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* Module 1 INTRODUCTION Reading and vocabulary laugh mouth joke like badly language done creating Complete the quotations with the words. 1. The English have no respect for their _________, and will not teach their children to speak it. They spell it so ______ that no man can teach himself what it sounds like. It is impossible for an Englishman to open his _______ without making another Englishman hate him. language badly mouth What the quotations mean. English is no taught well in England. The spelling system is so variable that you cannot work out how to say something from reading it. English people judge each other on their accent. 2. Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about ________ yourself. 3. If you are going to tell people the truth, you’d better make them ______. Otherwise, they’ll kill you. creating laugh What the quotations mean. In life, we are not looking for someone which already exists, we are learning how to make ourselves into someone. 4. My way of joking is to tell the truth. It’s the funniest _____ in the world. 5. Nothing is ever _____ in this world until men are prepared to kill one another if it is not done. 6. Take care to get what you like or you will have to ____ what you get. joke done like What the quotations mean. 4. Truth is more entertaining than jokes which are supposed to be funny. 5. You need a really good reason to start doing something important. 6. If you don’t make an effort to get what you want, you will have to put up with what you get. Bernard Shaw Read through the words in the box and the introduction to Bernard Shaw, then answer the questions. What does a dramatist do? What kinds of things does a socialist believe? Writes plays. Education, no class system, equal rights for everyone. Amusing, popular and educational. 3. What kind of plays did Shaw write? Can you introduce Bernard Shaw in your own words to us? Fast reading (Part 1) [Activity 1] Rea