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Smile - its newsletter time! 194
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John Finley
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Oct 19, 2009 04:29 PDT
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John Finley's Learn English newsletter
Monday 19 October 2009 © 2009 Issue No. 194
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Contents:
1. Welcome
2. Test
3. Idiom
4. Jokes
5. Test Answers
6. Subscribe/Unsubscribe information
7. That's all folks
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1. Welcome
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Hi
I went for a haircut at 9.30 after dropping my
sons at nursery and now my neck is itching a little
bit - caused by some hairs which obviously didn't fall
on the floor.
Not to worry. I'm going to wash it and then get ready
to go to a big indoor playground with the boys this
afternoon. I've already prepared the 'picnic' which
we'll eat before burning off energy for three hours
or so.
It's nice there as I get to sit down and relax while
they have fun. If it's not too busy, I get to have fun
too and can jump on the trampolines and bounce on the
bouncy castle with them.
I hope your afternoon will be as exciting as mine!
Now, on with the show
;-)
john
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2. Test
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Complete the following sentences by adding
for or since.
1. She has known me ..... 2 years.
2. This product has been available ..... 1993.
3. We've been waiting for the report ..... Tuesday.
4. The baby has been crying ..... ages.
5. I've had my car ..... November.
6. Ingrid has been on holiday ..... two weeks.
7. She's worked with me ..... 1998.
8. That dog has been barking ..... early this morning!
9. It's been raining ..... days!
10. Susanne has lived in her house ..... 5 years.
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3. Idiom
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#-# to get the hang of something #-#
If you get the hang of something then you get
used to it or to doing it. The 'something' is
probably difficult at first, but as you get the
hang of it it gets easier.
When I first started writing my website, HTML
was very confusing to me. But I quickly got the
hang of it and it became very easy.
When a child learns to ride a bicycle there are
usually lots of falls - the child doesn't have the
hang of cycling initially, but very soon gets the
hang of it and the falls stop.
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4. Jokes
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A father noticed that his son was spending a lot
of time playing computer games and not doing
his homework properly, and so said to him, "Son,
when Abraham Lincoln was your age he spent his
evenings by the fireside doing his homework."
Without looking up from the computer game his
son replied, "Dad, when Abraham Lincoln was
your age he was the President of the United States."
#-#-# http://www.angelfire.com/on/topfen #-#-#
Michael arrived home from school one day with
a big smile on his face and his exam results in his
hand. His father asked him, "Why are you so happy?"
Michael replied, "Dad, I've got some good news
for you. Remember that you said you would give
me $25 for each exam that I pass?"
His father replied excitedly, "Yes, I remember."
"Well, dad," said Michael as he handed over the
exam results, "I've just saved you $250!"
#-#-# http://www.angelfire.com/on/topfen #-#-#
The Directors of three large breweries (that's a place
where beer is made) met in an expensive restaurant
to discuss business.
After a few minutes a waiter came to the table and
asked, "Can I get you something to drink, gentlemen?"
The Director of Heineken replied, "I'd like a large
glass of Heineken, please."
The Director of Budweiser replied, "I'd like a large
glass of Budweiser, please."
The Director of Stella Artois replied, "I'd like a cup
of tea, please."
The Directors of Heineken and Budweiser turned
to the Director of Stella Artois and asked, "Why
are you drinking tea? You're the Director of a
famous brewery."
The Director of Stella Artois looked at them and
said, "Well, if you're not drinking beer, then
I'm not drinking beer!"
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5. Test answers
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1. She has known me for 2 years.
2. This product has been available since 1993.
3. We've been waiting for the report since Tuesday.
4. The baby has been crying for ages.
5. I've had my car since November.
6. Ingrid has been on holiday for two weeks.
7. She's worked with me since 1998.
8. That dog has been barking since early this morning!
9. It's been raining for days!
10. Susanne has lived in her house for 5 years.
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7. That's all folks!
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That's all for a couple of weeks.
;-)
john
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