Jungle Survival 02.05.23

Sometimes Just let it be

Once Buddha was walking from one town to another town with a few of his followers. This was in the initial days. While they were traveling, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and Buddha told one of his disciples, “I am thirsty. Please get me some water from that lake there”.

The disciple walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed that some people were washing clothes in the water and, right at that moment, a bullock cart started crossing the lake right at the edge of it. As a result, the water became very muddy, very turbid. The disciple thought, “How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to drink?!” So he came back and told the Buddha, “The water in there is very muddy. I don’t think it is fit to drink”.

So, the Buddha said, let us take a little rest here by the tree. After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. The disciple obediently went back to the lake. This time he found that the lake had absolutely clear water in it. The mud had settled down and the water above it looked fit to be had. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to the Buddha.

The Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and said, “See, You let the water be and the mud settled down on its own. You got a clear water. It didn’t require any effort”.

Moral: Your mind is also like that. When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don’t have to put in any effort to calm it down. We can judge and take best decisions of our life when we stay calm.

Fortune Telling

a. Circle the correct definition for each of these words from the text.

1 fortune telling
a reading science fiction films
b saying what will happen in the future

2 century
a a thousand years
b a hundred years

3 influence
a the information your friends give you
b the power to have an effect on people or things

4 to predict
a to ask someone what will happen
b to say what you think will happen

5 palm
a the inner part of one’s hand
b the outer part of one’s hand

6 nonsense
a something that is unusual
b something that does not have meaning

7 leaves
a the green parts of a tree or plant
b bags of tea

8 reliable
a if someone is reliable you can trust them
b if someone is reliable you can’t trust them

b. Use words in Exercise 9a to complete these sentences. Remember you may need to change the form of the words.

1 I think all these ways of fortune telling are just saying what will happen in the future.
2 If you study a lot, it will have a big influence on your exam results.
3 I guess life was very different a few century ago.
4 My new MP3 player is really small – I can put it in the palm of my hand.
5 I don’t think that the .. in my teacup can .. my future.
6 Aaron says he’ll do something but he never does it! He’s not reliable.

Fulfill Your Obligations

Samantha sometimes does not go to work because she is sleepy or she just does not feel like going. At first, her boss tries to be understanding, thinking that maybe Samantha is getting sick. Of course she is earning less money because of all the time she misses, and soon her boss loses patience. He fires Samantha and looks for someone else to do her job.

Samantha is upset, and she is also a little worried about paying her bills. But she decides that she really does not like to work very much. Still, Samantha is lucky because she has lots of friends and family members who love her. So rather than look for a new job, she starts to ask them for money.

At first most of them are willing to lend her a little bit. But, when she does not pay it back, they become upset. Why is she being so irresponsible? They all stop loaning her money.

Just like Samantha always has excuses for her friends and family, she also has excuses for her landlord. She usually does not have the money for her rent, but she always says she will have it soon. Of course, Samantha’s landlord eventually loses patience and tells her that she must leave her apartment immediately.

Samantha does not know what to do. She does not know where to begin to look for a new apartment, and anyway, she does not have any money to pay for rent. She feels desperate and realizes that she has made some very big mistakes. She begins to call her friends to see if they will let her stay at their apartments, but they are all still upset about the money she owes them. They say no.

Finally, Samantha is left feeling very desperate and worried. She dials her brother’s phone number and hopes that he is in a good mood. When he answers, she explains her situation and admits that she thinks she has made some big mistakes.

Her brother, Edwin, agrees with her. Her behavior has been very inappropriate, and he refuses to lend her any money. He tells her that she can stay with him, but only under very specific conditions. First, she must begin to look for a new job. And while she is living with Edwin, she must walk his dog every day, clean the house, and do cooking. If she does not fulfill all of these responsibilities, she must leave.

Edwin sounds very serious, and Samantha knows that her brother is not joking. She knows he is giving her an important opportunity to make a change in her life. She realizes that she must live up to her responsibilities and fulfill her obligations.

Samantha thanks her brother and agrees to his offer. She will do her best to find a good job soon. She wants to pay everyone back as soon as possible and get her life back in order. She knows it is going to be a challenge, but she also knows it will be well worth it!

