Стр.15 Unit 1 ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 11 класс

A Read the text quickly and answer these questions.

1. What is physiognomy?
2. Why are long heads good?
3. What do thin lips mean?
4. What is the philtrum?

B Read and complete the text using the correct form of the words in capitals.

You can judge a book by its cover

Should we form an opinion about someone’s personality only from their looks? They say that you can’t judge a book by its cover. Well, apparently you can! In fact, the art of judging character from a person’s 1) ______ has been practised for over 3000 years. It’s called physiognomy or ‘face reading’ and according to the experts, it’s as 2) ______ as any science.

So what can physiognomy tell us? Let’s start with the shape of the head. People with wide heads are generally 3) ______ and want to achieve a lot; long-headed people are careful and trustworthy, and those with short heads can be 4) ______. They don’t do things properly.

What about the eyes, nose or mouth? What do they reveal? Well, 5) ______ — people who want everything just right — tend to have eyes that are close together. Pointed noses can show intelligence, while 6) ______ people, those who think only of themselves, sometimes have small mouths and thin lips.

Even that little square below the nose, the philtrum, has a meaning. Lively, 7) ______ people have a strong, thick philtrum. People with a weaker philtrum are sometimes 8) ______ or depressed.

But is this just a lot of nonsense? Well, think about the people in your life and judge for yourself.

C Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given.

1. You never remember your pencil case.
2. I don’t really want to be a doctor.
3. I don’t normally get up early and I find it difficult.
4. We’ve decided to spend next weekend in Paris.
5. Is this yours?
6. Jane’s been living on her own for years now. It’s not a problem for her.
7. My mum isn’t a very organized person.
8. Why don’t you like swimming so much?
9. That wasn’t a very polite thing to say.
10. Alison has a bad habit of leaving the bathroom light on.

Your voice

Give a 2-minute talk on your best friend.

Remember to say:

• what your best friend looks like;
• why you like him/her;
• when and how you met;
• what you have in common with him/her.