Solving mysteries:
Story 1:
Michael walked into a pub and asked for a drink. The barman immediately pulled out a gun and aimed it at Michael's head. Michael said, 'Thank you very much' and walked out of the pub. He didn't have anything to drink.
Clue 1
Clue 2
Answer
Story 2:
Sharpy, the evil crime boss, wanted to kill Uzi, the boss of a rival group. They sat down to have a drink together in Sharpy's HQ. The waiter brought drinks - they were identical. Uzi chose which glass he wanted. They both drank them but Uzi died from poisoning just a few minutes later. Sharpy was fine.
Clue 1
Clue 2
Answer
Story 3:
Four switches can be turned on or off. One is the lightswitch for the incandescent overhead light in the next room, which is initially off, but you don't know which. The other three switches do nothing. From the room with the switches in it, you can't see whether the light in the next room is turned on or off. You may flip the switches as often and as many times as you like, but once you enter the next room to check on th elight, you must be able to say which switch controls the light without flipping the switches any further. (And you can't open the door without entering either!) How can you dtermine whic switch controls the light?
Solution
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Grammar revision (U5-6A)
Story 1:
Michael walked into a pub and asked for a drink. The barman immediately pulled out a gun and aimed it at Michael's head. Michael said, 'Thank you very much' and walked out of the pub. He didn't have anything to drink.
Clue 1
Clue 2
Answer
Story 2:
Sharpy, the evil crime boss, wanted to kill Uzi, the boss of a rival group. They sat down to have a drink together in Sharpy's HQ. The waiter brought drinks - they were identical. Uzi chose which glass he wanted. They both drank them but Uzi died from poisoning just a few minutes later. Sharpy was fine.
Clue 1
Clue 2
Answer
Story 3:
Four switches can be turned on or off. One is the lightswitch for the incandescent overhead light in the next room, which is initially off, but you don't know which. The other three switches do nothing. From the room with the switches in it, you can't see whether the light in the next room is turned on or off. You may flip the switches as often and as many times as you like, but once you enter the next room to check on th elight, you must be able to say which switch controls the light without flipping the switches any further. (And you can't open the door without entering either!) How can you dtermine whic switch controls the light?
Solution
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Grammar revision (U5-6A)
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April Fools' Day is on the first of April every year. It is a day when people can play tricks, practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. No one really knows the exact origin of this day. The writer Mark Twain famously said: “This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three-hundred and sixty-four days.”
In some countries, you have until noon to play your jokes. If you play a trick on someone after midday, you are the April Fool. In other countries, April Fools' Day lasts the whole day. On this day, you never know what or who to believe.
Even newspapers and television stations play April Fools' jokes on their readers and viewers. Sometimes people actually think the real news is an April Fools' joke.
QUESTIONS:
- What are some tricks people play on April Fool's Day?
- Do you have the same tradition in your country?
- What sort of tricks do you play?
- Are you mad if someone play tricks on you?
- Did someone play a trick on you? What was it?
A Fool’s Debate?
Discuss what makes a practical joke appropriate or inappropriate? Where should they be played? What lines should never be crossed? When does good old-fashioned fun become a painful embarrassment?
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