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Weekly news from UK

GOOD WEEK FOR:

  1. Mike Austen, a former student of Wolverhampton University, who has received ё30,000 after suing the English university for the poor quality of its teaching.
  2. The future of mankind, with the news that an asteroid is not about to destroy life on Earth after all. Further calculations have revealed that asteroid 2002 NT7, which was predicted to crash into Earth on 1 February 2019, will now pass harmlessly by.
  3. Japan, with the news that Japanese were the world's longest-lived people in 2001. The average lifespan for women hit 84.93 years while that of men rose to 78.07. The bad news however is that senior citizens are expected to make up 25% of the population by 2020, pressuring social security and pension programmes.
  4. Paul Hunn from London, who today is hoping to break his own record for the loud burp. Hunn set the record in 2000 with an amazing 118.1 decibels, a belch as loud as a pneumatic drill.
  5. Coin collectors, with the news that a U.S. $20 gold coin sold on Tuesday for $7.59 million.
  6. Robbers in Paraguay, who escaped with paintings valued at over US$1 million. The thieves had spent two months digging a tunnel into the museum.
  7. Commuters in Japan; summertime commuting in Japan in high heat and humidity and huge crowds can be particularly stressful, but one train company has found a way to help its passengers relax. Customers who book a seat on Fuji Kyuko's Friday night train can sit back and spend a two-hour trip being served as much beer as they can drink. There is only one problem - the train has no toilets.
  8. A Sudanese woman, who is two months pregnant with nine foetuses. The woman has had 2 years of infertility treatment.
  9. 40,000 Brazilians, who have flocked to a house in a working-class town near Sao Paulo to pray before what they believe is a vision of the Virgin Mary.
  10. Japanese firm Morita, which says it has come up with something truly useful, the world's first combined fire engine and ambulance.

BAD WEEK FOR:

  1. A Jordanian groom, who spent his wedding night in jail after accidentally shooting dead two guests while firing his automatic rifle to celebrate his marriage. The groom, identified only as Mohammad, also wounded two teenage brothers when he dropped his rifle while shooting into the air during the wedding in a village south of Amman.
  2. Christians, with the news that 33% of Church of England clergy have doubts whether the resurrection of Christ actually took place, and only 50% are convinced of the truth of the Virgin Birth.
  3. A man weighing 300 kg, who needed 16 firemen, a crane and a truck to reach a hospital in the German city of Stuttgart. The man, too ill to move himself, was too large to be carried down the stairs from his first-floor apartment.

ONLY IN USA?

  • The Center for UFO Studies has compiled a list of 13, 528 American women who believe they have been abducted by aliens. Of these, 1,501 report that their underwear has been kept by the aliens.

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:

  • "Scratch an actor and you will find an actress".

That is the news for this week. As promised here are the answers to the homework I sent you 2 weeks ago: " homework.

PART A:

2-5 years old

5 - 12/13 years old

12/13 - 18 years old

18+ years old
play-school

nursery

 junior school

primary

 comprehensive

secondary

grammar school

sixth form

 further

college

university

PART B:

 

False

True
In Britain, if you say, "She went to a public school", you mean a private school.  

Э

Degrees can be obtained from schools, colleges, or universities.

Э

 
If you are a post-graduate student, you have normally already done your first degree.  

Э

To enter a "grammar school" in England, you normally have to pass an exam.  

Э

In Britain, A-levels are normally taken at 16 years old.

Э

 
Teachers at schools and universities are called "professors".

Э

 
In a university, a tutorial usually has fewer students than a seminar.  

Э

In Britain, "junior school" means school for children under five.

Э

 

PART C:

  1. I failed my exam first time around, so I am going to resit it next month.
  2. I've got to do an exam next week, so I'll be revising every evening till then.
  3. Paul: Hi, did you pass your geography exam?
    Bill: Yeh, I did quite well. In fact I got 75%.
    Paul: Oh well done! So they give you a percent. I thought they gave grades.
    Bill: Yes, they give both. Mine was an "A". So how about you?
    Paul: Well, we don't have exams, we have continuous assessment, so you have to do coursework, and you get a mark for each essay.
  4. Bill: Why did you skip classes yesterday?
    Paul: Don't tell anyone but I was out till 3.30 the night before, so I just stayed in bed all day.
  5. I did well in my exams. I was pleased, and so were my parents.

And the riddle:

My first master had four legs,
My second had two.
First in life,
Second in death.
Women delight in my touch.

The answer is a fur coat.

This week's homework is about Work:

PART A: Complete the following jobs. The first letters are given:

S_____ a_____: Sells goods to the public.
U_____ r_____: Looks after the interests of staff / workers, for example in getting better pay and conditions.
R_____: Sits in the lobby or entrance area of a company. Greets and checks visitors
D_____: Very senior person. Sits on the board of a company.
P_____ o_____: Takes care of filling vacant posts. Is responsible for general matters concerning staff / employees.
S_____ o_____: Makes sure there are no dangers from machines, etc., and that accidents at work are properly investigated.
E_____: An expert in financial matters.
L_____: Does very hard, physical work.
S_____ w_____: Does specific work that s/he is trained for (e.g. assembling a TV set)
S_____: Makes sure everyone knows their job and is doing it properly.
A_____: Looks after the day-to-day running of the company.

PART B: Explain the following:

  1. shift work
  2. flexi-time
  3. maternity leave
  4. on strike
  5. promotion

PART C: Correct these sentences.

  1. I was laid off, so I have a job now.
  2. She's a workaholic; she hates going to work every day.
  3. I feel very well, so I'm on sick leave.
  4. You're so good at your job that we've decided to fire you.
  5. Bill's wife has just had a baby so he's on maternity leave.

And finally a riddle for you to solve:

The Pope has it but he does not use it.
Your father has it but your mother probably uses it.
Nuns do not need it.
Arnold Schwarzenneger has a big one,
Michael J. Fox's is quite small.
What is it?

Have a lovely week.

Best wishes

Gennadiy
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