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Weekly news from UK

Happy Easter from a VERY sunny Plymouth (25 degrees!)

Today and Monday are national holidays here in the UK but I have come to work especially to send you the news for another week!

So, what has been happening?

GOOD WEEK FOR:

  • Turnips, with the news that Chinese people are using turnips to prevent contracting the SARS virus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). As a result the price of turnips in Beijing has increased by 30%.
  • Lesbians in New Zealand, with the news that 25% of New Zealand women have been attracted to another woman at some point The survey also found 17% of 26-year-old women were "currently" attracted to members of the same sex. This compares with 4.4% in a similar United States study and 5.7% in Britain.
  • Taiwan, which in October will become the home of the world's tallest skyscraper and the world’s fastest lifts. The new lifts will cover the 508 metre, 90 floor building in 39 seconds.
  • James Nelson, who has sold the back of his head for $7,000. The back of his head will be now be tattooed to advertise a Texas internet company for a period of 5 years.
  • Women, after an American scientist claims to have discovered a smell which makes women look 6kg lighter. Dr. Alan Hirsch, who studies the effect that smells have on humans, says his research suggests that a "floral spice" fragrance seems to alter men's brains regarding a woman's weight.
  • A woman lion tamer, who has run away from a circus in Germany with eight lions, two tigers and the circus director's son. The woman, in her late 40s, is believed to have developed a close relationship with the 20-year-old man she was training to become a lion tamer.

BAD WEEK FOR:

  • A German couple, who were taking an afternoon sleep when a wild boar broke into their house and leapt into bed with them before biting the man and fleeing.
  • A German man, who tried to chat up a woman in a nightclub and dropped his false teeth down her cleavage. Shop assistant Tina Lange, 37, who met the man in a disco in Mannheim, said: "I wasn't very interested in him but when I was leaving he whispered in my ear: 'I hope we'll see each other again.' "He then dropped something down my cleavage, which I thought was his phone number." But when she later went to fish it from between her breasts, she found it was his false teeth. She said: "If he wants his teeth back, he'll have to phone me."
  • An elderly Japanese man, who drove his car into oncoming traffic on a motorway for 25 kilometres. The driver, 76, did not respond to patrol cars signalling him to pull over. When finally questioned by police the man said this was the first time he had driven on a motorway and he had not realised his mistake.

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:

"War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography".

OK - that is the news for this week. How did you get on with last week’s "Sound and Light" homework?

PART A:

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

PART B:

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

PART C:

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

And the riddle??

What lives on it's own substance, but dies as soon as it devours itself?
The answer is a candle.

This week’s homework is called "Owning, giving and lending":

PART A: Match the words in the first column with the definition in the third column.

estate   small items you carry with you (e.g. your bag, coat, wallet, camera)
wealth   a person who pays rent to live in a house or flat
a property   all the things and money you leave after your death
belongings   everything you own
a tenant   a house and the land it is on
possessions   having a lot of money

PART B:

  1. What do we call the person you pay rent to if you live in their house or flat?
  2. What is a rather formal word for the person who owns a shop or restaurant?
  3. What is a general word for anyone who owns something (e.g. a bicycle, a house, land)?
  4. What is the noun form of the verb to lend?
  5. What verb beginning with "d" can we use to mean to give something (often a large sun of money or some valuable items) to an institution?

PART C: Complete the sentences using the following words:

hire rent lend borrow
  1. Can you _____ me Ј10 please, Ivan? I’ll give it back to you tomorrow.
  2. Jane asked if she could _____ my camera for a few days.
  3. It would be fun to _____ a car and have a holiday in Cornwall.
  4. How expensive is it to _____ a flat near the Mayflower College?

PART D: Use the words in the table to complete the phrasal verbs in the sentences below.

of out down up over away
  1. The teacher gave _____ the IELTS exam papers 5 minutes before the exam began.
  2. I haven’t got my cricket bat any more; I gave it _____.
  3. Ivan asked if I would sell that old 1955 car I’ve got, but I don’t want to let go _____ it.
  4. The mugger made her hand _____ her cash and credit cards.
  5. This picture has been handed _____ in my family for generations.

This week I have 3 riddles for you:

Riddle 1: If you have it, you want to share it. If you share it, you don't have it. What is it?

Riddle 2: You have four 9's and you may use any of the symbols "+, -, ё , ґ" as many times as you like. I want to see a mathematical expression which uses the four 9's to = 100. For example: 99 + (9ё 9) = 100.

Can you make any other such expressions (I have 4 others!) ??

Riddle 3: It's black when it's not in use, it's red when it's in use, and it's grey when you’ve finished using it.
What can this be??

Have a lovely week and I will write to you again on Friday

Take care and best wishes

Gennadiy

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