3. Определите видовременную форму выделенных глагольных форм.

1. It has nothing to do with what language we speak, which culture we were raised in.

2. Psychologists have compared laughter to speaking in tongues. 

3. Laughter transcends all of our differences.

4. Kids who tell and listen to jokes are learning about language, connections, and irony

5. As we learn more about the science of laughter, hopefully the answer will unfold.

6. Television producers of the 1950's understood this before anyone studied it.

4. Вставьте пропущенные слова в предложения, взятые из текста:

1. All we know is that we laugh, and that laughter ……. all of our differences.

2. Children laugh 400 times per day, as opposed to ……, who only laugh 15 times per day.

3. What they've discovered about laughter is a bit ………

4. Kids who tell and listen to ….. are learning about language, connections, and …...

5. Those who have a ……….. sense of humor have a better outlook on life.

5. Выпишите из текста предложения, описывающие:

- Laughter as a social phenomenon;

- Different types of jokes.

6. Выпишите из текста понятия, которыми определяются различия смеха у женщин, мужчин и детей.

7. Измените предложения. Используйте глаголы в скобках в пассивном залоге в следующих предложениях:

1. Psychologists (to compare) laughter to speaking in tongues.

2. Scientists (to study) laughter by going out into public places.

3. Psychologists (to study) this phenomenon.

4. Different types of jokes (to affect) different parts of the brain.

5. Different types of jokes (to trigger) different parts of the brain as we process them. 

6. Television producers of the 1950's (to understand) this before anyone studied it.

8. Из приведенных ниже слов образуйте существительные:

1. psychological –

2. neurological –

3. laughing –

4. scientific –

5. surprising –

6. experienced –

7. communicating -

9. Найдите в приведенных ниже предложениях несоответствия с текстом. Исправьте их.

1. We can control what we laugh at, or the words that come out of our mouth.

2. Laughter is a wordfull, un-fakeable expression of human emotion.

3. Different types of laughter affect different parts of the body.

4. The audience speaks, and we find ourselves laughing along with them.

5. Those who have a well-developed sense of temper have a better outlook on study and an easier time interacting with their peers.

6. Men are the biggest laugh-getters, a feature that starts early in life.

-ness: cold

10. Выберите подходящие синонимы к приведенным словам.

1. audience: a) students; b) people in the room listening to; c) doctors;

2. language: a) system of figures; b) system of words and signs; c) speech;

3. brain: a) part of organ of body; b) system of words; c) thinking;

4. joke: a) secret; b) figure of speech; c) funny story

5. enjoy: a) like; b) agree with; c) understand

6. trauma: a) trouble; b) bruise; c) injury