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Weekly news from UK

GOOD WEEK FOR:

  • Audrey Hepburn, who has been voted the most stylish woman of all time by the readers of Vogue magazine. Jennifer Aniston came second.
  • Prostitutes, with the news that brothels will now be legal in New Zealand. There are an estimated 8,000 prostitutes in New Zealand.
  • A former US nun, who had her prayers answered when she gambled $2.25 and won $1.5 million on an Atlantic City slot machine.

BAD WEEK FOR:

  • A German thief, who had to call the police to rescue him after becoming trapped during a bungled break-in. The 30-year-old man broke into a doctor’s clinic through a skylight before discovering he was too short to get out the way he had come in. After all attempts to escape via doors and windows failed, the robber called the police for help, who soon arrived to free and then arrest him.
  • A Russian woman, whose arm became trapped in a carriage door and so was forced to run alongside a departing train in central Russia for 400 metres before the driver noticed. The woman escaped serious injury.
  • A Finnish man, who was making love with his lover in his car and accidentally pressed the wrong buttons on his mobile phone. This caused his mobile phone unknowingly to call home just in time for his wife to hear his mistress moan "I love you". The wife has now been convicted of assault after going to her rival's flat and striking her in the face and later attacking her husband at home with an axe.
  • An Austrian man, who became so high on butane gas that he ate his own toes. The 35-year old became ravenous after inhaling the gas. Finding nothing in the fridge he cut off his toes and fried them. When the paramedics arrived, he offered then a toe, saying "It tastes like chicken".
  • German banks, with the news that almost all euro banknotes circulating in Germany contain traces of cocaine! "Nine out of 10 banknotes show clearly measurable amounts of cocaine," said a research scientist. Cocaine users roll up the notes in order to snort the illegal drug.
  • British motorists, with the news that traffic wardens are being offered free cars, holidays and TV’s in return for issuing more parking tickets.
  • A German gardener, who has been fined and stripped of his licence for driving his lawnmower while drunk. A court fined the 45-year-old man 400 euros and banned him from driving all vehicles.
  • US Police, after a prisoner escaped form a courthouse using a fake gun made out of cardboard taken from the backs of legal pads, stuffed with toilet paper and covered in ink from a ballpoint pen.
  • Colombian Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya, who has been given a four-month driving ban and $1,400 fine after he was caught speeding in the south of France.
  • London Police, after a comedian embarrassed royal security by bursting into a 21st birthday party for Prince William at Windsor Castle. The man, Aaron Barschak, 36, was dressed as a female version of Osama Bin Laden. He managed to jump on the stage while William was making a speech.
  • French President Jacques Chirac, who is being investigated over the Ј1m food bill he ran up while mayor of Paris. Chirac allegedly spent Ј300 per day over 8 years on caviar, champagne and other luxuries.
  • Italians, who are less satisfied with their lives than the rest of Europe. A poll found that 27% of Italians are unhappy with their lives, complaining that nothing works in Italy, their jobs are too stressful, and their families too demanding. The Swiss are the happiest in Europe, with only 3.6% of them similarly unhappy.
  • An American woman, who spread contraceptive jelly on her toast every morning. The woman is now suing her chemist after she became pregnant. Lawyers representing the woman, who thought the jelly was edible, are claiming Ј300,000 for the "inconvenience".

STATISTICS OF THE WEEK:

  • The average cost of a divorce in UK is Ј13,000. 40% of divorcees say they will never get married again.
  • Hayfever was virtually unknown until 1800; today 25% of Britons suffer from hayfever.
  • The average Briton spends Ј403 a year on electrical goods. The European average is Ј272.
  • A third of British companies has sacked an employee for sending anauthorised emails at work.

STORY OF THE WEEK:

A Croatian man who escaped 7 major disasters has been called "the luckiest man alive", after winning the jackpot with his first lottery ticket in 40 years. Frane Selak has survived:

  • a train crash
  • a coach crash
  • being hit by a bus
  • being thrown from a plane
  • two exploding cars
  • a car going over a cliff

Now the 74-year-old has won $1m in the state lottery. "I am either the world’s unluckiest man," he says, "or am the luckiest".

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:

"Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength". Socrates

So, that is the news for this week. How did you get on with last week's homework?

PART A:

  1. He has a HEART of gold.
  2. He’s as HARD as nails.
  3. She was QUICK off the mark and got there first.
  4. She was a bit SLOW off the mark and arrived too late.
  5. He’s a fast MOVER
  6. He’s a bit of a slow COACH
  7. She’s very MIDDLE -of-the-road.
  8. She’s a bit of an ODD-ball.
  9. He’s a bit over the TOP when you first meet him.
  10. He’s rather a COLD fish when you first meet him.

