Love

Love is an emotion that every person experiences at somepoint. There are different kinds of love, such as eros, phileo, agape,and storge. Eros is adoring and wanting another person. This
person can be your lover, husband/wife, and crushes. Phileo is thelove you feel towards your friends. It is understanding and trusting
them. Agape is the parental and sacrificial kind of love, for instance,
the love of God towards people. Storge is the love towards thecommunity and family. It is creating a strong bond and caring forthem.
Love can be a mother’s happiness upon seeing her
newborn child. It can be a father’s protective attitude towards
his children. It is also caring for your sisters and brothers. It istreasuring and respecting yourself. It is the feeling of compassion
towards others. Love triggers either a positive or a negative effecttowards a person. For example, just thinking about your loved ones
can make you feel inspired, but it can also distract you by thinking
about them too much. To love is to hold a deep attachment toother people. The things they do and how they act will always
affect you. Love is a wonderful feeling, so love and be loved.

What’s the Meaning …
1. emotion
2. eros
3. phileo
4. agape

Pronunciation
Practice1

dimension2

sacrificial

3compassion

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attachment

5wonderful

5. storge
6. compassion
7. attachment

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Questions Related to the Topic
1. Who can feel love?
2. What are the kinds of love?
3. Why does love have a positive and anegative effect?

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Leisure Time

Some people have a tendency to make their work apriority in life. They overwork themselves nonstop, unconsciously
abusing their physical and mental health. According to healthspecialists, when you overwork it brings dangerous effects to yourbody, causing you to develop a heart attack, stress, anxiousness,frustration, and impatience. Hence, it is important to balance
your work and leisure time. Having leisure time will enable you torelease tensions and take your mind away from stress.
There are various activities you can do in your leisuretime. For example, doing your hobbies will make your body feelat ease. You can read your books, play your musical instrument,
you can sing or dance. Other activities, such as jogging, taking awalk, swimming, traveling, and watching movies and TV shows
are also another way to spend your leisure time. Therefore, don’t
make work a priority in life. Your health and well-being are more
important, so be sure to have a leisure time.

What’s the Meaning …
1. tendency
2. priority
3. unconsciously
4. specialists
5. stress
6. anxiousness

7. frustrations
8. impatience
9. hobbies
10. well-being

Lesson 2

Pronunciation
Practice1

leisure2

tendency

3priority4

unconsciously

5physical

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specialists

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anxiousness

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frustrations

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impatience

Questions Related to the Topic
1. What are the results of overworking?
2. What can you do to release tensions and stress?
3. What are examples of activities you can do during 		your leisure time?

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2Beauty

How do people define beauty? What does it take to bebeautiful? Above all, what is beauty? Every individual has different
ways of explaining what beauty is. Beauty can take on manydifferent forms: outer beauty, inner beauty, scenery beauty, oreven the beauty of an event and many more.
For a lot of people, outer beauty which is thought to besomething that you are born with is considered to be the mostimportant. It is what stimulates the mind. Take for example, when
you meet people for the first time you immediately notice their
physical appearance including the clothes they wear.
On the other hand, some say beauty comes from withinpeople’s hearts. Inner beauty will last forever and will never fade. In
contrast, outer beauty fades over time. A person’s characteristics orbehavior is what others would remember compared to a person’s
physical appearance.
However, beauty is also found in nature such as the sunset
or the sunrise. One finds joy and solace by looking at scenic
views that nature offers. Many people usually make memories byrecalling the events and relating them to the surroundings thatthey see. Thus, making it timeless. The idea and standard of beauty
have greatly changed all throughout time. It takes a certain kind ofquality to appreciate the true meaning of beauty.

What’s the Meaning …
1. outer beauty2. inner beauty
3. scenery beauty
4. timeless
5. appreciate

Lesson 3

Pronunciation
Practice1

define2beauty3

physical

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scenery5

themselves

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unfortunately

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appreciation

Questions Related to the Topic
1. How do people define beauty?
2. Do standards of beauty exist? Give your views.
3. Are you appreciative of the beauty around you?

