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a statement that is not true

                                               He who tells a lie is a coward.
                                   lie
                                               put oneself in a flat position

                                               The doctor asked me to lie on my back.



                    B2.  In each of the following pairs of sentences one word is missing. The missing
                           word in both the sentences has the same spelling and pronuncia  on, but
                           a diff erent meaning in each. Find the word with the help of the context

                           and fi ll in the blanks.

                           1. a)   The teacher says Anmol is a                        student.

                                b)  At noon it is so                 at the beach that you cannot walk without
                                   sunglasses.

                           2.  a)  Hari is a                  of Roger Federer.

                               b)  Turn on the                     , it’s so hot!
                           3.  a)  You need an oar to                     a boat.

                               b)  In the theatre we got seats in the third                        from the front.

                           4.  a)  The giant closed the mouth of the cave with a large                             .

                                b) Don’t                  the boat, it will sink.

                           5.  a)  Kalyani says she has no fever now. But she doesn’t look                               .

                               b)  People here draw water from the                            .

                           6.  a)  A little bit of                 will make the wood shine.
                                b)  How will you manage in Poland without knowing the

                                   language?


                   C          Grammar



                    Compare the phrases in the left column with the sentences in the right column.

                                          brave boy               The boy is brave.

                                          beautiful truth         Truth is beautiful.
                                          hot sun                 The sun is hot.


                    The words brave, beautiful and hot tell us more about boy, truth and sun. That is,
                    they are describing words or adjectives. The right column shows how we can use
                    adjectives to describe something in a sentence.
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