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GOOD WEEK FOR:

  • UK State school teachers, who are to get their own personal assistants. The "lifestyle managers" will take care of stressful chores such a present-buying and booking holidays.
  • German animals, who now have constitutional rights. Paragraph 20A of the German constitution, introduced last week, says that animals have the right to dignity and respect.
  • Theme parks, with the news that a replica Noah's Ark is to be built on top of Mount Arafat.
  • Women, with the news that Europe's biggest fashion retailer, Sweden's H&M, has launched wear-once paper panties for the summer. "They are on sale now. They are good to have in your handbag if something unexpected happens, if you lose your luggage, or you exercise and forget to take a change of underwear with you," H&M's spokeswoman said. The panties are designed as one-size-fits-all "G-strings" and sold in small packs of three in red, green and black.
  • Cambodian villagers, who are catching thousands of mice to sell to Vietnam for food. Vietnamese villagers pay up to 25 cents per kilo for mice caught in the rice fields of southeast Cambodia. Local officials said some Vietnamese ate the mice fried with watergrass and oyster sauce. Fried mice meat is also popular among poor Cambodians.
  • Lesbians, with the news that the first online sperm donor service for lesbians in Britain, and possibly the world, will be launched next month. The website is called www.ManNotIncluded.com
  • Supermodel Cindy Crawford, who is considering taking a multimillion-dollar trip into space with Russian cosmonauts. "I would go if I could be there and back in a week," Crawford told reporters during a visit to Moscow. "If they invite me, maybe, I don't know," said the 36-year-old U.S. model, whose personal fortune has been estimated at more than $30 million.
  • Italian women, with the news that sadomasochism is now justifiable grounds for divorce. An Italian court has backed a woman's claim that her ex-husband was responsible for the break-up of their marriage after making excessive demands for sadomasochistic sex, leaving her psychologically and physically bruised.
  • Alvaro de Marichalar, a Spanish count, who became the first person to make the 5,200-mile crossing of the Atlantic on a jet ski.
  • Women in Iran; Iranian authorities have approved a law to raise the age at which girls can get married without their parents' consent to 13 years from 9 years and for boys to 15 from 14. The ruling does not change the age at which children can get married -- 9 years for girls and 14 for boys.

BAD WEEK FOR:

  • A 28-year-old Panamanian, accused of killing a judge, who was eaten by a crocodile as he swam across a river after escaping from prison.
  • Smokers in Japan; new anti-smoking laws in a Tokyo district forbid smokers from lighting up on busy public roads and pavements. Violators face fines of up to 20,000 yen ($164) if caught smoking several times in these areas.
  • Women in Swaziland's royal capital, who do not dare to wear trousers after a top official warned them on Sunday that they would be torn off by soldiers. A local resident said, "Soldiers from the army will patrol for offenders. They have been instructed to strip the trousers from women in trousers, and tear them to pieces." Trousers are considered disrespectful to Swaziland's social traditions.
  • Jung Hwan Ahn, the Korean footballer who scored the winning goal against Italy in the World Cup. Ahn has now been sacked from his job, playing for Italian team Perugia. "I have no intention of paying a salary to someone who has ruined Italian soccer", said the Perugia President.
  • Los Angeles school teacher Tracy Niederkirk, who has been dismissed after stripping naked in an anatomy class. She claimed she was merely pointing out the finer details of the human body.

So, that is the news for another week. Now for the answers to last week's homework:

PART A:

A colleague means someone I share a house or flat with.

False
An acquaintance of mine means someone I work with.

False
Workmate is less formal than colleague.

True
Partner means someone you are in business with, not someone you live with.

False (it can mean both)
To worship or to idolise can mean to like or love somebody very much indeed.

True
A steady boy/girlfriend is just a casual, occasional relationship.

False
If you fancy someone you find them attractive.

True
To look up to someone is the opposite of to look down on someone.

True
If you feel repelled by someone, you find them attractive.

False
If you despise someone, you don't like or respect them at all.

True

PART B:

  1. I get on with all my workmates at Mayflower College. We have a lot of fun.
  2. Paul and I just don't see eye to eye when it comes to politics.
  3. Paul, I hate it when we argue. Couldn't we try to make it up and be friends again?
  4. She's senior to me in the office so I have to do what she tells me.
  5. I may be old-fashioned but I think children should respect their elders.
  6. I felt strongly repelled by his unpleasant attitude. I never want to speak to him again.
  7. I hear that John and Amanda have split up. I'm really surprised. I thought they were in love.
  8. Paul is not really a friend, just a casual acquaintance.
  9. H doesn't just love her, he absolutely idolises her!
  10. Jill is David's fiancИe. They plan to get married next year.

PART C:

I like people who smoke in public places I hate people who smoke in public places
I respect my boss even though most of my colleagues feel the opposite I despise / look down on my boss even though most of my colleagues feel the opposite
Maria's his current girlfriend Maria's his ex-girlfriend
Paul's senior to her in term's of length of service Paul's junior to her in term's of length of service
I loathe people who devote their whole life to working and studying I like / admire / respect people who devote their whole life to working and studying
Paul is not a particularly special friend of mine Paul is a very close friend of mine

And the riddle:

What runs fore to aft (i.e., front to back) on one side of a ship, and aft to fore (i.e., back to front) on the other side?

The name of the ship

This week's homework is called "At Home":

PART A:

What do we call the flat area at the top of the stairs in a house?  
What do you use to change the TV channel without moving from your chair?  
What do we call a large cupboard or small room you walk into, where food is stored?  
What do you call a bedroom mostly for guests who come to stay?  
What's the difference between a "cellar" and a "basement"?  
Where would you find the "loft" or "attic"?  
What do we call a room used for reading / writing / studying?  
What do we call something you can put under a dinner-plate to protect the table surface?  
If you want to iron clothes, what is the thing you need most, apart from an iron?  
What could you use to protect the kitchen work-surface if you wanted to cut vegetables?  
What do you look for if you want to plug in your hair-dryer in a hotel room?  

PART B:

Answer theses questions. The first question is already answered for you.

What do you use a tea-towel for? Drying dishes
When would you need a dust-pan and brush?  
What are bin-liners for?  
What's a cork-screw for?  
In which room would you be most likely to find a grater and what is it used for?  
Is a coaster a person who lives near the coast? Explain your answer.  

And this week, I have TWO riddles for you!

Riddle 1:
A pearl necklace was broken. One third of the pearls fell on the floor. One fourth fell on the chair. 20 pearls remained on the string. Find the total number of pearls.

Riddle 2:
Two dogs met on the street. One of them sat down and began to scratch his ear. "If one of your fleas jumped onto me, we would both have the same number," he said. "But if one of yours jumped onto me, I'd have five times as many as you," said the other. How many fleas do each of them have?

Have a good weekend and I hope to write to you next Friday (if I recover from the disappointment of England being out of the World Cup!)

Best wishes
Gennadiy

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