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If you lived your life without ever asking questions, your world would be very
small. Asking
questions - whether it's about yourself, about others, or how things are done in the
world - helps you think about new possibilities.That's an important part of personal
growth.
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The act of questioning inspires ideas. Digging into why things are the way
they are and ,
how they can be different encourages creativity. If nobody asked questions about how
things were done, everything would stay the same. Everything would be as usual and
there wouldn't be anything new or unique.
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Asking questions might inspire progress. The first step in solving any social issue
is to
ask questions like, "How did this happen? How can we make it better?" A huge number
of activists and policymakers are experts at using questions to collect
information and
develop strategies for improvement.
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Read the text again and mark the sentences as True, False or Not Given.
1. Good leaders are likely to identify their weaknesses
and work on them.
2. People make better impressions if they ask specific questions. 3. Asking questions contributes to self-development. 4. People who can identify personal problems may often face disappointment. 5. Not many policymakers tend to question if there is a social problem. |
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Match the definitions to the boldfaced words/phrases in the text.
1. the act of taking part in an activity
2. people with special knowledge, skill or training in something 3. to find out information by searching or asking questions 4. extreme suffering 5. to give encouragement to someone or something because you want him, her, or it to succeed
6. different from something7. the quality of reacting quickly and positively |
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Pay attention to the underlined phrase in the text and choose TWO
situations that are not a one - way street.
a) I have always received as much support and
encouragement from her as I have
given.
b) My elder sister always decides what we're going to
do next. She never asks for our
opinion
on any topics.
c) The management keeps putting demands on us, but
they've given us very little
support in return.
d) Teachers who respect and appreciate their students
get respect and appreciation
in return.
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Discuss the quotations with a partner.
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