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Pre-ReadingTask

While-ReadingTask

After-ReadingTaskUnit3:TextAPre-ReadingTaskText-RelatedInformationPre-ReadingActivityTheMayoClinicUnderstandingMentalIllnessText-relatedInformationNamedin1903,theworld-famousMayoClinicoriginatedaspartofSt.Mary’sHospital,whichwasopenedin1889inRochester,Minn.,bytheSistersofSt.FranciswiththehelpofDr.WilliamWorrallMayo(1819–1911).Initiallyonlyasurgicalclinic,itbecameafullmedicalcenterin1915,whentheclinic’sfacilitiesweregreatlyexpanded,anditbegantoattractotherdistinguishedphysiciansfromallovertheworld.Text-related

InformationTheMayoClinic:TodaytheMayoClinicemploysover42000physicians,scientistsandalliedhealthstaffinitsmissiontoadvancethestudy,preventionandtreatmentofhumanillness,andtreatsmorethan500000peopleannually.Text-related

InformationMentalillnessescantakemanyforms,justasphysicalillnessesdo.Mentalillnessesarestillfearedandmisunderstoodbymanypeople,butthefearwilldisappearaspeoplelearnmoreaboutthem.Ifyou,orsomeoneyouknow,hasamentalillness,thereisgoodnews:allmentalillnessescanbetreated.Text-related

InformationUnderstandingMentalIllness:Text-related

InformationGettinghelpIfyouorsomeoneyouknowdevelopsthesymptomsofamentalillness,itisimportanttogetitdiagnosedandtostarttreatmentassoonaspossible.Mentalillnessiscommon.StatisticsshowthatoneineveryfiveCanadianswillhaveamentalhealthproblematsomepointintheirlives.Mentalillnessesaccountforalargepercentageofhospitalstayseveryyear.Yet,inspiteofthefactthateveryCanadianknowssomeonewhohasbeen,orwillbe,affectedbymentalillness,fewpeopleknowverymuchaboutit.Itishumannaturetofearwhatwedon’tunderstand.Assuch,mentalillnessisfearedbymanypeopleand,unfortunately,stillcarriesastigma(astigmaisdefinedasamarkorsignofdisgrace).Becauseofthisstigma,manypeoplehesitatetogethelpforamentalhealthproblemforfearofbeinglookeddownupon.Itisunfortunatethatthishappensbecauseeffectivetreatmentexistsforalmostallmentalillnesses.Worse,thestigmaexperiencedbypeoplewithamentalillnesscanbemoredestructivethantheillnessitself.Text-related

InformationPeoplewithmentaldisordersare,manytimes,notdescribedaccuratelyorrealisticallyinthemedia.Movies,televisionandbooksoftenpresentpeoplewithmentalillnessesasdangerousorunstable.Newsstoriessometimeshighlightmentalillnesstocreateasensationinanewsreport,evenifthementalillnessisnotrelevanttothestory.Advertisersusewordslike“crazy”toconveythattheirpricesareunrealisticallylowandtosuggesttheconsumercantakeadvantageofthem.Text-related

InformationMentalillnessinthemediaPre-readingActivityExercise1Beforereadingthepassage,thinkaboutthequestion.Nowreadthepassageandtrytofindoutwhattheauthorthinksweshoulddointhefaceofacrisis.Whatwouldyoufeelintimesofcrisis?Trytousesomeofthewordsgiventodescribeyourfeelingwhenyouarefacingacrisis.depressedtroubledanxioushopelessdeterminedchallengingconfidentcheerfulstrongdiscouragedhopefulcourageousUnit3:TextATextADetailedStudyoftheTextTextACopingwithaCrisis1IfIwereaskedtogivewhatIconsiderthesinglemostusefulbitofadviceforallhumanity,itwouldbethis:Expecttroubleasaninevitablepartoflifeand,whenitcomes,holdyourheadhigh,lookit

squarely

intheeyeandsay,“Iwillbebiggerthanyou.Youcannotdefeatme.”Thenrepeattoyourselfthemostcomfortingofallwords,“Thistooshallpass.”2Toforgiveoneselfinthefaceofadevastatingexperienceisperhapsthemostdifficultoflife’schallenges.Mostofusfinditmucheasiertoforgiveothers.While-ReadingTaskWhile-ReadingTask3

