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GOOD WEEK FOR:

  • Texas police, who have arrested a 91-year-old man suspected of robbing a bank, possibly making him the oldest bank robber in U.S. history.
  • Public toilets in Malaysia, with the news that people who do not flush the toilet will be liable to a 1,000 ringgit (US$263) fine. The new ruling also provides for a 1,000 ringgit fine for those who do not turn off taps, draw graffiti, damage facilities or act "indecently" in public toilets.
  • British sun-seekers, after temperatures rose about 100є Fahrenheit (37.8є Celsius) for the first time in history.
  • British burglars, with the news that in some areas burglaries have increased by 50% because of the hot weather. Due to the high temperatures people are leaving their windows open all day and night.

BAD WEEK FOR:

  • A South African woman who found a cooked penis in her stew. Hospital cleaner Sophie Matlala ordered goulash in the staff canteen and found a lump of meet she could not cut or chew. After a close examination with her friends, the group decided it was penis. Matlala was violently sick and has since received psychiatric help.
  • A woman in Germany, who says she still loves her boyfriend even though he bit off her nose. The 26-year-old man was sent to prison for 18 months, but his partner, 50, has forgiven him. "I still love this man," said the woman, who has had six operations to build a synthetic nose.
  • Customs officials, who found 500 tarantula spiders at Mexico City’s international airport. The tarantulas had been abandoned after the owner of the spiders failed to complete import paperwork.
  • A British motorist, who has frostbite after driving with his toes too close to the air conditioning vent. One of his toes started to turn black and another went blue. Because of the hot weather the man had been driving without his shoes and socks.
  • A burglar, who fell asleep after breaking into an elderly woman’s house in Amsterdam. The man was arrested after he was found asleep on the couch.
  • The Yeti or abominable snowman, after news that a 14-member Japanese team equipped with infrared cameras will scour the Nepali Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:

"Money doesn’t make you happy. I now have $50m, but I was just as happy when I had Ј48m." Arnold Schwarzenegger

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    That’s is the news for this week. Now here are the answers to last week’s homework about IDIOMS:

    Part 1:

    1. Never judge a book by its cover.
    2. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
    3. Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.
    4. Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
    5. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

    Part 2:

    1. Don’t anticipate the future before it happens.

      2. Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.
    2. Never refuse good fortune when it is there in front of you.

      3. Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
    3. Don’t invest all your efforts, or attention, in just one thing.

      4. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
    4. Don’t judge people/things by their outward appearance.

      5. Never judge a book by its cover
    5. Take care of small sums of money and they will become large sums
      Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.

    Part 3:

    1. When the cat’s away the mice will play.
    2. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    3. You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink.
    4. One swallow doesn’t make a summer.

    This week’s homework is about Expressions with do and make

    Part 1: Put these words into the correct columns

    a mistake

    your duty

    a face

    your homework

    a go of

    a noise

    a profit

    the ironing

    allowances

    an appointment

    your worst

    business with

    some washing

    a cake

    the best of

    the gardening

    your best

    an excuse

    war

    a suggestion

     

    make

    do
     

     

    		  

     

    Part 2: Fill the gaps with prepositions or particles.

    Example: These sentences have been made up to illustrate how different phrasal verbs based on do and make are used.

    1. Why did Ivan make ……….so quickly when I arrived?
    2. We’re doing …….our kitchen and we could do………more paint.
    3. Buying a house is expensive. We’ll have to do …….a holiday this year.
    4. A new house should make ……  …….. no holiday!
    5. We’re doing …….    …....   our very old cooker and buying a new one.
    6. Ivan sent me a note yesterday and I can’t make ……… what Ivan's written.
    7. We didn’t have a map, so we made…………the hills hoping to find somewhere to stay.

    Part 3: Explain the difference between:

    1. My husband does a lot of work. /My husband makes a lot of work.
    2. I’m going to do the windows today./ I’m going to make the windows today.
    3. I have to do the dishes. / I have to make the dishes.
    4. Ivan makes a lot of washing-up./ Ivan does a lot of washing-up.
    5. Alex did his violin./ Alex made his violin.

    Have a lovely week and "see you" next Friday.

    Best wishes

    Gennadiy
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