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Good and Bad Manners
By definition, manners refer to how a person acts andbehaves in front of other people.
We all have both good manners and bad manners, which
naturally coexist within us. Basically, if you are a well-mannered
person, you tend to be polite and respectful to others. You makepeople smile with your kind gestures. You may even be the reason
they had a good start that day. In contrast, if you are ill mannered,
you are considered rude and a bit cheeky with people around you.
What is worse? You could be the reason for one’s bad day.
On the contrary, being good-mannered does not always
mean having a good attitude and similarly, being bad mannered
does not always follow that one has a bad attitude. Sometimes
it is the other way around because there is a thin line between
manners and attitude.
We may possess these qualities, but it is still our choice as towhich of these two would define us as a person.

What’s the Meaning …
1. good manner
2. bad manner
3. polite
4. rude5. attitude

Lesson 4

Pronunciation
Practice
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possess2

manner3

behaves

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polite5

rude

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attitude7

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defineQuestions Related to the Topic

1. How is good manner being defined?
2. How is bad manner being defined?
3. What’s the difference between manner and 			attitude?

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4Childhood Memories
Seeing a picture of you in your childhood years brings backso much memories. Some are funny and happy and some are bitterand gloomy. But whatever memories you hold close to your heart,
those are the reasons for what you have become today.
Who can forget the fairy tales our parents and grandparents
used to read for us before we go to sleep and the games we playedwith friends back then? The sweets we loved to eat and the person
we wanted to be with all the time? Everybody has a lot of stories toshare about because one never runs out of childhood memories.

What’s the Meaning …
1. childhood
2. memories
3. bitter and gloomy
4. fairy tales

Pronunciation
Practice
1memories2

bitter3

gloomy4

fairy tales

5childhood

Lesson 5

Questions Related to the Topic
1. What brings back the memories of ourchildhood?
2. Is it fun to recall our childhood memories?
3. What are your childhood memories thatyou can never forget?

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5Shopping in Today’s World
Like most of the foods that we have nowadays, shopping
has now become instant as well.
Shopping is very time consuming, but in today’s world, wecan buy our most wanted fashionable dresses in a blink of an eye.
Shopping is very tiring, but, now, our longed-for pair of shoes isjust a click away. With the help of advanced technology, shopping
has become instant and hassle-free.
Before this so-called “online shopping”, we used to browse
around shops for just about anything. This takes us long hours andcauses us aching feet.
Now, through the Internet, we can just browse online
shops with just one click and in the comfort of our homes. This ismuch more convenient as we can avoid long queues and achingfeet. Moreover, it saves us time, money and energy. But, the realquestion is, are we even sure of the quality? Are we assured that
we get the best value for our money?
Nevertheless, we could always return and have an item
replaced if we are not satisfied with it. But, then again, are weassured that what we buy online will be delivered to us?
These are just some of the questions we need to ask
ourselves before shopping online.

What’s the Meaning …
1. shopping
2. instant
3. time consuming
4. blink of an eye
5. hassle-free

Pronunciation
Practice1

consuming

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shopping

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instant

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tiring

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couch

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hassle-free

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technology

8

assured6. technology
7. online

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Questions Related to the Topic

1. How is shopping in today’s world different from 		
shopping in the old days?
2. What are the benefits of the new trend of 			shopping?
3. What are the disadvantages of how shopping is 		
done in today’s world?
4. Which would you prefer, shopping through the 		new trend or the traditional shopping?

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The Family

What is a family? Anyone who is asked this question always
answers, “Family is the basic unit of the society.” Indeed, it is.
Everybody belongs to a family: the child on the street belongs toa family; the superstar belongs to a family; the hero who saved his
country belongs to a family; the person who persecuted millions ofpeople belongs to a family; even the animals and plants have theirown families; also, microorganisms belong to a certain family.
We are primarily defined based on the family we comefrom. But, this concept changes over time. A person could nolonger be defined, genetically. Many other aspects are considered.
What are these aspects? There is no definite enumeration.
Although, there are those who are much closer to theirfriends than their families, or to those who they grew up with,spent time with and lived with for years. They treat them just liketheir own family regardless of the fact that they are not related byblood.
No matter, blood-related or not, it all depends on how deep andspecial your relationship is with these people you call “family”.

