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ПОЛУЧИТЬ ОТВЕТ Choose the correct word. Nancy is afraid of mice. Every time she sees them, she shakes like ______________.
Choose the correct word. Diana had butterflies in her __________________ before her first singing contest.
Choose the correct word. Jane was scared to ________________ when she saw a spider on her pillow.
Use the right form of the verb. If you don’t drive carefully, you _____________ (get) into a road accident.
Use the right form of the verb. If you ____________ (ask) me earlier, I would have helped you with the housework.
Use the right form of the verb. If Mike ______________ (exercise) more, he would be much healthier.
Use the right form of the verb. When Kate ____________ (keep) to a healthy diet, she feels much better.
Read the text and fill in the gaps with the right phrases. There is ONE EXTRA phrase you don’t need to use.
Read and match. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”. Rising early is a good habit. A habit means repetition of the same action in similar circumstances. All people have habits. They are of different kinds. Drinking water, having breakfast, lunch and dinner and sleeping at night are habits based on instinct. A person has no control over thirst, hunger and sleep. They are therefore inborn habits. There are other habits acquired like brushing your teeth, taking a bath, wearing clothes, combing your hair etc., which help a man to look neat and healthy. A walk in the morning is a good habit for people. The needs of society develop in people some good habits. A person is a social “animal” and one can't live in isolation. Respecting elders, wishing “Good morning”, “Good evening” and “Good night” are good habits. Serving the cause of the poor and needy, and respecting the social laws like observing a queue are good habits. Listening to music and reading books are good habits, which help a person to spend a peaceful life. Going to a temple or offering daily prayers are habits, which serve the needs of the soul. Education is based on the principle of habit formation. Repetition makes learning easy. Learning a language, i.e. speaking, reading and writing, is based on habit. Similarly, education helps in the development of good habits like punctuality, attention, concentration, cooperation, discipline, etc. Good habits lead to good manners. Good manners give us good friends; good friends make good environment; good environment leads to a happy and peaceful life. As there are good habits, there are bad habits too. We acquire them both from our friends and from the society in which we live. Smoking, drinking alcohol, drugging, telling lies, teasing the weak may all be considered as bad habits. Habits are easy to acquire but difficult to give up. So it is better not to acquire a bad habit than to try to get rid of it later. If you make time for healthy habits, you’ll find yourself with extra reserves of energy that will lower your stress and help you to get through life’s challenges. Drink water throughout the day. It’s great for your skin, your digestive system, and weight loss. Cut back on the amount of soda and coffee you drink. Sugar and caffeine dehydrate you and create energy rushes followed by crashes which are ultimately energy-depleting. Physical activities are the most important. Physical activities add joy and activeness to your day-to-day life.
Read the forum messages. Do you think life is easier for teenagers today than for teenagers in the past? When I was a teenager, I was more responsible than today’s teenagers. After school, I had to do lots of jobs at home. My parents were really angry when I didn’t do my chores. Today’s teenagers are lazier. They come home from school and then play computer games for the rest of the day. (Katie) Young people nowadays aren’t better or worse than young people in the past. Teenagers today have the same problem that we did. They’re worried about finding their own place in the world. I once read this saying: “Children nowadays just love the easy life. They’re bad mannered, have no respect for authority or for older people, and they make their teachers mad.” Do you know who said that? It was Socractes. He lived about 2,400 years ago. (Sarah) In the media, they always say that teenagers have easy life. They say they’re lazy and irresponsible. But I work with young people and lots of them are responsible and hard-working. I also meet teenagers who are opposite. Isn’t it the same with adults? Perhaps teenagers have more money now. And they have lots of modern things like MP3 players. But those things don’t always make life easier or make you happier! (Patty) Who says teenagers have an easy life? Exams are harder now than in the past. It’s more difficult to get a job so your marks need to be higher. The media make us worry about our appearance nowadays too; so a lot of teenagers aren’t happy. They think they should be taller or thinner, like the people they see on TV. Maybe the problems are different from the past. But that doesn’t make life easier. It’s probably the opposite! (Ned) Who says that…