Exercises

Vocabulary Questions

1. What does “obligation” mean?

a) something you want to do

b) something that is a good idea to do

c) something you might do

d) something you must do

2. What does “landlord” mean?

a) the person who lives in the apartment next to you

b) the person who owns the apartment you live in

c) the person who cleans your apartment for you

d) the person who comes to repair things in your apartment

3. What does “pay back” mean?

a) to return money that someone lent you

b) to pay in advance

c) to pay your bills

d) to lend someone money

Grammar Questions

1. She realizes that she must live ________ to her responsibilities.

a) over

b) down

c) up

d) in

2. Samantha is worried ________ paying her bills.

a) of

b) about

c) for

d) to

3. Samantha ________ know what to do.

a) do not

b) was not

c) were not

d) does not

Comprehension Questions

1. Why do Samantha’s friends and family become upset with her?
Samantha’s friends and family becom e upset because samantha didn’t pay back the money she borrowed․

2. What does Samantha plan to do at the end of the story?
Samantha plan to find a good job and pay back her friends.

3. In your opinion, why is it important to fulfill your obligations?
In my opinion if you don’t do your fulfil your obligations you have no right to demand anything․

Speaking in many tongues

Hometask (Feb. 6-10)

f. Circle the correct words in questions 1-6. Then match the questions with the answers.

1 Is there much / many milk in the fridge? No there isn’t.
2 How much / many potatoes do you want? Two, please.
3 How much / many time have we got? Ten minutes.
4 Are there much / many people in the cafe? Yes, there are about 50.
5 How much / many subjects do you study? Nine.
6 How much / many money have you got? 15 Euro.

b. Complete the sentence with some or any.

1 I wanted to buy some food, but I didn’t have any money.
2 A: Have we got any homework tonight?
B: Yes, we’ve got some grammar exercises to do.
3 Mario bought some new socks last week, but he didn’t buy any shoes.
4 A: Let’s listen to some music.
B: Ok, did you bring any CDs?
5 I’d like to make some sandwiches. The problem is I’ve got some cheese, but I haven’t got any butter.

A long and healthy life

A long and healty life

Now read the text again and listen. Answer thw questions.

1 Does the American writer giva a advice for your mind or your body?
American writer give a advice for your mind.

2 Why do the women in Okinawa live a long time?
They do some exercise every day, they don’t have much stress in their lives and, in general, they are positive and active.

3 Why is seaweed good for you?
This contains many different vitamins and minerals and is good for your hear.

4 Where does the fat come from in the Mediterranean diet?

a. Read the rule. Then underline the countable nouns and circle the uncountable nouns is examples 1-4.

1. Eat an apple or a carrot.
2. They do some exercise every day.
3. Some years ago…
4. The Okinawa women eat fish and green vegetabeles.

b. Complete the lists with words from Exercise 2.

Apples, carronts, eggs, meat, bread, tomatoes, orange juice, beans, onions, sugar, mineral water, rice

Countable nouns	Uncountable nouns
vegetables apples carrots eggs tomatoes beans onions mineral water	fruit meat bread orange juice sugar mineral water rice

d. Complete the sentences with a, an and some.

2 I’m going to the shops. Mum needs some meat and an eggs.
3 This is a lovely apple!
4 An onion is a vegetable.
5 Have some fruit. There are a nice bananas in the kitchen.
6 She needs some bread, some cheese and a tomato to make a sandwich.
7 I’m a bit hungry — I think I’ll eat an orange.

Teenagers: earning money

a. Complete each sentence with a word from the box.

Saturday job earn full-time part-time pocket money save waste

1 She only works two hours every morning – i’ts just a part-time job.
2 When I’ve got some money, I always put it in the bank and save it.
3 I work every Saturday to earn some money myself.
4 I go to bed early on Friday because I’ve got a Saturday job.
5 I like to spend my money on clothes and CDs.
6 I don’t work at all because my parents give me pocket money every month.
7 That film is really awful – so don’t waste your money by going to see it
8 My brother works 9-5, five days a week – it’s a full-time job!

The long winter

Երկար ձմեռը Գլուխ առաջին

Խոտ պատրաստիր մինչ արևը շողում է Հնձող մեքենայի պտույտը ուրախ հնչեց գոմեշի ծերունիից դեպի հարավ, որտեղ ցողունային խոտը հաստ ու բարձր էր, իսկ Պաը կտրում էր այն խոտի համար:

