Отправляет email-рассылки с помощью сервиса Sendsay

Образец английского юмора - еженедельные новости из Англии.

Рассылка закрыта

При закрытии подписчики были переданы в рассылку "1 английская фраза в неделю. Только для гурманов." на которую и рекомендуем вам подписаться.

Вы можете найти рассылки сходной тематики в Каталоге рассылок.

←   Май 2003   →
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Автор
ucmok_peku

Статистика

11.288 подписчиков
-11 за неделю
←   Все выпуски   →

Интересные новости из Англии + урок английского языка


Информационный Канал Subscribe.Ru
Weekly news from UK

BAD WEEK FOR:

  • Cockroaches, with the news that Thailand is preparing to burn alive more than 1,000 giant pet cockroaches that health officials say are pests. Cockroaches are popular pets in Thailand, but were banned last year after officials became concerned they might breed and spread diseases.
  • Pilot’s at Britain’s Luton airport, who instead of hearing air-traffic controllers’ landing instructions on their radios, heard the screaming of a tiny baby. Authorities worked 12 hours to track the frequency and determined that a baby monitor at a house located near the airport, was broadcasting her baby's cries to the cockpits of approaching planes.
  • German patients, after news that a German ambulanceman has been arrested for robbing patients as they lay helpless en route to hospital.
  • A Russian conscript, who ate half his bed in an attempt to get out of the army. The 19-year-old hoped he would become so unwell after eating his bed that he would be discharged.
  • A woman from Washington, USA who has been arrested on charges of assaulting a 4-year-old boy after he spilled ice cream on her in a fast-food restaurant. The woman shouted obscenities at the child and his grandmother, chased the boy around the restaurant and eventually rubbed hot french fries in his face.
  • A Canadian woman, who has been fined C$100 after she admitted petting a wild killer whale that biologists are struggling to keep from getting too friendly with humans. The young male orca whale, has been living alone around Vancouver Island since the summer of 2001 after he became separated from his family pod.

GOOD WEEK FOR:

  • British women, with the news that British men are among the most helpful in Europe. According to a new study, only the Danes are better at sharing household chores. Greek men were judged the laziest.
  • A 70-year-old Japanese, who has become the oldest person to climb Mount Everest.
  • Cambodians, who are flocking to see a three-year-old boy they believe was the son of a dragon in a former life because his best friend is a four-metre-long python. "He has been playing with the python ever since he could first crawl," said the boy’s mother.
  • Buddhists, after new research shows that they really are happy, calm and serene people. Neuroscientists have discovered that certain areas of the brain light up constantly in Buddhists, and not just when they are meditating, which indicates positive emotions and good mood.
  • A 13-year-old Norwegian boy, who hopes to enter the record books by becoming the youngest person to ski across Greenland. "It's hard to imagine how it will be. Where we are going there are storms and temperatures of minus 35 celsius" said the boy who begins the 3-week expedition tomorrow. The boy said his biggest problem was that he would not be home to watch the Norwegian national football team play Denmark on June 7.
  • Pen Hadow, 41, a British explorer, who has become the first person to trek solo and unsupported from northern Canada to the geographic North Pole (the northernmost point on the earth's surface). The journey took 64 days and Hadow fought temperatures of minus 45 degrees Celsius and overcame serious setbacks such as falling through ice up to his armpits that lost him a ski.
  • Six German schoolgirls, who have broken the world record for reading aloud. The girls, all aged 16, read continuously from eight books in the display window of an optician for 61 hours and 16 minutes.

STATISTICS OF THE WEEK:

  • More than 12000 tigers are kept as pets in the USA, twice as many as are thought to live in the wild.
  • One of the world’s languages disappears every week; there are about 50 languages which have only 1 speaker left.
  • 3400 people are killed on Britain’s roads every year.

WHAT DO THE BRITISH THINK?

45% of Britons say they would vote "No" in a referendum on the euro currency; 19% would vote "yes".

