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Time Tales
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The Tower Tipsheet
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THE TOWER TIPSHEET
August 18, 2003
#416
Published by:
The Tower of English
http://towerofenglish.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
-Today's Cool Website
-Today's Idiom
-Today's Joke
-Today's Tongue Twister
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TODAY'S COOL WEBSITE
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-TIME TALES-
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http://www.timetales.com/
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Level: All
At this site you'll find lots of interesting photos. These are "mystery"
photos, because nobody knows who the people are or what is happening in
the photos. The photos were found in places like flea markets, antique
stores, or old houses.
YOUR TURN:
Find some interesting photos. Use your imagination to describe each
photo:
1) Who are the people in the photo?
2) What is happening in the photo?
3) What happened just before the photo was taken?
4) What happened after the photo was taken?
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TODAY'S IDIOM
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-CRYING OVER SPILLED (SPILT) MILK-
If you spill a glass of milk, you can't put the milk back in the glass,
can you? In fact, there's nothing you can do about the situation. The
milk has been spilled, and you just have to accept it.
You can use this idiom when you're talking about a situation where
something bad has happened, but you can't do anything about it. You just
have to accept it.
EXAMPLE:
A: Wow, I can't believe I ran out of gas. That was really stupid!
B: Well, it's no use CRYING OVER SPILLED MILK. You should just be sure
to watch the gas gauge more carefully next time.
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TODAY'S JOKE
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SAM PAINTS HIS KITCHEN
My friend Sam had decided his kitchen needed painting, and instead of
hiring a professional, he decided to do it himself. In the afternoon, I
went over to his house to see if he needed some help. When I arrived, I
found Sam working hard painting the kitchen walls. But instead of
wearing old clothes, he was wearing a leather jacket and a ski parka. I
asked him why he was dressed that way on such a hot day. He brought me
the paint bucket and told me to read the instructions. I did. It said,
"For best results, put on two coats."
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TODAY'S TONGUE TWISTER
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Practice your pronunciation with this tongue twister:
I need not your needles, they're needless to me;
For kneading of noodles, 'twere needless, you see;
But did my neat knickers but need to be kneed,
I then should have need of your needles indeed.
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