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3.2. Which aspects of personal life can muzak affect? Think about
social well-being, mental well-being, consuming capacity, friendliness, irritation etc.
3.3. From the text write out the words which deal with the music and sound, translate them. Make up sentences with them.
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3.4. In the text find musical terms which are used figuratively. Translate the sentences trying to preserve the pun.
3.5. In the text find the synonyms for:
to spring ________________________________
piped music (BE) 1) ___________________(AE) 2) __________________________________ (AE)
to exchange ______________________________
buying power _____________________________
in a hurry ________________________________
to change, to make someone or something change _________________________________________
3.6. In the text find the words which mean the following.
a low continuous sound _____________________
made or done cheaply or carelessly ____________
not pleasant and not sensitive to people's feelings ________________________________________
to understand what is happening or what other people are thinking ________________________
to increase the effects or strength of something ________________________________________
a group of people with experience or knowledge of a particular subject, who work to produce ideas and give advice ___________________________
to be the person or thing that other people often make jokes about _________________
| to make something so that it is exactly right for someone's particular needs or for a particular purpose ______________________
a type of product with a particular name or design _______________________________
something that does not physically exist ____
to form a wrong or unfair opinion about a person or a situation ____________________
to attack with vigor and persistence ________
following a winding course _______________
to make someone feel calmer and less anxious, upset, or angry _________________
the main or most important idea that someone is trying to tell _________________________
3.7. Fill in the gaps with the words from Ex. 3.5-3.6.
Because of the ships' ________ construction, disassembly was a quick and simple process.
That's because we are busy, we are ________.
For the most part, though, she ________ their life and diet to fit what he could do most safely.
In 1995, he established his own ________, the Investigative Project on Terrorism.
One man’s _________ is another’s man noise.
The love in his gaze ________ her.
It's the ________ the hockey supporters are after.
So we felt the earthquake up there. The ground beneath us ________.
It sent a clear ________ that most governments believe that human cloning is unethical.The threat of a hurricane has ________ the island's anxiety.
Today, more than ever before, our bodies are ________ by chemicals, environmental pollutants, nasty bacteria, and parasites.
Early ________ names included Food of Eden, Golden Manna, and even Elijah's Manna.
Well, I think it's fair to say that we've _______ the severity of this crisis all the way along.
Long ________ novels make me fall asleep.
I mean, you know, he is the ________ of everybody's jokes right now.
While the ________ of poor Iranians increased, so too did the gap between the poor and the upper class.
3.8. Make up sentences of your own with the words and expressions from Ex. 3.5-3.6.
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