Стр.15 Unit 1 ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 11 класс

Задача

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Комарова, Ларионова 11 класс, Русское слово: Practise your English
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?
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Steps to success
For Grammar and Vocabulary 26-31 make sure that you:
read the whole text so that you understand the gist:
think about the meaning of the whole sentence with the gap:
identify the part of speech of the missing word:
chock whether the missing word should be in the plural or singular form:
check whether the missing word should be in the negative form.
В 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) appearance has been practised for over 3000 years It’s called physiognomy or ‘face reading’ and according to the experts, it’s as 2) reliable 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) ambitious and want to achieve a lot long-headed people arc’ careful and trustworthy, and those with short heads can be 4) irresponsible. They don’t do things properly.
What about the eyes nose or mouth? What do they reveal?
Well, 5) perfectionists — people who want everything just right — tend to haw eyes that are close together Pointed ruses can show intelligence, while 6) inconsiderate 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) energetic people have a strong, thick philtrum People with a weaker philtrum are sometimes 8) moody 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.
You’re always forgetting your pencil case.
2 I don’t really want to be a doctor.
Being a doctor doesn’t appeal to me.
3 I don’t normally got up early and I find it difficult.
I’m not used to getting up early.
4 We’ve decided to spend next weekend in Paris.
We’re spending next weekend in Paris.
5 Is this yours?
Does this belong to you?
6 Jane’s been living on her own for years now. It’s not a problem for her.
Jane’s s used to living on her own.
7 My mum isn’t a very organized person.
My mum is a disorganized person.
8 Why don’t you like swimming so much?
Why do you hate swimming?
9 That wasn’t a very polite thing to say.
That was an impolite thing to say.
10 Alison has a bad habit of leaving the bathroom light on.
Alison is always 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 *Цитирирование части задания со ссылкой на учебник производится исключительно в учебных целях для лучшего понимания разбора решения задания.

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Physiognomy is the art of judging character from a person’s appearance.
Long heads are good because long-headed people are careful and trustworthy.
Thin lips can mean that a person is inconsiderate and thinks only of himself/herself.
The philtrum is the little square below the nose.

1) appearance
2) reliable
3) ambitious
4) irresponsible
5) perfectionists
6) inconsiderate
7) energetic
8) moody