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2. Reading comprehension

i. Read the text, and decide whether the following statements are true
or false.

a. We are born to have successful lives.

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b. Only practice makes a person perfect.

c. We can cultivate habits in no time.

d. We can acquire all valuable traits by constant and consistent training,
both mental and physical.

e. If we permit ourselves to tell a lie once, it is a lot easier to do it a
second and a third time.

f. Honesty and integrity are the result of both our belief system and
practice.
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g. Habits form character.

ii. Read the text again, and answer these questions.

a. What comment do we often hear?

b. How do some people become perfect in making mistakes?

c. Do you consider yourself to be perfect? Why? Why not?

d. What are the valuable traits that human beings have to possess?

e. How can you form a habit?

f. What type of habit have you decided to form after reading this text?

C. Follow-up activity

Work in a group. Make a list of good habits and mention how a person can
cultivate them.

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