LTB5L1 Life Lessons in Rudyard Kipling's "If--"

LTB5L1 Life Lessons in Rudyard Kipling's "If--"

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Multiple Choice

Poems have the power to move us, inspire us, and guide us to do great things. "If--" __ all three.

• succeeds to do

• succeeds in doing

• fails to do

• fails in doing

Poems have the power to move us, inspire us, and guide us to do great things. "If--" __ all three.

• succeed in + V-ing / N; have success in V-ing / N; be successful in V-ing / N

• If Queen Elizabeth II retires, abdicates, or dies, her son Prince Charles will succeed to the throne.

• Q: What does "all three" refer to?

Fill in the Blanks

___(write) by Rudyard Kipling, British Nobel Laureate in Literature, and first ___(publish) in 1910, the poem contains parental advice from a father to his son __ living a good life.

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___(write) by Rudyard Kipling, British Nobel Laureate in Literature, and first ___(publish) in 1910, the poem contains parental advice from a father to his son __ living a good life.

• Tip: What is the subject?

• advice on + subjects; some pieces of advice [U.]

Multiple Select

[Choose ALL correct answers.]

The speaker raises common circumstances one may __ in life and explains the best way to __ each of them.

• encounter / face up to

• face with / confront

• be faced with / confront

• be confronted with / deal with

The speaker raises common circumstances one may ___{(面臨到，遭遇到)} in life and explains the best way to ___{(正面迎向、克服、解決)} each of them.

• Sb. meet with / encounter / experience / face / be faced with / be confronted with [+ problem]

• confront a challenge = face up to / deal with a challenge in a brave and determined way

• raise a question / an issue = bring up 提出

Multiple Select

[Choose ALL correct answers.]

Its words of profound wisdom __ relevant to this day.

• maintain

• remain

• are still

Its words of profound wisdom __ relevant (adj.) to this day.

• remain = be still [+ SC (adj. / N)] 仍然是...

• maintain = keep [+ O (N)] e.g., maintain a good relationship

• The company is responsible for maintaining the facilities in the park. [維修]

• The amusement park is closed today for routine maintenance. [N]

Multiple Select

[Choose ALL correct answers.]

The poem begins with advice __ how to behave righteously in the face of unrighteousness.

• about

• with regard to

• regarding

• concerning

Multiple Select

[Choose ALL correct answers.]

When people __ you, remain calm and steady. Have faith in yourself when others blame or doubt you, but be __ constructive criticism.

• are hostile toward / receptive to

• denounce / open to

• are unfriendly to / acceptable to

Open Ended

No less important is the quality of patience, for without it, the fruits of your labor may be lost.

[Q: 1. What's the subject? 2. What does for mean here? 3. What does it refer to?]

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[Q: Put down what so refers to.]

If people despise you or spread lies about you, be truthful and refrain from returning the hatred. Doing so is the only way to put an end to the cycle of hatred and dishonesty.

Multiple Select

[Choose ALL statements that are similar in meaning to this.]

Your dreams and thoughts should be translated into rational actions in reality.

• Put your thoughts into practice.

• Action speaks louder than words.

• Build a castle in the sky.

• A clean conscience makes a soft pillow.

Fill in the Blanks

You need to accept both success and failure with g__ _(優雅地) and continue to p__ _{(堅持到底)} in __ case _{(在任何的情況中)}.

You need to accept both success and failure with g__ _(優雅地) and continue to p__ _{(堅持到底)} in __ case _{(在任何的情況中)}.

• with + N = adv. (with grace = gracefully)

• Her health was rapidly declining but she persevered with her duties.

• This athlete persevered in the face of adversity.

• perseverance (n) persevering (adj)

• either A or B (兩者間任一) vs. any of the students (三者以上任一)

Multiple Select

[Choose ALL correct ones.]

Even if your plans __ failures, you should __ and try whatever you can to start again.

• end up as / lay back

• wind up as / pick yourself up

• end up as / pull yourself together

• wind up as / give in

Even if your plans __ failures, you should __ and try whatever you can to start again.

• end up + V-ing = wind up

• pick yourself up = pull yourself together

• <----> give up / give in (to sth)

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Even if you lose everything, don't i__ _(沉溺於) self-pity; if exhaustion overtakes you, r__ _(仰賴) your willpower to carry you through.

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Multiple Select

[Choose ALL correct ones.]

Ultimate success comes to __ finds inner strength and has the will to persevere.

• those who

• people who

• anyone who

• whoever

Ultimate success comes to __ finds inner strength and has the will to persevere.

• God helps those who help themselves. [=people who + V複數]

• Anyone who / The person who is happy will make others happy too. [=whoever + V單數]

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A__ people __ _{(結交各行各業的人)}, but retain a balanced world view.

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Members of gym include lawyers, teachers, plumbers, and hairdressers -- people from all (different) walks of life.

from every walk of life = from all walks of life

Multiple Select

[Choose ALL correct ones.]

Time doesn't wait for anyone, __.

• nor time will give anyone a second chance

• neither does it give anyone a second chance

• nor does it give anyone a second chance

• and it won't give anyone a second chance, either.

Time doesn't wait for anyone, __.

• and it doesn't give anyone a second chance, either.

• nor / neither does it give anyone a second chance.

• nor / neither [+ inversion] 倒裝句

Fill in the Blanks

Cherish every moment and live life to

. _{(把生命活得淋漓盡致)}

live life to the full / fullest / utmost

• The medical staff did their utmost (=tried as hard as they could) to save the patient’s life.

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Kipling lays out all the attributes that are key to l

a successful life. Instead of the ones that are typically celebrated in society--power, wealth, fame, and physical strength, what Kipling values are virtues.

Fill in the Blanks

What Kiping values are virtues such as i___(正直), c___{(沉著冷靜)}, h___(謙遜), p___(毅力), and m___{(中庸之道)}.

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Multiple Select

[Choose ALL correct ones.]

These values are why "If--" resonates with __ reads it and, over a century old, is considered __ to this day.

• anyone who / timeless

• whoever / immortal

• those who / timeless

• anyone whom / immortal

These values are why "If--" resonates with __ reads it and, over a century old, is considered __ to this day.

• anyone who reads it = whoever reads it

• those who read it... [+ V複數]

• timeless = immortal 不朽的

1. __ violates this traffic regulation will be fined.

2. Mom told me to give the sapphire ring to __ I want to marry. 

• Anyone who violates... = Whoever violates... (代替S主格; S violates...)

• ... anyone/the person whom I want to marry = whomever I want to marry (代替O受格; marry + O)

Multiple Choice

I will confide my secrets to __ is my bosom friend.

• those who

• whomever

• the one who

• who

I will confide my secrets to __ is my bosom friend.

• ... anyone / the person who is my friend (代替主格; S is my friend)

• ... whoever is my friend