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THE TOWER TIPSHEET
December 16, 2004
#427
Published by:
The Tower of English
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Welcome to this issue of the Tower Tipsheet.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. Today's Cool Websites
2. Today's Idiom
3. Today's Worksheet
4. Today's Joke
5. Today's Riddle
6. Feedback
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TODAY'S COOL WEBSITES
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Cool Website #1 -The Many Faces of Santa -
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http://www.towerofenglish.com/santa.html
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The Many Faces of Santa
How old is Santa Claus? Well, the Santa Claus story
began about 1700 years ago with a real man named Saint
Nicholas. At this site, you'll learn about the history
of Santa Claus and how different countries have different
Santa traditions.
Your Turn:
Do you have a Santa Claus tradition in your country?
Write a short report about your tradition and then
compare it to your class- mates' stories. Have a class
discussion about other Christmas traditions in different
countries.
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Learn about Christmas at
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http://holidays.johnsesl.com/php/christmas.php
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ATTENTION ESL TEACHERS
Did you know that word search puzzles are a great way to
reinforce new vocabulary? Now you can make your own word
search puzzles. Enter your list of words, click a button
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Cool Website #2 -WorldView! Christmas Around the World -
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http://www.towerofenglish.com/worldview.html
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At this site, you can find out how people celebrate
Christmas all around the world. Read about each
country's traditions and customs by clicking on the
country that you want to read about.
Your Turn:
How do you celebrate Christmas in your home country?
Write a short report about the customs, traditions, and
special events that take place in your country. Compare
them with the customs in your classmates' countries.
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-Today's Idiom -
face the music
face the music - v. phr. - to accept punishment for something
you did wrong.
Jim was afraid to go home because he knew he would have to
face the music for crashing his father's car
Research the origin of of this idiom at the following link.
http://www.towerofenglish.com/MorelandCHaveOrigins.html
Get more idioms at John's ESL Community
http://www.johnsesl.com/cgi-bin/hints.pl
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- Today's Printable Worksheet-
Today's printable worksheet is about the usage of 'How much'
and 'How many'.
The worksheet is at
http://www.johnsesl.com/printables/worksheets/howmuchmany.shtml
The answer key is at
http://www.johnsesl.com/printables/worksheets/howmuchmanykey.shtml
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- Today's Joke-
The Programmer and the Princess
A programmer was crossing a road one day when
a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me,
I'll turn into a beautiful princess." He bent
over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket.
The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me
and turn me back into a beautiful princess,
I will stay with you for one week."
The programmer took the frog out of his pocket,
smiled at it and returned it to the pocket. The
frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn
me back into a princess, I'll stay with you and
do anything you want." Again the programmer
took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back
into his pocket.
Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've
told you I'm a beautiful princess that I'll stay
with you for a week and do anything you want. Why
won't you kiss me?" The programmer said, "Look,
I'm a programmer. I don't have time for a girlfriend
-- but a talking frog, now that's cool."
More jokes and humor at http://www.lolhumor.com/
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- Riddle of the Day -
Little Johnny Walker,
My, but he was a talker!
Yet nary a word did he say!
When I took him out,
Then they would all point and shout!
And ask that I put him away.
(This is NOT a dirty riddle. So get your mind out of the gutter!)
Click the following link to learn the answer.
http://www.lolhumor.com/getcontent.php?catid=34&cat=Miscellaneous&id=4399&ans=yes
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#427
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