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Thursday, August 17, 2017

Learn, Relax and Enjoy - 18



course (noun, verb): forward movement, movement from point to point; to run along a path
Blood courses through your veins with every beat of your heart.
occur (verb): to happen, to come to mind - It just occurred to me that tomorrow is your birthday.
current (adjective, noun): happening now, up to date; the movement of water - Is this information current or out of date?
dictionary (noun): a book of definitions - Juliana looked up the word in the dictionary.
condition (noun): the state of something or someone - Is your car in good condition?
indicate (verb): to show, to point out - The gas gauge indicates that we are almost out of gas.
dictate (verb): to speak for a person to record, to issue an order - The lawyer dictated the letter to her secretary.
predict (verb): to say what will happen in the future - Joseph predicts that he will get married in ten years.
addict (verb): to be devoted to something in an obsessive manner - Leslie is addicted to betting on the horse races.
doctor (noun): a person who has received the highest degree a university offers, a physician
Andre is going to medical school so that he can be a doctor like his mother.
doctrine (noun): something that is taught, dogma - We learned about the doctrine of "manifest destiny" in our American history class.
docile (adjective): obedient, easily taught - Mrs. Geetha wants to buy a docile dog for her son.
document (noun): an official paper - The library houses many government documents in its collection.

Fate Is in Your Own Hands
Once upon a time, there was a general who was leading his army into battle against an enemy ten times the size of his own. Along the way to the battle field, the troops stopped by a small temple to pray for victory. The general held up a coin and told his troops, "I am going to implore the gods to help us crush our enemy. If this coin lands with the heads on top, we'll win. If it's tails, we'll lose. Our fate is in the hands of the gods. Let's pray wholeheartedly. " After a short prayer, the general tossed the coin. It landed with the heads on top. The troops were overjoyed and went into the battle with high siprit. Just as predicted, the smaller army won the battle.The soldiers were exalted, "It's good to have the gods on our side! No one can change what they have determined." "Really?" The general show them the coin--both sides of it were heads.

Discussion - Friendship
When you were a child, did you have a best friend? Tell us about him/her!
What do you think is the most important quality for a friend to have?
What do you like to do with your friends?
Do you "instant message" with your friends on the Internet or send an SMS or  do you prefer to talk on the telephone?
Do you think men and women can be "just friends"?
Do you tell your friends everything?
Do you think that people who "meet" in Internet chatrooms can really become friends?
Do you have any Internet friends?

1)What ‘D’ is one ‘out for’ in cricket if the batsman score nothing? Duck
2)What ‘J’ is the skin of potato? Jacket
3)What ‘F’ is the resistance met by one object  moving over another? Friction
4)What ‘L’ is something whose outcome depends solely on luck? Lottery
5)What ‘R’ means unable to eat or drink anything more? Replete
6)What ‘V’ means concerned with, or essential to, life? Vital
7)What ‘N’ is something unavoidable or indispensable? Necessity
8)What ‘F’ comes before  polish, bread and revolution? French
9)What ‘O’ is the branch of medicine concerned with bones? Orthopedics
10)What ‘K’ is a furnace for firing or drying? Kiln

Complete the following sentences by adding some or any.
1007) Bob and Mary don't have ..... children(any)
1008) Do you know ..... good restaurants near here?(any)
1009) Kurt has ..... tools.(some)
1010) Can I have ..... coffee, please?(some)
1011) Do you have ..... better ideas?(any)
1012) Could I have .....coffee, please?(some)
1013) Trude took ..... super photos.(some)
1014) I haven't eaten ..... chocolate today. Sadly!(any)
1015) Would you like ..... milk in your coffee?(some)
1016) Does your company have ..... job vacancies?(any)

Intelligence Test
1) Is there a fourth of July in England? Yes!
2)How many birth days does the average man have?1 Just one!
3)Some months have 31 days; how many have 28? 12, all of them! Even January has 28 days!
4)Can a California man legally marry his widow's sister?No
5)Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer? 70
6)If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?2
7)A doctor gives you three pills telling you to take one every half hour.How many minutes would the pills last?60.
8)A farmer has 17 sheep standing in a field and all but 9 drop down and  die. How many sheep are left standing?9 If 8 out of 17 die, all but 9 die...(which means 8 die, get it?) Keeping the dead sheep doesn't count!
9)How many members of each animal did Moses take on the ark? 0  Moses didn't take any animals on an ark, Noah did!
10)An assistant in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall. What does he weigh?meat
A butcher's assistant weighs meat, how else does he know what to charge?!(The butcher only cuts it, eh?) .
11)How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen? 12 There are 12 2- cent stamps in a dozen!

1)Few people really know what is in their own best interests in the long run.
2)War can never be justified even if it seems the only way to protect our national rights and honor
3)It is only by returning to our glorious and forgotten past that real social  progress can be made
4)Too much is paid in tax by people with high incomes
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