So, that is the news. How did you find last week’s "Idioms and Expressions" homework? The answers are:

PART A:

Stop making a meal out of it, Ivan It was a small mistake – it’s not important
We’ve got to make a move Just look at the clock
I think I’ll hit the sack It’s been a long day and I’m exhausted
Paul is always on the make Paul’s just in it for his own personal profit
Ivan really pulled a fast one We were tricked out of the money
Don’t poke your nose in You shouldn’t interfere in other people’s business
I’m over the moon I’m absolutely delighted with the news
I’m really down in the dumps today It’s been such a depressing day
I’m in the red I thought I had more in my bank account
Ivan is a pain in the neck Ivan annoys so many people
Ivan is as daft as a brush sometimes Ivan found the keys in the fridge this morning

PART B:

  1. I’m afraid she’s got the wrong end of the stick. Let me explain what actually happened. I hope you’ll believe me, not her.
  2. I dropped a clanger when I said to Osman that I did not like Turkish coffee. I did not realise that he was Turkish.
  3. We don’t really know what the answer is; this is just a shot in the dark.
  4. I feel a bit under the weather today. I think I’ll stay in bed.
  5. Paul’s barking up the wrong tree; it was last week it happened, not this week. He must be thinking of something else.
  6. Come in, Ivan. Here, have this chair. Take the weight off your feet.
  7. My old car’s seen better days. It’s time to buy a new one, I think.
  8. When it comes misunderstanding everything, Peter really takes the biscuit. I’ve never met anyone quite like him.
  9. I can’t take on even more responsibility. I’ve got enough on my plate as it is!
  10. Politicians are always making promises, but they’re usually just pie in the sky.
  11. Andy just flew off the handle when I mentioned it. He has such a short temper!
  12. Ј100 is just a drop in the ocean compared with how much profit the bank makes every year.
  13. Philip is a real chip off the old block. His father was just the same, totally lazy!

And the riddle? My first is twice in apple but not once in tart. My second is in liver but not in heart. My third is in giant and also in ghost. Whole I'm best when I am roast. What am I?

The answer is PIG

This week’s homework is called "Everyday Expressions":

PART A: Expressions with "look". Match the sentence in the first column with the meaning in the third column

Paul has always looked up to his elder brother   investigate
The police are looking into the case   recall
Ivan, could you help me look for my keys, please   expect with pleasure
I look back on my school years with great pleasure   find information in a book
Look her city up in the atlas   take care
Susan is very good at looking after her sister   respect
I’m looking forward to my holiday   consider
Look on this present as a reward for your hard work   take care of
If you don’t look out Paul will take all your money!   try to find

PART B: Match the SENTENCES with a suitable DEFINITION in bold.

SENTENCES

  1. As I was saying Ivan, we’ll need to get up early tomorrow.
  2. As you say, it won’t happen before July.
  3. Talking of engineers Ivan, how is your cousin who worked in Africa?
  4. If you ask me, it’s completely unnecessary.
  5. That reminds me, I haven’t rung Ivan yet.
  6. Come to think of it, Ivan still hasn’t got in touch. I wonder what’s happening.
  7. If all else fails, you can ring me on this number.
  8. If the worst comes to the worst, we’ll have to cancel the meeting.
  9. What with one thing and another, I haven’t had time to do my homework.
  10. When it comes to rugby players, Paul Stevens is the best in the world in my opinion.

DEFINITIONS

  1. something in the conversation makes you remember something important.
  2. if you have tried everything but are not successful.
  3. if the situation gets very bad and there is no alternative.
  4. because of a lot of different circumstances.
  5. starting a new topic but linking it to the present one.
  6. if it is a question of / if we are talking about
  7. takes the conversation back to an earlier point.
  8. something in the conversation makes you realise there may be a problem / query about something.
  9. repeats and confirms something someone has already said.
  10. if you want my opinion (even if no-one has asked for it)

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

 Best wishes

Gennadiy

Бизнес курсы для деловых людей в Великобритании: www.eStudy.ru

Немецкий язык в Австрии для школьников и студентов! Языковой центр 'Канцлер'

Учеба+работа в Ирландии! Языковой центр

Подготовка к поступлению в английские университеты! подробнее на www.eStudy.ru

Обучение и образование за рубежом
http://subscribe.ru/
E-mail: ask@subscribe.ru 		Отписаться
Убрать рекламу
В избранное