Unit 21 Fashion and Simplicity I PRE-READING EXERCISE There are several words in the modern jargon which mean a place (often a fashionable one) for eating, meeting and purchase purpose. But almost always there is some difference in meaning. Please match the columns to distinguish between such different places. 1. club : (a) a sitting room in a private house 2. cafeteria : (b) an establishment providing accommodation and food for the travellers and tourists 3. boutique : (c) a small house 4. parlour : (d) the premises of an association dedicated to particular interest. 5. resort : (e) a minor stopping - place 6. hotel : (f) a restaurant in which customers ...
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Assignment (20/10/23) MMN Sir
II READING COMPREHENSION Read the passage carefully. A contented man is a happy man. A man who is always running after money and luxuries of life, cannot get real happiness. As a matter of fact, he is only losing the real happiness which he may otherwise get if he does not pursue these tensive activities. A man who does not have much money, may be happy if he can get a little with his sincere and honest efforts. With that little which provides him enough for the necessities of life, he can lead a life of contentment, peace of mind, and joy. A man who has a lot of money, often becomes greedy. A man who has just a few thousand, may be contented with his lot while leading a simple, care-free life. On the other hand, one who has crores or lakhs of rupees wants that his money should multiply quickly and so he is always worried and is under stress for this very reason. It is most pitiable that a man with a lot of money and property and while himself leading a life of awful luxuri...