Everybody knows that men in ___ Scotland sometimes wear kilts. But ___ modern kilt was invented in ___ eighteenth century by Thomas Rawlinson, ___ Englishman!
   6. ___ beautiful body doesn’t always mean ___ beautiful mind.
7. Complete the texts with a, the or —.

   Teeth: During ___ sixteenth century, ___ sugar started to become popular. But only ___ richest people could afford it and it quickly became ___ symbol of ___ wealth. Of course ___ toothpaste didn’t exist in ___ Europe then and ___ people who ate a lot of ___ sweet food usually had ___ black teeth. In ___ England ___ women often used to paint their teeth black to make them look more rich and beautiful!

   Tattoos: In ___ 1990s ___ archaeologists discovered ___ man who had frozen to death on ___ mountain between ___ Austria and ___ Italy. His body was covered in ___ tattoos. ___ archaeologists later calculated that ___ man had lived 5,000 years ago and it was probably ___ earliest known example of this kind of ___ art.

8. In pairs, answer the questions.
   1. In which situations do you spend a lot of time getting your appearance right before you go out?
   2. Do you think that society takes beauty/appearance too seriously?