Inmanyinstanceswecan’tcontrolwhathappenstous,butwecancontrolourreactionstowhathappenstous.Wecanstaydownforthecountandbecarriedoutofthering,orwecanpullourselvesbacktoourfeet.Ifwearevictimizedbyothers,wemustrefusetogivethemthepowertobreakourspirit,makeusphysicallyill,perhapsevenshortenourlives.Mostdoctorswilltellyouthatworry,anxiety,tensionandangercanmakeyousickerthanavirus.4Theexpression“nervousbreakdown”suggeststhatnerveshavebrokendown,butorganicallythenervesarehealthy.Theproblemispurelyemotional.AdoctoronthestaffoftheMayoClinichassaidthemajorityofpatientsinhospitalbedstodayaretherebecauseofillnessesthatwerepsycho-generated.Thismeansthesicknesswastriggeredbyanunresolvedproblem.5Ibelieveinblindfaith.Ihaveknownpeoplewhohavesuffereddeeppersonaltragedies,andthisfaithhashelpedthem.ButIalsobelieveintheefficacyofpositiveactiontoovercomegrief.Timeisahealer,butthosewhohelptimebyusingitwiselyandwellmakeamorerapidadjustment.While-ReadingTaskWhile-ReadingTask6Grief,inpart,isself-pityturnedinsideout.Thewidowwhocries,“Hewaseverythingtome.HowcanIgoonwithouthim?”iscryingforherself,notforhim.Themournerwhorefusestoletgoofhisgriefeventuallyisolateshimselffromhisfriends.Theworldmaystopforafewhours,orperhapsafewdays,toholdahandortowipeawayatear,butfriendsandrelativeshaveproblemsoftheirown.Lifegoeson—andthosewhorefusetogoonwithitareleftalonetowallowintheirmisery.While-ReadingTask7Thebestprescriptionforabrokenheartisactivity.Idon’tmeanplungingintoasocialwhirlorrunningoffontrips.Toomanypeoplewhotrytoescapebydoingjustthatsucceedonlyintakingtheirtroubleswiththem.Themostusefulkindofactivityinvolvesdoingsomethingtohelpothers.Ihavetoldthousandsofdepressedpeople,“Enoughofthisbreast-beating.Nomatterhowbadthingsarewithyou,thereissomeonewhoisworseoff—andyoucanhelphim.”While-ReadingTask8Mosttouchingtomeistheheroism,thecourageandfaithoftheaveragepeopleintheworld.Oftenreaderswhowriteaboutaproblemwilladdsomethingabouttheirpersonallives.Iammovedbythemagnificentpeoplewhowritesuchlinesas,“Myhusbandlosthissightshortlyafterwemarried,butwemanagebeautifully.”O(jiān)r,“I’vehadtwooperationsforcancer,butIknowI’llbeabletoattendmyson’sgraduationinJuneandI’msothankfulforthat.”9NooneknowswhylifemustbesopunishingtosomeofGod’sfinestcreatures.Perhapsitistruethateverythinghasapriceandwemustsacrificesomethingprecioustogainsomethingelse.Thepoetsandphilosopherssayadversity,sorrowandpaingiveourlivesanaddeddimension.Thosewhosufferdeeplytouchlifeateverypoint;theydrainthecuptothedregswhileotherssiponlythebubblesontop.Perhapsnomancantouchthestarsunlesshehasknownthedepthsofdespair—andfoughthiswayback.While-ReadingTask—Ifsomeoneaskedmewhatisthemostusefuladviceforeveryone,Iwouldtellthemnottobeafraidofthetroublewhenitcomessinceyoucannotavoidit.Youshouldhavefullconfidencetofaceitdirectlyandovercomeit.IfIwereaskedtogivewhatIconsiderthesinglemostusefulbitofadviceforallhumanity,itwouldbethis:Expecttroubleasaninevitablepartoflifeand,whenitcomes,holdyourheadhigh,lookitsquarelyintheeyeandsay,“Iwillbebiggerthanyou.Youcannotdefeatme.”e.g.

Wewantacleanhealthyenvironmentforallhumanity.Thesearecrimesagainsthumanity,ashasbeensaid.humanity:

n.peopleingenerale.g.

Deathisinevitable;itcomestoeveryone.However,gainingweightisnotaninevitablepartofgettingolder.inevitable:

a.thatcannotbeavoidede.g.

Canyoulookmeintheeyeandtellmeyou’renotlying?Owendidn’tdarelookhisfatherintheeye.look…intheeye:tolookatsomeone/somethingsteadilywithoutshameorembarrassment;faceitdirectlye.g.Shemanagedtoholdherheadhighandignorewhatpeopleweresaying.Heheldhisheadhigh,eventhoughhewasbarelykeepinghisbalance.holdone’sheadhigh:

tobeproudofornotfeelashamedaboutsomethingthatyouhavedonee.g.

