Unit 3 - 3.6 Think Before You Speak! English - Unit 3 - 3.6 Think Before You Speak!

Complex Factual Questions.
What is the importance of asking the question ‘ ‘Is it useful?’

Complex Factual Questions.
What are three questions one needs to ask before speaking?

Complex Factual Questions.
What are unspoken words?

Complex Factual Questions.
How do we become slaves of words spoken by us?

Was he only trying to give a message in a light-hearted but effective way?

Give antonyms.
1. ancient
2. affirmative

Pick out a word from the extract that means ‘useless’.

Man was meant to listen more and talk less similarly make a sentence using words of opposite meaning.

Use the words ‘left’ in separate sentences and show the difference in the meaning.

Make two sentences using the same word as a noun in one and as a verb in another.
benefit

Complex Factual Questions.
Why should one ask the question ‘Is it true?’ before speaking?

Complex Factual Questions.
Two rows of teeth’. Thinks of similar expressions.

Complex Factual Questions.
How do spoken words make you a slave?

Have you ever passed an empty remark or win statement that might hurt someone? What can you do to avoid it again?

Was Disraeli trying to give a scientific reason?

Underline the adverbial in the following sentence.
1. The birds flew over the trees.
2. She speaks in a self tone.
3. The workers left without permission
4. The king promised to give then food to eat.
5. Seema walked behind them briskly.
6. The young man did as he was told.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases / idioms given below. Change the form where necessary to fill in the blanks. (far and wide, to make amends, taken aback, bring comfort)
1. His reassuring words ………….. to my troubled mind.
2. People come to see flamingos from …………… .
3. Mishti ……………. by his brother’s arrogance.
4. She ………….. for her rudeness by apologizing.

According to Socrates, one must never open one’s mouth to speak.

Socrates had influenced the lives of many youths for the better.