The Aussies (Australians) always have a great sense of humour, and even Japanese
truck makers have to adapt their advertising campaigns to the local market or
get laughed out of the bush!
Watch the video and answer the questions...
Q1) The bulls destroy a lot of things. Put the
words in the order they are destroyed.
???
a barn
/
a water tower /
two fences /
a truck /
a water trough
Q2) Which of the following sentences do you hear?
a) "Whoa, smell that?" - "Cows. Next door."??? b) "After you - ready? Hoof it!"???
c) "Out of the way, you silly sheep!"???
d) "Be a bit rude to turn up without anything."???
e) "What's wrong?" - "Cattle stop."???
c) "Afternoon, ladies." - "Afternoon, gentlemen - nice
bus."???
Q3)
True or False?
a) The bulls don't stop for anything.
???
b) The cows are not impressed by the bulls' vehicle.
???
c) The truck seems to be indestructible.
??? d) The bulls achieve their objective.
???
Q2)
Sébastien says he is in Tournan-sur-Brie. But look at the map
- what should it be????
Q3) Why doesn't he have a French accent when he speaks
English????
a) Because he likes French.
b) Because he is in Tournan-en-Brie.
c) Because he has lived in the UK for years.
Q4) Why is it sometimes difficult to hear the words????
a) He speaks English very badly. b)
There is a lot of traffic.
c) It is very windy.
Q5) True or False?
a) Sébastien hates teaching English.
???
b) His passion is Aikido. ???
c) He demonstrates some impressive aikido techniques????
d) He seems nervous about his English lesson.???
Listen to and read this news story from the internetand
answer the questions.
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Greek tragedy could leave us all
in ruins
It's
the most popular tourist attraction in Athens. But yesterday the gates to the
ancient Parthenon temple were locked
as strikes swept Greece.
The financial turmoil
engulfing the country is threatening to leave Europe's dream for a single
currency in ruins.
EU ministers will meet in Brussels today to decide how to tackle a modern-day
Greek tragedy.
Germany and France may be
forced to bail out
the Greek economy as it drowns under a sea of debt.
The alternative is
unthinkable for EU
ministers - the possibility of Greece failing to pay its debts and quitting the
single currency.
And
there are fears the panic will spread from Greece to Portugal, Ireland and Spain
- the bleak group of four now dubbed "the PIGS".
Ruth Lea, former governor at the London School of Economics, said: "A bailout of
Greece, or some kind of debt guarantee, will be announced today. People are
expecting it. There will be Armageddon on world markets if it doesn't happen.
"Economically it would make sense for Greece to leave the euro. But it's the
great political project
- and that's the biggest driver of all."
Greek unions have promised more strikes and the unrest could end the holiday
plans of thousands of Brits. Hordes of tourists were stranded at Athens airport
yesterday as air traffic
controllers walked out.
a) a state of economic chaos
??? b) more and more people stopped working
???
c) very important or symbolic national strategy
???
d) urgent need to help financially
???
e) people who organise planes in the skies
???
f) there are no other serious possibilities
???
Q2)
True
or False?
(according to the article)
a) Most tourists to Athens don't visit the Pantheon.
???
b)
All over Greece people are stopping work to protest.
???
c) Greece's biggest problem is that many countries owe Greece
money.
???
d) Many holidaymakers were stuck in the Greek capital because
airport workers went on strike.
???
Q3)
What does the rather insulting acronym 'PIGS' stand for?
???
A great group from Wales in Britain who amazed everyone with this
excellent political song, If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be
Next, from back in '98 about the Spanish Civil War.
The album is a great one, This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours - check
it out!
Listen to this amazing song and do the exercise below...
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
(lyrics)
(by Manic Street Preachers)
Below there are two versions of the same
song!
Listen to each verse and decide
which version is correct.
(Click on the
??? to see if you're right!)
The future teaches you to be on your own
The past to be afraid and old
'So if I can change habits
Then I can shoot fascists'
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The future teaches you to be alone
The present to be afraid and cold
'So if I can shoot rabbits
Then I can shoot fascists' ???
Bullets for your brain today
But we'll forget it all again
Monuments put from pen to paper
Turns me into a gutless wonder ???
Bullets blast your brain away
But we'll remember it all again
Old friends say they'll see you later
Turns me into a gutless wonder ???
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
Will be next
Will be next
Will be next ???
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be first
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be first
Will be first
Will be first
Will be first ???
Gravity keeps me on the ground
Oh is it much too late
For being unsung and just accepting fate ???
Gravity keeps my head down
Or is it maybe shame
At being so young and being so vain ???
Holes in your head today
But I'm a pacifist
I've walked La Ramblas
But not with real intent ???
Moles in your bed today
But I'm a pacifist
I've walked La Ramblas
But not without a tent ???
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be last
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be
last
Will be
last
Will be
last
Will be
last ???
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
Will be next
Will be next
Will be next ???
'And on the stage today an old man plays
Sad newsreels of his glory ways' ???
'And on the street tonight an old man plays
With newspaper cuttings of his glory days' ???
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
Will be next
Will be next
Will be next ???
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be lost
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be
lost
Will be
lost
Will be
lost
Will be
lost ???
Index
Q2)
Sébastien says he is in Tournan-sur-Brie. But look at the map
- what should it be?
???
b)
There is a lot of traffic.
Listen and repeat
It's
the most popular tourist attraction in Athens. But yesterday the gates to the
ancient Parthenon temple were locked
as strikes swept Greece.
And
there are fears the panic will spread from Greece to Portugal, Ireland and Spain
- the bleak group of four now dubbed "the PIGS".
