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What are the essentials one needs to lead a comfortable life? Fill in the empty bubbles with some of them
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a holistic and ecological view
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inter alia
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sustainable development
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decimated
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languish
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catastrophic depletion
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ignominious darkness
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| The World around you | What we should aim to be | |
| 1. | Callous | Caring for people, environment, life |
| 2. | Violent | |
| 3. | Greedy | |
| 4. | Corrupt |
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You lost your geometry box, and someone returns it to you. ______
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______ do you get up?
______ do you like best in the school – games, art or music?
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With whom...
When did it happen...
Why...
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| sleepy | sleepier | ______ |
| ______ | lovelier | loveliest |
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