2. Once within the kingdom of
Solomon, there was a poor
woman named Rachel who
worked hard for little money.
One morning, she stood outside
the bakery, enjoying the smell of
freshly baked bread.
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3. The baker, an envious man,
came out of the bakery when he
saw Rachel enjoying herself. He
yelled at her and said, “You
cannot smell my bread and cakes
for free. You must buy
something!”
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4. Rachel told him that she was
only smelling, not eating them.
The greedy baker asked her to
pay him some money. But she
could not pay up. Then the baker
took her to King Solomon’s
palace.
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5. The wise king listened to the
baker’s complaint. He asked
Rachel, “Is this true?”
“Yes”, she stammered. “Do you
have money?” King Solomon
continued. Rachel, who was
honest, answered, “I have three
coins”.
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6. “Give them to me,” said the
King. When Rachel gave him
coins, they clinked and chimed
together.
“Can you hear the sound of the
coins?” King Solomon asked the
baker.
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7. “Yes, great and wise King,”
answered baker happily.
King Solomon told the baker,
“The sound of her coins has
paid for the smell of your bread
and cakes”.
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8. THE SOUND OF WEALTH
There are three characters in this story. Each character has certain
quality. In the story we learnt that Rachel was a very poor but honest
woman. She was too poor even to buy the bread and cakes. When the
king asked her, she said that she had no money. The king might have
believed her, since she could not even afford to buy any bread for
herself. As she was truthful, the king was able to make use of the
three coins to get her out of trouble.
9. QUESTION 1
words meaning
Poor having little money and/or few possessions:
Most of the world's poorest countries are in Africa.
He came from a poor immigrant family.
Opposite
rich
Envious wishing you had what another person has:
I'm very envious of your new coat - it's beautiful.
Compare
jealous
10. QUESTION 1
words meaning
Greedy wanting a lot more food, money, etc. than you need:
greedy, selfish people
He's greedy for power/success.
honest telling the truth or able to be trusted and not likely to steal,
cheat, or lie:
She's completely honest.
I'd like you to give me an honest answer/your honest opinion.
He had an honest face (= he looked like he could be trusted).
To be honest (with you), I don't think it will be possible.
Opposite
dishonest
11. QUESTION 1
words meaning
Wise approving having or showing the ability to make good
judgments, based on a deep understanding and experience of
life:
I think you made a wise choice.
"I never drink more than three glasses of wine." "How wise."
Looking at the weather, I think we made a wise decision not
to go to the coast this weekend.
I think it would be wiser to wait and see how much money
you've got left before you make any decisions.
I never used to save money but now I'm a little older and
wiser I can see the sense in it.
Was it Thomas More who said that the wise man learns from
the experience of others?
12. QUESTION 2
Describe the baker in a short paragraph.
- envious
- greedy
The baker was envious when he saw the woman was happy.
The baker was a greedy person because he wanted the woman to
pay for something she didn’t buy.
13. QUESTION 3
Have you ever met a person with interesting qualities you would
like to talk about? Share the experience with your friends.
Father/mother
Grandfather/Grandmother
Your friends
Your teachers
15. Careful and using a lot of effort.
Berhati-hati dan bersungguh-
sungguh.
DILIGENT
a diligent student
Leo is very diligent in/about
his work.
Their lawyer was extremely
diligent in preparing their case.
16. Done in
a careful and detailed
Way.
DILIGENT
The discovery was made
after years of diligent research.
17. adjective (FULL OF
ENERGY) - enthusiasm:
having a lot of ideas
Ada banyak idea
Bertenaga
Synonym
energetic
DYNAMIC
She's young and dynamic and will
be a great addition to the team.
We need a
dynamic expansion of trade with
other countries.
18. having confidence:
CONFIDENT
Be a bit more confident in yourself!
They don't sound confident about
the future of the industry.
I'm confident of his skills as a
manager.
[+ that] Are you confident that
enough people will attend the event?
It was a confident performance.
19. caring more for what other
people need and want rather
than for what you yourself need
and want:
SELFLESS
selfless devotion to duty
20. believing that something is
very important and giving a lot
of time and energy to it:
DEDICATED
a dedicated father/teacher
She's completely dedicated to
her work.
The Green Party is dedicated
to protecting the environment
21. designed to be used for
one particular
DEDICATED
purpose:
a dedicated computer
a dedicated sports channel
22. polite and showing respect:
Synonym
well mannered
COURTEOUS
Although she often disagreed
with me, she was always
courteous.
23. peaceful, quiet, and without
worry:
Tenang/tidak risau/tidak
tergesa-gesa
› without hurried movement or
noise:
CALM
He has a very calm manner.
Now keep calm everyone, the
police are on their way.
After a night of fighting, the
streets are now calm.
If the weather is calm, there is
no wind, or if the sea or a lake is
calm, it is still and has no waves.
