Ενδεικτικές λύσεις των 9 φιλτραρισμένων ασκήσεων της ενότητας (σελ. 123-125): 5 ερωτήσεις κατανόησης (A. Questions) + 4 κλειστές ασκήσεις αντιθέτων/avoid+gerund/εύρεσης λέξεων/infinitive-ing (Β. Exercises). Η άσκηση 5 «Discuss: refer to some other positions...» παραμένει εκτός — ζητά νέα παραδείγματα εκτός κειμένου, χωρίς κειμενική βάση.

Ερώτηση 1 (σελ. 123)

Ερώτηση: Do posed photographs always give attractive signals?

Απάντηση:

Αυτούσιο (σελ. 123): «The posed photographs of people give strange and unattractive signals».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) No, they don't. They often give strange and unattractive signals.

Ερώτηση 2 (σελ. 123)

Ερώτηση: What do they indicate?

Απάντηση:

Αυτούσιο (σελ. 123): «They are the subject's self-presentation and they indicate attitudes which the subjects do not really wish to convey».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) They indicate attitudes which the subjects do not really wish to convey.

Ερώτηση 3 (σελ. 123)

Ερώτηση: Which positions are regarded as defensive and non-communicative?

Απάντηση:

Αυτούσιο (σελ. 123): «Many people have folded arms or crossed legs. These positions are regarded as defensive and non-communicative».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Folded arms and crossed legs.

Ερώτηση 4 (σελ. 123)

Ερώτηση: What does diving hands into trousers' pockets indicate?

Απάντηση:

Αυτούσιο (σελ. 123): «Hardly courteous, supposedly casual and relaxed, but only half-communicative on a shallow basis».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) It indicates a person who is hardly courteous, supposedly casual and relaxed, but only half-communicative on a shallow basis.

Ερώτηση 5 (σελ. 123)

Ερώτηση: Why should you avoid sitting or standing in the ways mentioned in the above text?

Απάντηση:

Αυτούσιο (σελ. 123): «your future boss wouldn't rely on a promise from such a person».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Because your future boss wouldn't rely on a promise from such a person.

Άσκηση 1 (σελ. 124)

Ερώτηση: Give the opposites of the following: a. unattractive. b. convey. c. defensive. d. keep off. e. cut down. f. courteous.

Απάντηση:

Αντίθετες έννοιες με βάση το νόημα κάθε λέξης στο κείμενο (σελ. 123).

Σύνοψη: a. attractive. b. conceal/hide. c. offensive / open. d. welcome / invite. e. increase. f. rude / discourteous.

Άσκηση 2 (σελ. 124)

Ερώτηση: "Avoid standing or sitting in such a way." Form some similar sentences of your own using "avoid+gerund".

Απάντηση:

Το «avoid» ακολουθείται πάντα από gerund (avoid+-ing).

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Ενδεικτικά: You should avoid crossing your arms during an interview. He avoided looking nervous in front of the manager. She always avoids speaking too fast on the phone.

Άσκηση 3 (σελ. 124)

Ερώτηση: Find the words in the text which mean the following: a. show; imply; denote. b. viewpoints; points of view; aspects. c. express; reveal. d. considered. e. not willing to talk; restrained. f. showing or feeling little interest. g. free from worry; easy in manner. h. refuse to accept (as a fact). i. employer. j. depend on.

Απάντηση:

Κάθε ορισμός αντιστοιχεί σε λέξη του κειμένου της σελ. 123.
Στο f «showing or feeling little interest» ταιριάζει το «casual» και στο g «free from worry; easy in manner» το «relaxed» (το κείμενο: «supposedly casual and relaxed»).

Σύνοψη: a. indicate. b. attitudes. c. convey. d. regarded. e. non-communicative. f. casual. g. relaxed. h. deny. i. boss. j. rely on.

Άσκηση 4 (σελ. 124)

Ερώτηση: Fill in the blanks with the infinitive or the -ing form of the verbs in the brackets. a. Poses of people sometimes indicate attitudes which the subjects do not wish …………....(convey). b. She is regarded as …………....(be) defensive and non-communicative. c. He admitted …………....(pretend) …………....(be) casual and relaxed. d. I warned her …………....(avoid) …………....(sit) the way she does, when her boss is present. e. He refused …………....(give) me a straight answer. f. People's poses help us …………....(understand) some basic things about their character.

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