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Weekly news from UK

GOOD WEEK FOR:

  • Tennis fans, with the news that the centre court at Wimbledon may be fitted with a giant umbrella to protect the court from rain.
  • A 12-year-old American boy, who has just won a scholarship to study medicine at the University of Chicago, where he will combine his medical studies with a Ph.D. The medical school however has decided that the student will not begin treating patients until he is at least 18 years old. Sho Timothy Yano is the son of a Korean mother and a Japanese father.
  • A cat named Tinker who is today the lucky heir of a house in London worth over half a million dollars. Margaret Layne, a childless widow, who died last year, left her home plus a Ј100,000 trust fund, to the fortunate cat until he dies, or after 21 years have passed.
  • Toilets, with the launch of the world's first portable lavatory with internet access. The "iLoo" is being built by Microsoft's internet arm MSN. The converted lavatory will feature a wireless keyboard, plasma screen and quick internet access.

BAD WEEK FOR:

  • Villagers in southern Taiwan, who are strapping bras to their faces to protect themselves against the deadly SARS virus due to a shortage of surgical masks. Face masks have disappeared from many shops as Taiwan's SARS infections tripled in the past two weeks to 360 cases, the third highest in the world after China and Hong Kong.
  • A German man, who was arrested after walking through the town of Aachen swinging the severed head of his sister-in-law by the hair. The 24-year-old man admitted stabbing the woman to death and cutting off her head with a 30cm kitchen knife.
  • Single men in Britain, who are more in debt than their female peers. The average single man aged between 25 and 39 has Ј14,910 of unsecured debt compared with Ј11,416 for a woman.
  • Obesity in Australia, which has more than doubled over the past 20 years as people give up national pastimes like surfing and walking to watch more television. The survey of 11,247 people found 39% of Australians were overweight and 20.8% obese.
  • A South African man, who died trying to cut his own head off with a butcher's saw machine in a supermarket. Police said, "He just walked in, went to the band saw machine and switched it on. He put his neck to the blade and it cut about half way through before he fell to the floor."

POLITICALLY CORRECT OR MADNESS?

A story called "The Friendly Dolphin" was rejected by one American school because it discriminates against children who do not live near the sea.

STORY OF THE WEEK:

When Aaron Ralston’s right arm became trapped under a rock on a remote mountain in Utah, USA, he took drastic action to survive. After lying under the rock for 5 days, the 27-year-old freed himself by cutting off his own arm with a pocket knife, a process which took several hours. He then abseiled down the 20m canyon wall and kept walking until he met two hikers who called for help.

And now the answers to last week’s difficult homework……

PART A:

  1. I succeeded to persuade him to come with us. succeeded in persuading him
  2. I’ll jog with you, but I don’t think I can succeed ten kilometres. Can we do five instead? manage ten kilometres
  3. We have accomplished to do a great deal this year. accomplished
  4. I’m not sure her plan will come away, but I hope it does, for her sake. come off
  5. The company has not achieved to reach its targets for this year. achieved

PART B:

  reach attain secure realise fulfil achieve
An ambition  

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A dream      

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An agreement

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An obligation        

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A compromise

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PART C:

  1. Our plans went wrong and we had to think again.
  2. Their plans backfired and disaster resulted.
  3. The local nature society folded after only six months through lack of members.
  4. The project has faltered a couple of times, but I think it will succeed in the long term.
  5. The proposal to build a new town hall came to nothing in the end; most people were quite happy with the old one.
  6. I find it difficult to read very small print. I need glasses.
  7. I’ve had a lot of trouble with this camera; I’m very disappointed with it.
  8. Can you cope with my three sisters coming to stay? I hope it won’t be too much work.
  9. We’ve experienced some difficulty in contacting her, but we’ll keep trying.
  10. The new exam system has caused a lot of bother for everyone; I think we should have stuck with the old one.

PART D:

NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB
Success Succeed Successful Successfully
Accomplishment Accomplish Accomplished  
Attainment Attain Attainable  
Achievement Achieve Achievable  
Fulfilment Fulfil Fulfilling  

And the riddle?

They have not flesh, nor feathers, nor scales, nor bone. Yet they have fingers and thumbs of their own. What are they?
The answer is Gloves.

This week’s homework is called Texture and Weight:

PART A: Match the words in the first column with a suitable object in the third column..

Rough   A floor that is highly polished and wet in places
Smooth   Large grains of sand
Polished   Very, very thin paper of a dried leaf
Coarse   A cactus
Sleek   Broken glass
Gnarled   A cement or concrete surface
Delicate   A baby’s skin
Slippery   A teddy bear
Furry   The exterior of a brand-new sports car
Jagged   An old, dead tree trunk
Prickly   A mirror

PART B: Fill the gaps. The first and last letters are given.

  1. The new-born baby’s hair was soft and d…….y.
  2. This paper is very smooth to the t……h.
  3. The fields were very wet u……t after the heavy rain.
  4. This blouse feels very s……y, but in fact it’s not real silk.
  5. The s……e of the table was highly polished.

PART C: Say whether these statements are true (T) or false (F).

  1. Shady is the adjective related to the noun shade.
  2. If a light is dazzling it is not very bright.
  3. Vivid colours and dull colours mean the same.
  4. A dim light is the opposite of a bright light.
  5. People often wear sunglasses to protect their eyes against the glare of the sun.

PART D: Answer the questions. You are sometimes given the first letter of the answer.

  1. What adjective could you use to describe a tree that has no solid interior? H……….
  2. What adjective could be used to describe the opposite of thick hair for a person? ………..
  3. What adjective could be used to describe very thick vegetation? D……..
  4. What is the opposite of thick vegetation? S……..
  5. Give another word for heavy, which can be used for things. W………
  6. Complete this phrase: as light as a ………
  7. Give two words that mean ‘heavy and awkward to move or carry’. B…….. and C……….
  8. Complete this phrase: as heavy as ………
  9. What adjective comes from the verb shine.

And your riddle this week is:-

A mule and a donkey were carrying full sacks on their backs.
The mule started complaining that his load was too heavy. The donkey said to him "Why are you complaining? If you gave me one of your sacks I'd have double what you have and if I give you one of my sacks we'd have an even amount."

How many sacks were each of them carrying?

Have a lovely week and I look forward to writing to you next Friday.

Best wishes
Gennadiy

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