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THE PIPE-LIGHTER

3. Tell your secrets to your servant, and you make him your __________________.

4. A winner listens, a __________________ just waits until it is their turn to talk.

5. Everybody’s business is __________________’s business.
6. Extreme right is extreme __________________.
7. Be nice to people on your way up because you’ll meet them on your way __________________.

8. Life swings like a pendulum backward and __________________ between pain and boredom.

9. Grief that is shared is cut in half, __________________ that is shared is doubled.
10. If you want __________________, prepare for war.
11. It is cruelty to the innocent not to punish the __________________.

12. Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a __________________ for those who think.

13. Let the __________________ speak for the present but the present work for the future.
14. Trust not the praise of a friend, nor the __________________ of an enemy.

D2 The words in each of the series below belong to specific word families, like ‘means of
communication’, ‘tools’, etc. Add three or more words to each series.
1. post, telephone, radio, _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

2. cricket, swimming, _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
3. pocket money, tip, _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

4. envelope, scissors, _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
5. father, uncle, _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

6. screwdriver, pliers, _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
7. baton, racket, _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

8. coriander, turmeric, _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
9. novel, play, _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

10. wardrobe, sofa, _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

AGILE
LEARNING
D3. Word families

Divide the class into groups of four. Your teacher will hand out a sheet with different categories on
it. Write as many associated words for each category as you can within five minutes. The group
with the highest number of correct words wins.

D4. Antonym race

Divide the class into five groups. Your teacher will give each group a set of words and dictionaries
and thesauruses. Find the antonyms of the given words as quickly as you can. The group that finds
the correct antonyms the fastest wins.

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