1)Would
you like to be famous? In what way?
2)How
would you picture your funeral? Is it important for you to have people mourn
your death?
3)Which
of the following restrictions could you best tolerate: leaving the country
permanently, or never laving the state in which you now live?
Role-play 9
A: You’re ecstatically happy. You’ve fallen in
love with a boy/girl from the country you are visiting and you’ve decided you
want to buy a house on the beach and live there forever. Tell your friends
about your big decision.
B: Your friend has something important to tell
you. Listen carefully and then respond: You think your friend’s gone mad and
he/she is going to make a terrible decision. Think of all the reasons why
his/her plan is crazy and convince him/her to come back home with you.
C: Educate your friend about the importance of
living in your own country and tell him about the things he may be missing my
taking such a decision.
There are two
broad principles governing human action. The first of the two principles is
based on the attitude of GIVING. The second is based on the attitude of TAKING.
If the
attitude of TAKING prevails in a society you will find its members possessed
with multifold selfish demands and desires. Consequently, there is struggle,
stress and strain in that society with crimes, robbery, rapes, corruption,
inconsiderate selfish behaviour, becoming prevalent at national, community,
family and individual levels.
Let their
attitude change to GIVING. Their demands and desires drop their selfishness.
Harmony, peace and happiness will reign in that very same society. The dignity
of human race is founded upon the principle of GIVING. Life is to give, not to
take. One ought not to demand from society. Perhaps one's only right in the
world is to give, to serve. To serve one and all. Serve the nation, serve the
society, the family and yourself. This is the first of the elements of right
living. While the physical body resorts to service, the mind must embrace the
world with love.
Gods and
Demons
A little boy
asked his father : "Daddy, what is the difference between gods and
demons?"
The father
said to the little boy: "Son, I will organise a big banquet at our
residence where I will invite both the gods and the demons. At the end of the
banquet you will get your answer."
And the
father sent out invitations to both the gods and the demons. On the appointed
day, a most lavish banquet was organised and hundreds of gods and hundreds of
demons arrived at the house.
The demons
were an impatient lot, disorganised and noisy. They asked the host that they
wanted VIP (very important person) treatment, and therefore wanted to have
their food served first to the demons and the gods must eat last.
The host
agreed to their request on one condition that the demons tie wooden planks to
both hands when eating. The demons said that if the same condition was also
applied to the gods as well then they had no objection to tying the wooden
planks on both their hands when eating.
All the
demons had wooden planks tied to both their hands and they immediately sat on
the floor, seating one next to the other in one straight line. They were all
very eager to be served with delicious food.
The first
course of food arrived. It was the best smelling soup in a bowel with spoon.
Now when the demons got spoons filled with the soup, they realised that they
could not bend their hands to bring the spoons to their mouths. They tried to
lift their hands over their heads and tilt the spoons with their mouths wide
open. They got the soup falling in their eyes and all over the face and also on
their expensive garments.
The demons
got noisier, became angry and started swearing at the host. Some of the demons
wanted to beat up the host. Some demons tried to restrain the other demons and
they started fighting among themselves. The demons agreed that it was totally
useless for them to remain at this banquet as it was not possible to eat the
food without bending their hands. It was impossible to eat the food without
messing up their beautiful and expensive garments. With angry words the demons
left the banquet.
Now it was
the turn of the gods to eat. The gods were of a peaceful nature. They also sat
in a line on the floor. Both their hands were also tied with wooden planks.
When the first course of food was served, which was the delicious soup, the
gods first recited the food prayer. The gods realised that they could not bend
their hands, and therefore it was impossible to eat the soup.
Each of the
gods thought: "Never mind if I cannot eat the soup, but let me be of help
to my fellow brother who is seated next to me."
The gods
turned towards each other and started feeding each other. They thus enjoyed the
most delicious soup. Then the next course of meal was served and they enjoyed
that delicious meal. They went through five course meals and ate to their
hearts content. They thanked the host, presented the host with gifts they had
brought, and peacefully went back to their homes.
The son was
observing all that happened. The father told him that a major difference
between the gods and the demons was the difference in their attitude of
‘Giving’ and the attitude of ‘Taking.’ The demons thought only about their
individual self-interest whereas the gods thought about selflessly serving
others. When you open your heart and give selflessly, you receive also much
more than you give.
1)What was
the earliest known English language that was spoken by the people in Great
Britan? a)Anglo b)celtic c)gothic
2)The term
used for forming another word with the initial letters of other word is
a)antonym b)synonym c)acronym
3)What is the
branch of linguistics that studies the origin and development of words called?
a)Entymology b)etymology c)semantics
4)The term
used for words in different languages but having the same meaning is
a)cognates b)Jargon c)Acronyms
5)Which is
the only country to have its map on its national flag? Cyprus
6)Which one
of these is not like the other four?
a)Horse b)Kangaroo c)Cow d)Deer e)Donkey
7)Even the
most _____________rose has thorns
a)ugly b)weathered c)elusive d)noxious e)tempting
8)Hand is to
glove as Head is to ____________
a)hair b)hat c)neck d)earring e)hairpin
9)A
fallacious argument is ________________
a)disturbing b)valid c)false d)necessary
10)If you
rearrange the letters ‘ANLDEGN’, you would have the name of a :
a)ocean b)country c)state d)city e)animal
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