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Weekly news from UK

BAD WEEK FOR:

  • A British cyclist, who was sent to prison for slashing 2,000 tyres. Ashley Carpenter, 37, used a screwdriver to puncture the tyres of 548 parked cars, trucks and vans in revenge for the "inconsiderate manner" of motorists. Carpenter told police he began his campaign after one car nearly knocked him down and another drove through a puddle of water and drenched him.
  • A teenager in Florida, USA who has been arrested for trying to pay a hitman to kill his mother. The 17-year-old boy offered US$2000 to have his mother killed and gave the hitman (an undercover policeman) the keys to the family apartment, a map of the apartment and a picture of his mother but asked the hitman not to damage the television!
  • A German woman and a male friend, who face prosecution for human trafficking after they put the woman's daughter up for auction on the Internet at a starting price of one Euro. The advertisement for the 8-year-old child included a photo and received various bids before it was withdrawn by the internet company.
  • A British man, who visited a safari park and a rhinoceros tried to have sex with his car! The two tonne rhino became amorous with the man's Renault Laguna, trying to mount it from the side, denting the doors and ripping off the wing mirrors. "He was a big boy and obviously aroused," the man said.
  • A Mexican cook, who has been arrested after he killed his drinking buddy, cut up his body and boiled him in herbs. Police found a man's mutilated corpse in the living room and body parts simmering in aluminium saucepans on the patio.
  • Football in Afghanistan, after nine players from the national team disappeared from a training camp in Italy. Six of the players have been arrested in Germany, where they sought asylum.
  • Medical ethics in the Netherlands, after 4 percent of Dutch male doctors have admitted having sexual contact with one or more patients.
  • A 79-year-old man, who is fighting for his life after he was trampled by a herd of cows as he walked his dog in the countryside in northeast England.
  • The family of Princess Diana , which says it is "shocked and sickened" by a U.S. television network's decision to show pictures of her taken as she lay dying in a Paris road tunnel.
  • An Australian man, who blew his nose so hard that he expelled 60% of the front lobe of his brain through his sinuses. When paramedics arrived the man was already dead.
  • A Canadian driver, who has been charged with careless driving after Police caught him playing a violin at the wheel. A Police spokesman said, "it was lucky he was not playing a cello".

GOOD WEEK:

  • Owners of noisy dogs, with the news that researchers at the University of Edinburgh have developed a dog perfume which makes difficult dogs quieter and more friendly to strangers.
  • An Asian cook in Berlin, Germany, who stopped a fleeing thief by knocking him unconscious with a wok.
  • The crews of two nuclear submarines, one British and one American, which surfaced near the North Pole on Monday for an impromptu game of football.
  • Honesty, after a British man returned a history book to the Malta public library 42 years after he borrowed it. Instead of receiving a fine the man was given a cup of coffee.
  • A South African man, who survived an 18-floor fall from a Cape Town hotel room. After treatment at a nearby hospital, doctors pronounced the man "stable, talking and fine."

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

Part One:

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

Part Two:

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

Part Three:

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

This week’s homework is about the Senses.

Part One: Complete the sentences using words from the box. Use a dictionary to help you if necessary.

banana

sore

brother

salmon

photograph

silk

new

ripe

doorbell

horrible

fresh

old socks
  1. Those shoes look …….. When did you buy them?
  2. I don’t think I’ll try these peaches yet; they don’t feel……..
  3. This milk smells……………..I’ll open another bottle.
  4. We had some fruit which tasted a bit like………….
  5. My feet are feeling very………….after that run.
  6. I love the smell of………..bread.
  7. That painting actually looks like a……………
  8. I met Malcolm the other day and he really looks like his………
  9. It’s a pink fish but it doesn’t taste like……….
  10. This cheese is terrible – it smells like……….
  11. Your telephone sounds just like a……….
  12. This dress was quite cheap but it feels like…………..

Part Two: Underline the correct verb in brackets. (Both verbs are correct in one case)

  1. I was (listening to/hearing) the radio when I (listened to/heard) a terrible noise outside.
  2. The government is going to introduce new laws about noisy neighbours – I (listened to/heard) it on the radio this morning.
  3. Ivan turned up the volume but I still couldn’t (listen to/hear) it.
  4. I don’t know if this is an antique; we’ll get an expert to come and (look at/see it).
  5. They wanted to stay and (watch/look at) the programme, but it was a bit late.
  6. I was very angry with Tom – he just wasn’t (hearing/listening to) what I was saying.
  7. Can you bend over and (touch/press) your toes?
  8. You have to (touch/hold) this video for a moment while I move the TV?
  9. If you (watch/look) carefully, you can (look/see) how the man does the trick with those cards.
Best regards
Gennadiy
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