PART B:

  1. She’s rather eccentric. She’s a bit of an ODD-ball.
  2. She was not quick enough. She was a bit SLOW off the mark and arrived too late
  3. He’s very exaggerated in his behaviour. He’s a bit over the TOP when you first meet him.
  4. He always takes ages to do everything. She was a bit SLOW off the mark and arrived too late
  5. He’s a wonderfully kind person. He has a HEART of gold.
  6. She’s rather moderate in her views and behaviour. She’s very MIDDLE -of-the-road.
  7. He is very tough and is not easily moved by anything. He’s as HARD as nails.
  8. She reacted quickly and benefited from it. She was QUICK off the mark and got there first.
  9. He’s very formal and a bit unfriendly. He’s rather a COLD fish when you first meet him.
  10. He always does everything in super-quick time. He’s a fast MOVER

PART C:

the teacher’s pet ( -)
top of the class ( +)
a know-all ( -)
a big-head ( - )
a lazy-bones ( -)

  1. At school she was always the teacher’s pet, in fact, in one exam, she scored 100 per cent.
  2. George is such a know-all. He always has the right answer, or thinks he does.
  3. She’s a bit of a lazy-bones. If she can avoid working, she will.
  4. It’s not nice to be top of the class. All the other students make fun of you.
  5. What a big-head. She really thinks she’s wonderful, doesn’t she!

And the riddles?

Riddle 1:

I saw a man in white,
he looked quite a sight.
He was not old,
but he stood in the cold.
And when he felt the sun
he started to run.
Who could he be?
Please answer me.

The answer is: A Snowman.

Riddle 2:

If you have six men and they each had six baskets. Each basket has six cats inside and each cat has
six kittens. Assuming all are whole and healthy, how many legs are there?

The answer is 6,060.
There are six men who each have six baskets. This equals 36 baskets. Each basket has six cats which equals 216 cats. Each cat has six kittens which equals 1,296 kittens. Therefore the kittens represent 5,184 legs. The cats represent 864 legs. The men represent 12 legs. The sum total is 6,060 legs.

This week’s homework is about idioms describing feelings or people.

PART A: Divide these idioms into two groups: positive feelings/moods, and negative feelings/moods. Put a plus sign (+) for positive, and a minus sign(-) for negative.

  1. Ivan was on cloud nine all day.( )
  2. Ivan was in a really black mood this morning.( )
  3. Ivan’s been going round like a bear with a sore head all day.( )
  4. Ivan seems to be in high spirits tonight.( )
  5. Ivan felt browned off with the situation.( )
  6. Ivan seems to be keeping her chin up.( )
  7. You’re looking down in the dumps. What happened?( )
  8. Ivan had a face as long as a fiddle.( )
  9. Ivan’s as happy as the day is long.( )
  10. Ivan was over the moon when she heard the news.( )

PART B: Match the 10 idioms (1-10) with the 10 explanations (a-j) below.

Gemini You’ll feel (1) as pleased as Punch and you’ll be (2) on top of the world for most of the day. But (3) don’t get carried away, because you could (4) feel a bit down because of something that happens that evening.
Taurus You’ll (5) be on the edge of your seat most of the day waiting for something big to happen, but keep a cool head. You’ll (7) be in two minds over an invitation, but take your time before you decide.
Libra Something (8) makes you swell with pride, but in the afternoon (9) you’ll be up in arms over something that happens at work. (10) You’ve had itchy feet for the last week or two, so start planning that holiday now!
  1. You feel very proud indeed.
  2. You must not lose touch with reality.
  3. You must stay calm.
  4. You feel totally elated.
  5. You feel restless and want to travel.
  6. You feel very angry/enraged.
  7. You feel a little depressed.
  8. You are in a state of suspense.
  9. You cannot decide.
  10. You are very pleased with yourself.

PART C: Fill the gaps to complete the meaning in brackets. You are given the first letter.

Example: I felt as though my head was going round (dizzy)

  1. I’m feeling a ………….in.(very/exhausted)
  2. I could see he was s…………….stiff. (very frightened)
  3. I was almost at death’s d………..last week; but I’m better now. (very ill)
  4. My uncle is 88 but he’s as f……...as a fiddle. (in excellent physical condition)
  5. I’m so hungry I could eat a h……….! (very hungry indeed)
  6. I’m feeling a bit under the w…………….today. (not very well)
  7. Don’t come up behind me like that. You frightened the l……….out of me!(gave me a fright)
  8. I j………… out of my skin when the explosion happened. (had a very sudden fright)
  9. The poor boy was shaking in his s……….(trembling with fear)
  10. She was on t…… form in the Olympic Games last year. (at her best performance)

And the riddle, this week is:

Assign every letter of the alphabet its numerical value: A=1, B=2, C=3, and so on, up to z=26.
Can you think of a familiar 7-letter word whose letter values total only 21?
A clue …. it's edible.

Have a lovely week

All the best
Gennadiy

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