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BAD WEEK FOR:

Lovers of football in North Korea; as much of the world focuses on the fates of Beckham and Zidane in the World Cup, North Korea continues to ignore the event in rival South Korea. Although just 60 km from the nearest World Cup stadium in the South, the 22 million people of the "other Korea" are unlikely to hear anything about the tournament.

Brazilian women, with the news that in a country famous for its sexy supermodels and revealing beachwear, up to 90% of Brazilian women who smoke may be afraid of giving up the habit in case they put on weight.

The British Queen, who could be facing an embarrassing cash crisis which could see her having to ask parliament for more money. The main reasons for the financial difficulties are an agreement with a previous government to pay income tax and the increasing burden of her family members.

A company in Arizona, USA, which has been closed down by local authorities. The company had been selling bogus penile enlargement pills over the Internet.

Guards at Korydallos jail in Athens, Greece. An American murder convict escaped from the biggest jail in Greece disguised as a doctor. The man simply walked past the guards wearing a wig, a suit and glasses.

Japanese workers; Japan, famed as a nation of workaholics, said the number of deaths from overwork (known as karoshi) leapt 68% in the last year. Karoshi became a buzzword in the 1980s when the Japanese worker secured a reputation for spending countless hours at work and putting work before hobbies, social commitments and even family.

GOOD WEEK FOR:

An elderly German man, who lost a briefcase with his life savings of 50,000 euros ($46,550) in cash and gold. The man had a lucky break when the finder handed it to police. The owner is obliged by law to pay the finder 3% of the value of the lost property

An Austrian immigrant, who celebrated her 74th birthday in Las Vegas, USA by betting three one-dollar coins before breakfast and winning a cool $22.6 million, the third-biggest jackpot in the history of the gambling city.

Gamblers in Israel; from next year a Boeing 747 operated by an Icelandic airline will take off from Tel Aviv three times a day for four-hour gambling flights over the Mediterranean. There is presently a legal ban on casinos in Israel.

31 convicts, who escaped from a prison in Uganda when their guards ran after a rabbit. The inmates were working in the garden when a rabbit hopped out. The 5 prison guards raced after the rabbit, allowing the prisoners to make a break for freedom.

Robbie Williams, who seems to have found true love at last with Rachel Hunter, the former wife of singer Rod Stewart.

Lithuanian women, who are celebrating after the government finally scrapped a law which required women to undergo gynaecological examinations in order to gain a driving licence.

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK

"A morsel looks big when it is in the hands of someone else" - Russian Proverb

WHAT DO THE BRITISH THINK?

74% of Britons think that the 50 years of the Queen's reign have been a good time for Briton. 72% think that the Queen has done an excellent or good job. Given a choice of living in 1952 or the present day, only 21% said they would rather live in the past. 48% said they will be celebrating the Jubilee. 52% think the monarchy will still exist at the end of the 21st century.

STORY OF THE WEEK

An American woman survived a weekend with her head stuck in the bottom drawer of her office desk. New York secretary Jackie Stegler dropped a peppermint in her drawer on Friday afternoon. "I stuck my head in and when I tried to pull it out, it wouldn't come", she explained. Stegler was found by office cleaners on Monday morning.

OK, that is the news for this week. Here are the answers to last week's "Nationalities, Countries and Languages" homework:

PART A:

  • Group A: -ish adjectives - Irish, Danish
  • Group B: -ic adjectives - Icelandic, Arabic
  • Group C: -(i)an adjectives - Brazilian, Ukrainian, Arabian
  • Group D: -i adjectives - Israeli, Iraqi
  • Group E: -ese adjectives - Japanese, Portuguese

PART B:

  1. The Arabian Gulf Countries - an Arab
  2. Britain - a Briton
  3. Finland - a Finn
  4. Sweden - a Swede
  5. Spain - A Spaniard

PART C:

  1. Paul went to Russia on holiday.
  2. Have you ever heard Bulgarian music? It's wonderful.
  3. Paul went to work in the Middle East, in Saudi Arabia I think.
  4. Petra would love to live in the UK for a while to improve her English.
  5. I love the colour of the Mediterranean sea.
  6. I think she married a Scot.

PART D:

  1. A person who speaks two languages perfectly? (a) bilingual
  2. The different ways of speaking in one and the same language? dialects
  3. The language you learnt from your birth? Mother tongue or native language
  4. The country whose capital is Manila? The Philippines
  5. The national language of the Netherlands? Dutch

This week's homework is called "The Weather":

PART A

Put these words into the correct column in the table below:

Frost, Stifling, Drought, Chilly, Scorching, Freezing, Downpour, Close, Rainy, Flood, Heatwave

Cold

Hot

Wet / Dry
. . Rainy

PART B

What do we call …? The first letter is given.

A light that flashed in the sky during a storm? L
Deep piles of snow blown by the wind? S
A heavy snowstorm with high winds? B
Dirty, brownish, melting snow in the streets? S
Very light, fine rain? D
Rain that only lasts a very short time? S
Little balls of ice that fall from the sky? H
Thunder and heavy rain at the same time? T
A very light fog? M
Fog and smoke / pollution together? S

PART C:

Complete the gaps. The first letter again is given.

  1. In the spring the ice m____, the ground t____ and plants start to grow again.
  2. Normally, at that time of year, the weather is very cold, but that day it was very m____.
  3. It snowed last night but it didn't s____, so the roads are clear.
  4. As I looked out to sea, the horizon was h____, and the sky and sea seemed to be one blue mass.
  5. It was hot on the beach, but there was a gentle b____ that cooled us a little.
  6. The sky was very o____, but then it p____ down with rain.
  7. It was a b____ hot day, but it was also extremely h____, which made us sweat a lot.
  8. There was a violent s____ in Plymouth last week. There was t____ rain all day and all night, and the streets got f____.
  9. The north of the island is usually cold and d____, while the south is warmer and very dry.
  10. The weather was rather m____ yesterday. I found it difficult to concentrate on my work. I just wanted to fall asleep all the time.
  11. There was h____ and rain falling at the same time; the garden was completely white for a few minutes.

And finally a riddle for you to solve:

What Am I?

"Pronounced as one letter but written with three,

Two different letters there are and two only in me.

I'm double, I'm single, I'm black, blue, and grey,

I'm read from both ends and the same either way".

I hope you have a busy, fun and productive week and "see you" next Friday.

Best wishes

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