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Hello from a sunny England on today, 14 February, Valentine's Day! I hope your postman has hurt his back under the weight of cards and presents for you. If however like me you have not received anything, then do not worry - there is always next year!

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

GOOD WEEK FOR:

  • A Thai man, who has held his wife in his arms for 10 hours, 49 minutes and 15 seconds over the weekend. Pizza delivery man Umnaj Bhuthigo now hopes his achievement will enter the Guinness Book of Records.
  • Unemployment in Britain, which has fallen to a 27-year low figure. 928,500 people were claiming unemployment benefit last month (3.1% of the workforce)
  • Mobile phone companies in the UK, with the news that users are expected to send 60 million romantic text messages today, Valentine's Day. That amounts to about one text message for every man, woman and child in Britain.
  • UK Radio Producer Roque Segade-Vietito, who is planning to give his wife an unusual Valentine's Day present. He will not be giving his wife the usual flowers and chocolates for Valentine's Day. Instead he will have a vasectomy that will be broadcast on live radio. He said: "She's got to be one of the luckiest women in London: it's the most romantic thing I've ever done."

BAD WEEK FOR:

  • An American student, who has committed suicide online, watched by 12 "virtual" friends. The student logged on to a chat room for depressives and invited his "friends" to watch him kill himself via a webcam. Instead of helping him, the companions urged him on. "Take one pill. No, take a thousand", said one. "Eat more", wrote another. When there was no sign of life, one viewer wrote: "It's been fun watching this".
  • A French Priest, who was stopped by Police for speeding on the motorway. The Priest's excuse for driving too fast was that the Devil made him do it. He said his car inexplicably accelerated to 190 km / hour. "I can only assume that some evil force took over the car", he said.
  • The German coach of the Iraqi national football team, Bernd Stange, who has left Iraq, saying there was no point in staying because all his players were being drafted into the army.
  • An unemployed Slovak man, who died two years ago but his body was only discovered in his apartment this week. The man's landlord broke into the apartment to evict him because he had not paid his rent for two years. Neighbours of the dead man, who would have been 54, had not noticed his disappearance as he was reclusive.
  • The British, who are at the top of the chocolate-eating league. The average British consumer ate 11.4 kilos of chocolate last year and spent $93.1 per head. Rather surprisingly, the Americans spent just $46.8 per head, and consumed 4.4 kilos of chocolate (significantly below the European average).

And as it is Valentine's Day, I thought I would give you the guide to the WORLD's WORST CHAT-UP LINES: (a chat up line is something you say to impress someone you are sexually attracted to):

  1. You don't sweat much for a fat person.
  2. If I could rearrange the alphabet, I'd put U and I together.
  3. I'm not actually this tall. I'm sitting on my wallet.
  4. Baby, somebody better call God, 'cos he's missing an angel!
  5. Your legs must be tired because you've been running through my mind all night.
  6. I may not be the best looking guy in here, but I'm the only one talking to you.
  7. Can I buy you a drink or do you just want the money?
  8. I'm fighting the urge to make you the happiest woman on earth tonight.
  9. Are those real?
  10. Those clothes would look great in a crumpled heap on my bedroom floor.
  11. My name is Ivan...remember that, you'll be screaming it later.
  12. Hi, I'm Mr. Right. Someone said you were looking for me.
  13. Hi, the voices in my head told me to come over and talk to you.
  14. Baby, I'm an American Express lover...you shouldn't go home without me.
  15. Wanna come over for some pizza and sex? No? Why, don't you like pizza?

So, that is the news for this week. How did you find last week's "Like, Dislike and Desire" homework?

PART A:

  1. His behaviour appalled Ivan.
  2. It's been so hard at work. I'm longing for my holiday.
  3. Ivan is very fond of romantic novels.
  4. Sue didn't find Paul attractive.
  5. John cares for his daughter more than anyone else in the world.
  6. Alex was devoted to his wife.
  7. I can't bear standing in queues.
  8. Did you enjoy the party, Ivan?
  9. I am disgusted by violence on the television.
  10. I always dread going back to work after a holiday.

PART B:

Jane fell in love with John the moment she first set eyes on him. She was captivated by his beautiful smile and his kindness to everyone he cared for. She had been looking forward to going on holiday but, once she had met him, she was no longer keen on the idea of going away in case he decided to invite her out. Fortunately, John had also fallen for Jane.

And the riddle?

"Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?". The answer is TON

This week's homework is about "Speaking":

PART A: Complete the statements with the most appropriate verb. Put the verb in the correct form.

beg boast complain confess threaten urge
murmur insist scream stutter grumble

For example: "There's a mouse. I can't stand mice," she screamed.

  1. "I'll contact my lawyer if you lay a finger on my daughter," he _____
  2. "I c-c-c-can't h-h-help you," _____ Paul.
  3. "I'm far better than the other students in my class," _____ Ivan.
  4. "You really must be here by 08.00h," _____ the teacher.
  5. "I am sorry Ivan, but I read your diary," he _____.
  6. "You're the most beautiful girl in the world," Paul _____ in her ear.
  7. "My glass is dirty," Ivan _____.
  8. "Please, please lend me the money," he _____.
  9. "I don't want to do my homework," _____ the child.
  10. "Just have one more try. You're nearly there," _____ his mother.

PART B: The verbs in PART A can be replaced with "said" + an adverb. Use the most appropriate adverb from the table below. You may need to change the word order.

angrily crossly desperately encouragingly fearfully firmly
furiously guiltily nervously proudly softly  

For example: "There's a mouse. I can't stand mice," she said fearfully.

PART C: Pair the verbs in the first column with the verbs that are very close in meaning in the third column.

argue   whisper
beg   stammer
complain   admit
confess   disagree
murmur   moan
groan   encourage
maintain   plead
stutter   grumble
urge   declare

And finally a riddle for you to solve:

You and a group of your friends are in the library. One friend says there is a $100 dollar bill hidden between pages 75 and 76 of a book in the library. But you decide not to go and look for it. Why?

Have a great week and I look forward to being in touch with you again next Friday.

All the best


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