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![](/i/favi32.png) Simon 128 reading exercisesDo the statements below agree with the views of the author of the article? Answer(@Actual IELTS Test)128 READING EXERCISESDo the statements below agree with the views of the author of the article? Answer
yes, no or not given.
1.
Lava flows on Mars are more beautiful than one of Earth’s most famous waterfalls.
2. Nasa has just released the first ever 3D images of Mars.
3. The new photographs prove that liquid may be present on Mars.
4. The photos show that the surface of Mars is more active than ever.
Exercise 57
IELTS Reading: gap-fill from words in the box
Read the passage and complete the summary using words from the box below it.
NB
You will not need to use all of the words.
Bilinguals and Personality
Many people believe that bilinguals have two different personalities, one for each of the
languages they speak, and that switching between languages makes bilinguals act
differently. Although this may seem unbelievable to some, research actually supports this
idea.
According to various studies, bilinguals who are also bicultural and are actively involved in
both of their cultures, interpret situations differently depending on which language they
speak in. Although everyone, monolinguals and bilinguals alike, is able to change the way
they feel and interpret events (a phenomenon known as frame-shifting), biculturals do this
without realising when switching between languages.
The changes are not only linguistic. As an English-Spanish bicultural myself I do find I act
differently depending on which culture I'm immersed in at the time. I'm often aware of the
fact that when I speak to other Spanish speakers my voice is slightly louder and I
gesticulate more than when I talk to English speakers. Could we then say that bilinguals
have two different personalities?
Simon
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