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Unit Three. Steps to Effective Communication. VI. Bonus for Eager Learners - страница 69.

Условие.

B. Read some extreme examples of “political correctness” and make up three “politically correct” definitions concerning teenagers.

• A man is not stupid — he suffers from minimal cranial development.

• A man is not dishonest — he is ethically disoriented.

• A man is not short — he is anatomically compact.

• A man is not quiet — he is a conversational minimalist.

• A man is not weird — he is behaviourally different.

• A woman is not old — she is chronologically gifted.

• A woman is not overweight — she is gravity enhanced.

• A woman is not too skinny — she is skeletally prominent.

• A woman is not a bad cook — she is microwave compatible.

• A woman is not a housewife — she is a domestic engineer.

• A teenager’s bedroom is not in a mess —

• A teenager’s homework isn’t missing —

• A teenager is not sleeping in class —

Решение.

Решение 2.

B. Прочитайте несколько крайних примеров «политкорректности» и придумайте три «политкорректных» определения, касающихся подростков.

Ответ:

A teenager's bedroom is not in a mess — it's an environment of controlled chaos. / Комната подростка не в беспорядке — это среда контролируемого хаоса.

A teenager's homework isn't missing — it's undergoing a period of off-site review. / Домашнее задание подростка не отсутствует — оно проходит период выездной проверки.

A teenager is not sleeping in class — he is engaging in subconscious information processing. / Подросток не спит на уроке — он занимается подсознательной обработкой информации.