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Hi!
I hope you are well! It's Sunday, the day of the week when I send you all
the news I have found from this week's British newspapers. So, here goes …


GOOD WEEK FOR:
The Japanese, with the launch of "whaleburgers", a fried whale-steak
sandwich. The shop in the city of Shimonoseki, 490 miles southwest of
Tokyo, is doing good business. On the first day of business, the shop sold
30 whaleburgers, 100 whale cutlet sandwiches and 20 whale hotdogs.

Mark Shuttleworth, a South African living in London, who has blasted off
into space. The 28-year old computer businessman, paid $20 million to be
the second paying space-tourist to fly to the International Space Station
aboard a Russian rocket.

A German man, who has won 300 Euros compensation from the German Railways.
The man was desperate to go to the toilet but all the toilets on the
Frankfurt to Dresden train were locked because there was no water for
flushing. "The plaintiff had to torture himself with his urgent need for
two hours because he could not find a free toilet," the court said.

Flies, after 47 types of fly-spray were taken off the market. The
insecticides have been banned because of fears that one of their
components, the chemical DDVP, causes cancer in humans.

British boarding schools, with the news that pupil numbers rose last year
for the first time in 50 years. There are now almost 70,000 boarders in
Britain.

The British, after a new survey shows that while we are often portrayed as
a nation of TV-loving, couch potatoes, we now spend more time keeping fit
than watching sport on TV. On average we spend 16 minutes a day in some
kind of keep-fit activity compared with four minutes watching sport on
television.

A man from Last Chance, Texas, who was diagnosed with a fatal brain tumour
and decided to finish his life by shooting himself in the head. A friend
found him lying in a pool of blood and called an ambulance. Not only has
the man now recovered from his injury, but doctors say that he will now
lead a normal life, having shot the tumour right out of his brain.

England football captain David Beckham, who is to be the first man to
appear on the cover of the magazine "Marie Claire". The editor of Marie
Claire said Beckham was a natural choice as leading male: "He represents
something for every woman: father, footballer, icon. In a word, he's the
ultimate hero."

A man from Argentina, who has found a solution to the government freeze of
his bank accounts; the man came to the Banco Provincio with labourers and a
locksmith who cut open the vault with a circular saw.

Gamblers in the Philippines, with the news that the Philippines could soon
be the first country to offer a University degree course in blackjack and
roulette if plans for a gambling academy are approved. Neighbouring
countries such as Laos and Myanmar have already expressed an interest in
the gambling course.

BAD WEEK FOR:
Chinese health, with the news that 60 percent of people in rural areas
never brush their teeth, while 90 percent of city dwellers do not brush
properly. Many Chinese rural people clean their teeth with twigs or rinse
with tea, a method favoured by modern China's founder, Chairman Mao Zedong,
whose teeth were stained green by the time he reached old age.

Microsoft, after the price of their games console, the X-Box, was cut by
GBP100 to boost poor sales just 5 weeks after its launch.

Three doctors and a hospital manager from Thailand, who have been charged
with conspiracy to murder patients for their kidneys. Trade in human organs
is illegal in Thailand, but some hospitals bypass the law by transferring
dying patients to other hospitals in return for payments, a portion of
which goes to relatives of the patients.

Shakespeare, with many experts now concluding that he was gay. A
400-year-old painting shows a male patron and close friend of William
Shakespeare, dressed as a woman.

New York school worker, Maggie Wallace, who thought her pupils needed a
break so she phoned in pretending to be a terrorist who had planted a bomb
in the school. The school was evacuated but Ms Wallace has since been
sentenced to a year in prison.

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK
"People who say that money cannot buy happiness are usually rich".

WHAT DO THE BRITISH THINK?
7% of women think about their bodies 50 times a day, 20% ten times a day.

So, that is the news foir this week. As promised, here are the
answers to last week's "Water Idioms" homework:

PART A

1) Like a fish out of water - e) feeling strange and out of place
2) Water under the bridge - g) past and forgotten
3) Keeping our heads above water - d) just surviving financially
4) Spend money like water - h) spend without thinking
5) Land him in hot water - a) get into trouble
6) Like water off a duck's back - c) no effect on me
7) Watered down - f) made less forceful
8) Doesn't hold water - b) is not credible

PART B

Paul: John told me that the two of you had a serious argument last week.
Gennadiy: Yes, but that's all water under the bridge now. We're friends
again.

Paul: Have you found a better job yet, Gennadiy?
Gennadiy: No, not yet. Money is a little tight but we're keeping our heads
above water.

Paul: Why haven't you got a credit card.
Gennadiy: I don't want one. I know it would just make me spend money like
water.

Paul: What I like about Mohammed is that he is not afraid to express his
opinions.
Gennadiy: That's true, but his opinions often land him in hot water at
work.

Paul: Weren't you upset by all the criticism you got at the meeting?
Gennadiy: Oh no, I'm used to it. It's just like water off a duck's back.

Paul: I thought the Prime Minister's speech was very weak.
Gennadiy: Yes, I think it had been watered down to avoid upsetting some
people in his party.

Paul: The only thing which will help the economy is to raise the cost of
borrowing money.
Gennadiy: But that argument doesn't hold water. Higher interest rates are
bad for business not good for it.

Paul: I heard that after the meeting you were taken to a really expensive
restaurant. Did you enjoy it?
Gennadiy: Yes, but I must admit that at times I felt like a fish out of
water.

This week's homework is about pronunciation:

PART A:

Divide the following words into pairs of words that rhyme:

ARM, BEND, BLUE, CHALK, DROVE, DOVE, FIEND, FORK, FRIEND, HEARD, HURRY,
LEANED, LORRY, LOVE, PALM, SORRY, STOVE, THOUGH, THROUGH, TOE, WORD, WORRY

For example:  WORD - HEARD

PART B

Mark the stressed syllable in the words in CAPITALS.

What are the country's main EXPORTS?
They have CONFLICTING ideas about their roles.
The children have made a lot of PROGRESS with their maths.
The value of property usually INCREASES every year.
Will they PERMIT you to work here?
Although he is Russian, Vladimir has a UK permanent residence PERMIT.
The highest April temperatures ever were RECORDED in Plymouth last week.
I'll never DESERT you, the poet promised his love.
There is going to be an organised PROTEST about the new by-pass.
What an INSULT! You have no right to speak to me like that!

PART C

Mark all the silent letters in this text:

Julie, a friend I met at my psychology class, left the silver comb I gave
her for Christmas in the castle when we spent an hour there last week. She
took it out of her bag because she wanted to get some knots out of her hair
while we were having a walk round the old tombs there. I told her she would
lose it if she wasn't careful. And she did! Fortunately, an honest person
picked it up and returned it to the gatekeeper. Julie feels very indebted
to that anonymous person as she was very fond of that comb.

And finally, an easy riddle for you to solve.

What am I?

I have a face, two arms and two hands, but I cannot walk. I count to twelve
, but I cannot speak. I can still tell you something everyday.

Have a lovely weekend and "see you" next Sunday.

Best wishes

Gennadiy


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