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.

←   Февраль 2004   →
 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
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

GOOD WEEK FOR:

  • A 35-year-old French woman, who has married her boyfriend 18 months after he was killed in a car accident. Posthumous marriage is allowed in France under a law introduced by former President Charles de Gaulle.
  • Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, who is planning a return to the ring, saying that he wants to show he can still fight at the age of 55.
  • Lovers in Brazil, with the news that Brazil's Health Ministry will hand out 10 million free condoms to carnival revellers in an AIDS prevention campaign.
  • A team of 357 skydivers from 42 countries, who have broken the world freefall formation record in Thailand.
  • A cow, which escaped from a wedding party where she was meant to be the guest of honour and wandered into a German bank. The cow was filmed on security cameras.

BAD WEEK FOR:

  • A swimmer, who was attacked by a shark off Australia's east coast. The man swam to shore with the shark gripping his leg and then drove to a lifesavers' club to have it removed.
  • A zoo in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, which is facing a murder mystery after the death of 10 animals. Tests show that the animals, including an elephant , monkeys and dromedaries have all been poisoned.
  • An American, who was arrested while entering Brazil for making an obscene gesture with his finger while being photographed by an immigration official. Brazil began fingerprinting and photographing Americans entering the country in January after the U.S. government imposed a similar process on foreigners.
  • France's biggest maker of canned vegetables, Bonduelle, which has been ordered to pay US$1,000 dollars to a customer who emptied the contents of one of its cans into her frying pan -- and a dead mouse dropped out.
  • French prison guards, who have been criticised after it emerged that a woman prisoner was handcuffed to her hospital bed while she gave birth.
  • One of Finland's richest men, who has been fined a record 170,000 euros for speeding through the centre of the capital. Jussi Salonoja, 27, heir to his family's sausage business, was caught driving 50 miles per hour in a 25 miles per hour zone. Finnish traffic fines vary according to the offender's income.

So, that is the news for this week. Now here are the answers to last week’s homework:

Part One:

  1. Paul: Can we still get tickets?

    2. Ivan: I hope so.

2. Paul: Are you working tomorrow?
Ivan: Yes, I’m afraid so.

  1. Paul: Is the price going up?

    2. Ivan: Well, it’s already expensive, so I hope not.

  2. Paul: Are you going?

    3. Ivan: I doubt it.

  3. Paul: Are there any left?

    4. Ivan: I don’t think so.

  4. Paul: Have you got any change for the coffee machine?
    Ivan: I’m afraid not.

Part Two:

1. Tom can’t come because he’s working c. Oh, what a pity.
2. We’re staying in a very expensive hotel f. Oh, that sounds great.
3. Do you want to watch the end of the film? e. Yeah, if you like.
4. Does he often get angry like this? b. I’m afraid so.
5. We can’t get in – Joe’s got the key. d. Oh, that’s a nuisance.
6. What time do you want to start? a. Whenever you like

Part Three:

  1. Paul: She’s ill.

    2. Ivan: Oh, what a shame

  2. Paul: Do you want to go?

    3. Ivan: If you like

  3. Paul: We’re going on Concorde?

    4. Ivan: Oh, how exciting.

  4. Paul: Is it still busy at this time of year?

    5. Ivan: No, I doubt it.

  5. Paul: What do you want to do?

    6. Ivan: Whatever you like.

  6. Paul: He fell off his bike and broke his arm.
    Ivan:That sounds awful/terrible.

Part Four:

  1. I’m going to spend three weeks in Australia.

    2. Ivan: How exciting/ That sounds wonderful.

  2. Ivan has lost your watch.

    3. Paul: Oh what a nuisance/pain.

  3. Do you want to finish the letter?

    4. Ivan: If you like/ I don’t mind.

  4. Where shall we go?

    5. Ivan: I don’t mind. Wherever you like.

  5. I’ve just won Ј1,000.

    6. Ivan: Oh, that’s brilliant./ How exciting.

  6. I can’t go tomorrow. I have to work.

    7. Ivan: Oh, what a shame/pity.

  7. Peter has lost his wallet with all his credit cards.

    8. Ivan: Really? That’s dreadful/Oh, how awful.

  8. I wanted to speak to Karen, but she’s out all day.
    Ivan: Oh, what a nuisance/pain.

And the riddle:

What is the sum of all the numbers from 1 to 100 ? (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 ……. + 98 + 99 + 100)

The answer:

Imagine all the numbers laid out in two rows:

Row A:

1

2

3

4

5

……

99

100
Row B:

100

99

97

96

95

……

2

1

The sum of each column is 101 (100+1, 99+2, 98+3, etc)
There are 100 columns.
The answer is therefore (101 x 100) / 2 = 5050

This week’s homework is about greetings, farewells and special expressions.

Part One: What message could you write in a card to these people?

  1. A friend. Next week is 25 December. Happy Christmas.
  2. A friend who is 21 tomorrow.
  3. A friend. It will be 1 January in three days’ time.
  4. A very good friend who has just passed some important exams.
  5. A friend who is going to take his driving test in three days’ time.
  6. A friend you will visit when you return from your holiday, but you are not sure when.

Part Two: What could you say in these situations?

  1. You are in a meeting. Someone enters the room and says you have an important telephone call. What do you say as you leave?

    2. Excuse me, I won’t be long.
  2. Someone says something to you but you didn’t hear at all of it. What do you say as you leave?
  3. You have met a new business client for the first time 15 minutes ago, and now you are leaving. What do you say?
  4. You are in a crowded bus. It is your stop and you want to get off. What do you say to other passengers as you move past them?
  5. You are staying with some English friends. What do you say to them when you leave the room in the evening to go to bed?
  6. You are in the street. A woman walks past you and at the same time something falls out of her bag. She has her back to you. What do you say?
  7. A friend tells you they have just won some money.
  8. Another friend is going for a job interview this afternoon.

Have a great weekend!

All the best

Gennadiy
Форум деловых людей
http://subscribe.ru/
E-mail: ask@subscribe.ru 		Отписаться
Убрать рекламу
В избранное