7 Curious Facts
Your Appearance Says
about You
I Lead in.
1) Do you think that person’s
appearance or looks can influence the way we think about that person?
2) What are the associations between
the appearance and the character of a person? In your opinion, are those
associations right?
II Pronunciation
focus. Look at the phonetic symbols [s], [tʃ], [ʃ].
How do you pronounce them? Put the
words in the list in the correct column based on the way you pronounce the underlined
letters. Listen or watch and check.
facial; features; faces; structure;
neuroscientist; ratio; score; distance; aggression;
instinctually; perception
[s]
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[tʃ]
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[ʃ]
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face
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nature
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mention
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III Match the words to their
definitions.
subconscious; rebellious; womaniser; appearance; villain;
average; CEO; criminal; take advantage of; ratio; instinctually; soccer
2. someone who breaks the law
3. football
4. relationship that shows how big
one amount is that the other
5. typical and usual
6. difficult to control and opposing
the authority
7. person with the most important
position in the company (chief executive officer)
8. by instinct
9. make use of something
10.belonging to the part of the mind
that a person is not fully aware of
11.bad person who harms people
12.a man who has a lot of temporary
affairs with women
IV Watch the video above and fill in the gaps with
the words from the list. There are some words you don’t need to use.
wild; connected; wider; appearance; video;
personal; scientists; find; examples; personality; psychologist; psychiatrist; distance;
number; find; individual; Hollywood; successful; aggression; play; power
Seven
facial features that can say a lot about you.
Research
continues to show that our 1)_____
can say a lot about our 2)_____ and
lifestyle. But what exactly do your facial features say about you? Just stay
tuned to 3)_____ out. And while
you're watching, how about a little game? Among all the faces you are about to
see we've hidden three images of famous
criminals. Can you 4)_____ them all? Keep an eye out.
Number seven: facial structure.
5)_____ and neuroscientist Dr. Keith
Welker studied the facial structure of around 1,000 World Cup soccer players
and found that a player's facial width to height ratio was closely 6)_____ to the number of goals he
scored. This ratio is the 7)_____ between
the cheekbones - width, divided by the distance between the brow bone and upper
lip - height. A low score is from 1.5 to 1.7, average is 1.7 to 1.85, and a
high score is around 1.85 to 2.0. According to the research, the higher the 8)_____, the more competent a person
is. In other words, the visually wider your face, the higher your chances of
being 9)_____ are. Of course this is
all purely based on averages, and it really depends on the 10)_____. So find your facial to height ratio and see where you
stand.
Number six: broad cheekbones.
Speaking of wide faces, this point might shock you
especially after that last example. British 11)_____ have found that men with higher levels of testosterone
have 12)_____ faces with broad
cheekbones. This hormone is connected to a high level of 13)_____, rebellious tendencies, and a desire for 14)_____ which might explain why a lot
of big CEOs have wider faces. Even more interestingly, women can instinctually
sense all of this. 15)_____ takes
full advantage of this subconscious perception. Directors like to choose men
with such looks to 16)_____ villains,
rebels, and womanisers. Just think about it, and lots of 17)_____ will come to your mind.
V Pronunciation focus. Look
at the phonetic symbols [s], [ʃ], [g], [dʒ],
[f] , [aʊ],
[ɛʊ],
[ju]. How do you pronounce them? Put the words in the list in the
correct column based on the way you pronounce the underlined letters and letters in bold.
Listen or watch and check.
certain; muscles; eyebrows; get; crow;
laugh; suggests; struggles; angle; scientists;
engineers; mathematicians; psychologists; sciences; Humanities;
differentiation; genders; hemisphere; fascinating;
neurotic; general; figure
[s]
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[ʃ]
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[g]
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[dʒ]
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[f]
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[aʊ]
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[ɛʊ]
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[ju]
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city
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mention
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go
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age
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phrase
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how
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no
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new
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VI Match the words to their definitions.
hemisphere; fascinating; give away; vibe; overcome;
frown; duck face; ridiculous; Humanities; wrinkle; crow's feet
1.
a slight line on the
skin of the face
3.
move one's brows in an expression showing, displeasure or
concentration
4.
a branching wrinkle at the outer corner of a person's eye
5.
succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty)
6.
learning concerned with human culture, especially literature,
history, art, music, and philosophy
7.
each of the two parts of the (human) brain
8.
extremely interesting
9.
an exaggerated pouting expression in which the lips are
thrust outwards
10. a
person's emotional state
11. absurd
VII Watch the video
above and choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
Number five: wrinkles.
