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The concept of beauty is shaped by various factors including culture, time and space. You might think sunset is beautiful, but your best friend may say that it is the sunrise that is more aesthetically pleasing. In this section you are going to read the text about the subjective perception of beauty.
Pojęcie piękna jest kształtowane przez różne czynniki, w tym kulturę, czas i przestrzeń. Możesz uważać, że zachód słońca jest piękny, ale twój najlepszy przyjaciel może powiedzieć, że to wschód słońca jest bardziej estetyczny. W tej sekcji przeczytasz tekst o subiektywnym postrzeganiu piękna.
Study the text and do the exercises below.
The idea of beauty goes beyond appearances. Beauty changes and transforms with time and is defined differently in different cultures. For example, most Turkish women consider heavy make‑up as an essential part of looking beautiful. By contrast, most French women prefer to wear no make‑up and look natural. In other words, we definitely cannot say that the amount of make‑up on a person's face determines their beauty.
We also cannot assume that the word “cute” has a universal meaning. For some people, the word comes to mind when they see a picture of an adorableadorable cat and share it with friends because the image triggers positive emotions and makes them smile with pleasure. Others may be mesmerized by the sight of a car, looking flawlessflawless because of its design and impeccableimpeccable engineering . Even something as down‑to‑earth as a shopping mall may appear aesthetically pleasingaesthetically pleasing on its exterior and sophisticatedsophisticated in its interior. Let us not overlook cutting‑edgecutting‑edge technology of the newest electronic devices, whose new features and capacities strike us as dazzlingdazzling. These devices not only facilitate our daily lives by saving time, but they also have the wow factorhave the wow factor with their unique features, such as the 4K video resolution in smartphones and health monitoring apps in smart watches.
The way new solutions have been created is beyond our imagination. In short, what we perceive as “beautiful” generally appears to us as one‑of‑a-kindone‑of‑a-kind. However, this perception may be temporary. As time goes by, something which was once beautiful becomes boring, while another thing that was once boring becomes beautiful, like a song we didn’t like at first, but can’t stop listening to all day long. All in all, beauty is subjective and goes beyond physical appearance and personal tastetaste.
Źródło: Ibrahim Mert Alçınkaya, licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Study the text above. For each question, choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct in each case.
- Our perception of beauty changes. Although a kitten might look adorableastonishedugly at first, our interest can diminish over time.
- We visited the new-built stadium in the suburbs. It was boringdazzlingdestroyed, and I loved it!
- My brother’s kitchen is impossibledisturbingimpeccable. It is spotlessly clean.
- I love Italian architecture. It is aesthetically embarrassingpleasingfitting.
- This diamond is one-of-a-kindonce a dayvery popular. It is extremely rare.
- The new model of this car is going to be shown next week. The critics say it will have some flawshave the couragehave the wow factor.
- We visited a dirtycomplicatedsophisticated restaurant. The decorations were hand-crafted and made up of rare materials.
- Her vocal performance was fearfulflawlessfrightful. She got a standing applause at the end of the concert.
Answer the question below. Write 3‑4 sentences.
How subjective is beauty? Why do you think something beautiful for one person is not beautiful for another?
Słownik
/ əˈdɔːrəbl̩ /
uroczy/urocza (charming)
/ esˈthetaetɪkl̩i ˈpliːzɪŋtən /
estetyczny/estetyczna, miły/miła dla oka (pleasant to look at)
/ ˌkʌtɪŋ ˈedʒ /
najnowocześniejsze [najnowocześniejszy/najnowocześniejsza] (advanced)
/ ˈdæzl̩ɪŋ /
olśniewające [olśniewający/olśniewająca] (stunning)
/ ˌendʒəˈnɪrɪŋ /
konstrukcja (structure)
/ ɪkˈstɪriər /
zewnętrze, część zewnętrzna, zewnętrzna strona (the outer part of something)
/ fəˈsɪləˌtet /
ułatwić (to make easier)
/ ˈflɒləs /
bez wad, bez skazy (perfect, without defects)
/ həv ðə ˈwaʊ ˈfæktər /
mieć efekt wow, być olśniewającym/olśniewającą, być zachwycającym/zachwycającą (to impress a lot)
/ ˌɪmˈpekəbl̩ /
nieskazitelny/nieskazitelna (perfect)
/ ˈmezməˌraɪzd /
zahipnotyzowany/zahipnotyzowana, zauroczony/zauroczona (keeping your complete attention to something or somebody)
/ wʌn əv ə ˈkaɪnd /
jedyny/jedyna w swoim rodzaju (unique)
/ pərˈsiːv /
dostrzegać, postrzegać (to notice)
/ pərˈsepʃn̩ /
percepcja, postrzeganie (the ability to see and understand something)
/ səˈfɪstɪˌketəd /
wyrafinowany/wyrafinowana, wyszukany/wyszukana, zaawansowany/zaawansowana (involving a lot of experience and knowledge)
/ ˈteɪst /
gust (preference)
/ ˈtempəˌreri /
tymczasowy/tymczasowa (lasting for a limited period of time)
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