THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANT
One cold,
frosty day in the middle of winter a colony of ants was busy drying out some,
grains of corn, which had grown damp during the wet autumn weather.
A grasshopper
half dead with cold and hunger, came up to one of the ants. "Please give
me a grail or two from your store of corn to save my life," he said
faintly.
"We
worked day and night to get this corn in. Why should I give it to you?"
asked the ant crossly. "Whatever were you doing all last summer when you
should have been gathering your food?"
Oh I didn't
have time for things like that, said the grasshopper. "I was far too busy
singing to carry corn about."
The
ant laughed unkindly. "In that case you can sing all winter as far as I am
concerned," he said. And without another word he turned back to his work.
1. flibbertigibbet:
a silly, flighty, or excessively talkative person.
2. vet:
to subject to thorough appraisal; to evaluate.
3. acme:
the highest point of something.
4. efface:
to cause to disappear by rubbing out, striking out, etc.
5. stanch:
to stop the flowing of; to check.
6. aggress:
to make an attack.
7. excursus:
a digression.
8. cataract:
a large waterfall; also, a downpour, a flood.
9. mazy:
resembling a maze in form or complexity; intricate; confusing.
10. entreat: to ask for or request earnestly.
/m/ -- mice, some, swim, ham Mum made me move my models
/n/ -- night, warn, win, ran There was no one on the
moon on the ninth of June
/ɧ/ -- sung, king, thing Young King Kong
was stronger than strong
/əʋ/ -- boat, blows, coast, bowl
Rose
knows Joe phones Sophie, but Sophie and Joe don’t know Rose knows.
/É’/
-- want, lock, got, fond John wants to watch Walter wash the
dog
/θ/
-- thick, both, three Martha Smith’s an
author and an athlete
/ / -- breathe, then, than My father and mother
live together with my other brother
/ʌ/
-- shut, much, luck My
mother’s brother’s my uncle; my uncle’s son‘s my cousin
/ÊŠ/ -- look, pull, full, good That cook couldn’t cook if he didn’t
look at the cook book
/u:/
-- fool, rude, boot Sue
knew too few new tunes on the flute
Someone who works on the land, growing things is called a Farmer
Something you like the most is your Favourite
To apply for any thing you have to fill out an
application Form
A thick kind of mist for which London is famous is Fog
Someone who acts silly or is a bit stupid is called a Fool
Two weeks is also called a Fortnight
Something which is easily broken or damaged is Fragile
Light brown marks on the skin are called Freckles
Something given away for no money is Free
Cooking in hot fat is called Frying
There are some mistakes in the following passage. See if
you can correct them.
1)On
Saturday the weather was wonderful so I did go for a walk with two friend of
me. We went to the park and feed the ducks at the duck pond.
On Saturday the weather was wonderful so I went for a walk with two
friends of mine. We went to the park and fed the ducks at/on the duck pond.
2)After that we went too a café and drinked a coffee.I also eated a
slice of cake.
After that we went to a café and drank a coffee.I also ate a slice of
cake.
3)I leaved the café earlier than the others because I have arranged to
go on the cinema with my cousin.
I left the café earlier than the others because I had arranged to go to the cinema with my cousin.
4)We watch Spiderman and we enjoy it very many.
We watched Spiderman and we enjoyed it very much.
5)As the film ended we both went home.
After/When the film (had) ended we both went home.
Fill in the missing words. For some of the blanks there
are a few possibilities.
.....(1) Saturday I went .....(2) the theatre to watch (1) on, last (2)
to a play. After .....(3) I met .....(4) friend in a pub (3)
that, it (4) a, my and we
.....(5) a drink and a chat. (5) had, drank We .....(6) the pub at 11pm and walked
.....(7) the train (6) left (7) to station where my friend .....(8) the train
home. (8) took, caught, got I
....(9) the bus and got home half ....(10)hour later.(9) took, caught,
got(10) an
after .… (11) a cup.... (12) coffee I .... (13) to bed. (11) drinking,
having (12) of (13) went
Joke:
Two
workers meet one day in the canteen. One says to the other, "Have you
heard the news?
The
Managing Director of the company died at
the weekend."
The
other replies, "Yes, I know. But I want to know who died with him?"
"What
do you mean, who died with him?" asks
the first.
"Well,
in the paper it said that with him died one of the company's best workers, and
I want
to
know who it was."
Finding the leader in you - a self
assessment. These questions contain two options.Indicate the answer that best
describes YOU.If you hesitate on a question, choose the first answer that comes
to mind. There are no right or wrong answers.
1)To
you, an effective manager:
should
consider carefully the technical aspects and issues involved
basically
evaluates the overall scope of a project
2)You find it more stimulating to:
follow a long-term strategy
seek
quick results
3)You make decisions:
in a rather intuitive and even instinctive manner
usually
with detachment and objectivity
4)The verb that describes you best is:
observe
convince
5)You could be criticized for:
being too
trusting
being too bossy
6)Above all, managing is:
achieving
results on time
rallying
people around the enterprise’s project
7)To solve a problem:
you like to try out new methods, even if they
are risky
you
basically rely on proven methods
8)Which is most like you:
knowing the goals and limitations
knowing
the processes and products
9)You prefer things that are:
potential and latent
tangible
and factual
10)Choose your pastime:
yoga or martial arts
the theater or improvisation
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