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7. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning tothe original sentence, using the given word.

- Are you suggesting that I am dishonest? QUESTIONING- Dont listen to what he says! ATTENTION- He does not plan to emigrate just yet. INTENTION

- Hes not usually rude like that. CHARACTER- I didnt feel like paying my mother-in-law a visit. MOOD- I was so upset I found it difficult to look at her. HARDLY- My father said he didnt deserve such a high honour. WORTHY- She found it difficult to accept what had happened. TERMS- She is in danger of losing her husband because of her attitude. RISK- This is the first time Ive tried cooking this dish. ATTEMPT

Are you questioning my honesty?

Dont pay attention to what he says!

He has no intention to emigrate just yet.

Its not in his character to be that rude.

I wasnt in the mood to pay my mother-in-law a visit.

I was so upset that I could hardly look at her.

My father said he isnt worthy of such a high honour.

She couldnt get in terms with what happened.

She faces the risk of losing her husband because of her attitude.

This is my first attempt in cooking this dish.

11. Say which were the original pre-internet proverbs the following proverbs come from.

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- A chat has nine lives. = A kat has nine lives.- Dont byte off more than you can view. = Dont bite off more than you can chew.- Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to use the Net and he wont bother

you for weeks = Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man how to fish andyou feed him for a lifetime.

- Home is where you hang your @ = Home is where you hang your hat.- Too many clicks spoil the browse. = Too many cooks spoil the broth.- You cant teach a new mouse old clicks. = You cant teach an old dog new tricks.

6. Use a dictionary to find out the meaningand the origin of the marriage-related terms below.

Boston marriage covenantmarriage destination wedding levirate marriage open marriage proxy marriage republicanmarriage shotgun marriage to be married by church key

Boston marriage used in New England in the late 19 th and the early 20th centuries to describe

two woman living together, independent of financial support from a man.There is often an

assumption that in that era, it denoted a lesbian relationship. However, there is no documentary

proof that any particular Boston marriage included sexual relations.

Covenant marriage In some parts of the US this is a legally distinct kind of marriage, in whichthe marrying couple agree to obtain pre-marital counselling and accept more limited grounds for

divorce. The covenant marriage laws emphasize the belief that marriage is more than just a

mere contract between two individuals and without the marriage there would be no foundation

of family in society and, in turn, no civilization or progress to follow.

Destination wedding when a wedding is hosted, often in a vacation-like setting, at a location to

which most of the invited guests must travel and often stay for several days.

Levirate marriage a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to

marry his brothers widow, and the widow is obliged to marry her deceased husbands brother

(practiced by societies with a strong clan structure where marriage outside the clan wasforbidden)

Open marriage tipically refers to a marriage in which the partners agree that each may

engage in extramarital sexual relationships, without this being regarded as infidelity.

Proxy marriage is a wedding in which the bride or groom (or both) is not physically present,

usually being represented instead by another person. This usually happens when a couple wish

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to marry but one or both partners cannot attend for reasons such as military service,

imprisonment, or travel restriction, or when a couple lives in jurisdiction in which they cannot

marry.

Republican marriage was a form of execution that allegedly occurred in Nantes during the

Reign of Terror in Revolutionary France and involved tying a naked man and woman together

and drowning them, more often in the Loire River.

Shotgun marriage a shotgun marriage is a marriage that is forced upon the participants

usually because the bride is pregnant. A shotgun wedding is a misguided event to protect the

family of the bride from embarrassment due to her pregnancy.

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