AM 130

A.

Discuss the following quotes with a partner. What do they mean? What advice are they giving?

1. Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to go forward, backwards, or sideways.

2. Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent.

3. A hidden talent is like a sundial in the shade.

4. Shallow people believe in luck; strong people believe in cause and effect.

B

Rewrite each sentence with the two prompt words so that it is as close as possible in meaning to the sentence before it.

1. The sheer size of my opponent succeeded in putting me off.

alone / enough

2. As many as 85,000 people watched the Cup Final.

fewer / turned

3. You don't have to pay more than $10 for a pair of shoes there.

pick up / little

4. Are you saying it wasn't the boss who suggested a pay cut for his employees?

themselves / idea