4 Fill in the gaps with the appropriate options below.
Jim: I'm wondering why people know so little about their roots nowadays. They don't care much about their identity.
Tony: What do you mean by identity? I don't understand what this word actually means. (1) it’s used a lot, it’s definitely in fashion at the moment, but I reckon that (2) most people who use it don't know the exact meaning. Is it the same as recognition?
Jim: No, not exactly. Recognition is closer to (3) being popular when you (4) gain recognition; people will recognize you on the streets, as a famous person.
Tony: And identity?
Jim: Identity is how you identify yourself. What in your own eyes makes up your personality? What things are very important to you? (5) What differs you from other people?
Tony: Could it be things like nationality, the language, or tastes in music?
Jim: Anything. For different people identity means different things.
Tony: And what's your identity?
Jim: I'm a man of the world, (6) though I value my roots. I speak three languages: Russian as I live in Russia, English — as this is the foreign language I study at school, and Ukrainian — as my mum and grandparents (7) are from Ukraine. All the three languages add to my identity. 1 would be a different person if I (8) weren’t able to communicate with the English-speaking Internet community, or if my grandma (9) hadn’t told me Ukrainian folk tales when I was a little kid. So I'm a cosmopolitan who values different cultures.
Tony: I see. And what's my identity?
Jim: It's only you who can say it.
Tony: Can I say that it's the town I was born in? Its environment did a lot (10) to shape my personality. Or rock music that I play and that means a lot to me?
Jim: Yes, certainly. You can identify yourself as a rock guitarist from Lille. Sounds OK to me.
Jim: I'm wondering why people know so little about their roots nowadays. They don't care much about their identity.
Tony: What do you mean by identity? I don't understand what this word actually means. (1) it’s used a lot, it’s definitely in fashion at the moment, but I reckon that (2) most people who use it don't know the exact meaning. Is it the same as recognition?
Jim: No, not exactly. Recognition is closer to (3) being popular when you (4) gain recognition; people will recognize you on the streets, as a famous person.
Tony: And identity?
Jim: Identity is how you identify yourself. What in your own eyes makes up your personality? What things are very important to you? (5) What differs you from other people?
Tony: Could it be things like nationality, the language, or tastes in music?
Jim: Anything. For different people identity means different things.
Tony: And what's your identity?
Jim: I'm a man of the world, (6) though I value my roots. I speak three languages: Russian as I live in Russia, English — as this is the foreign language I study at school, and Ukrainian — as my mum and grandparents (7) are from Ukraine. All the three languages add to my identity. 1 would be a different person if I (8) weren’t able to communicate with the English-speaking Internet community, or if my grandma (9) hadn’t told me Ukrainian folk tales when I was a little kid. So I'm a cosmopolitan who values different cultures.
Tony: I see. And what's my identity?
Jim: It's only you who can say it.
Tony: Can I say that it's the town I was born in? Its environment did a lot (10) to shape my personality. Or rock music that I play and that means a lot to me?
Jim: Yes, certainly. You can identify yourself as a rock guitarist from Lille. Sounds OK to me.
