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THE MAN WITH TWO FACES Dr. Talk’s Vocabulary

THE WEIRD STORY OF EDWARD MORDRAKE Game Builder.

How Many Words Can You Think Of
In an 1896 medical encyclopedia co-authored by two respected physicians presented Ending like the Following Examples?
astonished readers with reports from The Royal Scientific Society documenting the existence

of “marvels and monsters” hitherto believed imaginary. The “Human Freaks” supposedly ee: Agree, Guarantee.
catalogued by the British scientists include a Mermaid, A Terrifying “Human Crab,” And the

Unfortunate Edward Mordrake, who would soon become an enduring urban legend. ese: Japanese, Cheese .

Edward Mordrake was an English nobleman, who had everything one, could ask for from life. In
addition to his handsome, normal face, Mordrake possessed a terrifying disfigurement: ian: Comedian, Technician.

Another Face on the Back of His Head. This horrifying second face was that of a ity: Immunity, Gravity.
beautiful young girl.
acy: Democracy, Autocracy.
Despite the loveliness of the strange visage, there was no doubt it possessed an intelligence of
its own “of a malignant sort.”Edward Mordrake was constantly plagued by his “devil twin,” Rating: 4 Words Each = Avg. 5 Words Each

which kept him up all night whispering “such things as they only speak of in hell.” = Good. 8 Words Each = Outstanding

The young man was eventually driven mad and took his own life at the age of just twenty-three,
leaving behind a note ordering the evil face be destroyed after his death, “Lest It Continues Its
Dreadful Whispering In My Grave.” ary: Primary, Diary.

ion: Relation, Vegetation

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COCKROACH MILK ANYBODY ? 97 % ENGINEERING GRADUATES CANNOT

SPEAK ENGLISH FLUENTLY: SAYS SURVEY

It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but scientists say cockroach As many as 97% engineering graduates in the country cannot speak English, which is
milk could become a new Superfood. Insect dairy could be the next required for jobs in corporate sales or business consulting, revealed a new survey.
big thing on supermarket shelves and in our diets. A South African Published in The HINDUSTAN TIMES, The survey found that 51% of them are not

company called GOURMET GRUBB has already started selling insect- employable based on their spoken English scores and of the 6 lakh engineers that
graduate annually, only 2.9% candidates are the fluent while speaking English.
milk ice cream.

Pronunciation and fluency were found to be major barriers in effective spoken English.

Most cockroaches do not actually produce milk. The PACIFIC The survey, conducted by ASPIRING MINDS, an employability evaluation and

BEETLE COCKROACH is the only one known to feed milk to its young. certification company, took into account almost 30,000 students across 500
They discovered that the milk was much richer in nutrients than dairy engineering colleges in the country. The survey also showed that while Delhi,
Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore fare the best in speaking in English, Engineering
milk.
students from Hyderabad and Chennai need maximum improvement.
Scientists said: "A SINGLE CRYSTAL OF COCKROACH MILK IS ESTIMATED
TO CONTAIN MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE ENERGY OF AN EQUIVALENT A HR manager with Syntel said, “We employ people who are capable, however, students with

AMOUNT OF DAIRY MILK." The crystals were also full of amino acids and good academic records as well as language skills make a good asset to the company and may
proteins. also be offered a better profile.”