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John Finley
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Feb 15, 2009 14:10 PST
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John Finley's Learn English newsletter
Monday 16 February 2009 © 2009 Issue No. 182
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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
It's been a long winter in Vienna (the first snow fell
in November and it's been cold ever since) and on Sunday
morning I had to keep a promise to my eldest son Ben and
build an igloo for him in the garden.
Last year I bought a special bucket for building igloos
(it's a specially shaped bucket which helps to get the
blocks of compressed/compacted snow into the correct shape
needed) but we didn't have enough snow in the garden for
us to be able to use it.
We've got enough now and Ben really wants to build an
igloo so out we went.
I made the blocks while Ben threw snow at me! After about
90 minutes I'd made 24 blocks and put them together in the garden.
The trouble is, the igloo isn't even a quarter finished!
(It's supposed to be 3m in diameter.)
Hopefully I'll be able to work on it more this week (the
weather forecast is very good for those who want to build
igloos this week in Vienna!).
If it's a success, maybe I'll put some photos online and a
link to them in the next issue.
Now, on with the snow (oops, that should read show!)
;-)
john
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2. Test
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Select the sentence from each choice of three
which you think is correct. Then check your
answers at the end of the newsletter. Good luck!
1.
a I live at London.
b I live by London.
c I live in London.
2.
a They have been to Italy last year.
b They went to Italy last year.
c They had been to Italy last year.
3.
a The class starts on 10.30am.
b The class starts in 10.30am.
c The class starts at 10.30am.
4.
a How many times did you go to France?
b How many times have you been to France?
c How many times go you to France?
5.
a My birthday is at March 21st.
b My birthday is March 21st.
c My birthday is on March 21st.
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3. Idiom
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#-# to call it a day #-#
If you call it a day then you stop whatever it is
that you are doing. This idiom is often used at the
end of the working day, or at the end of meetings
(or English classes!).
There are two key ways to use it. You can either
say "Let's call it a day" or "Shall we call it a day?"
If you are in a position to decide when the activity
should end - maybe you're the boss - you can say
both, but usually will say "Let's call it a day".
If you are not in the position to make the decision
then it's usually best to *ask* the others by
saying "Shall we call it a day?"
#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
In a meeting...
Peter: Okay, ladies and gentlemen, that's all
the business for the meeting completed. Shall we call
it a day?
Angela: Yes, let's.
#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
At the end of the working day...
Derek: Okay team. I think we've all worked hard
enough for one day - let's call it a day. Have a nice
evening.
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4. Useful Link
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Activities for ESL Students has thousands of
quizzes, puzzles and exercises to help you
improve your English
<A HREF="http://a4esl.org/">
http://a4esl.org/
</A>
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5. Jokes
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Problems on the telephone...
A Hello, are you there?
B Yes, who are you please?
A I'm Watt.
B What's your name?
A Watt's my name.
B Yes, what's your name?
A My name is John Watt.
B John what?
A Yes, are you Jones?
B No I'm Knott.
A Will you tell me your name then?
B Will Knott.
A Why not?
B My name is Knott.
A Not what?
B Not Watt, Knott.
A What?
#-#-# <http://www.angelfire.com/on/topfen> #-#-#
A young man hired by a supermarket reported
for his first day of work. The supermarket
manager greeted him with a smile and a
handshake, and then gave him a brush, saying
"Welcome to Smith's Supermarkets. Here is a
brush - your first job is to sweep the floor."
The young man looked amazed and said, "But I'm
a university graduate."
The manager then said, "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't
realise that you are a university graduate. Give
me the brush and I'll show you how to do it."
#-#-# <http://www.angelfire.com/on/topfen> #-#-#
There was a car crash on a country road. One of the
drivers was a doctor, the other a lawyer.
The lawyer helped the doctor from his car, then went
to his car and got out a bottle of brandy and two
glasses. He poured two large glasses and offered
the doctor a drink of brandy to help get over the
shock of the crash.
The doctor accepted the offer and sat down by the
side of the road, drinking the brandy.
After a couple of minutes he noticed that the lawyer
wasn't drinking his brandy and so asked him,
"Aren't you going to have a drink, too?"
The lawyer replied, "Yes, but I'll wait until after the
police have been and gone before I do."
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6. Test answers
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1.
c I live in London.
2.
b They went to Italy last year.
3.
c The class starts at 10.30am.
4.
b How many times have you been to France?
5.
c My birthday is on March 21st. (Don't forget!)
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8. That's all folks!
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That's all for a couple of weeks.
;-)
john
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