One of the (2) ___________important benefits of meditation is how it releases stress from our bodies.

Write a paragraph (120 - 150 words) about about healthy lifestyle habits you adopt
You can use the following questions as cues or your own ideas:
• What is it?
• How do you know it?
• When do you do it?
• Why do you think it is healthy?

Read the passage and choose best option to fill in each blank.
Research has scientifically proven that meditation is a safe and simple way (1) ___________your physical, emotional, and mental state, and its countless values have been known for thousands of years. More and more doctors promote the benefits of meditation to cure many stress-related illnesses. One of the (2) ___________important benefits of meditation is how it releases stress from our bodies. Meditation practiced regularly will lead you (3) ___________a deeper level of relaxation and contemplation. If you want to be free of constant worry, pressure and stress, meditation can give you a life that is calm, peaceful, happy and relaxing. If you practice (4) ___________, meditation will promote a sense of calm and control, you will feel far more relaxed and happy. Your ability to (5) ___________will be greater. You won’t become stressed about things any more. You’ll feel more peaceful and relaxed about everything instead.

Foreign volunteers are planting a lot of trees along the streets now.
→ A lot of trees___________along the streets by foreign volunteers now.

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently

Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence. Use NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS.
John used to play the drum when he was small.
→ John___________the drum any more.

Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the words given in brackets.
His___________made a great impression on me. (GENEROUS)

Choose the word with a different stress pattern.

Read the passage and answer the following questions.
Folk music is traditional melodies, words, and songs of the common people that are often handed down from one generation to the next. Folk music songs are related to almost every kind of human activity. Folk music often expresses the character of ethnic and social groups and sometimes a nation. A folk song can express political or religious beliefs, tell a story or describe history, or just provide amusement.
Folk music is usually learned by listening rather than by reading the notes or words. The music is shared from person to person, from place to place, and from generation to generation. Folk songs sometimes change either by accident or from a purposeful alteration. Folk song melodies and words often evolve over time. Tunes are shortened or lengthened, pitches and rhythms are altered, and portions of one song may be combined with part of another.
Folk songs can often be classified into different types. The ballad, a song that often tells a story about real events, is one of the main types of folk songs. Ballads are in stanza form, where a melody is repeated for each of several verses, and may have a refrain that is repeated several times. Another type of folk song is those that deal with a particular activity, occupation, or set of circumstances. This group includes work songs, prison songs and war songs. There are also spiritual songs, songs for children and songs about life’s stages.

Complete the following sentences using the suitable prepositions.
The band consists___________two female singers and one male singer.

Choose the word with a different stress pattern.