Based on Workbook p 5, ex 2 Listen to the text and answer the questions Do You Wear Glasses? No one knows when and where people first wore glasses. Europeans probably began wearing them in the 13th century. Marco Polo, an Italian trader and traveller, reported that he saw people wearing glasses in China in 1275. In the 19th century, shops sold both new and used glasses. People simply came to the shops and tried on glasses until they found the pair that helped them to see better and looked nicer on their faces. In those days no one liked wearing glasses because they were unfashionable and rather expensive. Women who needed glasses tried to look as fashionable as possible by carrying lorgnettes, glass lenses attached to fancy handles. By the turn of the 20th century people's eyes began to get more attention. Women's glasses became more popular. Some people say that it happened because women wanted to drive cars that had just appeared. If a woman with poor eyesight wanted to drive, she had no choice but to wear her glasses. After World War II, eyeglasses took a giant step from looking strange and funny to looking wonderful. It happened thanks to new plastic frames which replaced heavy metal ones. Today glasses have become really fashionable. More and more people wear them. The frames are lighter than ever and they are made in different shapes, styles and colours. If you wear glasses, you are in great company as every fourth person in the world does it. In fact, you are in company with Queen Elizabeth II, the actors Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Aniston and Johnny Depp, the footballer David Beckham and many others. Nowadays some people buy glasses even if they don't need them because they think that they look better or more intellectual wearing glasses than without them. Who were the first people to wear glasses? Europeans Italians The Chinese There's no evidence as to who did it first. What sort of eyeglasses could people buy at the optician's in the 19th century? Only glasses made to individual order. Only glasses owned by somebody else before them. Glasses recently made and never used by anyone before. Both second-hand and newly made glasses. Who used lorgnettes in the 19th century? Both men and women. Just men. Only women. Nobody did. How might the appearance of cars have influenced the popularity of eyeglasses? Women began to wear them more willingly. Men began to wear them while driving. Drivers had to wear them as it was compulsory. Drivers had to pay more attention to their eyesight. What made a revolution in people's attitude to glasses after the Second World War? The fact that people didn't mind looking funny anymore. The new materials used for making frames. The new materials used for making lenses. The new technology of making lenses. How many people in the world wear glasses nowadays? One sixth of the world population. One fifth of the world population. One fourth of the world population. One third of the world population.

Задание

BasedonWorkbookp5, ex2

Listentothetextandanswerthequestions

DoYouWearGlasses?

Nooneknowswhenandwherepeoplefirstworeglasses.Europeansprobablybeganwearingtheminthe13thcentury.MarcoPolo, anItaliantraderandtraveller,reportedthathesawpeoplewearingglassesinChinain1275.

Inthe19thcentury, shopssoldbothnewandusedglasses.Peoplesimplycametotheshopsandtriedonglassesuntiltheyfoundthepairthathelpedthemtoseebetterandlookednicerontheirfaces.

Inthosedaysnoonelikedwearingglassesbecausetheywereunfashionableandratherexpensive.Womenwhoneededglassestriedtolookasfashionableaspossiblebycarryinglorgnettes,glasslensesattachedtofancyhandles.

Bytheturnofthe20thcenturypeople'seyesbegantogetmoreattention.Women'sglassesbecamemorepopular.Somepeoplesaythatithappenedbecausewomenwantedtodrivecarsthathadjustappeared.Ifawomanwithpooreyesightwantedtodrive,shehadnochoicebuttowearherglasses.

AfterWorldWarII, eyeglassestookagiantstepfromlookingstrangeandfunnytolookingwonderful.Ithappenedthankstonewplasticframeswhichreplacedheavymetalones.

Todayglasseshavebecomereallyfashionable.Moreandmorepeoplewearthem.Theframesarelighterthaneverandtheyaremadeindifferentshapes, stylesandcolours.Ifyouwearglasses, youareingreatcompanyaseveryfourthpersonintheworlddoesit.Infact, youareincompanywithQueenElizabethII,theactorsAnneHathaway, JenniferAnistonandJohnnyDepp,thefootballerDavidBeckhamandmanyothers.

Nowadayssomepeoplebuyglasseseveniftheydon'tneedthembecausetheythinkthattheylookbetterormoreintellectualwearingglassesthanwithoutthem.

Whowerethefirstpeopletowearglasses?

Europeans
Italians
TheChinese
There'snoevidenceastowhodiditfirst.

Whatsortofeyeglassescouldpeoplebuyattheoptician'sinthe19thcentury?

Onlyglassesmadetoindividualorder.
Onlyglassesownedbysomebodyelsebeforethem.
Glassesrecentlymadeandneverusedbyanyonebefore.
Bothsecond-handandnewlymadeglasses.

Whousedlorgnettesinthe19thcentury?

Bothmenandwomen.
Justmen.
Onlywomen.
Nobodydid.

Howmighttheappearanceofcarshaveinfluencedthepopularityofeyeglasses?

Womenbegantowearthemmorewillingly.
Menbegantowearthemwhiledriving.
Drivershadtowearthemasitwascompulsory.
Drivershadtopaymoreattentiontotheireyesight.

Whatmadearevolutioninpeople'sattitudetoglassesaftertheSecondWorldWar?

Thefactthatpeopledidn'tmindlookingfunnyanymore.
Thenewmaterialsusedformakingframes.
Thenewmaterialsusedformakinglenses.
Thenewtechnologyofmakinglenses.

Howmanypeopleintheworldwearglassesnowadays?

Onesixthoftheworldpopulation.
Onefifthoftheworldpopulation.
Onefourthoftheworldpopulation.
Onethirdoftheworldpopulation.

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