Стр.54-55 Модуль 3 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 9 класс

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Баранова, Дули, Копылова 9 класс, Просвещение: 3e Emotional health
Reading
1 How often do you: laugh? do something to help someone? meditate? stop to admire something beautiful e.g. a flower, a sunset? Tell your partner I don’t laugh very often. I sometimes help my mum with housework.
2 Read the title of the article, the quote and the first sentence of each paragraph. What do you expect to read? Listen to and read the text to check.
Look on the bright side
“A day without laughter is a day wasted” (Charlie Chaplin)
By the time I got to the community centre, I was already five minutes late. When I finally found the room, a diverse group of young and old people were wandering around, pointing at each other and giggling. It was one of the most ridiculous sights I had ever seen, but I shouldn’t have been so taken aback, because this was a laughter yoga class! Laughter yoga was started in 1995 in Mumbai, India, by Madan Kataria, a doctor. He had been looking into the medical advantages of laughter and found that a great way to relieve stress was to laugh for 15 to 20 minutes every day. He formed a public ‘laughter dub’ in a park and before long, a new movement combining laughter and special breathing exercises had been created. The idea took off and, unbelievably, there are now around 5,000 laughter yoga classes taking place around the world!
At first, I was very sceptical. How could a bit of silly giggling feel like exercise? Our instructor Maryanne explained that laughter reduces stress, improves circulation, tones muscles and even helps the respiratory system. In fact, just the simple act of smiling, she said, tricks our bodies into thinking we are happy as it releases stress-fighting hormones called endorphins. Well, I was certainly willing to try it to help me let off steam after my stressful week! As warm-up exercises, Maryanne asked us to walk around the room while chanting and clapping. Afterwards, we lay on the floor, kicking our legs in the air, and to my surprise I started to snigger. Then we pretended to joke with old friends and drink from imaginary tea cups. The room was soon full of chuckles, giggles and roars of laughter. I have to admit the laughter was contagious.
At the end of the session, I felt refreshed. It was as if a weight had been lifted from my shoulders. Before we left, Maryanne gave us a list of ‘easy actions for joyful living’ and told us to try out some before the next class. The list included simple things such as meditation, helping a neighbour, learning a new skill or even stopping to admire a wild flower or looking up at a starry night sky. That should be easy enough, I thought!
firstly, I tried meditating for 10 minutes each morning. I sat silently with my eyes closed and focused on my breathing while observing my thoughts. At first that was hard! But as the week progressed, the clutter in my mind was eventually replaced with a feeling of peace and calm. The next thing I did was offer to help an elderly neighbour carry her shopping bags home. She appreciated it and I felt lighter on my feet afterwards. Friday was a terrible day. I stepped in a huge puddle, got soaking wet on my way to college and then my car wouldn’t start so I had to catch two trains home. Taking advice from Maryanne’s list, at the end of the day I wrote down three positive things that happened that day. My friend brought me a warm drink when I arrived at the college. I listened to my favourite music on the journey home. My brother promised to look at my car for me the next day.
I read somewhere that happiness doesn’t just happen, you have to work at it; but I found that it doesn’t actually take that much work. So, try it out for yourself — you don’t have to go to a laughter yoga class. You can smile and laugh more, look for small ways to bring joy to others and yourself and focus on the positive things in your life not the negative. I don’t think you’ll regret it!
3 Read the text again. For questions 1-6, choose the best answer (1, 2, 3 or 4). Justify your choices.
1 When the writer arrived at her class, she felt amused and surprised by the group’s behaviour.
1 embarrassed because she was late.
2 more comfortable than she expected.
3 relieved that she found the room.
4 amused and surprised by the group’s behaviour.
2 Madan Katana founded laughter yoga in order to improve public health.
1 reduce his stress levels.
2 make exercising more fun.
3 improve public health.
4 have a career change.
3 After listening to the instructor talk about laughter yoga, the writer felt more open-minded.
1 more open-minded.
2 embarrassed about her attitude.
3 more uncertain about it.
4 sure that she was right.
4 What does ‘that’ (line 46) refer to?
1 closing her eyes
2 silence
3 meditation
4 clutter in her mind
5 On Friday, the writer managed to avoid feeling unhappy about her day.
1 solve her problems quickly and easily.
2 strengthen relationships with family and friends.
3 avoid feeling unhappy about her day.
4 try three ideas from Maryanne’s list.
6 How did the writer’s attitude change during her experience?
1 She realised that simple actions can make you happier.
2 She began wanting to encourage others to try laughter yoga.
3 She realised how much she had to be happy about.
4 She started to appreciate those around her more.
Vocabulary
4 Match the words in bold with their meanings: laugh quietly, infectious, walking around without purpose, varied, calm down, became successful, confusion.
5 Complete with: relieve, lifted, ridiculous, clapped, sceptical, roars, progressed, focus.
1 His decision to buy such an expensive car was absolutely ridiculous.
2 A great way to relieve stress is to exercise.
3 Initially, she was sceptical about joining a gym, but she soon changed her mind.
4 The audience clapped enthusiastically at the end of the performance.
5 Roars of laughter filled the room.
6 After I explained the situation to my parents, I felt as if a weight had been lifted from my shoulders.
7 Please try to focus on the important details.
8 As the training progressed his performance improved.
Ways to laugh
6 Choose the correct word. Check in your dictionaries.
1 George has a deep, loud giggled. I’d know it anywhere.
2 Her hat was so funny we all burst into laughter.
3 She grinned broadly on hearing she was the winner.
4 Jane isn’t friendly; she’s always sneered at me.
Speaking & Writing
7 How has laughter yoga helped the writer? Tell your partner or the class.
8 Think! Read Chaplin’s quote. In three minutes, write a few sentences expressing your opinion on the topic in your notebook. Tell the class.
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Ответ

1. 4 — amused and surprised by the group’s behaviour.
2. 3 — improve public health.
3. 1 — more open-minded.
4. 3 — meditation.
5. 3 — avoid feeling unhappy about her day.
6. 1 — She realised that simple actions can make you happier.

Vocabulary

4.

• laugh quietly — snigger
• infectious — contagious
• walking around without purpose — wandering around
• varied — diverse
• calm down — let off steam
• became successful — took off
• confusion — clutter

5.

1. His decision to buy such an expensive car was absolutely ridiculous.
2. A great way to relieve stress is to exercise.
3. Initially, she was sceptical about joining a gym, but she soon changed her mind.
4. The audience clapped enthusiastically at the end of the performance.
5. Roars of laughter filled the room.
6. After I explained the situation to my parents, I felt as if a weight had been lifted from my shoulders.
7. Please try to focus on the important details.
8. As the training progressed, his performance improved.

Ways to laugh

6.

1. George has a deep, loud giggle. I’d know it anywhere.
2. Her hat was so funny we all burst into laughter.
3. She grinned broadly on hearing she was the winner.
4. Jane isn’t friendly; she’s always sneering at me.

Speaking & Writing

7. Laughter yoga helped the writer feel less stressed and more refreshed. It also made her more positive and helped her see that small actions, like meditating, helping others and focusing on good things, can improve her mood.

8. In my opinion, Chaplin’s quote is true. Laughter helps people relax, forget problems for a while and feel happier. Even a small smile can improve your mood and make life seem brighter. That is why it is important to laugh every day and look on the bright side.