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1. Enrich Your Vocabulary

Some of the words and phrases used by the speakers have the following
meanings. Read the views of the different speakers above and write the
words/ phrases next to the meanings.

a. contentment (Ajmera) ---------------------

b. make progress at the same rate(Uttar) -----------
c. a situation in which every activity has stopped( Uttar) --------------
d. love, appreciate and protect something (Chandra) --------------------

e. connectedly and simultaneously (Bhim)------------------------
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f. far more eager to know or explore (Uttar 2) ---------------------------

2. Read, Match and Add

Read the following views and compare them with what the speakers say.
After this match the views with the speakers and add a view of your own.
A B

a. Uttar is of the opinion that progress should be made for the
cause of satisfaction.
b. Ajmera strongly believes that both satisfaction and progress
should go ahead side by side.
c. Chandra opines that success is not the ultimate goal of
our life.

d. Bhim stresses that satisfaction eventually leads us to
aimlessness.
e. I think --------------------------------------------.

3. Read and Complete
Read the debate once again and complete the sentences with
appropriate words.
a. Uttar keeps changing----------------------------.

b. Ajmera--------------------------------self-acceptance.
c. Abraham Lincoln possessed both self acceptance and a flare for
-------------------------.

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