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John Finley
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Sep 08, 2008 12:32 PDT
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John Finley's Learn English newsletter
Monday 8 September 2008 © 2008 Issue No. 173
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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
I'm running a little bit late this week (normally I
write and send the newsletter on the Sunday evening)
but it's still Monday, so the date at the top is still
correct.
Better late than never!
Now, on with the show
;-)
john
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2. Test
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Complete the following sentences by putting the
verb into the past simple form. Good luck!
1. I ..... my friend last night (meet)
2. She ..... to a party last Saturday (go)
3. Robert ..... his bicycle to work every day last week (ride)
4. I'm very tired. I ..... very badly last night. (sleep)
5. I don't feel well. I think I ..... too much beer last night (drink)
6. My son ..... a lot of homework last night. (do)
7. I ..... two cakes at the weekend. (bake)
8. Susan and Michael ..... to Salzburg two days ago. (drive)
9. Jane ..... her mother to the theatre last Saturday. (take)
10. Last week Mary ..... a cold. (have)
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3. Idiom
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#-# to put something on ice #-#
If you put something on ice then you could be
doing one of two things:
- you could be putting a bottle of champagne in
a bucket of ice, or
- you could be delaying a plan to do something
(you still want to do it, but you have to put the
plan back in time)
A few months ago one of my friends told me that he
had decided to buy a new car and so was saving money
for the deposit.
Last week when I asked him if he had saved enough he
told me, "I've put the new car on ice for a few months.
I can't afford it at the moment."
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4. Useful Link
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ESLCafe Discussion Forums
If you have a question on anything to do with
English then this is the place to go. Just select
a category and see what's there.
<A HREF="http://www.eslcafe.com/discussion">
http://www.eslcafe.com/discussion
</A>
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5. Jokes
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A civil servant (that's someone who works for the
government) was sat in his office feeling bored,
as he had nothing to do. So he decided to tidy the
cupboards in the office.
After ten minutes he found an old oil lamp. He
rubbed it to clean it a little and out came a genie
from the lamp.
The genie said, "Thank you, Master. Because you
have freed me from the lamp I will grant you three
wishes. What is your first wish?"
The civil servant immediately said, "I want a big
glass of beer."
WHOOSH
A big glass of beer appeared in front of the man.
He picked it up and started to drink.
The genie asked, "What is your second wish?"
The civil servant said, "I want to be on a beautiful
desert island surrounded by lots of beautiful women."
WHOOSH
The man was suddenly on a beautiful desert island,
with lots of beautiful women around him. He was
delighted.
The genie then asked, "And what would you like for
your third and final wish, Master?"
The man said, "I never want to have to work again."
WHOOSH
The man was suddenly sat at his desk, back in his office.
#-#-# http://www.angelfire.com/on/topfen #-#-#
While parking his car a man hit the side of the parked
car in front of him. Some people were standing nearby,
waiting for a bus.
The driver got out of his car, checked the damage,
and then wrote a note and left it on the windscreen
(that's the front window of a car) of the car he had hit.
The note read, "Hello. I have just hit your car, and there
are some people here watching me who think that I am
writing this note to leave you my name, phone number,
and details of my insurance company, but I am not."
#-#-# http://www.angelfire.com/on/topfen #-#-#
A creative writing class was asked to write a
short essay containing the following elements:
1. Religion
2. Royalty
3. Sex
4. Mystery
The prize-winning essay was,
"My God," said the Queen, "I'm pregnant!"
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6. Test answers
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Here are the answers.
1. I met my friend last night. (meet)
2. She went to a party last Saturday. (go)
3. Robert rode his bicycle to work every day last week. (ride)
4. I'm very tired. I slept very badly last night. (sleep)
5. I don't feel well. I think I drank too much beer last night. (drink)
6. My son did a lot of homework last night. (do)
7. I ate two cakes at the weekend - after I baked them! (bake)
8. Susan and Michael drove to Salzburg two days ago. (drive)
9. Jane took her mother to the theatre last Saturday. (take)
10. Last week Mary had a cold. (have)
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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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