Согласитесь или опровергните утверждения. Начните свое высказывание с одной из речевых моделей

I quite agree here. – Я совершенно согласен с этим.

I’m of the same opinion. – Я того же мнения.

Most likely. – Вполне возможно.

I suppose so. – Полагаю, что это так.

I object to it. – Я возражаю.

It makes no sense. – Это бессмыслица.

Just the reverse. – Как раз наоборот.

Stuff and nonsense! – Полная чепуха!

1. A forensic document examiner is often confused with a graphologist, and vice versa.
2. Graphologists can interpret the character or personality of the writer by his handwriting.
3. Graphology dates back many centuries.
4. Jean Hippolyte Michon believed the brain, and not the hand, controlled handwriting.
5. Those who specialize in handwriting analysis believe your penmanship harbours more than the power of self-expression.
6. Handwriting analysis or study can foretell the future and reveal the past.
7. It can only help you to gain an understanding and insight into the personality of other people.
8. Graphology is a branch of the forensic sciences.
9. A document examiner is often asked to determine if a questioned item originated from the same source as the known item(s).
10. Document examination is employed in law enforcement investigations and prosecutions

and in civil litigation.

Дополните предложения в соответствии с содержанием текста.

1. Graphology is the study and analysis of handwriting especially in relation to …..

a) the history of the document

b) human psychology

c) the subconscious mind

2. The activity dates back many centuries, having originally been taken….

a) from Southern India to China and from there to Greece

b) from China to India and from there to Rome

c) from Southern India to Persia and from there to Greece

3. Emperor Augustus did not separate his words which led Suetonius to conclude that the Emperor ….

a) focused attention on one activity ignoring all other influences

b) didn’t possess strong libido and passions

c) did not pay attention to detail in forming a picture of the whole situation

4. French monk named Jean Hippolyte Michon coined the phrase "Graphology" in….

a) 1880

b) 1870

c) 1890

5. Jean Hippolyte Michone broke handwriting down into a series of strokes, ….

a) assigning a personality characteristics to each stroke

b) assigning a personality trait to each stroke

c) assigning a personality power to each stroke

6. Handwriting reveals hundreds of elements of the person's personality such as ….

a) spacing, pressure, and line quality

b) imagination, integrity, and fear

c) alcoholism, loneliness and success

7. A document examiner is often asked ….

a) to present the opinion on the matter in court

b) to foretell the future

c) to reveal the past.

Работа в парах. Обсудите с партнером, чем занимаются судебные эксперты и графологи. Согласитесь или не согласитесь с партнером, используя предложенную модель и словосочетания из текста, приведенные ниже. После обсуждения запишите в таблицу, что общего между ними, а что их отличает друг от друга.

Model: If I were a graphologist, I would pay attention to the slant of the letters and words.

If I were a forensic document examiner, I would pay attention to the slant too.

to interpret the character of the writer, to determine the authorship of the document, to study handwriting, to determine the genuineness of the document, to analyze handwriting, to compare handwriting, to break handwriting down into a series of strokes, to foretell the future of the writer, to describe writer’s character, to determine what has happened to a document, to reveal the past of the writer, to determine when a document was produced.

	COMMON THINGS	DIFFERENT THINGS
FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINERS
GRAPHOLOGISTS