The Long Winter Chapter One

Make Hay While The Sun Shines The mowing machine’s whirring sounded cheerfully from the old buffalo wallow south of the claim shanty, where bluestem grass stood thick and tall and Pa was cutting it for hay. The sky was high and quivering with heat over the shimmering prairie. Half-way down to sunset, the sun blazed as hotly as at noon. The wind was scorching hot. But Pa had hours of mowing yet to do before he could stop for the night. Laura drew up a pailful of water from the well at the edge of the Big Slough. She rinsed the brown jug till it was cool to her hand. Then she filled it with the fresh, cool water, corked it tightly, and started with it to the hayfield. Swarms of little white butterflies hovered over the path. A dragon-fly with gauzy wings swiftly chased a gnat. On the stubble of cut grass the striped gophers were scampering. All at once they ran for their lives and dived into their holes. Then Laura saw a swift shadow and looked up at the eyes and the claws of a hawk overhead. But all the little gophers were safe in their holes. Pa was glad to see Laura with the water-jug. He got down from the mowing machine and drank a mouthful. «Ah! that hits the spot!» he said, and tipped up the jug again. Then he corked it, and setting it on the ground he covered it with cut grass. «This sun almost makes a fellow want a bunch of sprouts to make a shade,» he joked. He was really glad there were no trees; he had grubbed so many sprouts from his clearing in the Big Woods, every summer. Here on the Dakota prairies there was not a single tree, not one sprout, not a bit of shade anywhere. «A man works better when he’s warmed up, anyway!» Pa said cheerfully, and chirruped to the horses. Sam and David plodded on, drawing the machine. The long, steel-toothed blade went steadily whirring against the tall grass and laid it down flat. Pa rode high on the open iron seat, watching it lie down, his hand on the lever. Laura sat in the grass to watch him go once around. The heat there smelled as good as an oven when bread is baking. The little brown-and-yellow striped gophers were hurrying again, all about her. Tiny birds fluttered and flew to cling to bending grass-stems, balancing lightly. A striped garter snake came flowing and curving through the forest of grass. Sitting hunched with her chin on her knees, Laura felt suddenly as big as a mountain when the snake curved up its head and stared at the high wall of her calico skirt. Its round eyes were shining like beads, and its tongue was flickering so fast that it looked like a tiny jet of steam. The whole bright-striped snake had a gentle look. Laura knew that garter snakes will not harm anyone, and they are good to have on a farm because they eat the insects that spoil crops. It stretched its neck low again and, making a perfectly square turn in itself because it could not climb over Laura, it went flowing around her and away in the grass. Then the mowing machine whirred louder and the horses came nodding their heads slowly in time with their feet. David jumped when Laura spoke almost under his nose. «Whoa!» Pa said, startled. «Laura! I thought you’d gone. Why are you hiding in the grass like a prairie chicken?» «Pa,» Laura said, «why can’t I help you make hay? Please let me, Pa. Please.» Pa lifted his hat and ran his fingers through his sweat-damp hair, standing it all on end and letting the wind blow through it. «You’re not very big nor strong, little Half-Pint.» «I’m going on fourteen,» Laura said. «I can help, Pa. I know I can.» The mowing machine had cost so much that Pa had no money left to pay for help. He could not trade work, because there were only a few homesteaders in this new country and they were busy on their own claims. But he needed help to stack the hay. «Well,» Pa said, «maybe you can. We’ll try it. If you can, by George! we’ll get this haying done all by ourselves!» Laura could see that the thought was a load off Pa’s mind and she hurried to the shanty to tell Ma. «Why, I guess you can,» Ma said doubtfully. She did not like to see women working in the fields. Only foreigners did that. Ma and her girls were Americans, above doing men’s work. But Laura’s helping with the hay would solve the problem. She decided, «Yes, Laura, you may.» Carrie eagerly offered to help. «I’ll carry the drinking water out to you. I’m big enough to carry the jug!» Carrie was almost ten, but small for her age. «And I’ll do your share of the housework, besides mine,» Mary offered happily. She was proud that she could wash dishes and make beds as well as Laura, though she was blind. The sun and hot wind cured the cut grass so quickly that Pa raked it up next day. He raked it into long windrows, then he raked the windrows into big haycocks. And early the next morning, while the dawn was still cool and meadow-larks were singing, Laura rode to the field with Pa in the hayrack. There Pa walked beside the wagon and drove the horses between the rows of haycocks. At every haycock he stopped the horses and pitched the hay up into the hayrack. It came tumbling loosely over the high edge and Laura trampled it down. Up and down and back and forth she trampled the loose hay with all the might of her legs, while the forkfuls kept coming over and falling, and she went on trampling while the wagon jolted on to the next haycock. Then Pa pitched more hay in from the other side.