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Weekly news from UK

BAD WEEK FOR:

  • Residents of New York, with the news that the average price of a two-bedroom Manhattan flat has reached US$998,905 dollars, up 28.2 percent in 12 months.
  • An obese German cat, six times the normal weight, which has gone on a hunger strike after being taken from his owner who had fed him 2kg of minced meat daily. The fat cat weighs 18.5kg.
  • German police, who are searching for a little old lady. The woman, who appeared to be in her 70s, shuffled nervously into a Berlin bank and told a cashier three men had handed her a bag containing a bomb and forced her to rob the bank or it would explode. Banking staff refused to meet her demands and took the bag from her, before evacuating the bank. By the time police arrived the white-haired woman had escaped and the bomb turned out to be a fake.
  • A British car thief, who has been sent to jail. The thief was described by the judge as "the man you would most want to steal your car". After stealing the cars he would drive them for several hours and then wash and polish the cars, as well as thoroughly cleaning the interior, before returning them undamaged to their owners. The thief's wife said: "He looked after the cars he stole better than after me."
  • A German man, who was in hospital with multiple broken bones and decided to telephone for a prostitute to help him end weeks of sexual frustration. Unable to walk, he gave the woman his bank card to collect her fee of Euros 150. However, he later discovered she had taken Euros 2000.
  • British Estate Agents, who are the most overpaid professionals. According to a new survey Estate Agents charge the highest fees relative to the service they provide.

GOOD WEEK FOR:

  • A British man, who sold all his possessions, including his clothes, and decided to bet everything on the spin of the roulette wheel. Ashley Revell, a 32-year-old Londoner, sold all his possessions in March, took $135,300 to the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas and then placed everything he had left on "Red." Fortunately the roulette ball landed on "Red 7".
  • Bernie Ecclestone, the Formula One boss, who has sold his London house for GBP70 million. Ecclestone bought the mansion for GBP50 million in 2001 as a surprise for his wife, but she did not like it so he never stayed there.
  • Zero tolerance, after a 9-year-old girl in Florida, USA was arrested, handcuffed and taken in for questioning after being found in possession of her neighbour’s per rabbit. "Nine years old is old enough to know right from wrong," said Police.
  • A 7-year-old British boy, who escaped virtually uninjured after being carried for several minutes through an airport's automated baggage system after climbing onto a conveyor belt.
  • A 57-year-old British grandmother, who won 25.5 million Euros in the EuroMillions lottery.
  • An online buyer, who has paid nine million yuan (1.1 million dollars) for a mobile phone number on a Chinese auction site. The number 135 8585 8585 has a similar pronunciation in Chinese to 'let me be rich, be rich, be rich, be rich.'
  • A retired Australian crocodile hunter, who saved an 11-year-old young girl from the jaws of a three-metre crocodile. The man jumped on top of the crocodile and gouged its eyes.

STORY OF THE WEEK:
A pensioner who was driving the wrong way down a motorway stopped when he saw the police --- to complain about the other motorists. "I’m glad to see you. There are all these drivers going the wrong way", said the 86-year old from Bern, Switzerland. The police officers confiscated the man’s license and drove him home.

EXPRESSION OF THE WEEK:
"More nervous than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs".

So, that is the news for another week. Here are the answers to last week’s homework:

Part One:

  1. Where can I buy/find something to eat round here?
  2. I’m just going to fetch some paper from the office. I’ll be back in a minute
  3. What time did they arrive here last night?
  4. Paul became very angry when I told him what you did with his CDs.
  5. I couldn’t find a room; all the hotels were full.
  6. I normally receive about four or five letters a week.
  7. This book is becoming quite interesting.
  8. I must buy some stamps before I go home.
  9. Paul sent the letter last week but I didn’t receive until yesterday.
  10. Do they often arrive here early?

Part Two:

  1. <<Greeting>>: It’s getting cold in here.

    2. Paul: Yes, it is. I’ll turn on the heating.

  2. Ivan: I’m getting hungry.

    3. Paul: OK, let’s have something to eat then.

  3. Ivan: I’m getting hot

    4. Paul: Yes, me too. I’ll open the window.

  4. Ivan: It’s getting late

    5. Paul: Yes, it is. I think I’ll go to bed.

  5. Ivan It’s getting dark

    6. Paul: Yes, it is. I’ll put the lights on.

  6. Ivan: I’m getting worse at English
    Paul: No, you’re not. You’re getting much better, You understand a lot now.

Part Three:

  1. I had to put on my clothes very quickly.

    2. I had to get dressed very quickly.

  2. How do you meet people and make friends in this country?

    3. How do you get to know people in this country?

  3. I have a good relationship with my boss.

    4. I get on very well with my boss.

  4. We would like to throw away most of the furniture in this room.

    5. We would like to get rid of most of the furniture in this room

  5. Ivan told me you’re doing a new course. How’s it going?

    6. Ivan told me you’re doing a new course How are you getting on?

  6. The people in my class really annoy me.

    7. The people in my class really get on my nerves

  7. They’re preparing to go out.

    8. They’re getting ready to go out

  8. My sister told me to get out of bed.

    9. My sister told me to get up.

This week’s homework is about "Go".

Part One: Complete the dialogue using the correct form of come, go, bring or take. (Two verbs are possible in one of the answers)

Ivan: What time are you (1) going ……………..to Jim’s party this evening ?
Paul: I’m not sure because Chris is (2)………...here first, and then we’ll (3)……….together.
Ivan: Right. Do you know what’s happening about the music?
Paul: Yeah, I’m going to (4)………..some CDs, and Sue is (5)……………her guitar. But I’ll probably leave quite early, so could you (6)……..my CDs back here tomorrow?
Ivan: Yeah, sure, What time?
Paul: Well, I want to (7) ………………to the shops in the morning. Could you (8) ………… before ten?
Ivan: Yeah, no problem.

Part Two: Replace the underlined word with a different word or phrase. The meaning must stay the same.

  1. Excuse me. Does this road go to the bus station?
  2. Some people aren’t interested in scuba diving but I’ve always wanted to have a go.
  3. Hi Ivan. Nice to see you again. How’s it going?
  4. Could you go and get my handbag from the other room?
  5. If you want, we could go with each other.

Part Three: Complete these sentences with an –ing noun. (e.g. riding), or for a + noun (e.g. for a walk)

  1. Ivan went …………….this morning and bought some books and clothes.
  2. We didn’t have much food in the house, so we decided to go out………………
  3. Why don’t we go………….in that nice new bar near the square?
  4. I wanted to go………because it was my first time in Rome.
  5. My brother has just got a new sports car. We could go………….at the weekend.
  6. The pool is at the end of the road., so we often go……….

All the best
Gennadiy

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