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HILARIOUS STORIES

This should make you laugh!

A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a
particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where
they had spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier.

Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their
travel schedules, so the husband left Minnesota and flew to Florida
on Thursday, with his wife flying down the following day.

The husband checked into the hotel. There was a computer in his room,
so he decided to send an email to his wife. However, he accidentally
left out one letter in her email address, and without realizing his
error, sent the email.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Houston, a widow had just returned home from
her husband’s funeral. He was a minister who was called home to glory
following a heart attack. The widow decided to check her email
expecting messages from relatives and friends. After reading the
first message, she screamed and fainted. The widow’s son rushed into the
room, found his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which
read:

To: My Loving Wife
Subject: I’ve Arrived
Date: October 16, 2004

I know you’re surprised to hear from me. They have computers here now
and you are allowed to send emails to your loved ones. I’ve just
arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been
prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you
then! Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.

P.S. Sure is hot down here.

..................................................................................

Some more shorties:

1. WILL THE REAL DUMMY PLEASE STAND UP? AT & T fired President John Walter after nine months, saying he lacked intellectual leadership. He received a $26 million severance package. Perhaps it’s not Walter who’s lacking intelligence.

2. WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS: Police in Oakland, California spent two hours attempting to subdue a gunman who had barricaded himself inside his home. After firing ten tear gas canisters, officers discovered that the man was standing beside them in the police line, shouting, "Please come out and give yourself up."

3. WHAT WAS PLAN B??? An Illinois man, pretending to have a gun, kidnapped a motorist and forced him to drive to two different automated teller machines, wherein the kidnapper proceeded to withdraw money from his own bank accounts.

4. THE GETAWAY!  A man walked into a Topeka, Kansas Kwik Stop, and asked for all the money in the cash drawer. Apparently, the take was too small, so he tied up the store clerk and worked the counter himself for three hours until police showed up and grabbed him.

5. DID I SAY THAT??? Police in Los Angeles had good luck with a robbery suspect who just couldn’t control himself during a lineup. When detectives asked each man in the lineup to repeat the words: "Give me all your money or I’ll shoot," the man shouted, "That’s not what I said!"

6. ARE WE COMMUNICATING?? A man spoke frantically into the phone, "My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart!" "Is this her first child?" the doctor asked. "No!" the man shouted, "This is her husband!

7. NOT THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED!! In Modesto, California, Steven Richard King was arrested for trying to hold up a Bank of America branch without a weapon. King used a thumb and a finger to simulate a gun, but unfortunately, he failed to keep his hand in his pocket. (hellllllooooooo?!)

8. THE GRAND FINALE’ Last summer, down on Lake Isabella, located in the high desert, an hour east of Bakersfield, California, some folks, new to boating, were having a problem. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t get their brand new 22 ft. boat going. It was very sluggish in almost every maneuver, no matter how much power was applied. After about an hour of trying to make it go, they putted to a near by marina, thinking someone there could tell them what was wrong. A thorough topside check revealed everything in perfect working condition. The engine ran fine, the out drive went up and down, and the prop was the correct size and pitch. So, one of the marina guys jumped in the water to check underneath. He came up choking on water, he was laughing so hard. NOW REMEMBER... THIS IS TRUE! Under the boat, still strapped securely in place, was the trailer.’’ :-)

VIRTUAL HOLIDAYS

How about a virtual tour of Maui?

Visit : http://www.hawaiiholidays.com/pano/mau/mau.htm and learn something about this (they say) wonderful island.

 

Explore Kew Gardens in London in this fascinating virtual tour:

http://www.explore-kew-gardens.net/blackBack.htm

 

Visit the Taj Mahal in India: http://www.taj-mahal.net/augEng/main_screen.htm

 

Visit the Cannes International Boat Show: http://www.salonnautiquecannes.com/site/GB/Visitors/360_Virtual_Visits,I244.htm

 

Greetings and have a good time!

 

 

 

CURIOUS STUFF

 

 

TIME FOR LAUGHS

How do you kill a blue elephant? Shoot it with a blue elephant gun. How do you kill a pink elephant? Choke it until it turns blue, then shoot it with a blue elephant gun.

What's the difference between a mosquito and a fly? A mosquito can fly, but a fly can't mosquito.

How many Psychiatrists does it take to change a lightbulb? Just one, but the lightbulb has to really want to change.

Two sausages are in a pan. One looks at the other and says "Gee, it's hot in here." and the other sausage says "OH MY GOODNESS IT'S A TALKING SAUSAGE!"

What's brown and sticky? A stick.

Why don't cannibals eat comedians? Because they taste funny.

Why didn't the skeleton cross the road? Because he didn't have the guts to do it

What do you call a fly with no wings? A walk

Why do they put bells on cows? Because their horns don't work!

 

 

This is not applicable to the holidays! Only for classtime.

 

 

HOW TO MASTER THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

An interesting testimonial from someone just like you who had to learn English little by little!

 

I truly hope that at the end of this short essay I will be able to convey you some pertinent information to point you in the right direction on how to learn the English language. I trust that you will all bear with me while I will try to describe you how I, as a foreigner, did learn the English language and where I struggled most, and by doing this I hope it will stimulate those who would like to improve their language skills.