Shelookedsquarelyatme.Hestoodsquarelyinfrontofme.Shehithimsquarelyonthenose.squarely:

ad.directlyandfirmly—Perhapsitrequiresthemostoutofone’sstrengthandcouragetoforgiveoneselfwhenonefacesadepressingsituationoflife.Toforgiveoneselfinthefaceofadevastatingexperienceisperhapsthemostdifficultoflife’schallenges.e.g.

Hesucceededinthefaceofgreatdifficulties.Shebegantocryinthefaceofthefailure.

WhatcouldIdointhefaceofsuchdifficulties?Thecampaigncontinuedinthefaceofgreatopposition.inthefaceof:inspiteof;inthepresenceof;beforee.g.

HewasinNicewhenheheardthedevastatingnews.Long-termunemploymentcanbedevastating.Itwasreallydevastatingforhimtohearthenewsthathefailedtopasstheexam.devastating:

a.makingsomeonefeelextremelysadorshocked—Likeaboxer,wecanliedownontheringwaitingtobecountedoutorwecanstandupandfightagain.Inthesentencetheexpression“forthecount”isfrom“outforthecount”meaningunabletogetupagainwithtensecondsofbeingknockedoutinaboxinggame,i.e.helosesthegame.Heretheauthortriestotellusthatwemayfailsometimes,butwemustnotbedepressedbythefailureandgiveupeasily.Wecanstaydownforthecountandbecarriedoutofthering,orwecanpullourselvesbacktoourfeet.e.g.Heusedhiscanetopullhimselfbacktohisfeet.Albrightstruggledonceagaintofindtheropesandpulledhimselfbacktohisfeet.cf.rise/get/jumptoone’sfeete.g.WhenMarysawthebuscoming,shejumpedtoherfeetandrantowardsit.Everyoneinthebusgottotheirfeet,screamingandshouting.pulloneselfbacktoone’sfeet:touseone’sownefforttostandupagain—Ifourlivesaretreatedunfairlybyothers,wemustn’tletthemhavethechancetoharmusinspiritorinbody,perhapsevenmakeusnotlivealonglifeasweshould.Ifwearevictimizedbyothers,wemustrefusetogivethemthepowertobreakourspirit,makeusphysicallyill,perhapsevenshortenourlives.e.g.

Heclaimsthathewasvictimizedbyhisfellow-workersbecausehedidnotgoonstrike.Theunionclaimedthatsomeofitsmembershadbeenvictimizedfortakingpartinthestrike.Foryearsthefamilyhadbeenvictimizedbyracistneighbours.victimize:

v.tomake(aperson)sufferinsomeundeservedwaye.g.

Injuryproblemscouldshortenhiscareer.Hername’sKatherine,generallyshortenedtoKay.shorten:v.

tomakeorbecomeshort—Accordingtomostdoctors,worry,anxiety,tensionandangeraremoreharmfulthanadisease.Mostdoctorswilltellyouthatworry,anxiety,tensionandangercanmakeyousickerthanavirus.e.g.Youmighthavehimdosomelightreadingtorelievehisnervoustension.Hewasgettingangryandhiswifecouldfeelhertensionbuilding.cf.Thesigningoftheagreementwillhelptoreducethetensionbetweenthetwocountries.tension:

n.nervousanxiety,worryorpressure—Theexpression“nervousbreakdown”meansthatthereissomethingwrongwiththenervoussystem,butinfactthereisnothingwrongwithyournerves.Theexpression“nervousbreakdown”suggeststhatnerveshavebrokendown,butorganicallythenervesarehealthy.e.g.

Thedoctorassertedthattherewasnothingwrongorganicallywithhimatall.IgettheimpressionthatsomethingisorganicallywrongwithCross.organically:

ad.inawaythatrelatestotheorgansofthebody—AdoctorfromtheMayoClinichassaidthatmostofthepatientsinhospitaltodayaresufferingfromillnessesthatwerecausedbysomethingrelatingtotheirmind.AdoctoronthestaffoftheMayoClinichassaidthemajorityofpatientsinhospitalbedstodayaretherebecauseofillnessesthatwerepsycho-generated.cf.

generate:

v.tocausetoexist;producee.g.

