GAP FILLING
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HOW BORED CAN YOU GET?
Some parties are not ……………… (1) at all and you know, it may be a lot of effort to keep …………… (2) all the time (you don’t want to offend the host, of course!).
But life can be interesting in any situation. Instead of getting bored, try to analyse a ……………. (3) neighbour. There are different bores:
– ‘me’-type: they talk only about themselves.
– ‘sad me’-type: they …………….. (4) about their problems.
– ‘banal’-type: they repeat the same joke over and over again.
– ‘shy’-type: they avoid …………….. (5) contact, don’t show any facial expressions and speak incredibly monotonously.
– ‘passive’-type: they don’t say anything. They ……………. (6) agree and they don’t… disagree.
– ‘very serious’-type: they don’t smile, don’t joke, don’t like childish people, don’t have stupid conversations. They are extremely serious.
– ‘popular’-type: they want to be the …………….. (7) and soul of the party, try to talk to everybody and laugh at every joke.
– ‘distracted’-type: they talk about ……………….. (8) subjects all the time and in general they talk too much. You can’t have a long conversation with them.
So, if you ever feel bored during a party, classify people around you. Just for fun!
1. a – interesting b – smart c – blue
2. a – smile b – smiling c – eating
3. a – boring b – sitting c – young
4. a – don’t b – talking c – talk
5. a – nose b – eye c – looking
6. a – don’t b – like c – to
7. a – brain b – soul c – heart
8. a – same b – one c – different
Odpowiedzi
1a; 2 b; 3a; 4c; 5b; 6a; 7c; 8c.