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GOOD WEEK:

  • Verne Troyer, the 0.86 metre tall actor who plays Mini-Me in the Austin Powers films, who announced his engagement to Genevieve Gallen, a 1.88 metre tall yoga instructor.
  • A British woman, who has been crowned "queen of the deep" after setting a new free-diving record in the Caribbean sea. Tanya Streeter held her breath for three minutes and 38 seconds and dived down 122 metres to break the world free-diving record. This makes her the only woman in any sport to have bettered the world record of a man.
  • A Portuguese man, who found more than 400 kilograms of dinosaur bones while digging a dyke in the backyard of his home in central Portugal.
  • German police, who could be ready to exchange their faithful BMW motorcycles for Harley Davidsons if tests on around 20 new "Hogs" prove successful.
  • Hundreds of hungry monkeys, which have invaded a tea-estate in eastern India, chasing petrified workers and damaging machinery. More than 200 monkeys forced 1,700 workforce to lock doors and move in groups while plucking tea leaves.

BAD WEEK:

  • British commuters, who take longer to get to work than any other Europeans. Britons on average spend 90 minutes commuting every day: twice as long as the Italians and 7 minutes longer than the European average.
  • A German painter, who has been jailed for five years for selling fake university doctorates to business executives, physicians and even a pastor. The 35-year-old man was convicted of running a business that made one million Euros selling the forged degrees to professionals.
  • A Taiwanese lady, who has died at the age of 103. Liu Yang-wan held the world record for the longest marriage – 85 years!
  • Drug traffickers in Brazil, who are using plastic lavatory seats to transport cocaine. Rio de Janeiro police found 12 such seats containing 1 kg of pure Colombian cocaine each and destined for export
  • Greek prostitutes, who have been protesting at the closure of brothels in Athens in what they see as a crackdown ahead of the 2004 Olympic Games.
  • A Canadian man, who tried to protect a group of ducklings from stone-throwing teenagers. When he tried to stop the 16-year-olds they swarmed him, throwing punches and hitting him with a rock.
  • A German driver, who crashed after a group of naked men in a van threw their underpants into his car. The underpants landed on his face, blocking his view and causing him to crash. No one was hurt in the crash, but police are hunting the owner of the underpants for failing to stop at the scene.

WEEKLY TRIVIA: - interesting facts about animals

  • Ants don't sleep.
  • Camel milk does not curdle.
  • Carnivorous animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by a lightning strike.
  • Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
  • Cats have more than one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.

And now, the answers to last homework:

Part A:

  1. Ivan is head and shoulders above the rest ( + )
  2. Ivan is a dab hand at something  ( + )
  3. Ivan is a dog’s breakfast ( - )
  4. Ivan is streets ahead of the rest (+ )
  5. Ivan is dressed up like a dog’s dinner ( - )
  6. Ivan knock’s spots off the rest (+ )
  7. Ivan is the world’s worst ( - )
  8. Ivan is out of this world (+ )
  9. Ivan wants to have their cake and eat it ( - )
  10. Ivan thinks they’re the cat’s whiskers ( - )

Part B

  1. The restaurant is the best in town. It just knocks spots off the rest.
  2. Mary is such a big-head; she really thinks she’s the cat’s whiskers.
  3. Did you see Marlene at the party last night? She was dressed up like a dog’s dinner.

    4. Everyone else was looking quite informal. I wonder who she was trying to impress?

  4. The teacher said my exam paper was a bit of a dog’s breakfast. She’s right. It was very bad. I’ll have to do it again
  5. When it comes to countries with advanced technology,

    6. Japan is streets ahead of the rest.

  6. Bobby doesn’t want to work, but he still wants me to pay him every week.

    7. He wants to have his cake and eat it!

  7. The strawberry dessert you made was out of this world. Absolutely delicious!
  8. Jenny is the world’s worst! You can never rely on her for anything!
  9. Laura is is a dab hand at cooking Indian food. She makes some wonderful dishes.
  10. No other child in his age group is a clever as David. He’s head and shoulders above the rest.

Part C What is someone doing if….

  1. they are buttering somebody up?

    2. Praising them and saying nice things to them because they want something/some favour from them
  2. they are picking holes in someone else’s work?

