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The Tower Tipsheet
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THE TOWER TIPSHEET
March 1, 2004
#419
Published by:
The Tower of English
http://towerofenglish.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
-Today's Cool Websites
-Today's Idiom
-Today's Joke
-Today's Riddle
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TODAY'S COOL WEBSITE
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Since the first issue of the Tower Tipsheet was published, there have
been over 300 websites featured in our newsletter. The Tower Tipsheet
began in 2001 with just a hand full of subscribers and now there are
over 2300 people who recieve the Tower Tipsheet.
So, I thought it would be nice to feature some of the past cool websites
in the next few issues of the Tower Tipsheet so that our newest members
could benefit from our past issues. With that in mind, I chose two web
sites to feature in this issue. I hope you enjoy them.
Cool Website #1 -Burma Shave Slogans-
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http://www.towerofenglish.com/burma.html
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From 1927-1963 the Burma Shave company made many popular
roadside billboards to advertise their shaving cream.
Each slogan was a funny 6-line poem. But instead of the poem
being on one billboard, it was on 6 billboards! (One for each
line of the poem.) So you read the poem as you drove by each
billboard. (The last billboard always said "Burma Shave.")
At this site, you'll find a long list of these popular slogans.
YOUR TURN:
Read some of these slogans. Which one is your favorite?
Now choose another popular product and write your own
6-line poem to advertise it. Leave the last line blank
and see if your classmates can guess what the product is.
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Cool Website #2 -Street Play Photos Galleries
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http://www.towerofenglish.com/streetplayphotosgalleries.html
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When you were a child, did you play outside a lot? What
kind of games and activities did you enjoy? At this site,
you'll find lots of interesting pictures that show what
kids in different countries like to do outside. You'll
see kids on the playground, riding on skateboards, flying
kites, and many other fun activities.
YOUR TURN:
What did you like to do outside when you were a child
in your country? Did you have a special game, sport,
or activity that was your favorite? How did you play it?
Why did you enjoy it? Tell your classmates about it.
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-Today's Idiom -
in private
in private - adj. or adv. phr., - Not openly or in public; apart from
others; confidentially; secretly.
Mr. Jones waited until they were in private before he told Mary that she
had been fired from her job.
The teacher told Susan that she wanted to talk to her in private after
class.
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ATTENTION ESL TEACHERS
Get FREE printable classroom materials
at John's ESL Community.
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- Today's Joke-
Some people grow old gracefully, while others fight and scratch the
whole way.
Read how Andy's wife handle the whole aging thing.
http://www.lolhumor.com/getjokes.php?cat=People+Jokes&id=99&rat=1
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- Riddle of the Day -
An old man wanted to leave all of his money to one of his three sons,
but he didn't know which one he should give it to. He gave each of them
a few coins and told them to buy something that would be able to fill
their living room. The first man bought straw, but there was not enough
to fill the room. The second bought some sticks, but they still did not
fill the room. The third man bought two things that filled the room, so
he obtained his father's fortune. What were the two things that the man
bought?
Click the following link to learn the answer.
http://www.lolhumor.com/riddles/getcontent.php?cat=Logic&id=10&ans=yes
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The Tower Tipsheet is a free email newsletter from
The Tower of English. It is published twice a month.
It is designed to introduce ESL students (and teachers)
to unique and useful Internet resources.
If you enjoy getting the Tower Tipsheet, please tell your
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March 1, 2004 // #419
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