18 апреля. 28-32 правильных ответов- «5». 21-27 правильных ответов- «4». 16-20 правильных ответов- «3»

18 апреля

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28-32 правильных ответов- «5»

21-27 правильных ответов- «4»

16-20 правильных ответов- «3»

Тема: Порог чувствительности к боли.

ЗАДАНИЕ 1. Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Образуйте от слов, напечатанных заглавными буквами в конце строк однокоренные слова, добавляя приставку или суффикс.

Пример It is a danger ous virus. DANGER

Watching sad or traumatic movies can sometimes be just what the doctor ordered. A new study reveals that watching 1. _________movies may boost our 2. ____________ to pain. 3. ____________at Oxford University say that movies that get your emotions going can increase the amount of endorphins released by the brain. These are our body's natural painkillers - chemicals that make us feel better after physical or 4. _____________ pain. Dr Robin Dunbar, a co-author of the study, explained that: " Maybe the emotional distress you get from tragedy triggers the endorphin system. " He added: " The same areas in the brain that deal with physical pain also handle psychological pain. " Dr Dunbar and his colleagues conducted a series of tests to determine the effect that tragic stories have on us. They invited 169 people to take part in the experiment. One group watched a traumatic drama about a disabledmanbattling5. _____________, drug 6. ___________ and alcoholism. Another group watched a documentary on the geology and archaeology of Britain. The results showed that on average, the pain tolerance of those who watched the traumatic drama increased by 13. 1 per cent. This compared to an average decrease in pain threshold of 4. 6 per cent for those who watched the documentary. Dr Dunbar suggested one reason we like watching sad movies is the natural high from the endorphins.

DISTRESS TOLERANT RESEARCH PSYCHOLOGY HOMELESS ADDICT

ЗАДАНИЕ 2. Просмотрите текст ещё раз. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений 7 - 14 соответствуют содержанию текста (True), какие не соответствуют (False)

7. The article says a doctor ordered a patient to watch a sad movie.

8. Watching sad movies may increase our tolerance to pain.

9. Endorphins are chemicals released by the brain to relieve pain.

10. The same areas of the brain handle physical and psychological pain.

11. The research was the work of one researcher.

12. A group of people watched a film about Britain's geology in a test.

13. People who watched a sad movie decreased their resistance to pain.

14. People who watched a documentary became more resistant to pain.

ЗАДАНИЕ 3. Найдите в тексте выделенные синонимы следующим словам 15-24. Два слова 15-24 останутся без синонима (лишние в списке ниже)

15. fighting-_________

16. improve -__________

17. endurance-_________

18. carried out-__________

19. disturbing -_________

20. emotional-__________

21. rose(как прошедшее время от глагола rise)-_____________

22. lower limit-_________

23. sets off-_________

24. explanation-___________

ЗАДАНИЕ 4. Выберите правильный вариант ответа

25. Who might order the watching of sad movies?
a. a teacher	b. an Amazon customer	c. a psychiatrist	d. the doctor
26. What does watching sad movies boost our tolerance to?
a. tears	b. pain	c. sadness	d. emotions
27. What part of the body releases endorphins?
a. the brain	b. the heart	c. the eyes	d. the stomach
28. Who is Robin Dunbar?
a. a movie star	b. co-author of the research	c. a drug addict	d. a documentary maker
29. What might trigger the endorphin system?
a. research	b. action movies	c. distress from tragedy	d. painkillers
30. How many people took part in the experiment?
a. 961	b. 196	c. 619	d. 169
31. What country's geology did a group of people watch a documentary on?
a. Japan	b. Panama	c. Britain	d. Lesotho
32. By how much did the pain tolerance of sad movie watchers increase?
a. 13. 1%	b. 13. 2%	c. 11. 3%	d. 31. 1%
33. What happened to the pain tolerance of those who watched the documentary?
a. it went down by 4. 6%	b. it halved	c. it increased	d. it stayed the same
34. What natural thing did we get from the endorphins?
a. a side	b. a low	c. a high	d. sleep

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