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Forgery                             Signature of someone else’s name without his permission, or    other counterfeiting of a document
Cemetery                              A place for  burial of dead bodies
Wireless / Radio                   Method of sending messages without the help of wires
Mammals                              Animals which give suck to their young
Draw                                     The result of a match in which neither party wins
Patrimony                             Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors
Insurmountable                    Incapable of being overcome
Fatal                                     Resulting in death (a fatal accident )
Mortal                                   Subject to death ( a mortal wound )
Eternal                                  Having no beginning or end  top its existence, existing for ever
Mercenary                            His motive was merely to get money
Obsolete                               This word is no longer in use
Dead                                    A language that is no longer spoken                                           (regardinglanguage)
Antidote                                 A medicine to counteract the effect of poison
Effeminate                         His manners are more like those of a woman than those of a man

Compare
Illusion-Hallucination                      Paw-Hoof                                          Boot-Slipper             
Wages-Salary                                 Cupboard -    Sideboard                  Suburb-Slum
Raspberry -   Blackberry                 Empire-Republic                              Map-Globe


each--This pronoun is singular and implies "one" even when not followed by the word "one." Plural words used in modifying phrases after each do not change the number.
Each has his own reasons. Each of the girls has her own reasons.
When each appears after a plural subject to which it refers, the verb should be plural.
Bill and Jack each have their own reasons.
eminent, imminent--Eminent (pronounced "EM-uh-nuhnt") means "distinguished," "high in rank," "noteworthy."
Imminent (pronounced "IM-uh-nuhnt") means "about to occur," "impending."
An eminent statesman.
An imminent rain squall.
farther, further--Farther refers to distance. Further indicates additional degree, time, or quantity.
As you go farther away, your ability to hear is further decreased.
fewer, less--Fewer refers to units or individuals. Less refers to mass or bulk.
Fewer steers, less beef, fewer steaks.
Less salary, fewer dollars, even fewer steaks.

From thoughts the desire springs,
Where the desire, mind take wings,
Where the mind, it seeks the way,
Were the path, one walks away,
Then reach were thoughts are,
The circle of life, there we are!

Joke :A man was driving his son to school and turned right at a red light where it was not allowed. "Oh dear," said the man to his son. "I just made an illegal turn!"
"That's okay dad," said the son. "The police car behind us did the same thing."

Fill Up the Blanks:
1)My best friend, John, is named ______ his great-grandfather. a. after       b. to    c. about
2)Grandpa stayed up ______ two in the morning.   a. since                b. for               c. until
3)My parents have been married ______ forty-nine years.   a. since             b. for   c. until
4)He usually travels to Philadelphia _______ train.   a. by                  b. at                 c. with
5)You frequently see this kind of violence ____ television.  a. with  b. in                c. on
6)I told Mom we'd be home ______ an hour or so.   a. to                      b. in                c. at
7)I was visiting my best friend _____ the hospital.   a. of                      b. at                c. in
8)The professor _______ South Africa amazed the American students with her stories. 
 a. from           b. of                c. in
9)I'll see you ____ home when I get there.   a. in                        b. by                c. at
10)It's been snowing ________ Christmas morning.   a. since          b. for               c. until

Discussion Topics
Uncooked food (raw food)is better than cooked food
Man can one day become more powerful than nature
Day dreaming is a good activity
The nation exists for the benefit of the individual, not the individual for the benefit of the nation.
Which is more useful – a teacher or a soldier?

Letters and Sounds
Buy               Bye                 Mickey Mouse                              Boat    -           Vote
Weak  -           Week              Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer     Hit       -           Heat
Too     -           Two                Dennis the Menace                      So       -           Show
Sun    -           Son                 Bugs Bunny                                  Sung  -           Sun
Weigh  -           Way                news and views                           Wine   -           Vine
Write   -           Right              rock and roll                                   Wet     -           Wait
                                            wine and dine
While the cat’s away, the mice will play.

1)    Very big plants are called shrubs or trees? Trees
2)    Which keys will not unlock anything? Keys on Musical Instruments
3)    Supposing, supposing three men were frozen-2 died. How many were left? None! You were only supposing.
4)    Is it possible for someone to marry a widows husband? No, because the husband is dead. 
5)    Which chess piece sounds like a member of a crow family? The Rook
6)    What is the attire/dress of a nun called? Habit
7)    “There is a bee in my nose”. Is this sentence correct? No.
8)    What is a word that means “cannot be repaired”? Irreparable
9)    What does dirt, dust  and smoke cause to air? Pollution
10)  How do you call the sound of Turkeys? Gobble
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