Exercise 1

1. Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to your level and then beat you
with experience.
2. I’m exhausted.
3. It’s on the cards.
4. I’m just going out to the shops for 20 minutes, can you hold the fort?
5. Please come to my house and bring a bottle of wine.
6. When I go back to Addis Ababa, I’ll take my family some gifts.
7. What’s done is done.
8. She loves singing as well as dancing.
9. She’s a great singer. Furthermore, she’s an excellent dancer.
10. To sum up, she loves performing.

Kitchen Rules
1. If you cook it, eat it.
2. If you mess it up, clean it up.
3. If you turn it on, turn it off.
4. If you move it, put it back.
5. If you can’t operate it, leave it alone.
6. If you use it, take care of it.
7. If you dirty it, wash it up.
8. If you break it, replace it.
9. If you drop it, pick it up.
10. If you borrow it, return it.
11. If I can’t smell burning, you’re not cooking.

Exercise 2

1. Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution.
2. Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be
happy. No person will make you happy unless you decide to be happy. Your happiness
will not come to you. It can only come from you.