    3. Criticising and finding fault in it
  3. they want jam on it?

    4. They are not content with a good thing they have been given but want more and more.
  4. they are running down their country?  Criticising/saying negative things about their country.

Part D

  1. What word rhymes with bee’s to form an idiom with it? Knees
  2. If Ivan has the gift of the gab Ivan is a good talker
  3. If you have a way with little children, do they probably like you or dislike you? They probably like you. It means you have a good way of behaving towards them or are skilful at handling them in a positive way.
  4. What colour fingers do good gardeners have? Green: to have green fingers means to be good at gardening
  5. What adjective comes before notch to mean ’first –class’ or ’outstanding’? top
  6. If Ivan is on the ball, is that usually a good thing or a bad thing? Good: it means Ivan is alert and quick to understand something, or that Ivan has the right answer to something

And the riddles….

Riddle 1

The Pope has it but he does not use it. Your father has it but your mother uses it. Nuns do not need it. Your lady friend's husband has it and she uses it. What is it?

The answer is a last name (surname).

Riddle 2:

What is too much for one, enough for two, and nothing at all for three?

The answer is a secret.

This week’s homework is about idioms connected with language.

PART A:

small talk

talk down

speaks her mind

talking shop

the ball rolling

sense

get to the point

to put it in a nutshell

long-winded

rubbish
  1. Paul: What was the lecture like?
    Ivan:  Oh, awful! It was really……………………………………It lasted three hours.
  2. Paul: I was amazed at how direct she was; she didn’t care who she offended.
    Ivan: Well, yes, she always……………..and doesn’t care who hears it.
  3. Paul: Did you agree with what he said?
    Ivan:  No, I thought he was talking complete ……………
  4. Paul: Did you agree with what she said?
    Ivan: Yes, I thought she talked a lot of………………..
  5. Paul: Oh dear, the introduction’s been going on for a quarter of an hour already!
    Ivan: Yes, I wish he would …………………. And tell us why we’re here.
  6. Paul: So, how did the meeting start?
    Ivan: Well, Karen started………………by reading out a long list of items to be discussed.
  7. Paul: Can you tell me briefly what went on at the meeting?
    Ivan: Well, ……………………., not much. But if you want all the details, I’ll tell you.
  8. Paul: He said that someone with my experience would have difficulty understanding the concept.
    Ivan: Don’t worry. John tends to………………….to people.
  9. Paul: I really think we should have a bigger budget for computer equipment. Everyone in the finance department needs their own printer.
    Ivan: Can we talk about something else? I hate……………
  10. Paul: Did you get a chance to chat to anyone before the meeting?
    Ivan: Well, we had a few minutes of…………………..before we got down to business.

PART B:

This is a test to gauge your mental flexibility, creativity and cunning. Good luck!

Example: 12 = M_ _ _ _ _ IN A Y _ _ _
Answer: 12 = MONTHS IN A YEAR

  1. 1000 = M_ _ _ _S IN A K_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
  2. 26 = L_ _ _ _ _ _ IN THE A_ _ _ _ _ _ _
  3. 7 = W_ _ _ _ _ _ OF THE W_ _ _ _
  4. 1001 = A_ _ _ _ _ _ N_ _ _ _ _
  5. 12 = S_ _ _ _ OF THE Z_ _ _ _ _
  6. 54 = C_ _ _ _ IN A D_ _ _
  7. 9 = P_ _ _ _ _ _ IN THE S_ _ _ _ S_ _ _ _ _
  8. 88 = P_ _ _ _ K_ _ _
  9. 32 = D_ _ _ _ _ _ F_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ AT W_ _ _ _ W_ _ _ _ F_ _ __ _ _
  10. 18 = H_ _ _ _ ON A G_ _ _ C_ _ _ _ _
  11. 8 = P_ _ _ _ IN A G_ _ _ _ _
  12. 24 = H_ _ _ _ IN A D_ _
  13. 1 = W_ _ _ _ ON A U_ _ _ _ _ _ _
  14. 360 = D_ _ _ _ _ _ IN A C_ _ _ _ _
  15. 1760 = Y_ _ _ _ IN A M_ _ _

And your riddle this week is:

"The father's age is three years more than three times the son's age.
After three years, father's age will be ten years more than twice the son's age. "

What is the father's present age?

Have a great week!

Best wishes

Gennadiy

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