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Weekly news from UK

Good morning! I hope you have had a good week and have a few minutes to sit quietly with a cup of tea and read the news I have found for you in the British media this week!
So, what has been happening?

BAD WEEK FOR:

  • A 61-year-old German man, who has been robbed twice in five minutes in the western town of Herne. The man first had his mobile phone stolen at a petrol station by youths who then fled. When he pursued the thieves on foot, a passing car with three men claiming to be plain-clothes police stopped him, searched him and drove off with his wallet.
  • The English language, after a teenager has written a school essay in text messaging. The teenager's essay which caused the problem began: "My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :- kids FTF. ILNY, it's a gr8 plc."
  • In translation: "My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York. It's a great place."
  • A German man, who was so unhappy with his pizza that he attacked the chef with an axe. Frankfurt police said the 57-year-old man was restrained by customers after he drew the axe from his coat and started swinging it at the cook.
  • German drivers, after a German couple stunned motorway police when they were spotted changing places behind the wheel while driving at 80km per hour.

GOOD WEEK FOR:

  • The Swiss city of Zurich, which defeated Vancouver, Canada, and Vienna, Austria in a "Quality of Life" survey. Baghdad, the Iraqi capital where residents are preparing for war, placed 213th of the 215 cities studied. In last place was Congo's Brazzaville.
  • German dogs, after an artist in Berlin has applied to open a brothel for sexually frustrated dogs. Karl-Friedrich Lenze, 54, said he planned to charge dog owners 25 euros per half hour of happiness.
  • British dentists, with the news that British people eat more sugar confectionery than any other European country. Britain was by far the largest European market for sugar candy, gums and jellies, accounting for 23% of total sales. Germany was second with 14% of the European market.
  • Cats and dogs, after a Las Vegas entrepreneur is opening a dog and cat hotel where precious pets can rest on Oriental rugs, watch television, and socialise while their masters play in the Las Vegas casinos. The cost of a dog suite is $79 per night. Pedicures, baths, and other treats are also available.
  • Ice-cream lovers, with the news that Unilever, the world's biggest ice-cream maker, is planning to launch new flavours such as curry, cheese and chilli.
  • An 85 year-old British widow, who is so determined not to be resuscitated against her will by doctors that she has tattooed the words "Do Not Resuscitate" across her chest.
  • Robery Garside, 36, from England, who is about to become the first person to run around the world. Garside left India in 1997 and has since jogged 56,000 km, wearing out more than 50 pairs of shoes.
  • Healthy eaters, after McDonalds unveiled plans to sell fresh fruit in all of its UK restaurants.

WHAT DO THE BRITISH THINK?
31% of voters are satisfied with Tony Blair's performance as PM. 61% are dissatisfied.

STORY OF THE WEEK:
Police in Chile have arrested a bank robber with no arms or legs. The man drove the car for a getaway car for a gang that robbed a bank in Santiago. The man managed to drive by tying his knees to the steering wheel and operating the pedals with sticks that he has tied to his elbows.

STATISTICS OF THE WEEK:
139 out of every 100,000 in England are in jail - more than anywhere else in the EU. In Denmark, 59 people per 100,000 are in jail, France 85, Germany 96, Russia 638 and USA 686.

That is the news for this week. Now here are the answers to last week’s "What your body does!" homework:

PART A:

bite cut through something with your teeth
blink open and close both eyes rapidly
blush go red
breathe use your lungs to take in air and to exhale
grin smile broadly
rumble the noise a hungry stomach makes
shiver tremble with cold
sigh deep breath taken when relieved or unhappy
snore heavy breathing noise made when asleep
sweat perspire
wink close one eye

PART B:

  1. K E H A S - SHAKE - make repeated movements
  2. K I L C - LICK - move the tongue over
  3. P U R B - BURP - noise of air coming out of the mouth (often after eating too quickly)
  4. W H E C - CHEW - move jaws up and down
  5. E N S Z E E - SNEEZE - air rapidly and involuntarily coming out through the nose (you often do this when you have a cold)
  6. U G O C H - COUGH - force air out of the lungs through your throat making a short, sharp sound
  7. W A N Y - YAWN - open your mouth widely in order to take in more oxygen (you do this when you are tired, perhaps)
  8. E T R E B A H - BREATHE - taking air in and out of the body (using your lungs)
  9. C I C H O G H U - HICCOUGH - (pronounced "hiccup") - make a short, repeated sound through your throat.
  10. L R E E B T M - TREMBLE - involuntary shaking of the body (when you are nervous, for example)

PART C:

  1. cough / frown / sigh / yawn: frown - the others are connected with breathing in some way. Frown is a kind of facial expression.
  2. shake / shiver / sigh / tremble: sigh - the others involve repeated movement of the body.
  3. chew / lick / rumble / suck: rumble - the others refer to things you can do with your mouth while eating.
  4. blink / blush / wink / frown: blush - blush involves the skin whereas the others involve the eyes.
  5. burp / hiccough / snore / cough: snore - snore relates to the nose, the others relate to the lungs.
  6. cough / grin / shiver / sneeze: grin - grin is a kind of smile whereas the others refer to things you do if you have a cold.

This week’s homework is called "Big and Small".

PART A: Divide these words into "small" words and "big" words:

Gigantic Vast Minuscule Minute Huge Tiny
Enormous Meagre Sizeable Insignificant Considerable  

PART B: Fill the gaps with a suitable word. The first letter is given.

  1. Even a t_____ amount of dust can damage a computer disk.
  2. She’s had a h_____ amount of work recently. She looks so tired.
  3. There was t_____ of food at the party. I’m sorry I had dinner before I went there.
  4. It takes a c_____ of money to set up your own company.
  5. An e_____ amount of fat in his diet put him at risk from a heart attack.

PART C: Fill the gaps with one of the expressions in the table. Use each expression once only.

a good deal of heaps of
a small amount of much
a very small number of  
  1. Do you have _____ work to do, Ivan? Shall I help you?
  2. Only _____ students failed the IELTS exam, so Paul Stevens was very happy.
  3. We don’t need to hurry, Ivan. There’s _____ time. The train doesn’t leave till six.
  4. The government has put _____ effort into reducing unemployment.
  5. There was _____ oil on the surface which we had to clean off. It wasn’t serious.

    6. And finally here are two riddles for you to try and solve Ivan:

Riddle 1:
Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red. What am I?

Riddle 2:
A man is wearing black. Black shoes, socks, trousers, jumper, gloves and balaclava. He is walking down a black street with all the street lamps off. A black car is coming towards him with its light off but somehow manages to stop in time. How did the driver see the man?

Have a great week and "see you" next Friday.

Best wishes

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