Answers: Exercise for Unit 6

A. 1. Perceptions   2. Imperfection   3. Important   4. Morals   5. Ignominy

B. 1. Promiscuous   2. Underestimated   3. Perspectives  4. Manipulating  5. Perceived

C. 1. advertisements  2. side effects

D. 1.TRUE  2.FALSE  3.FALSE  4.FALSE

E. 1.FACT  2.OPINION  3.FACT  4.OPINION

F. 1. Our eyes enable us to perceive or learn what is happening around us.

2. No, because as teenagers, they will be easily influenced by lots of advertisements telling them that they   need to improve their looks/physique by following the dieting and slimming programmes that are being  promoted.

3. The writer is implying that the advertisements are promoting images of people that are impossible to achieve as these images have been manipulated to promote a certain look.

4. aggressive - gentle

    stronger - weaker

    financial provider - domestic provider

   decision-maker - follower

   independent - dependent

   dressed smartly - dressed skimpily

5. It refers to the role played by women in taking care of the household by maintaining the house and cooking for the family.

6. He means that films have a strong influence on many Americans. Films influence the way they behave or conduct themselves in everyday situations.

7. Drugs are perceived as destructive and therefore are harmful to those who abuse them.

8. This is because the rich and the famous promote a lifestyle that is full of glamour and far from reality and have values that are tainted which can bring about many negative consequences to society.

9. The Bleachman campaign in 1988 was trying to educate intravenous drug users about AIDS and its prevention.

10. The advertisement on condoms which is wrongly perceived to promote free sex when in actual fact it is supposed to promote safe sex.