Busy - Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter ask for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it. The pay was really good and so were the work conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best. His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter brought 18 trees "Congratulations," the boss said. "Go on that way!" Very motivated for the boss’ words, the woodcutter try harder the next day, but he only could bring 15 trees. The third day he try even harder, but he only could bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing less and less trees. "I must be losing my strength", the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on. "When was the last time you sharpened your axe?" the boss asked. "Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees..."
1) What
15-letter word contains the letter 'E' five times and no other vowels?
Defencelessness.
2) What word
ends with an S in its plural masculine form, but changes to singular feminine
when another S is added to the end? Princes/Princess.
3)violent and
heavy snowstorm is called a ___blizzard
4)When crops
fail and livestock die through lack of water because of no rain there is a
___drought
5)The above
situation could cause massive starvation through lack of food. This situation
is called a ___famine
6)When the
land violently moves or shakes especially around fault lines it's called an
___earthquake
7)When the
above situation causes a huge body of seawater to move in towards the shore it
is known as a ___tidal wave or tsunami
8)When there
is a violent outbreak of lawlessness by people it's called a ___riot
9)A loud
noise and sometimes huge force created by something like a bomb is known as an
___explosion
10)A violent
wind that twist round and round and causes massive destruction is called a
___tornado
11)A disease
that spreads rapidly amongst a lot of people in the same area is called an
___epidemic
12)Something
that makes the air, rivers, or seas dirty is known as ___pollution
Characteristics of successful accent adapters
1)Knowledgeable
about points and manners of articulation in mother tongue and target language.
2)Knowledgeable
about how stress, rhythm, intonation and pausing contribute to
comprehensibility and meaning.
3)Aware
of and able to hear differences between own speech and the target form
4)Able
to analyze, monitor and adjust own speech.
5)Motivated
to adapt speech to communicate for specific purposes.
6)Willing
to ‘play’ with language and accent.
break
even- have expenses
equal to profits
After
only three months the company was able to break even and start making profits.
budget
squeeze/crunch-a
situation where there is not enough money in the budget
We
have been going through a severe budget squeeze at our company and must begin
to stop spending money in a wasteful manner.
buy
off- use a gift or
money to divert someone from their duty or purpose
The
land developer tried to buy off the politician but he was not successful.
buy
out- buy the
ownership or a decisive share of something
The
company was bought out by another large company in the textile industry.
by
a long shot- by a big
difference, by far
The
soap company was able to beat out the bids of the other companies by a long
shot.
Target Practice - For each of the
following activities, determine a statement of purpose and what could be the
end of these endeavors.
Using
Computers Walking on
footpaths Eating oily
foods
Wearing neat
cloths Developing
good handwriting
1)Many
people called on the minister when he was ill.
a)helped b)critised c)visited d)surrounded
2)A
large number of small-scale industries have been set up in the
rural areas
a)encouraged b)opened c)demolished e)upgraded
3)Seetha
is little hard of hearing.
a)insensitive b)deaf c)disinterested d)inaudible
4)The
boss should not have called Arun names in front of the others.
a)summoned b)praised c)scolded d)abused
5)You need
rest; you look a bit run down
a)ill b)sad c)depressed d)in poor health
Add charm to your language
Fantastic!
That’s him. But for him nobody would speak in such a eloquent way.
How
astonishing! Amazing isn’t it! We‘ve had a roaring business and our things are
selling like hot cakes.
Good
Lord! You have made everything into a mess.
Do
you know what it’s like?
Quitegood/fantastic/awful/quiteinteresting/wretched/wonderful/delightful/pleasant.
etc.
How
was the party? Excellent/awful/fairly good/ moderately good/atrocious/enjoyed
it immensely/wonderful one.
Discussion
1)The
voters are required to be well informed and educated about their candidates so
that they can elect the right aspirant by their own assessment.
2)Quality
of life will greatly improve in the future
3)Teachers
give too much homework
4)Flats are
better than independent houses
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