Proffesor WEB 13-March-2002

MISCELLANEOUS GRAMMAR EXERCISES

"Education is making one's mind a pleasant place to spend the rest your life."

Choose the right tense

Miscellaneous

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Rephrasing

Tricky points

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Life in Britain, Magazines, Books, Travel, Newspapers, etc.
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A Valentine quiz
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The festival became associated with the _____ day of two Roman martyrs, both named St. Valentine, who lived in the 3rd century.
a. fast b. feast c. feature d. fist

Joke

A Love Story
At a cocktail party, the hostess overheard the conversation of a handsome gentleman and his friend.
"Oh, I really love her. I adore her," said the handsome gentleman.
"I would love her too, if she were mine." agreed his friend.
"I love the way she walks, and the way she moves, and her eyes are a beautiful brown color."
"You're very lucky," said his friend.
"And do you know what I like the best?" asked the gentleman.
"I love the way she kisses my ear."
"Sir," the hostess said, "I couldn't help listening to your lovely words. In this day of divorce, I respect a man who loves his wife so much!"
"My wife?!" said the gentleman, very surprised. "I was talking about my champion race horse!

Idiom list
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a snap: something that's very easy to do. "A: Is your job difficult? B: No, actually it's a snap. In fact, it's so easy that it's a little bit boring."

Important Dates in February

7.Feb.1812	Charles John Huffham Dickens was born
12.Feb.1809	Charles Darwin was born
14.Feb.1968	the given birthday of the supersonic cyber babe, Lara Croft, the high energy gun-toting heroine of a computer game, Tombraider. She was hired out to support media campaigns where the action is packed.
15.Feb.1928	The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is completed after 70 years' work and at a cost of 300,000 pounds
17.Feb.1997	the world's first clone was announced in the form of a lamb called Dolly
22.Feb.	the Beatles make their debut at the Cavern Club, Liverpool

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