What’s the Meaning …
1. society
2. superstar
3. persecuted
4. microorganism
5. primarily

6. concept
7. genetically
8. definite

Lesson 7
Pronunciation
Practice1society2

persecuted3

microorganism

4

primarily

5

genetically6

definite7

enumeration

Questions Related to the Topic

1. What is a family?
2. Do you believe that everyone belongs
to a certain family? Why? Or why not?
3. Name some aspects that define where an 			individual belongs and can be called ‘family’.

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Homelessness“I’ll go home...”, can the homeless utter these words? Theanswer could possibly be both “yes” and “no”. It could be a “no”
because, perhaps, their concept of home is a house or a shelter;the building itself. Well, that is quite right. How can a homeless gohome if he/she lives on the streets or under bridges? On the other
hand, it could be a big fat “yes”, because, perhaps, the homelessconsider the streets and bridges their home.
Even so, homeless generally describes people who liveon the streets or under the bridges. Our homes protect us fromthe dangers of the outside forces such as calamities, dangerous
animals or even from our own kind. But, have you ever wondered,
what protects the homeless? Where do they go in times ofcalamities? What do they do when something or someone
threatens their security?

What’s the Meaning …
1. homeless
2. house
3. outside forces
4. calamities
5. threatens

Pronunciation
Practice
1

utter

2

bridges3

dangerous

4

calamities

5

threatens

6

security

Lesson 8

Questions Related to the Topic

1. What’s the difference between a house and a 			home?
2. According to the article, what are the outside 			forces which our homes or houses protect
us from?
3. Do you know someone who is homeless?

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8Taking A Walk
Civilization has brought a lot of changes into our lives.
Along these changes, people get busier and live an unhealthy
lifestyle. Staying fit is a strenuous effort for everyone.
Planning one’s schedule just to find time to hit the gym isboth taxing and strenuous. One easy way to burn those calories off
and to ease things up is by taking a walk.
Walking is an underrated form of exercise. It is ideal for
people of all ages and fitness levels. It can be done alone, withyour family and close friends or even with your pet. Studies showthat regular walking helps reduce the risk of chronic illnesses. Thelonger you walk, the more you can maximize the health benefits.

What is the Meaning …
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Pronunciation
Practice1

civilization2

busier3

strenuous

4

schedule

5

gym

6

underrated

7

exercise

8reduce9chronic

burn off
strenuoustaxing
calorie
underrated
reducerisk

Lesson 9

Questions Related to the Topic
1. What are the benefits of walking?
2. Why do we need to maintain a healthy
lifestyle in this fast-changing civilization?

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9Unity“Unity” is only a word, yet it entails a meaning rooted to a
deeper understanding for the betterment of every person. Unity
means being part of a whole or working with others together tomeet a purposeful goal. Unity can exist anywhere, such as yourhome, community, workplace, school, country, government, andorganizations.
Unfortunately, unity is difficult to attain when others havedifferent visions, beliefs and perceptions from yours. Having unity
is being able to trust and respect others. It is not easy to develop asense of trust to other people. When you cease to trust others, you
fail to work with them.
In this age, we often see news about murder, corruption, and war.
Countries and people who experience these unfortunate situations
lack unity, since, peace and harmony with other people are onlyattained if there is unity.

What’s the Meaning …
1. unity
2. trust
3. peace
4. harmony

Lesson 10
Pronunciation
Practice1

entails2

purposeful3organizations

4

perceptions

5

cease

6

attained

Questions Related to the Topic
1. Where can you find unity?
2. Why is unity difficult to attain?
3. Explain and give an example of unity.

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