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1. 1.

   Why should "old proverbs" be rewritten, according to the author?

2. 2.

   What does a burglar, a banker and a forger do when they are not professionally busy?

3. 3.

   Complete the table with four examples.

   Proverb that needs to be changed	Reason	Your interpretation of the proverb

    

4. 4.

   "The result is that even today we still go on repeating them, without realising how hopelessly they are off the track."

   1. What do we "go on repeating"?
   2. Why does the author think "they are off the track"?
5. 5.

   "They are the very people who ought to throw stones and to keep on throwing them all the time."

   1. Who are referred to as "they" here?
   2. Why should they keep throwing stones?
   3. Why should people keep talking about other people's faults?
6. 6.

   What argument does the author present to show that "charity does not begin at home"?