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Hi!

So, what has been happening in the world this week?

GOOD WEEK FOR:

The book "Don Quixote", written by Cervantes, which has been voted the best book of all time by a survey of 100 authors.

Arsenal Football Club, which won the English Premiership title, a few days after winning the F.A. Cup.

The film Spiderman, which has broken box-office records in the US. The superhero's new movie pulled in $114m in its first weekend.

The environment, with the news that the British Government is considering a 9p tax on plastic bags. Supermarkets give away 10 billion bags each year.

Bill Clinton, with the news that he may soon be hosting his own television show. Reports indicate that Clinton wants $50 million a year to host a talk show and has aspirations "of becoming the next Oprah Winfrey."

Chinese businesswoman Alice Cheng, who has bought a Qing Dynasty vase, owned by the former publisher of the International Herald Tribune, for HK$41.5 million (3.6 million Pounds).

Two men accused of eating human body parts, washed down with a bottle of wine, who have been freed by a Cambodian court because there is no law against cannibalism, a public prosecutor says. The two men, both crematorium workers, were arrested last week for eating fingers and toes of a body they were cremating.

BAD WEEK FOR:

Dogs; according to a new survey they are no longer the UK's favourite pet. 40% said that cats were their favourite animals, with only 7% choosing dogs.

Swimmers at a leisure centre in Wales; the chemicals in the pool were so strong that the swimmers' swimsuits simply disintegrated in the water.

An Australian brothel, which has closed down after American sailors exhausted its prostitutes. The brothel in Perth took 580 bookings in 3 days. The owner said that she had closed the brothel because the girls were too exhausted to perform to their normal standards. "I would not sell a man a hamburger f I thought my buns were stale".

New York; according to new documents, in 1900 Germany, under Kaiser Wilhelm, had drawn up detailed plans for an invasion of the United States centred on attacks on New York City and Boston. One plan foresaw a force of 100,000 soldiers transported across the Atlantic on 60 ships.

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who has demanded tighter security inside the government after a burglary in the finance ministry, guardian of the 425-billion-pound-a-year budget.

Some of the world's top surfers, who have been waiting in Tahiti for the Billabong Pro competition while an airline mix-up saw their surfboards marooned in New Zealand.

The Queen, after a male streaker ran naked in front of her car on a visit to the north of England. Newcastle police said they had arrested a 27-year-old man and that he was being questioned.

STORY OF THE WEEK:

A court in Michigan, USA recently heard evidence from the world's worst hijacker. The unnamed man was on an internal flight from New York when he leapt to his feet, pulled out a gun and screamed, "Take me to Detroit or you're all going to f***ing die!" When an air steward pointed out, "Er, we are going to Detroit", he put his gun away, sat down in a huff, and was silent for the remainder of the flight. He was arrested as he got off the plane.


So, that is the news for this week. How did you find last week's
"Onomatopoeic Words" homework?

PART A
1) Please can you help me MASH the potatoes?
2) Children love SPLASHING through puddles.
3) She heard a CLICK at the end of the phone as he hung up.
4) The wounded soldier GROANED in pain.
5) Can you hear those church bells CLANGING ?
6) SPRINKLED herbs on the fish and called the family to eat.
7) Sorry, I can't stop now. I've got to DASH.
8) Can you WHISTLE this song?
9) They CLINKED glasses and drank to the success of their project.
10) When she asked him to do the washing-up, he just GRUNTED.

PART B
1) The autumn leaves RUSTLE as I walk through them.
2) I GARGLE with salt water if I have a sore throat.
3) Don't WHACK the ball so hard.
4) I hate it when fierce dogs GROWL.
5) Camcorders WHIRR as the bridal couple emerge from the church.
6) The attack left a GASH in her arm.
7) Let's CLINK glasses and drink their health.
8) It's rude to SPIT in public places.
9) Horse-riders carry a WHIP.
10) People sometimes MOO back when cows make a noise.
11) People with asthma tend to WHEEZE.

This week's homework is called "Connecting and Linking Words"

PART A
Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences:

1) I have to go to the hospital once a month now. ????? I had to go every
two weeks.
FORMER / PREVIOUSLY / PRIOR

2) ???? here, I used to work in a bank.
BEFORE I'VE WORKED / BEFORE TO WORK / BEFORE WORKING

3) Take this umbrella, just in case ?????.
OF RAINING / IT WILL RAIN / IT RAINS

4) You can stay at flat ?????? condition that you pay for your
own phone calls.
OF / ON/ IN

5) You will get to Plymouth city centre ????? bus you take.
HOWEVER / NO MATTER / WHICHEVER

6) My reason ????? to go to London was that it was too far to drive.
OF NOT WANTING / TO NOT WANTING / FOR NOT WANTING

PART B
Complete the sentences below using:
THROUGHOUT, SUPPOSING, OWING TO, PROVIDING, WITH A VIEW TO, UNLESS

1) We sent out a questionnaire, ????? finding out what the students really
wanted.
2) We shouldn't prepare the room ???? we know definitely that Paul is
coming.
3) ????? the 5 years she was away, I never once stopped thinking of her.
4) It's OK to miss a few classes, ???? you send a note to the
teacher explaining why.
5) A lot of flights were late, ????? the bad weather.
6) ????? they don't give us the money. What then?

PART C
Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

1) Computers will change our lives even more in the new millennium. (BRING
ABOUT)
2) There was a 20 percent increase in taxes. Then there were serious riots
and protests. (SPARK OFF)
3) Paul had made a mistake, and said so. (ACKNOWLEDGE)
4) The decision was unpopular and a lot of angry debate resulted. (GIVE
RISE TO)
5) A lack of communication between employers and employees causes this
feeling of insecurity among the staff. (ARISE FROM)
6) Great changes in family life have come as a result of growing economic
prosperity. (LEAD TO)
7) A decision made 10 years ago is responsible for the present problems.
(STEM FROM).

And finally a riddle for you to solve:

I can be cool, but I can't be cold,
I can be sorry, but I can't be guilty,
I can be spooked, but I can't be scared,
I can be sweet, but I can't be friendly,
I can be flammable, but I can't burn.
What am I?

Have a lovely weekend and "see you" next Friday!

Best wishes

Gennadiy
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