3b Complete the text with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs given.
Can shapes have sounds and flavours?
Attention, please! (a).
you
(look) at the two shapes carefully? What (b)
you
(think) is the name of shape A? There
(c)
(not be) a correct answer. But 95% of
people answering the question (d).
(believe)
the answer is kiki. Kiki (e)
(sound) like 'key' and
keys are angular, like shape A. And the letter K
(f)
(look) angular, too.
I know what you (g)
(think) right now. What
if your first language isn't English? (h)
you
(have) the same answer, that shape A is kiki?
The answer is probably yes. And B is bouba, right? Maybe
it's because bouba (1)
(sound) round. Your lips
(1)
(be) round when saying the word 'bouba'.
Now, what about food? A lot of people (k)
(think) that milk chocolate (1)
(belong) with
shape B. It (m)
(seem) that the round shape
goes best with sweet flavours. Right at this moment,
(have) a fizzy drink and it to).
(feel) exactly like the kiki shape on my tongue! So, yes.
strange but true - shapes can have sounds and flavours!