CM5

Unit 6

Graded Assignment 4 Name:. Date:... Marks _______/20.

Spiritual Renewal Task A: Choose the words from the box below. 0.5 Point each discipline hectic pervasive will vital humility gratitude foster well-being fast divine refrain from foster replenish enact a law vibrant 4

1. During lent, the forty days before Easter, some Christians ________________ all day on Fridays. 2. Life in big cities these days is awfully ________________. Everyone rushing around without enough time for anything. 3. Monks practice rigorous ________________ of prayer, study and work. 4. The lights at during Eid are so colourful and _____________________ that they put everyone in a party mood. 5. Priests are invited to stay in monasteries for days of rest and prayer. These retreats ________________ their spirits and renew their energy. 6. Sociologists are examining why some monastic communities die and others stay ________________ and even expand. 7. You must __________________________ your friendship to make it last. 8. In contemporary society, pressure and stress are ________________. No one can escape the feeling that he should be able to work harder and do more.

Task B

1 Point each

Using any two words from the box, make correct, meaningful sentences of your own. refrain from pervasive gratitude foster

1._____________________________________________________________________________

2._____________________________________________________________________________ Task C: 1 Point each stumbling block Walks of life 0.5 Point each at odds with see eye to eye 4 turmoil insight in dire striats in a rut

serenity out of touch

1. I find myself ______________ my friends when I dont agree about their way of thinking. 2. My project has given me a real ______________into the causes of the present economic crisis. 3. I've got to change my job. I feel I'm (stuck) ______________ 4. The main ________________ to starting new research is that we lack qualified people. 5. We've got people from all (different) _____________ in our church.

6. My sisters don't _______________ with me about the arrangements. 7. I was on holiday for a month, so I'm completely ____________ with the local news.

8. Some countries have been in _______________ for years because of war in their countries. Task D: Fill in the blanks with the correct quantifiers from the box. 1 point each a great many few a great deal of little a little a few 6

1. It takes a____________________________ of discipline to fast for a month. 2. We only make ___________________________ trips back and forth over the mountains. 3. Lets buy __________________________ fruit on the way home for supper. 4. Alia cant buy the dress she likes. She has _____________________ money left with her. 5. ________________ people visited him in the hospital. He felt lonely. 6. The arena was really crowded; there were ________________________ of people watching the game.

Task E

0.5 Point each

Decide if the nouns in the box are count or non- count nouns. Write them in the correct column. Journey Humility gratitude fast monastery effort stress consumption

Count ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

Non-count _______________ _______________ ________________ ________________

Both _______________ _______________ ________________ ________________