Read the texts below. Match choices There are three choices you do not need to use. Choose the right title for every paragraph

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Answer the following questions.

1) What country did Hernando Cortes invade?

2) Where was evidence of popcorn NOT discovered?

3) What is the National Popcorn Month?

4) Which state is NOT a leading producer of popcorn?

5) Who invented the first popcorn machine?

1) Popcorn was important to the Aztecs as food……………………………………

2) Today much of the popcorn you buy……………………………………………

3) Native Americans first discovered popcorn……………………………………..

Topic: Body Language

1) Shaking hands is a polite gesture indicating friendship and acceptance. At one time, however, meeting with a stranger aroused suspicion and fear. To prevent each other from suddenly attacking, strangers joined right hands as a pledge of non-aggression, thus demonstrating that neither party was about to use a weapon. Handshaking is now the activity practised by both men and women not only to greet one another, but to seal a contract as well.

2) The American “OK” sign, the joining of the thumb and forefinger in a circle, indicates that all is well or perfect. The “OK” sign acquired its modern connotation from the ancient world, wherein the circle itself was one of the oldest and most common symbols for perfection. The verbal expression “OK” is native to the United States and was formed in support of the letter “O” indicating that something was as perfect as a circle.

3) When not used in hitchhiking, the thumbs-up gesture in American culture typically indicates “I like that”, while the thumbs-down gesture indicates your negative feelings towards something. The gesture has been linked to the time of the Roman arena, where the emperor supposedly ordered life or death for a gladiator by turning thumbs up or thumbs down.

4) Crossing one’s fingers serves as protection from bad luck or from the penalties associated with lying. Thus, when people wish for good luck, they cross their fingers, and when they wish not to be held accountable for a lie, they cross their fingers and hide their arms behind their backs to not let on that they are lying.

5) By sticking out their tongues, people react to situations that may be unpleasant for them. Such displays indicate laughing or rejection. For example, children often stick out their tongues to tease each other. Or, they may also stick out their tongues in reaction to activities requiring close concentration; hence, the tongue-showing of childгen focused on their homework.

a) Making fun or just being focused
b) Demonstrate your peaceful intentions
c) Indicate approval or disapproval
d) Guard against negative consequences
e) Show that everything is fine
f) Show that you are wrong
g) Cover bad breath

3) True or false?

1) Shaking hands is a polite gesture indicating friendship and acceptance.

2) By sticking out their tongues, people react to situations that may be pleasant for them.

3) The American “OK” sign, the joining of the thumb and forefinger in a circle, indicates that something is going wrong.

4) Crossing one’s fingers serves as protection from bad luck or from the penalties associated with lying.

5) The thumbs-down gesture indicates your positive feelings towards something, “ I like that”.

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