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 * Happy Friday!**

Today, you can work on the homework from the previous class if you haven't finished. If you have, there are two new tasks today.

1) **Sayings**

Do you have sayings in your language that are similar to or the same as the following English proverbs? (Not sure what they mean? Ask Stephanie, or google it!) 1. Don't count your chickens before they hatch. 2. The early bird catches the worm. 3. Too many cooks spoil the broth. 4. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 5. A stitch in time saves nine. 6. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 7. Birds of a feather flock together. 8. A rolling stone gathers no moss.

What are some of the most common sayings in your language? How would you translate them into English? What do they mean?

2) **Comparison Composition** Write a composition based on one of the following topics. Choose only one. (Of course, you can do as many as you would like, but you only have to do one)

Compare and contrast (what is similar and different about): 1. being single and being married. 2. cities you have lived in or visited. 3. different schools you have attended. 4. yourself now to yourself ten years ago. 5. your country now to your country 100 years ago. 6. life today to life 100 years from now. 7. two sports. 8. the seasons of the year. 9. food in two countries.

Both tasks must be completed, but you have until the end of the course to complete them.

Please post your entry on your Lang-8 account. If Lang-8 is under maintenance, please write an e-mail to yourself, and post a Lang-8 entry when the site is online. If you have finished everything (Wow! You're great!), and would like to study, here are some websites you can use.

1. Watch a video 2. Listen to a song about adjectives 3. Superlatives Quiz 4. Comparatives and Superlatives Quiz 5. Play a basketball game to help learn Comparatives and Superlatives