Стр.51 Unit 5 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 11 класс

READING AND VOCABULARY

1. In groups, write down as many different kinds of dances as you can in one minute.
2. Discuss the questions in pairs. Then read the introduction to the text on page 52 and check your answers.
   1. When and why did people begin to dance?
   2. What roles has dance played in our society and culture?
   3. What sorts of dances are popular nowadays?
   4. Do you know any TV programmes which popularise dancing? What are they?
   5. Why is dancing good for us?
3. T032 Work in groups of three. Listen and read your text on pages 52–53 and answer questions 1–5. Then exchange information with the other two members of your group. Student A, read the text about flamenco. Student B, read the text about capoeira. Student C, read the text about salsa.
   1. How did the writer first find out about the dance?
   2. Where did the dance come from and what is it about?
   3. What does the writer like about it? How does it make them feel?
   4. What has he/she learnt from it?
   5. What benefits does it bring to the people who do it?
4. In groups, match the dances from all three texts to sentences 1–9.
   1. This dance is usually performed in public by full-time, professional dancers.
   2. You don’t need to have much professional training to do this dance.
   3. This has helped the writer take a more relaxed attitude to life.
   4. This goes beyond being just a dance or means of entertainment.
   5. You usually do this in a club as a way of relaxing and enjoying yourself.
   6. The writer is attracted to this dance because of its pride and passion.
   7. It still retains its original purpose but has developed its own philosophy.
   8. It is now being adapted to incorporate other dance forms and rhythms.
   9. This dance has a ritual formality associated with it.
5. Look at the underlined words and expressions in the texts and match them to their definitions.
   1. so worried and tired that you can’t relax
   2. really surprised and impressed me
   3. feelings of shyness or embarrassment
   4. talk about something you like in an excited way
   5. have a very different opinion or attitude to something
   6. express feelings you wouldn’t normally talk about
   7. relax completely and enjoy yourself
   8. behave in an angry way because you are nervous or worried
   9. put your feet down on the floor loudly and with force
6. T033 Find two adjectives in each text that best describe each dance. Then listen to the dance music and add other adjectives to describe it.
   1. Flamenco
   2. Capoeira
   3. Salsa
7. T034 Listen to more dance music. How would you describe it? Use the adjectives from the box or your own ones. Justify your opinions.

   peaceful; dramatic; energetic; rhythmic; graceful; soporific; depressing; uplifting; relaxing; monotonous

   1. tango
   2. ballet
   3. hip hop
   4. waltz
   5. Irish jig
8. Discuss the questions in groups.

   Which of the dances you have read about or heard would you like to try? Why?

   What role does dance play in your life and your culture?

   Why do you think dance is often a performance?

   Read the quotes and choose the one you like best, saying why.

   ‘Socrates learned to dance when he was seventy because he felt that an essential part of himself had been neglected.’
   Source unknown

   ‘Dance is the hidden language of the soul.’
   Martha Graham, pioneer of modern dance

   ‘I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.’
   Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian ballet dancer

   ‘A sense of humour is just common sense, dancing.’
   Clive James, Australian writer