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Weekly news from UK

GOOD WEEK FOR:

  • Turkmenistan's President Saparmurat Niyazov, who has proposed the month of January will now bear his name. Niyazov already has named cities and airports after himself.
  • Shanghai, China, after plans were announced to set up city centre corpse depots to encourage animal lovers to stop dumping their dead pets in public parks, rubbish bins and streams.
  • Singapore, which plans to recycle water from toilet bowls in order to reduce reliance on supplies from Malaysia. A local website joked: "It's totally natural, like Evian, except that it doesn't come down from snowy alpine rivers but from your very own kidneys".
  • Residents of La Paz, Bolivia; instead of public telephone boxes, there are now armies of people dressed in yellow or green vests carrying mobile phones. The phones are attached to their waists by chains about one metre long. When a customer approaches, they dial the number and the client can talk for as long as they wish at a cost of about 14 U.S. cents a minute.
  • The pets of American Erica Parker, 41; a trust fund has been set up by the cat owner so that when she dies her pets will have their own suite equipped with television, a garden and other services such as grooming. The pampered pets will enjoy warm meals and a raised, heated bed in the peace and quiet of their own private rooms.
  • A 96-year old Indian man, who has married a 35-year-old bride. The man has 30 daughters and hopes that his new wife will bring him a son.
  • A pet tortoise, that lost the use of its hind feet after being hit by a stray bullet during a shootout in a Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The animal has now been fitted with a pair of wheels to move around again. Click here to see the picture.

BAD WEEK FOR:

  • Ten people in New Orleans, USA, who fell into a tank containing sharks after a walk-way in an aquarium collapsed. The group, including small children, fell into the water alongside sand tiger and nurse sharks. Fortunately the sharks has recently been fed and so no one was attacked.
  • An Italian homeless man, who has been arrested for fishing coins out of Rome's Trevi fountain. Thousands of tourists throw coins over their shoulders into the fountain every day in the hope they will return to the eternal city. "Every five days he bagged between 5-6,000 euros (dollars)" said a local police chief.
  • A British couple, who are recovering from the shock of their holiday to Sydney. Instead of Sydney, Australia they ended up in Sydney, Canada (population 26,083).
  • The Japanese, with the news that 31,000 people committed suicide in Japan in 2001. This rate is more than double the rate in UK. Many victims are middle-aged men who have lost their jobs after the economic slow-down. Others are younger workers oppressed by heavy workloads.

STATISTICS OF THE WEEK:

  • 90% of women expect men to hold a door open for them but only 22% are happy for the man to pay for dinner.
  • Britons ate 1.7 billion meals in restaurants last year (30 meals per person)

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:

"Patriots always talk of dying for their country, never of killing for their country" - Bertrand Russell

So, that is the news for this week. As promised here are the answers to the "WORK" homework I sent you last Sunday:

PART A:

Sales assistant Sells goods to the public.
Union representative Looks after the interests of staff / workers, for example in getting better pay and conditions.
Receptionist Sits in the lobby or entrance area of a company. Greets and checks visitors
Director Very senior person. Sits on the board of a company.
Personnel officer Takes care of filling vacant posts. Is responsible for general matters concerning staff / employees.
Security officer Makes sure there are no dangers from machines, etc., and that accidents at work are properly investigated.
Economist An expert in financial matters.
Labourer Does very hard, physical work.
Skilled worker Does specific work that s/he is trained for (e.g. assembling a TV set)
Supervisor Makes sure everyone knows their job and is doing it properly.
Administrator Looks after the day-to-day running of the company.

PART B:

  1. shift work - work for different periods of time each week (e.g nights one week, mornings the next)
  2. flexi-time - you can start and finish work at any time within certain limits (e.g. start between 08.00 and 09.30, finish between 16.30 and 18.00h)
  3. maternity leave - a period of time off for a woman who is expecting / has just had a baby.
  4. on strike - not working because of an industrial dispute (e.g. asking for more pay)
  5. promotion - getting a higher position in your job or profession.

PART C:

  1. I was laid off, so I don't have a job now.
  2. She's a workaholic; she loves going to work every day.
  3. I feel very ill, so I'm on sick leave.
  4. You're so good at your job that we've decided to promote you.
  5. Bill's wife has just had a baby so he's on paternity leave.

And the riddle?

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?

The answer is "a surname" (family name or last name).

This week's homework is about SPORT:

PART A: What do you hold in your hand when you are ….?

  • playing tennis?
  • playing golf?
  • fishing?
  • playing baseball?
  • playing hockey?
  • playing pool or snooker?
  • doing archery?

PART B: Fill in the gaps.

  1. Italy beat Sweden _____ 3 goals in the final.
  2. John _____ the record in 1992 and has _____ it ever since. No-one can beat him.
  3. How many points has your team ____ this season?
  4. Paul: Have you _____ _____ swimming? I haven't seen you at the pool recently.
    Gennadiy: Yeah, I got bored with it. I've _____ _____ golf instead.
  5. Our team has never been _____ in the last 10 years. We've won every game.
  6. Who's running the first leg in the _____?

PART C: What do we call ….?

  1. a person who runs very long races (e.g. 10,000 metres, marathons) ?
  2. a person who runs fast over short distances (e.g. 100 metres) ?
  3. a person who just runs round their neighbourhood every morning to keep fit?
  4. the thing you hold in your hand when you row a boat?
  5. a person who plays tennis?
  6. a person who plays cricket?
  7. a person who does archery?
  8. what you hold in your hands in a canoe?
  9. a person who does gymnastics?
  10. a person who climbs mountains?

Have a good weekend and I hope to write to you again next Sunday.

All the best

Gennadiy

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