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Smile - its newsletter time! 184
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John Finley
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Mar 16, 2009 04:27 PST
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John Finley's Learn English newsletter
Monday 16 March 2009 © 2009 Issue No. 184
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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
The snow has gone and so now my thoughts are turning
to growing tomatoes (and other vegetables).
I've just come back from a garden centre where I bought
some organic potting soil and some very small lettuces.
Later in the week I'll plant some of the tomato seeds
which we saved last year from our favourite tomatoes.
I'll also put the lettuces in the ground in a few days
when the ground is hopefully a little bit drier.
We had lots of tomatoes last year on 15 plants and
are hoping for similar success this year.
Now, on with the 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 Peter has worked here since 4 years.
b Peter has worked here for 4 years.
c Peter had worked here 4 years.
2.
a Her flat is at the first floor.
b Her flat is in the first floor.
c Her flat is on the first floor.
3.
a I was swimming on Saturday.
b I went swimming on Saturday.
c I did swim on Saturday.
4.
a Yesterday evening I watched television.
b Yesterday evening I looked at television.
c Yesterday evening I saw television.
5.
a We went on holiday to Greece for ten years.
b We went on holiday to Greece since ten years.
c We went on holiday to Greece ten years ago.
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3. Idiom
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## to keep your fingers crossed ##
## to cross your fingers (for someone) ##
## fingers crossed ##
If you want good luck for yourself, or someone
else, then maybe you will cross your fingers (to
do this, simply put your middle finger over your
index finger - the index finger is the one next to
the thumb).
For example, if a friend has an interview for a job
you may offer to keep your fingers crossed for
them. "I'll keep my fingers crossed for you."
You can also just say "Fingers crossed."
And if you want someone to help you then you
can say, "Keep your fingers crossed for me."
So, on Wednesday evening when the lottery
numbers are being selected please keep your
fingers crossed for me!
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4. Useful Link
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The BBC news site is the first place I go for news.
I strongly recommend you spend a few minutes there
each time you go online. Find a story that interests
you and read it - it will really help you learn new words.
<A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk">
http://news.bbc.co.uk
</A>
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5. Jokes
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Wolfgang: "I've read so many articles in newspapers
and magazines that talk about the health problems
associated with smoking and drinking that I've decided
to give it up."
Charlie: "Smoking or drinking?"
Wolfgang: "Reading!"
#-#-# <http://www.angelfire.com/on/topfen> #-#-#
A man was working on his computer in his office
when it crashed and he couldn't restart it. He had
to call the Computer Support people to help him.
They couldn't fix it over the phone and said that
they would send someone down to try to sort it out.
The man said, "You'd better send the very best guy
in your department."
Half an hour later there was a knock on the man's
door and in walked a young woman. She said,
"Good afternoon, I'm from Computer Support.
What seems to be the problem?"
The man replied, "But you're a woman!"
"Yes, I am," replied the woman. "Now, can I look
at your computer, please?"
She sat down and started working on the computer.
After a few minutes she had fixed the problem but
now had to enter the Username and password.
She asked the man, "Could you tell me what your
password is, please?"
He looked at her smiling and said, "Penis."
The woman didn't react. She just typed the word
on the keyboard.
A few seconds later the woman started laughing.
The man asked her, "What's so funny?"
The woman replied, "See for yourself."
The man looked at the computer monitor. On it
was the message,
"Password rejected. Not long enough."
#-#-# <http://www.angelfire.com/on/topfen> #-#-#
A little girl was kneeling down saying her prayers.
Her mother was kneeling beside her. The little girl
was whispering very quietly. (If you whisper then
you speak so quietly that it's very hard for others
to hear what you say.)
"Say your prayers louder, darling. I can't hear you,"
said the mother.
The little girl turned to her mother and replied,
"But I'm not talking to you, mummy."
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6. Test answers
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Here are the correct answers.
1.
b Peter has worked here for 4 years.
2.
c Her flat is on the first floor.
3.
b I went swimming on Saturday.
4.
a Yesterday evening I watched television.
5.
c We went on holiday to Greece ten years ago.
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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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