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1 SPEAKING Look at the photos on pages 10–11 and discuss the questions.

1 What adjectives would you use to describe the bridge in picture A?

2 How many birds are there in picture B? How do you know?

3 How would you describe the position of the woman in picture C?

4 How would you describe the snow in picture D?

Answers
Students’ own answers

 

 

 

2 Read the article and match questions 1–7 with paragraphs A–D. Each paragraph may be chosen more than once.

In which paragraph does the author ...

1 □ describe research into the impact of a grammatical feature on the speaker’s perception?

2 □ point out shortcomings in a specific piece of research?

3 □ suggest an alternative explanation for linguistic relativity?

4 □ outline a well-known theory about the effect of language on how we see the world?

5 □ comment on the personal impact of speaking another language?

6 □ mention a benefit to perceiving the world differently?

7 □ refer to research into the effect of language on character?

Answers
1 B 2 A 3 C 4 A 5 D 6 B 7 D

 

3 Study Watch Out! Then look at the highlighted verbs for thinking and understanding in the article. Then, for each sentence, choose one word that does NOT complete it correctly.

1 Because you had lived in Brazil, I............... you spoke Portuguese.

a grasped

b assumed

c concluded

2 It’s hard to................... how much the world is likely to change in the next 50 years.

a comprehend

b conceive

c reflect

3 They failed to.................. just how important the decision was.

a recognise

b assume

c grasp

4 With difficulty, he managed to............... what she was trying to explain.

a assume

b comprehend

c grasp

5 From what I can...................... , she’s actually been fired, rather than resigning.

a gather

b conceive

c deduce

Answers
1 a 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 b