Having wrinkles doesn't just give away your stage/age/aged; it can also say a lot
about your personality. How? You see, there are certain minuscule/cells/muscles that work every time you smile, cry, frown
or raise your eyebrows. After some time they get used to particular emotions/emotional/motions and draw
them on your face making them feasible/edible/visible
even when your face is resting. Crow's feet and smile lines say you're a true
optimist who's pretty emotional but also just loves to laugh/laughter/laughed and have a good time. A crease on your
forehead between your eyebrows jests/suggests/reject
a completely different story: you're a serious person who's had to overcome
real struggles and difficult/faculty/difficulties
over time. See, your wrinkles tell the story of your wife/life/strife.
Number four:
your good side.
A lot of us like our posture/picture/pictured taken from a certain angle thinking it's
our best one. However, scientists at the University of South Australia have
found that it's not so simple. It turns out that engines/veneers/engineers, mathematicians, and chemists usually
pose with their right side to the camera, while art critics and psychologists
prefer their left/leaf/cleft side.
So basically it's the right side for people who like exact sciences and the
left one for those who lean towards the Humanities. By the way, there's a slight
differentiation between the genders as well. Women tend to turn to the came/camera/era with their left side.
Researchers believe that this is because the left part of our face is
controlled by the bright/right/tried
hemisphere of our brain which is responsible for our emotions. That’s why it
seems way more attractive/attracted/affected.
Number
three: selfies
In 2015 a group of scientists analyzed 123 selfies
taken from Sina Weibo, a
Chinese micro blogging cited/state/site
sort of like Twitter. The researchers found a fascinating connected/connection/connective between types of selfies and
people's personalities. People who are friend/friendlier/friendliest
and more open to new experiences tend to use the bottom-up approach when taking
selfies. They usually show their notions/motions/emotions
more and aren't afraid to look funny or ridiculous. Selfie takers with the
infamous duck face and high angle tend to be neurotic/neural/neuroscientist. However, students couldn't figure
out all of an individual's personality traits correct/correctly/corrected only based on a photo. That’s simply
because almost everybody tries to look better in their pictures which
complicates the process of finding out who they truly are. Still you can easily
tell someone's generally/general/generate
vibe based on their profile pictures.
VIII Match the words from two columns to make
collocations used in the text. Use three collocations in your sentences.
1.
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give
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A.
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difficulties
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2.
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get
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B.
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used to
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3.
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crow's
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C.
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to new experiences
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4.
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smile
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D.
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for
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5.
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have
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E.
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a
certain angle
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6.
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overcome
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F.
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funny
or ridiculous
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7.
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from
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G.
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a good
time
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8.
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exact
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H.
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away
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9.
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be
responsible
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I.
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lines
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10.
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open
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J.
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out
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11.
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look
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K.
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sciences
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12.
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figure
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L.
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feet
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IX Match the words to their definitions.
pointed; genuine; flip side; instantaneously; trick;
conduct; affect; fleshy; addict; spot; identical twin
1.
not
thin
2.
another aspect or version of something
3.
having
a sharp end
4.
either of a pair of twins who are alike in all genetic
characteristics (including sex) and typically very similar in appearance
5.
have
an effect on
6.
a person who is addicted to a particular substance, typically
an illegal drug
7.
to
deceive or cheat
8.
at
once
9.
organize
and carry out
10.true and authentic
11.see, notice
X Watch
the video and fill in the gaps with the words you hear.
Number two: nose
A study published at the Journal of Craniofacial
Surgery came to some very surprising 1)_____.
Researchers analysed 1,700 pictures with 14 types of noses and then linked all
of them to different personality types. They found out that the bigger a
person's nose, the more 2)_____they
are. These people are perfectionists and they always 3)_____what they start. Scientists even analysed the tip of the
nose. Weird, but still pretty cool, right? So if the tip of your nose is a
little 4)_____and fleshy, you'd make
a great 5)_____and financier. And on
the flip side, people with small pointed noses don't really care that much
about 6)_____.
Number one: the Dorian Gray effect.
Have you ever noticed how identical twins start to
look less and less alike as they get older?
You can have the best genes ever, but the 7)_____you lead will still affect your appearance. It’s like all of
your bad 8)_____are slowly being
imprinted right on your face. This lets everybody around you figure out what
kind of lifestyle you've had, and what they can
9)_____from you. For example,
you can always spot a heavy drinker or an out-of-control drug addict, right?
That's what we're talking about here. So if you take care of yourself and your 10)_____, you'll look good at any age.