Theproposalhasgeneratedalotofinterest.Weneedsomeonetogeneratenewideas.psycho-generated:

a.causedby(theillnessof)themind—Thismeansthesicknesswascausedbysomeproblemunsettled.Thismeansthesicknesswastriggeredbyanunresolvedproblem.e.g.Nutscantriggeroffaviolentallergicreaction.ThisistheincidentwhichtriggeredtheoutbreakoftheFirstWorldWar.Largepriceincreaseswilltriggeroffdemandsforevenlargerwageincreases.trigger:

v.tostart(something,esp.achainofevents)e.g.

Mydoubtsaboutthatarestillunresolved.Thisisanunresolvedissue.unresolved:

a.thathasnotbeenorisnotsettlede.g.

Thisdifficultproblemwasresolvedatlast.We’llresolvealltheproblemsatthemeeting.Attemptsarebeingmadetoresolvetheproblemofsecurityinschools.Bothsidesmetinordertoresolvetheirdifferences.cf.resolve:

v.tosettleorclearup(adifficulty)—Grief,tosomeextent,istheexpressionofinwardself-pity.Self-pityisafeelingofunhappinessanddepressiononehasabouthimselfandhisproblems.Grief,inpart,isself-pityturnedinsideout.e.g.Heworehissocksinside

out.Heknewhistradeinside

out.Thenewmanagerturnedtheoldsystemsinside

out.insideout:withtheinsidewheretheoutsideshouldbe;reversed;thoroughly;completely—Butinmyopinion,positiveactionisalsoeffectiveinovercomingdeepsorrow.ButIalsobelieveintheefficacyofpositiveactiontoovercomegrief.e.g.

Atrialisfirstperformedtoshowefficacyand,withinlimits,toquantifytheeffect.Theyrecentlyranaseriesofteststomeasuretheefficacyofthedrug.Theresultsofclinicalstudiesshowtheefficacyofthistreatment.efficacy:

a.theabilityofsomethingtoproducetherightresult—Themournerwhorefusestofreehimselfofhisgrief/continueshislifewithgrieffinallyseparateshimselffromhisfriends.Themournerwhorefusestoletgoofhisgriefeventuallyisolateshimselffromhisfriends.e.g.

Don’tletgooftherope.Holdittightlyanddon’tletgo.

Letgoofmyhand,you’rehurtingme!Thelaughterhelpsthemletgoofanytensionandupsetthatcouldpreventthemfromgivingyoutheirbesteffortduringyourownsurgery.letgoof:tostopholdinge.g.Whenonehasaninfectiousdisease,heisusuallyisolated.Themountainvillageisisolatedfromtheoutsidebytheheavysnow.ThisdecisionwillisolatethecountryfromtherestofEurope.isolate:

v.tocausetobeseparated—Yourfriendsandrelativesmaystopwhattheyaredoingtostaywithyouandcomfortyouforashortperiodoftime,showingtheirsympathyandsupport,buttheyhavetheirownbusinessandcannotkeepyoucompanyforever.Thepart“toholdahandortowipeawayatear”means“tocomfortorgivehelpandencouragementduringadifficultperiod”.Theworldmaystopforafewhours,orperhapsafewdays,toholdahandortowipeawayatear,butfriendsandrelativeshaveproblemsoftheirown.e.g.Doyouwantmetocomealongandholdyourhand?Thelittlegirlheldhermother’shandwhenshebrokeintotears.holda/someone’shand:togivesomeonesupportinadifficultsituation—…andthosewhorefusetogobacktotheirnormallifeisseparatedfromtheirfriendsandrelativesandthinkabouttheirunhappylifeallthetimeandseemtoenjoyfeelingmiserable.…andthosewhorefusetogoonwithitareleftalonetowallowintheirmisery.e.g.

Idon’tjustwallowinmiserylikehim.Hermotherwaswallowinginwidowhood.wallowinmisery/despair/defeat,etc.:toseemtoenjoybeingmiserable,etc.especiallybecauseonegetssympathyfromotherpeoplee.g.

Famebroughthernothingbutmisery.Allthatmoneybroughtnothingbutsadnessandmiseryandtragedy.misery:

n.greatsuffering—Thebestsuggestionforapersonwhofeelsextremelysadistoparticipateinsomekindofactivity.Thebestprescriptionforabrokenheartisactivity.e.g.

Bothpartieswillbeoutliningtheirprescriptionforeconomicrecovery.Sandratriedtogivemeherprescriptionforahappymarriage.Itisclearthatthereisnosingleprescriptionforsuccessorfailure.prescription:

n.1.(formal)aplanorasuggestionformakingsomethinghappenorforimprovingite.g.Thesedrugsareonlyavailableonprescription

(=withaprescriptionfromadoctor).Igottheprescriptionfilledonthewayhome.prescription:

n.

