Winter Session 2018-2019

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Improve Your Self-Esteem.

We all have a mental picture of who we are, how we look, what are we good at, and what our
weaknesses might be. We develop this picture over time, starting when we are very young kids.
A lot of our self-image is based on interactions we have with other people and our life
experiences. This mental picture (our self-image) contributes to our self-esteem.
Self-esteem is all about how much we feel valued, loved, accepted, and thought well of by
others and how much we value, love, and accept ourselves. People with healthy self-esteem
are able to feel about themselves, appreciate their own worth, and take pride in their abilities,
skills, and accomplishments. People with low self-esteem may feel as if no one will like them or
accept them or they cannot do well in anything.
We all experience problems with self-esteem at certain times in our lives. Some teens have
an “inner critic”, a voice inside that seems to find fault with everything they do. Over time,
listening to a negative inner voice can harm a person’s self-esteem.
If you feel that your self-esteem is not all it could be, you can improve it. Try to stop
thinking negatively about yourself. Each day, write down three things about yourself that make
you happy. Experiment more with different activities that will help you get in touch with your
talents. Do not be afraid to voice your opinions and ideas. Make a contribution. Feeling that
your help is valued, you can do wonders to improve your self-esteem. Exercise! You will relieve
stress, and will be healthier and happier.
Self-esteem plays a role in almost everything you do. People with high self-esteem do
better in school and find it easier to make friends. They tend to have better relationships with
peers and adults, feel happier, and find it easier to deal with mistakes, disappointments, and
failure. It takes some work to develop good self-esteem, but once you do, it is a skill you will
have for life.
Having good self-esteem allows you to accept yourself and live life to the fullest.

1. Choose the best variant.

We develop a mental picture of who we are, how we look…………..
a)since early childhood b)when we are grown up c)during the whole life period

2. Answer the question. A 0 1

What is our self-image based on?
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3. Answer the question.
What are the advantages of people with healthy self-esteem?
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4. Entitle the text.
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 5. Circle the correct variant (True/False). Justify your choice.
a) Our self-image does not contribute to our self-esteem. T F
b) Thinking negatively about yourself can improve your self-esteem. T F
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6. Find in the text synonyms for the following words or expressions.
a) To make better- .
b) Internal- .
c) People of the same age- .

7. Find in the text antonyms for the following words. A 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

a) Empty- .
b) Strength- .
c) To reject- .
d) To criticize- .
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8. Match the parts together to get entire sentences.

1. People with high self-esteem a) you will relieve stress.
2. If you exercise b) can harm a person’s self-esteem.
3. Listening to a negative inner voice c) find it easier to deal with mistakes.
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9. Define the word combination.
Self-esteem- .
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10. List at least three things mentioned in the text that you should do if you want to improve your
self-esteem.
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11. Comment on :
Having good self-esteem allows you to accept yourself and live life o the fullest.
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II. Grammar
Choose the right variant of articles, prepositions, synonymic words, plural of the nouns,
degrees of comparison of adjectives, possessive case of the noun.
1.Is (a/the/-) English easy or difficult?
2.The plane is flying(at/in/on) the blue sky.
3.This is serious and we must take (act/action) immediately.
4.It is sometimes (terrific/terrifying/terrified) experience.
5.The two (women/woman/womans) were afraid of (mouse/mouses/mice) .
6.To obey parents is (difficult) for teenagers.
7.We learn Romanian (good) than English.
8.We bought (office furniture/office’s furniture/ office furnitures) .
9. I (sit) on the bench for half an hour and then (begin)reading a book.
10. You (see) him this morning?- Yes. He (stand) in the hall laughing.
11. He (come) in and (see) Nelly who(draw) a strange picture.
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III. Outline in 150-200 words your opinion on the following topic
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity.

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