We've seen tons of examples of how a person's face
can say a lot about their 11)_____and
lifestyle. But appearance can also easily trick you. Alexander Todorov, a
professor of psychology at Princeton University, is sure that we
instantaneously form an 12)_____of a
person standing in front of us purely based on their looks. This gives rise to
the ‘halo effect’ when 13)_____people
seem way friendlier than they really are. Todorov also conducted an experiment
in which he asked students to judge the appearance of different composite
images. Those with a round face and big eyes were seen as naïve, genuine, and 14)_____. Asymmetric, 15)_____and less attractive faces were
associated with antisocial and bad behaviour.
XI Match the words from two columns to make
collocations used in the text. Use six collocations in your sentences.
1.
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come
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A.
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flip
side
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2.
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personality
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B.
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type
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3.
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find
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C.
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care of
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4.
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on the
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D.
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drinker
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5.
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identical
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E.
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to
result
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6.
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heavy
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F.
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any age
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7.
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drug
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G.
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to
result
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8.
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take
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H.
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twins
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9.
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at
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I.
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out
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10.
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come
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J.
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addict
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a) Here they are: the first man is
Ted Bundy, an American serial killer and rapist; the woman is Rosemary West, a
British serial killer; and finally this stud right here is Jeremy Mix, an
American convicted felon who was even dubbed ‘the most beautiful criminal in the world’.
b) With all
that in mind, did you manage to find the three criminals hidden throughout the
video?
c) They don't look that violent, do
they?
d) What do you think about this topic?
e) Do facial features really play a role in forming personality traits and
did you recognize any of the criminals?
f) Just one more reason you
shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
XIII Complete the sentences with
the prepositions from the list. Watch all parts of the videos to check your answers.
out; to;
in; of; of; to; to; on; by; for; between; out; on; in; out; to; on; about; out; from; of; at; of; about;
by; away; about; out; to in; of; on; of; to; to; on; by; for; between; out;
on; in; out; to; on; about; out; from; of; at; of; about; by; away; about
1.
So if you take care _____ yourself and your body, you'll look good _____
any age.
2.
Just one more reason why you shouldn't judge a book _____ its cover.
3.
Just think about it, and lots of examples will come _____ your mind.
4.
Having wrinkles doesn't just give _____ your age; it can also say a lot
about your personality.
5.
Your appearance helps people figure _____ what kind of lifestyle you've
had, and what they can expect _____ you.
6.
_____ the flip side, people with small pointed noses don't really care
that much _____ money.
7.
Students can’t figure _____ all of an individual's personality traits correctly
only based on a photo.
8.
The researchers found a connection _____ types of selfies and people's
personalities.
9.
If you want to find the pictures of criminals in this vide, you need to
keep an eye _____.
10. According _____ the research, the
higher the number, the more competent a person is.
11._____ other words, the visually wider
your face, the more successful you can be.
12._____ course ratios and averages are
not always correct, everything really depends _____ the individual.
13.The left part of our face is controlled
_____ the right hemisphere of our brain which is responsible _____ our
emotions.
14.A study published at the Journal of
Craniofacial Surgery came _____ some very surprising results.
15.After some time muscles get used _____
particular emotions and draw them _____ your face.
16.We've seen tons _____ examples of how a
person's face can say a lot _____ their personality and lifestyle.
17.Research shows that our appearance can
say a lot _____ our personality.
18.Almost everybody tries to look better
_____ their pictures, so it’s difficult to find _____ who they truly are.
19.Hollywood takes full advantage _____
the subconscious connection between wider faces and levels of aggression.
XIV Watch all parts of the video
and answer the questions.
1) What
is the connection between the facial structure of a person and the chances of
success? What famous people are the examples of this association?
2) What
is facial width to height ratio and how can we measure it?
3) What
types of people usually have high cheekbones?
4) Where
can associations between cheekbones and personality be used?
6) What
can wrinkles tell people about person’s lifestyle?
7) Why do
wrinkles tell a story of person’s life?
8) What
kind of people like to take pictures from their right side? What people prefer
their left side?
9) How
are men and women different when it comes to the best side for taking photos?
How can you explain this difference?
10) What
information about person’s character can we get from a selfie?
11) How
are people with big and small noses different when it comes to money?
12) What is Dorian Gray effect?
13) What
is ‘halo effect’ in psychology?
14) What
are the associations with round faces and big eyes? What do people tend to
think about someone who has a less attractive face?
15) Are the
associations with people’s appearance always
correct?
XV OVER TO YOU. A) Watch all parts of the video
and complete the table below. For each feature find your own example (a famous
person, a film character, et.) to illustrate the associations between
appearance and personality.
B) Answer
the questions given at the end of the video: What do you think about this topic?
Do facial features really play a role in forming personality traits?
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associations
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meaning
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example(s)
from the video
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examples
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facial structure
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