2.adoctor’swrittenorderforamedicine(ortreatment)e.g.

Ireckonshediedofabrokenheart.Hehastofindawaytohealabrokenheartandhelpholdhisfamilytogether.abrokenheart:afeelingofextremesadness,especiallybecausesomeoneyoulovehasdiedorleftyou—Idon’tmeanonecanforgethisgriefbytakingpartinandbusyinghimselfwithsocialactivitiesortravelingout.Idon’tmeanplungingintoasocialwhirlorrunningoffontrips.e.g.

Sheplungedatonceintoadescriptionofherlatestexperiences.Wewerepowerlesstohelpastheboyplungeddeeperanddeeperintodebt.plunge:

v.to(causeto)rushinto(astateofactivity)asocialwhirl:alotofintensesocialactivitiese.g.

It’seasytogetcaughtupinthesocialwhirl.Thenextfewhourspassedbyinawhirlofactivity.whirl:

n.anumberofactivitiesoreventshappeningoneaftertheother—Toomanypeoplewhotrytoforgetabouttheirgriefbytakingpartinsocialactivitiesortravelingoutfinallyonlyaddmoretotheirgrief.Toomanypeoplewhotrytoescapebydoingjustthatsucceedonlyintakingtheirtroubleswiththem.—Stopcrying.Don’tbesadanymore.Enoughofthisbreast-beating.—…thereissomeonewhosuffersmorethanyou—andyoucanhelphimoutofthetrouble....thereissomeonewhoisworseoff—andyoucanhelphim.e.g.

Mr.BlackwasworseoffthanJack.Weshouldn’tcomplainaboutbeingpoor—manyfamiliesaremuchworseoff(thanweare).worseoff:inworseorpoorerconditionorstatee.g.She’sbeenverybadlyoffsincelosingherjob.Inthecity,thepoorareasbadlyoffastheywereinthevillage.cf.badlyoff:havinglittlemoney;poor—Wedon’tknowwhylifeissohardtosomeofus,forwearethebestbeingscreatedbyGod.NooneknowswhylifemustbesopunishingtosomeoftheGod’sfinestcreature.—Perhapsitistruethatyouhavetogiveupsomethingvaluable/importantifyouwanttoachieve/getsomethingelse.Inthesentence,theword“price”meanswhatmustbedone,givenorexperiencedinordertogetorkeepsomething.Perhapsitistruethateverythinghasapriceandwemustsacrificesomethingprecioustogainsomethingelse.e.g.Hesacrificedhislifetosavethedrowningchild.Themothersacrificedherselftoherson’sfuture.sacrifice:

v.togiveupsomethingforaspecialpurposee.g.

Cleanwaterisapreciouscommodityinthatpartoftheworld.You’rewastingprecioustime!Heownsalotofpreciousantiques.precious:

a.ofgreatvalue,esp.becauseofbeingverybeautiful,rareorexpensive—Thosewhosufferalothaveexperiencedeverypartoflifeandknowwhatlifereallymeanswhileothersonlyseesomethingonthesurfaceofthelife.Theexpression“drain/drinkthecuptothedregs”literallymeans“emptythecupbydrinking”.Theauthorusesitfiguratively,meaning“toimplytoexperiencefullyespeciallysomethingunpleasant”,i.e.tosufferallthebitternessoflife.Theword“sip”means“todrinkaverysmallamountatatime”,and“bubble”issomethingempty.Bysaying“otherssiponlythebubblesontop”,theauthormeanstotellusthatthosewhosufferlittleonlyknowlittleabouttheirlife.Thosewhosufferdeeplytouchlifeateverypoint;theydrainthecuptothedregswhileotherssiponlythebubblesontop.e.g.Wefeelthatwecannotaffordtomakemistakes,sowearetryingateverypointtobewiseinourdecisions.Thisuncertaintycallsforgreatrespectforhumanlifeateverypointinitsdevelopment.ateverypoint:completely;ineveryparte.g.

