domingo, 11 de setembro de 2011

U.S. citizens

U.S CITIZENS

Some U.S. Citizens who have never been to Africa were born in Angola, Indiana. Some U.S citizens who have never been to South America were born in Brazil, Indiana. Some U.S. Citizens who have never been to Asia were born in China, Maine. Some U.S. Citizens who have never been to the Caribbean were born in Cuba, New York. Some U.S. Citizens who have never been to Europe were born in Italy, Texas. Some U.S. Citizens who have never been to Western Asia were born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Some U.S. Citizens who have never been to the land of the Aztecs were born in Mexico, Missouri. Some U.S. Citizens who have never been to Europe were born in Norway, Wisconsin. Some U.S. Citizens who have never been to South America were born in Peru, Indiana. Some U.S. Citizens who have never been to Central Europe were born in Poland, Ohio. Some U.S. Citizens who have never been to a Nordic country were born in Sweden, New York. Some U.S. Citizens who have never been to Western Asia were born in Palestine, Connecticut.

Theobaldo Monteiro

quinta-feira, 14 de julho de 2011

pun-xiv-vii-mmxi

01- “You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think.” - Dorothy Parker
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02- Where do you find giant snails? - On the end of giants' fingers.
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03- Cigar smokers appreciate a great butt.
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04- Why isn't whispering permitted at class? - Because it is not aloud.
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05- Hands are like bells, especially when they are wrung.
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06- In some places, fog will never be mist.
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07- The sheep rustler who broke out of jail is now on the lam.
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08- Why do cows wear cowbells? - Because their horns don't work.
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09- Tell me, how am I supposed to breathe with no heir?
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10- She is only a moonshiner's daughter but I love her still.
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segunda-feira, 13 de junho de 2011

pilsen

PILSEN

Plzeň ( German: Pilsen) is a city in western Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is the capital of the Plzeň Region and the fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic. It is located about 90 km west of Prague at the confluence of four rivers—the Radbuza, the Mže, the Úhlava, and the Úslava—which form the Berounka River.
History
Plzeň was first mentioned as a castle in 976, as the scene of a battle between Duke Boleslaus II of Bohemia and Emperor Otto II. It became a town in 1295 when King Wenceslaus II granted Plzeň its civic charter as a special "Royal City" and established a new town site, located some 10 km away from the original settlement, which is the current town of Starý Plzenec. It quickly became an important town on trade routes leading to Nuremberg and Regensburg; in the 14th century, it was the third-largest town in Bohemia after Prague and Kutná Hora. In 1468, the town acquired a printing press; the Troyan Chronicle, the first book published in Bohemia, was printed on it.
In 1869 Emil Škoda started up the Škoda Works, which became the most important and influential engineering company in the country and a crucial supplier of arms to the Austro-Hungarian Army.
On 6 May 1945, near end of World War II, Plzeň was liberated from Nazi Germany by the 16th Armored Division of General Patton's 3rd Army. Also participating in the liberation of the city were elements of the 97th and 2nd Infantry Divisions. Other Third Army units liberated major portions of Western Bohemia. The rest of Czechoslovakia was liberated from German control by the Soviet Red Army. Elements of Third Army, as well as units from the First Army, remained in Plzeň until late November 1945, assisting the Czechs with re-building from the war. After seizing power in 1948, the Communists undertook a systematic campaign to suppress all acknowledgement of the U.S. Army's role in liberating the city and Western Bohemia. This continued until 1989 when the Communists were removed from power. Since 1990, the city of Plzeň has organized the annual Liberation Festival, taking place in May, which has already become a local tradition, and has been attended by many American and Allied veterans.
Pilsener beer
Pilsner Urquell in its original glass.
The officials of Plzeň founded a city-owned brewery in 1839, Bürger Brauerei (Citizens' Brewery – now Plzeňský Prazdroj), and recruited Bavarian brewer Josef Groll (1813–1887) who produced the first batch of modern pilsener beer on 5 October 1842.
Improving transport meant that this new beer was soon available throughout Central Europe and Pilsner Brauart-style brewing was widely imitated. In 1859, “Pilsner Bier” was registered as a brand name at the Chamber of Commerce and Trade in Plzeň. In 1898, the Pilsner Urquell trade mark was created to put emphasis on it being the original brewery.
Education and economy
Plzeň is a centre of academic, business, and cultural life for the western part of the Czech Republic. The University of West Bohemia in Plzeň is well known for its School of Law, School of Mechanical Engineering and School of Applied Science in particular.
Since the second half of the 1990s the city has experienced high growth in foreign investments. In 2007, Israeli mall developer Plaza Centers opened the Pilsen Plaza, a 20,000 square meter shopping mall and entertainment center featuring a multiplex cinema from Cinema City Czech Republic.
Plzeň also has the biggest distillery (Stock) in the Czech Republic.

Tourism
The most prominent sights of Plzeň are the Gothic St. Bartholomew's Cathedral, founded in the late 13th century, the tower of which (102.26 m / 335 ft) is the highest in the Czech Republic, the Renaissance Town Hall, and the Moorish Revival Great Synagogue, the second largest synagogue in Europe, after the Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest. There is also a 20 km historic underground tunnel/cellar network, among the longest in Central Europe. Part of this network is open to the public for tours of approximately 750 metres in length and up to a depth of 12 metres.
Plzeň is also well-known for the Pilsner Urquell (since 1842) and Gambrinus (since 1869) breweries, currently owned by South African Breweries. A popular tourist attraction is the Plzeňský Prazdroj brewery tour where visitors can discover the history of beer. The pilsener style of beer was developed in Plzeň in the 19th century.
Plzeň has been selected to be a European Capital Of Culture in 2015, along with Mons, Belgium.
TEXT COMPREHENSION

