Zahiriddin muhammad bobur nomidagi andijon davlat universiteti ingliz tili grammatikasi kafedrasi

Developing critical thinking

1. 
   Discuss these questions in a group.
   

1. 
   What would be the advantages and disadvantages if human communities were more like ant communities?
   

One advantage is that we would be more…
The biggest problem would be…

2. 
   Some animals, like ants are part of highly-organized communities whereas others, like tigers, work only for themselves. Which do you think are more like humans? Why?
   

ACADEMIC KEYWORDS
attain (v) [ə`teɪn]
compete (v) [kəm`pit]
structure (n) [`strʌktʃər]
THINK ABOUT
Food, homes, jobs, rules, society
2. Think about the ideas from Living by the Rules and Ants: master collaborators and and discuss these questions in a group.

1. 
   What are the benefits of living with others in community?
   

One plus is…
An advantage could be…

2. 
   What’s difficult about being a member of community?
   

Living in a community is challenging because…
One thing that’s difficult about it is…
Vocabulary skill
SUFFIXES THAT CHANGE VERBS INTO NOUNS
Some verbs become nouns when we add a suffix, or ending, to them. Two common suffixes that perform this function are –ion/-ation and –ment.

Verb	Noun
confuse	confusion
inform	information
disagree	disagreement

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