Hedrainedaglassofwaterandaskedforanotherone.Inonedrinkhedrainedhiscupdry.cf.Don’tdrinkitall;leavemeadrain.drain:

v.to(causeto)becomegraduallydry;emptybydrinking—Amanmaybesuccessfulonlywhenhehasexperiencedallthesufferingsindespairandgotridofhisdepressionbyworkinghiswaytohissuccess.Perhapsnomancantouchthestarsunlesshehasknownthedepthsofdespair—andfoughthiswayback.e.g.Hefoughthiswaytothetopofhisprofession.Thewomenfoughttheirwayoutsideandjumpedintoacardrivenbyaman.KnockoutKingsfeatures25boxers,somewhoaretearinguptheringtodayandotherswhofoughttheirwayintotheBoxingHallofFamelongago.fightone’sway:tomakeone’swaywithdifficultyandeffortAfter-ReadingTaskOutlineReadingComprehensionVocabularyandStructureOutlineAfter-ReadingTaskPara.1Para.2Para.3Paras.4-6Paras.7-8Para.9Advicetodealwithtrouble:Expecttroubleasaninevitablepartoflife.Learntoforgiveoneselfinthefaceofadevastatingexperience.Learntocontrolourreactionstowhateverhappenstous.Timeandblindfaitharethebesthealersforthosesuffering“nervousbreakdown”.Activityisthebestprescriptionforabrokenheart.Dorememberonlythosewhohavesufferedalotinlifemaygainalotfromlife.Exercise2

Scanthepassagetofindtheanswers.ReadingComprehensionTheauthor’sattitudetowardthetrouble:Themostdifficultoflife’schallenges:omethingthatcanmakeyousickerthanavirus:4.Theimplicationof“nervousbreakdown”:Expecttroubleasaninevitablepartoflifeand,whenitcomes,holdyourheadhigh,lookitsquarelyintheeyeandsay,“Iwillbebiggerthanyou.Youcannotdefeatme.”(Thenrepeattoyourselfthemostcomfortingofallwords,)“Thistooshallpass.”Toforgiveoneselfinthefaceofadevastatingexperience.Stressfulfeelingssuchasworry,anxiety,tensionandanger.Nerveshavebrokendown,butorganicallythenervesarehealthy.Theproblemispurelyemotional.Exercise2

Scanthepassagetofindtheanswers.ReadingComprehension5.Thehealerthatcanovercomegrief:6.Thereasonswhysomepeoplefeelisolatedorlonely:7.Thebestprescriptionforabrokenheart:

8.Theauthor’scommentonthosewhosufferdeeply:TimeRefusingtoletgooftheirgriefandtogoonwithlife.Activity.Theauthorbelievesthosewhosufferdeeplyaremorelikelytounderstandthemeaningoflifeandthisunderstandingwillhelpthemtobesuccessfulintheirlives.1.Itisadvisableforusalltofaceuptothetroubleinlifebecauseitwilldisappearsoonerorlater.2.Itisageneralbeliefamongmostdoctorsthatavirusisnotdangerouscomparedwithone’semotionalproblems.3.Thosewhodon’tknowhowtousetimeproperlymayeasilygetsickandcanhardlyovercometheirsickness.4.Itisnouseforthosebroken-heartedmakingaquickrecoveryjustbyescapingfromtheworld.5.“Nopains,nogains”isoneoftheauthor’sattitudestowardlife.Exercise3

DecidewhetherthestatementsareTrue(F)orFalse

(F)accordingtothepassage.FFFTTReadingComprehensionExercise4

Readthestatementstakenfromthepassageand

decidewhethertheyareFacts(F)orOpinions(O).ReadingComprehension1.“Iwillbebiggerthanyou.Youcannotdefeatme.”2.Toforgiveoneselfinthefaceofadevastatingexperienceisperhapsthemostdifficultoflife’schallenges.3.AdoctoronthestaffoftheMayoClinichassaidthemajorityofpatientsinhospitalbedstodayaretherebecauseofillnessesthatwerepsycho-generated.4.Themournerwhorefusestoletgoofhisgriefeventuallyisolateshimselffromhisfriends.5.Thebestprescriptionforabrokenheartisactivity.6.Perhapsitistruethateverythinghasapriceandwemustsacrificesomethingprecioustogainsomethingelse.7.Thepoetsandphilosopherssayadversity,sorrowandpaingiveourlivesanaddeddimension.8.Perhapsnomancantouchthestarsunlesshehasknownthedepthsofdespair—andfoughthiswayback.OOF

FOOOOExercise5Workoutthemeaningoftheunderlinedword(s)ineachsentence.VocabularyandStructure1)Toforgiveoneselfinthefaceofadevastatingexperienceisperhapsthemostdifficultoflife’schallenges.MEANING:__________________________2)WhenItriedtoenterthebuilding,theguardatthedoorchallengedme.MEANING:__________________________3)Ichallengeyoutopointoutwhe