Short story: A HITCH-HIKER John was walking into Springfield one day when he was overtaken by a stranger driving in the same direction. John hailed him and asked, "Will you have the goodness to take my overcoat to town for me?" "With pleasure," the stranger said, "but how will you get it again?" "Oh, very easily," John replied. "I intend to remain in it." VOCABULARY a hitch-hiker - autostopowicz to overtake - wyprzedzać to hail - zatrzymać an overcoat - palto, płaszcz to reply - odpowiedzieć to intend - zamierzać to remain - pozostać JOKE OF THE WEEK: Driver illegally parks A driver tucked this note under the windscreen-wiper of his automobile. "I've circled the block for 20 minutes. I'm late for an appointment, and if I don't park here I'll lose my job. Forgive us our trespasses." When he came back he found a parking ticket and this note: "I've circled the block for 20 years, and if I don't give you a ticket, I'll lose my job. Lead us not into temptation." VOCABULARY to tuck - wsunąć, włożyć a windscreen wiper - wycieraczka forgive us our trespasses - odpuść nam nasze winy a block - kwartał, przecznica lead us not into temptation - nie wódź nas na pokuszenie DID YOU KNOW The Channel Tunnel between France and Great Britain is the longest undersea tunnel in the world. It is 50km long, with the 39km undersea section. It actually consists of three tunnels: two running tunnels through which the trains travel, and a central service tunnel. On average, the tunnels lie 40 metres below the seabed of the English Channel. In accordance with the concession to operate the Channel Tunnel, Eurotunnel has submitted a proposal for a second Channel Tunnel. VOCABULARY undersea - podmorski the seabed - dno morskie in accordance with sth - zgodnie z czymś a concession - koncesja to submit - złożyć a proposal - propozycja Five Signs You Have a Bad Airplane Pilot 1. You overhear him say on the intercom "Hey, Pedro, What's this gizmo do?" 2. For the past two hours, you've been going straight up. 3. He's wearing a Domino's Pizza uniform. 4. Over P.A. you hear, "Heh, heh, heh, this plane sucks, heh, heh, heh". 5. As you get on the plane you recognize the pilot as the same guy who drove your taxi to the airport. VOCABULARY to overhear - przypadkiem podsłuchać a gizmo - infml ustrojstwo, urządzenie P.A. = public address (system) - system nagłaśniający It sucks! - infml To jest do bani! to recognize - rozpoznać CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY Put the following words into four categories: bus terminal, coach, drive, driver's seat, engine driver, gangway, land, passenger jet, passenger train, pilot, platform, quay, sail, station, take off, voyage By rail | By bus | By sea | By air | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | Answer Key: by rail: platform, passenger train, station, engine driver; by bus: driver's seat, bus terminal, coach, drive; by sea: quay, sail, gangway, voyage; by air: take off, passenger jet, land, pilot. JDJ Bachalski | oddziały | Ten adres pocztowy jest chroniony przed spamowaniem. Aby go zobaczyć, konieczne jest włączenie w przeglądarce obsługi JavaScript. . . . . . angielski.edu.pl | Ten adres pocztowy jest chroniony przed spamowaniem. Aby go zobaczyć, konieczne jest włączenie w przeglądarce obsługi JavaScript. |