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Smile - its newsletter time! 171
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John Finley
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Aug 11, 2008 10:04 PDT
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John Finley's Learn English newsletter
Monday 11 August 2008 © 2008 Issue No. 171
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Contents:
1. Welcome
2. Test
3. Idiom
4. Useful Link
5. Jokes
6. Test Answers
7. Subscribe/Unsubscribe information
8. That's all folks
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1. Welcome
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Hi
Well, the Olympic games may have started but for
me the real action is in the garden.
Over the past two weeks we've eaten incredibly many
tomatoes and lots of peppers, yesterday I harvested
our first courgette and over the next couple of weeks
we'll have hopefully much more to eat from the garden.
I've decided that this year I am the winner of all the
gold (and silver and bronze) medals for gardening.
Could someone please tell the Olympic Committee to email
the medals to me. Thanks.
Now, on with the show
;-)
john
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2. Test
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Complete the following sentences by adding
the correct preposition of place: in at on
Good luck!
1. I stayed in a nice hotel ..... London.
2. There's somebody ..... the door.
3. There are lots of managers ..... my company.
4. Can you put the report ..... my desk, please?
5. We're opening a new factory ..... Italy.
6. Mr Smith's office is ..... the second floor.
7. I saw Mrs Jones waiting ..... the bus stop.
8. She has some nice pictures ..... her office wall.
9. I work ..... the city centre.
10. Her office is ..... the end of the corridor.
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3. Idiom
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#-# to be like peas in a pod #-#
If two people are like peas in a pod then they
are very alike. They might look like each other
(as with identical twins) or just behave like
each other.
Peas are very small green vegetables. They grow
in pods - each pod contains a few peas which are
identical. That's where the idiom originates from.
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4. Useful Link
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My English learner website
If you like the jokes and tests in the newsletter then
why not read/do some more online. There are 20 or so jokes
on my website, plus 41 tests. You can visit it at:
<A HREF="<http://www.angelfire.com/on/topfen>">
<http://www.angelfire.com/on/topfen>
</A>
I haven't updated it for over 6 years so don't expect
anything special there!
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5. Jokes
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A man went to a shop to buy a hearing aid.
"How much do they cost?" he asked the salesperson.
"That depends on what you want," said the salesperson.
"Our most popular model costs $2,000 but we also have
models which cost more and less than that."
The man was unwilling to spend a lot of money on one
and so asked, "How much is the cheapest model?"
The salesperson replied, "Well, the cheapest model
costs $4.99."
"Can I see that model please?" asked the man.
The salesperson showed the man the cheapest model.
"You just stick this button in your ear and run this
little string down to your pocket," he instructed.
"How does it work?" the man asked.
"For $4.99 it doesn't work," the salesman replied.
"But when people see you wearing it, they'll talk louder!"
#-#-# http://www.angelfire.com/on/topfen #-#-#
A couple had a son, aged 30, who was still living
with them. The parents were a little worried,
as the son was unable to decide about his future
career ... so they decided to do a small test.
They took a ten-dollar bill, a bible, and a bottle
of whiskey, and put them on the front hall table
- then they hid, pretending they were not at
home.
The father's plan was: "If our son takes the money,
he will be a businessman, if he takes the bible, he
will be a priest - but if he takes the bottle of whiskey,
I'm afraid our son will be a drunk."
So the parents hid in the nearby closet and waited
nervously. Peeping through the keyhole they saw
their son arrive ... he took the 10-dollar bill and slid it
into his pocket. After that, he took the bible, flicked
through it, and took it. Finally he grabbed the bottle,
and left for his room, carrying all three items.
The father slapped his forehead, and said: "It's
even worse than I could ever have imagined. Our
son is going to be a politician!"
#-#-# http://www.angelfire.com/on/topfen #-#-#
A man goes to a barber's shop for a shave. While
the barber is preparing, the man mentions that he
always has problems getting a close shave around
the cheeks.
"I have just the thing," says the barber, taking a
small rubber ball from a nearby drawer. "Just place
this in your mouth between your cheek and gum."
The man puts the ball in his mouth and the barber
proceeds to give the man the closest shave he has
ever experienced.
After a few minutes the client asks in garbled speech
(he's very hard to understand because he has a ball
in his mouth), "What happens if I swallow the ball?"
"No problem," says the barber. "Just bring it back
tomorrow - that's what everyone else does."
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6. Test answers
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Here are the answers.
1. I stayed in a nice hotel in London.
2. There's somebody at the door.
3. There are lots of managers in my company.
4. Can you put the report on my desk, please?
5. We're opening a new factory in Italy.
6. Mr Smith's office is on the second floor.
7. I saw Mrs Jones waiting at the bus stop.
8. She has some nice pictures on her office wall.
9. I work in the city centre.
10. Her office is at the end of the corridor.
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7. Subscribe/Unsubscribe details
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8. That's all folks!
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That's all for a couple of weeks.
Don't forget, if you enjoy reading the newsletter
and find it useful, please tell others about it.
;-)
john
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