Kindness

Task01: Choose the right answer.

The best title is

• Choosing to be kind

• The causes of kindness

• The benefits of kindness

The author reports what famous doctors and authors think about kindness. She cites them in order to :

• Describe Kkindness

• Support her point of view about kindness

• Narrate anecdotes

'On the Contrary' in paragraph 02 of the article expresses:

• Contradiction

• Contrast

• Addition

• Result

'Kindness' is a word which belongs to the category of:

• Adverbs

• Adjectivea

• Verbs

• Nouns

Task 02 : Answer the following questions :

How does the author define kindness in the first paragraph ?

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• In the first paragraph, the author defines kindness​ as something nice and kind you do for someone

• In the first paragraph, the author defines kindness​ as an act which heals the heart

• In the first paragraph, the author defines kindness​ as a decent,generous behavior that can turn a sad day into something special.

Answer explanation

What does Carlson say about the effects of kindness?

- He says that​ (a)  

• when you do something......peace.

• rage and anger .....heart disease

• Kindness is above all a persinal choice.

Answer explanation

Task 03 : Quote sentences A-C below using reported speech.

A) “Kindness is not an inherited trait. It is learned behavior”. Katie Courie

- katie Courie says..........

• Katie Courie says that kindness was not an inherited trait. It was learned behavior.

• Katie Courie says if Kindness is not an inherited trait. It is learned behavior.

• Katie Courie says that kindness is not an inherited trait. It is learned behavior.

A) “Kindness is not an inherited trait. It is learned behavior”. Katie Courie

- Katie Courie said...

• Katie Courie said that kindness is not an inherited trait. It is learned behavior.

• Katie Courie said that kindness was not an inherited trait. It was learned behavior.

• Katie Courie said if kindness was not an inherited trait. It is learned behavior.

B) “I feel good when I help people”. Peter Carlson

-Peter Carlson says.........

• Peter Carlson says that I feel good when I help people

• Peter Carlson says that he felt good when he helped people

• Peter Carlson says that he feels good when he helps people

B) “I feel good when I help people”. Peter Carlson

-Peter Carlson said........

• Peter Carlson said that he felt good when he helped people.

• Peter Carlson said that I felt good when I helped people

• Peter Carlson said that he feels good when he helps people