Having been born in Somalia, with Asian background and with Italian as my mother tongue, I have to admit that I have always been more prone to learn languages rather than being dragooned into doing so. Learning English, however, has been anything but easy or predictable, for when I arrived in London my knowledge of the language was, to say the least, a bit thin. Luckily enough, soon after my arrival, I was able to enrol in a Sixth Form college where I found highly motivated and caring teachers, who patiently taught me English. This, I think, was a significantly important factor that allowed me to learn the language. Nonetheless, those of you who are not fortunate enough in this regard should not despair, because, if enrolling in the right college or being taught by a caring teacher are very important and practical issues in learning a language, even more important, however, is to work hard and to be committed to doing well. I was committed to learning English; more precisely, I desperately wanted to go to university, and mastering the language was the means to achieve my goal.

Now that I have completed my Master’s Degree from Oxford University, and looking back in retrospect, I realize I was quite naïve, for I never imagined learning English was going to be so much work, and the more fluent I became the harder the language became too. English is indeed a very peculiar language: not only does it have so many grammatical rules, but, irritatingly enough, there are also hundreds of exceptions to those rules, which one can master only through years of persistence, dedication, and indefatigable energy, and earnestly speaking I have yet to reach such flawlessness in the use of English.

Some basic recommendations, which I would give to those who were interested in learning the language, are: firstly, buy a good English dictionary, for this is the most important thing that you will need when learning English. Successful English learners use their dictionaries all the time. Secondly, if you want to improve your speaking/writing ability, read the newspaper, and while doing that highlight the words you do not know, and then go and check them on your new dictionary. Thirdly, instead of watching TV, listen to the radio. Fourthly, talk, talk and talk to anyone at anytime and anywhere. And finally, learn to go with the flow while enjoying the many benefits of learning a new language; and even though, at times it may be frustrating and embarrassing to make mistakes, you will eventually learn to accept them, and only when you will focus more on understanding your mistakes rather than judging yourself, then you will start to become fluent.

 

Dilshad Abdulla


 

Congratulations to 2008 Third Seniors Level A who will be this year's Fourth Seniors Level A people! I'm looking forward to working with you all this last year of your school lives. See you in March.

To everyone who visits this blog, I wish each and every one the best in 2009!

SEEN AT THE GRADUATION BALL

 

Glowing round the cake!

Attending teachers

The dance floor...........

 

2008 ST PAUL'S SCHOOL GRADUATION BALL

I felt very proud of all the 2008 graduate pupils! The graduation ball at the Casino in Viña del Mar was a very beautiful event, and I’m sure everyone enjoyed it immensely. Congratulations to those who were involved in the organization, especially Felicia Salazar, who made it the memorable occasion it will remain in the memories of all those who attended. Everything was perfect: the timing, the decorations, the organization, the flowers, the food, the speeches, the service, and so on. A beautiful way to finish the school life of all these lovely teenagers! And a special vote of thanks for their patience, love and commitment to the form teachers: Sergio Varela and Leandro Peña, who, each in their own style, made moving goodbye speeches to their forms.

 

 

 

Have a wonderful Christmas, a happy New Year's Eve celebration , and charge your batteries for the coming year!

Much love and hugs to you all,

Miss Christine

 

CUTE ANIMALS

 

LAUGH WITH ANIMALS

All these, and I hope they made you laugh, come from:

http://icanhascheezburger.com/

Very creative!

 

 

 

 

GRADUATION CARTOONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graduation - Myspace Comments


Good luck to all my Fourth Seniors! I wish you all the best in the future. Don’t forget me! And if you ever need help, you know where to find me. I love you all.

Christine

 

SNOOPY

Peanuts

 

MORE LINKS FOR EXAM EXERCISES

 

Grammar Practice for English exams - LOADS OF EXERCISES

I suggest you click on the YouTube link, which has several pages in alphabetical order with explanations about different grammatical aspects.  I hope you can find what you want.

http://uk.youtube.com/results?search_query=english+grammar&search_type=&aq=f

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/alle_grammar.htm

http://a4esl.org/q/j/

http://www.ego4u.com/

 

http://www.funeasyenglish.com/american-english-grammar.htm

http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/exercises/welcome.html

http://www.englishpage.com/

http://www.english-4u.de/

http://www.english4today.com/englishgrammar/grammar/index.cfm

 


 

 

 


 

 

 

FCE

FCE PRACTICE

 

Reading

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/tsindex.htm

 

Sentence transformation

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/2_strtest3.htm

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/strtest2.htm

http://www.examenglish.com/FCE/Use_of_English.htm

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/strtest1.htm

 

Here you have to guess the answer, then check with drop-down menu

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bltransform1.htm

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bltransform2.htm

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bltransform3.htm

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bltransform4.htm

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bltransform6.htm

 

Word Formation

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/exams/fce/word-formation.html

 

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/2_wfmtst4.htm

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/wfmtst2.htm

http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/exercises/word_forms2.html

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/wfmtst1.htm

http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/exercises/women_wordforms.html

http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/exercises/word_forms3.html

http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/exercises/vocabulary/interface.html

 

 

Open Cloze(out of your head)

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/2_oclts3.htm

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/oclts2.htm

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/oclts1.htm

 

 

Multiple  Choice Cloze  (with alternatives)

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/mchtst3.htm

http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/exercises/english.html

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/mchtst2.htm

http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/exercises/fortune_teller.html

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/mchtst1.htm

http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/exercises/vocab_camb.html

 

 

Writing

Choose the correct alternatives/complete

http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/exercises/women_sentences.html

http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/exercises/ecotour_c.html

 

Examples of FCE writing and corrections