Task. Read the poem ‘If’ by Rudyard Kipling. Find ten words in the text that can
be used in the following contexts (they might be in a different grammar form).
Rudyard Kipling, in full Joseph Rudyard Kipling, (born December 30,
1865, Bombay [now Mumbai], India—died January 18, 1936, London, England),
English short-story writer, poet, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration
of British imperialism, his tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales
for children. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907.
If—
(‘Brother Square-Toes’—Rewards and Fairies)
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!
1 Word: "______"
She’s a _________ at manipulating people.
I never quite ________ the art of walking in high heels.
2 Word: "______"
Passengers could be insulting, and stewardesses just had to grin and ____ it.
We believe our pupils’ results will _______ comparison with any in Scotland.
3 Word: "______"
The shocking news made her ________ skip a beat.
Anyone who says that wearing your ________ on your sleeve is a sign of
weakness is likely to be someone who has a fear of expressing their emotions —
even to those they hold near and dear.
4 Word: "______"
She was the first woman to ________ the office of Australian state premier.
If anything happens to her, I’ll ________ you personally responsible.
5 Word: "______"
You ________ out of this, Mother (=do not get involved). It’s no concern of
yours.
Eat the salmon because it won’t ________ till tomorrow.
6 Word: "_______"
If you want to go on a date sometime, you can ask me. But don't ________
your chickens.
When the game gets started, you can me ________ in.
7 Word: "_______"
But she could not ________ herself from her friend's tragedy.
The sound of guns seemed a long ________ away.
8 Word: "________"
His mouth ________ in a humourless smile.
He’s always trying to ________ my words and make me look bad.
9 Word: "________"
It is difficult to estimate the current ________ of the company.
If a picture is ________ a thousand words, the mug shot of a former president
is apparently worth over $7 million.
10 Word: "______"
He’s made it to the top without losing the ________ touch.
It would be ________ courtesy to return their hospitality.
Keys: 1 master, 2 bear, 3 heart 4 hold, 5 keep, 6 count, 7 distance, 8 twisted/twist,
9 worth, 10 common