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Mary An n Sieghart is one of the 2.5 per cent of the population that suffers from prosopagnosis - an inability to recognize people' s faces out of context. She describes how it affects her life and the strategies she has devised.to cope, it· it.

I 'm movi ng along the row towards my seat at the theatre when I see a smiling woman clearly head ing for the seat next to me. Do I know her? I n a neutral _ven ue

l i ke a theatre I have no idea if she is a col league, a fel low parent at my child ren's school, a politician, or a friend. so I smi le back and hope desperately that a few moments of conversati on wi l l give me: cJue to her id entity. Sure enough, it does. I soon real ize she is the managi ng ed itor

of the newspa per I work for. She sits i n the office right next to m i ne, and I see her most days of the week.

B=i I can remem ber read i ng adventu re stories as a child

i n which someone wou ld descri be the crimi nal to the police, and thi n ki ng that I wou ld n't know where to start. I A>:so.led myself that I wou ld get better at it as I got older. Sadly, I never d id.

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b Match the sentences to the correct paragraph.

A Like many prosopagnosics, though, I have developed ways of coping.

B I have had this problem all my life.

C The consolation is that I have at last discovered that the problem is not my fault.

D Here's a classic example.

c Match the highlighted words to the correct definition.

1a piece of information that helps you solve a problem

a clue

2 not thinking about what the result of your actions will

3 I mustn't get home late again - my father will _ me off.

4 You'd better_ on to me -the steps are very icy.

5down! There's no point getting so angry about it.

More Words to Learn

Write translations and try to remember the words.

3 to deal successfully with a difficult situation __

4 made somebody happier when they are very sad

5 a person that you know but who is not a close friend

6 a place where people meet for an organized event

7 to meet somebody by chance_

8 plans you use in order to achieve something__

d Complete the sentences with the words from the text.

1 I had no idea I was going to bump into an old friend when I was walking to work today.

working and bringing up a child.

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El Listen to Jerry and Emma talking about a newspaper article about a new study. What is the study about? Do Jerry and Emma think irs true?

m Listen again and complete the missing information.

2 Working mothers sometimes find it difficult _ _

3 It was really of you not to call and tell me you were going to be late.

4 The for the concert is the city football stadium.

5 Ifyou won't tell me what my present is, can you just give me?

6 She's trying out different __ for dealing with her teenage son.

7 Iher after her cat was run over.

8 He's only an _of mine, not a friend.

Phrasal verbs in context

Complete the sentences with the correct form of a verb from File 4.

calm get hold set tell

1 They off at seven, and arrived at the hotel at midnight.

2 We off the bus at the wrong stop, and we had to walk for ages.

1 The study measured theof the women's

2 They then showed the women photos of _ young men.

3 The women had to choose the men they found

4 The photos only showed the men's _,

_,, and ____

5 Women who had with their fathers chose men with similar facial features.

6 Two women who the study gives as examples are

_ and_-'

a Listen again with the tapescript on p.77 and try to guess the meaning of any words that you don't know.

Then check in your dictionary.

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