UNIT 36
Beliefs
A
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People and their beliefs
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B
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A
definition of one belief
1 abolish or get rid of
2 a principle on which a belief is based
3 person who publicly supports an opinion
4 have their origins in
5 when a group of people express disapproval of laws by
refusing to obey them
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C
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Other
words and expressions relating to believing
Emma’s
viewpoint / point of view is that we should just wait and see
what happens next. [way of thinking about a situation]
The
boy produced a barely credible excuse for arriving late. [believable; opp.
= incredible]
I
was incredulous when she told me she was quitting her job to go to New
Zealand. [not wanting or able to believe something]
He’s
very gullible – he believes anything you tell him. [easily tricked into
believing things that may not be true]
You
should try to be less subjective about the situation. [influenced by beliefs
or feelings rather than facts; opp. = objective]
Can’t
you find a more plausible excuse than that? [convincing; opp. =
implausible]
Many
scholars attribute this anonymous poem to Dante. [consider
something to be caused or created by]
I
presume that Meena told you what happened. [believe something to be
true although you are not totally certain]
We
should give her the benefit of the doubt. [accept that someone is telling
the truth even though it is not certain]
You
should take what he says with a pinch of salt – he’s inclined
to exaggerate. [do not totally believe what you are told]
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EXERCISES
36.1
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Complete
the word table. Do not fill the shaded boxes.
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36.2
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Find
words and expressions in the text in B with the following meanings.
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36.3
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Choose
the correct word in the sentences below.
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36.4
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Choose
words from the box to complete the sentences below.
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36.5
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Over
to you
If
you have internet access, look up a world view that interests you, e.g.
feminism, Marxism, humanism, Buddhism or any -ism that you want to research.
Make notes about (a) the origins of the -ism, (b) what its basic beliefs are,
and (c) what differences there are between its different branches (if it has
them).
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ANSWER KEY
36.1
36.2
1 seek
2 derive from
3 eradicate
4 proponents
5 campaigned
6 tenet
7 civil disobedience
36.3
1 implausible
2 credible 3 benefit 4 subjective 5 presumed 6 salt 7 point of view 8 attributed
36.4
1 eradicate
2 converts 3 justified 4 subjective 5 adherents 6 attribute 7 objective 8 resistance 9 pinch |
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