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Intermediate English | Monday, February 8, 2016

I. Quiz
1. The nationwide trend of being a __________ is now worse with more people working 10 hours daily.
(a) worker
(b) workaholic
(c) alcoholic
2. The teller withdrew the money for the robber to __________ the robber from shooting her.
(a) help
(b) tell
(c) prevent
3. His jovial __________ helped him make a profit since it made him a great salesman.
(a) personality
(b) bones
(c) slang
4. Dont __________ all of the water by leaving the sink on during this time.
(a) ruin
(b) waste
(c) waist
5. __________, I cant believe that you already received your money!
(a) Whoa
(b) Ouch
(c) Hello
6. Neither Jimmy __________ his mother understood why they received a discount.
(a) and
(b) or
(c) nor
7. __________ though we were busy, we made time to help my cousin move her car.
(a) When
(b) While
(c) Even
8. Do we have wrapping paper for the gifts, __________ do we need to buy some?
(a) or
(b) and
(c) but
9. __________ or not you want to go, we are your parents and you have to listen to us.
(a) However
(b) Whether
(c) If
10. Mr. Gregory sent one student outside, __________ he could show the class the effects of murder.
(a) so
(b) then
(c) and
II. Vocabulary
adolescent
authenticity
cellophane
coffin
contemporary
cracker
devout
dweller
fantasy
fascinating

a teenager
reality, certainty
a plastic wrapping
a box in which a dead body is placed for burial
from the same time period
a hard, salty, cookie-like food
very religious
inhabitant, person who lives at a certain place
imagination, dream world
very interesting, exciting, fun

III. Idiom
blessing in disguise = an apparent misfortune that eventually has good results.
Example: Aaron Ralston thought carry a knife was annoying, but later
he found it was blessing in disguise.

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Intermediate English | Monday, February 8, 2016

IV. Grammar
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. The pronoun one can be used for any person, like in
the sentence One should be nice to everyone. A table of the pronouns is below:
subject
object
possessive
reflexive
I

me

mine

myself

you (singular)

you

yours

yourself

he

him

his

himself

she

her

hers

herself

it

it

---

itself

we

us

ours

ourselves

you (plural)

you

yours

yourselves

they

them

theirs

themselves

V. Story
Alan is a hardworking man. He loves his country and his people, and because he wants to be a good
member of society and help his fellow citizens, he always pays his taxes and national social security. Yet
for years, Alan has not been very happy with his government. He feels that the people in charge make
many bad decisions. They do things that do not seem beneficial to the people. Alan was taught that the
government exists to serve and care for the citizens. But Alan's government spends lots of money on
unnecessary things and makes bad economic choices. So, they keep raising taxes to have more money
to spend. Alan now pays most of his income in taxes, but he does not see the benefits of what the
government spends the money on. He and his neighbors are in a difficult situation. Alan sees this
happen, but he does not say or do anything about it. Top politicians in Alan's country have close
connections with big companies. The politicians give businessmen unfair privileges in return for
personal favors. And of course, normal working citizens like Alan are hurt by these unfair deals.
Moreover, Alan finds himself obeying laws that only protect a few big companies, but hurt him. Alan
sees this happen, but he does not say or do anything about it. On the news, Alan hears that the
politicians want to start a new war. They say it will be good for the country. "Peaceful diplomacy is
pointless," they insist, "and our weapons companies are ready for war." But war is expensive, so the
government will have to increase taxes and recruit more soldiers. Alan and his family are worried, but
he does not say or do anything about it. Then the message arrives that Alan must go to fight in the war.
It is all very sudden.
Alan is an engineer. He is a professional. He studied his profession, finished an internship, and now he
can build good roads and bridges. He is an honest man, and he would not take bribery to build bad
roads and bridges. The subject of government is the knowledge and methods of managing and leading a
country. There should be no reason for it to be less professional, effective, and honest than any other
profession. Alan realizes he has been asleep as a citizen. He paid his taxes and minded his own business,
hoping all will be well. He did not pay attention to the warning signs. Alan decides to join a peaceful
group for citizens' rights so that he can help improve his country.
VI. Conversation
1. Love
2. Valentines Day

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