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Weekly news from UK

On Tuesday this week we celebrated April Fool’s Day in which it is customary to invent false stories. Famously in 1957 the BBC broadcast a programme about spaghetti farmers in Switzerland. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in by the story and many telephoned the BBC wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti trees.

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

GOOD WEEK FOR:

  • An American couple, who have finally decided to get married after living together for 78 years. Zyness O'Haver, 95, told reporters, "It was about time I made an honest woman" out of his new wife, who is 94. The two started living together as teenagers in 1925.
  • New Zealand fishermen, who caught a rare and dangerous squid. Although the squid was only half-grown it still weighed 150kg and had been feeding on Patagonian Toothfish which themselves grow to two metres in length
  • A German artist, who turns dried cow manure into wall clocks and small sculptures. Bernd Eilts, 43, now wants to expand his repertoire to include cow dung wristwatches. Eilts first became known in the art world in 2000 with an exhibit entitled "Bullshit".
  • Young lovers in Tuscany, with the opening of Italy’s first "Love Car Park". A car park is being renovated complete with soft lighting and special dustbins for condoms. Car sex is not illegal in strongly Catholic Italy -- as long as the windows are covered up. Many Italians live with their parents well into their 30s.

BAD WEEK FOR:

  • Dwaine Pease, who has been booked by police for stone-throwing — aged THREE. . Police officers swooped after a passing car had its windscreen smashed outside Dwaine’s home.
  • Takoma the dolphin, the mine-hunter enlisted by the US navy in Iraq, who has gone absent without leave.
  • Wolfgang Ullrich, the former head of one of Germany's biggest animal welfare groups, who has been sentenced to 12 years in jail after being found guilty of embezzling 26 million euros from animal lovers.
  • A 15-year old boy, who was caught with a prostitute while he was a patient at a hospital in Michigan, USA. A hospital employee called police after hearing the boy and the prostitute negotiating the price after the sex act occurred
  • Danny, a Pekinese dog, who won the title of "Supreme Champion" at Crufts (the world's biggest dog show). Danny may now be stripped of its title after being accused of having a secret facelift.
  • Ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, who has been told to keep the volume down at his concert in Rome in May for fear of disturbing the elderly Pope.
  • Radio broadcaster Phesheya Dube in Swaziland; Dube had been pretending to be broadcasting to the nation "live" from Iraq until he was spotted in downtown Mbabane, Swaziland.
  • British drivers, with the news that 75% of families argue in the car. The main cause of rows is "back-seat driving" followed by the choice of music and singing!
  • An Egyptian man, who has had a tumour weighing 20kg removed from his stomach. Mamdouh Eissa, 51, had suffered from a large swelling in his stomach for several years. The doctor said: "He looked something like a pregnant woman carrying twins".

STATISTIC OF THE WEEK:
The British spend Ј3.37bn a year on pet food – more than the projected cost of British involvement in the war with Iraq.

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:
"Knowledge consists of knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom consists of not putting it in your fruit salad".

And now for the answers to last week's Obligation and Probability homework.

PART A:

We can leave the meeting early We don’t need to stay until the end
We must leave the meeting early We can’t stay until the end
We mustn’t leave the meeting early We must stay until the end
We don’t need to leave the meeting early We can stay until the end
We had to leave the meeting early We couldn’t stay until the end

PART B:

  1. Pierre has been given the opportunity to go to the Mayflower College to improve his English. Isn’t it great?
  2. Because I don’t have a car any more, I have to take the bus every day now.
  3. I really must phone John. I promised him I would do it last week and then I forgot.
  4. Ivan, is there any possibility of changing the date of the meeting.

PART C:

  1. English is a compulsory subject in all secondary schools.
  2. The concert was cancelled. The organisers were obliged to give us our money back.
  3. A life sentence is mandatory for anyone who commits murder.
  4. No, Ivan, you do not have to do it. It’s optional.
  5. Most students are exempt from paying tax.
  6. We had no alternative but to sell our house.
  7. The terrorists forced their victims to lie on the floor with their eyes closed.
  8. You are liable for damage to a rented car, unless you take out extra insurance.
  9. You must take the IELTS exam, Ivan. You have no choice.
  10. Military service is obligatory in many countries for everyone over the age of 18.

And the riddles??

Riddle 1: What do the numbers 11, 69, and 88 all have in common?
They read the same right side up, and upside down.

Riddle 2:
It is in a rock but not in stone,
It is in marrow but not in bone.
It is in a bolster but not in bed.
It's not in the living, and not in the dead.

What am I? The letter R

Riddle 3: What goes up when the rain comes down? An umbrella

This week’s homework is called "Sound and Light".

PART A: Choose the correct answer by deleting one of the words in red.

  1. I could hear the noise / sound of a gentle stream running outside the house.
  2. The neighbours made a lot of noises / noise last night at their party.
  3. The children are making a terrible racket / sound. Go and tell them to be quiet.
  4. The room was rather dim / sombre so we painted it white and got some colourful curtains.
  5. The light from the lamp was rather noisy / dim, so we got a stronger one.
  6. It was a beautiful night, with thousands of stars flashing / twinkling in the sky.
  7. The cars headlights gave out a strong twinkle / beam of light which shone across the river.
  8. A camera flashed / flickered and we knew someone had taken a photo of us.
  9. The sky is looking very gloomy / flashing; I think it’s going to snow.
  10. I heard some strange rackets / noises last night. I wonder what it was?

 PART B: Human sounds – use the following verbs to complete the sentences.

sniff cough puff yawn hiccup stammer
snore sigh pant whisper sneeze groan
  1. Paul was so nervous he could only _____, "I…I…I…I…I’m pleased to meet you".
  2. Ivan, please don’t _____ all the time. Use a tissue and blow your nose.
  3. If we are out of breath after running we _____ and _____.
  4. It is said that people _____ if they sleep with their mouths open and on their backs.
  5. Paul drank a lot of beer quickly and began to ____.
  6. If you have a cold and you _____, we often say, "Bless you".
  7. Don’t speak so loudly, Ivan. Just _____. The children are asleep.
  8. I always used to _____ in history lessons. They were so boring.
  9. He can’t stop talking. We always _____ with relief when he goes away.
  10. Smoking always makes me _____.
  11. My children _____ when I tell them they must go to bed.

PART C: Match the words in the first column with something in the third column that makes the sound.

roar   piles of leaves blown by the wind
clatter   thunder in the distance
thud   gas escaping from a pipe
pop   rain falling on a metal roof
bang   someone hitting a big metal bell
crash   a jumbo aeroplane taking off
hiss   a cork coming out of a bottle
rustle   pots and pans being moved in a kitchen
clang   a balloon as it bursts
rumble   a heavy object falling on to a carpeted floor
patter   a big, heavy object falling on to a stone floor

And finally your riddle this week is:-

What lives on it's own substance, but dies as soon as it devours itself?

Have a lovely week and I will do my best to write to you again next Friday.

Best wishes

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