01- Check the correct sentence according to the text:
a) Pilsen became a town in the twelfth century
b) The Troyan Chronicle was a newspaper
c) Pilsen is the largest town in the Czech Republic
d) Nuremberg lies in the Czech Republic
e) Prague is the largest Czech city

02- Pilsen became a town in the _________
century.
a) tenth
b) eleventh
c) twelfth
d) thirteenth
e) fourteenth

03- In 976, Pilsen was a ________________.
a) river
b) hotel
c) castle
d) prison
e) hospital

04- Check the correct alternative according to the text:
a) Pilsen Plaza is an Israeli shopping mall
b) Rudolph II and Otto II were emperors
c) Pilsen was founded by Czech King Wenceslau II
d) Pilsen was liberated from Nazi Germany by the Soviet Red Army
e) The first Czech book was printed in the fourteenth century

05- __________rivers form the Berounka River.
a) four
b) five
c) six
d) seven
e) eight

06- Pilsen and __________have been selected to be European Capitals of Culture in 2015.
a) Mons
b) Prague
c) Nuremberg
d) Regensburg
e) Kutná Hora

sábado, 30 de abril de 2011

punnery

PUN 1
IF ALL THE WOMEN LEFT THE COUNTRY, THERE WOULD BE A
STAGNATION.

PUN 2
AN ICE CREAM TRUCK MAN IS A SUNDAE DRIVER.

PUN 3
HOTEL OWNERS USUALLY HAVE SUITE DREAMS.

PUN 4
THE REPENTANT BARBER IS IN JAIL 'COS HE RAN A CLIP JOINT.

PUN 5
DOES A COFFEE SHOP HAVE THE GROUNDS TO OPERATE IN
THE BLACK?

PUN 6
MY EAR PROBLEM GREW WORSE EACH DAY. IT SEEMED TO WAX
DAILY.

PUN 7
AS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, LENIN WAS OBSESSED WITH HIS MARX.

PUN 8
SOME PEOPLE BECOME BAKERS 'COS THEY KNEAD THE DOUGH.

PUN 9
A PRETTY BLONDE ASKED FOR A PITCHER FULL OF BEER. SO THE
WAITER BROUGHT HER A DRUNK BASEBALL PLAYER.

PUN 10
FOR INSOMNIA, MOVE TO THE EDGE OF THE BED AND YOU WILL
SOON DROP OFF.

domingo, 10 de abril de 2011

polysemy drill 1

SUBJECT MATTER: POLYSEMY
A)Instructions: Write the correct word in the space before its definition.

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1._________ any of a group of related plants that bear fragrant flowers; carnation.

2._________ very nourishing; substantial.

3.__________ to place, put, or set down.

4.__________ a flat or level surface.

5.__________ the young of cattle or of other bovine mammals, and of some other large mammals such as seals or whales.

6.__________ a usu. competitive form of play or sport having certain rules and equipment for play.

7.___________ one who carries luggage for travelers at a station or hotel.

8.____________ loyal or dedicated.

9.____________ (slang) a prostitute.

10.___________ any of various instruments used for writing or drawing in ink.

11.___________ to salute or greet.

B)Instructions: Write the correct word in the space before its definition.

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1._________ deeply; soundly.

2._________ the muscular back part of a human's leg below the knee.

3.__________ any old, antiquated, or clumsy ship.

4.__________ a dark malt ale whose color is achieved by drying the malt at a high temperature.

5.__________ to pierce, stab, or prick, as with a sword.

6.___________ pellets of frozen rain or a storm of such pellets.

7.___________ a brave fellow or workmate, esp. a sailor.

8.___________ adventurous in spirit; brave.

9.___________ of the laity, as distinguished from the clergy.

10.__________ any of various carpentry tools with an adjustable blade, used to make surfaces of wood smooth, true, grooved, or the like.

11.__________ a small, usu. fenced enclosure for animals.

sábado, 9 de abril de 2011

Batman city

BATMAN

Batman (Kurdish: Êlih) is a city in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey and the capital of Batman Province. It lies on a plateau, 540 meters above sea level, near the confluence of the Batman River and the Tigris. The Batı Raman oil field, which is the largest oil field in Turkey, is located just outside the city. Batman has a local airport and a military airbase, which was used for transit of aircraft and helicopters in some search and rescue operations of the Gulf War. Batman has a dry and hot climate with summer temperatures above 35 °C (95 °F).
Until the 1950s, Batman was a village called Iluh with a population of about 3,000. In 1957, the village was renamed into Batman, after the river namesake, received a city status and became a district center. Over the next 50 years, Batman was rebuilt from one-storey to multi-storeyed buildings and its population grew 100-fold. In 1990, the city became the capital of Batman Province.
Apart from oil, which is by far the dominant commodity of the region, Batman produces beverages, processed food, chemicals, furniture, footwear, machinery and transport equipment. A university was established here in 2007 and became part of the Erasmus foreign student exchange program.
The city was connected with the capital Istanbul in 1944 by a railway line. On 2 September 1957, the village became a district center and renamed into Batman after the river flowing nearby, which was known under its name since at least 19th century, On 16 May 1990 it was designated the capital of the Batman Province.
The oil-related development of Batman also resulted in relocation of Turkish people into a mostly Kurd-populated Batman Province. This has brought ethnic conflicts which escalated in the 1990s. More than 180 civilians were killed in the Batman city area by unidentified gunmen between 1992 and 1993.
Education and sport
There are 71 elementary and 12 high schools in Batman. The Batman University was founded on 27 May 2007. It employs about 140 staff members and has the faculties of Science and Letters, Technical Education and Engineering, which mostly cover engineering and business and administration topics. About 2,500 students from different parts of Turkey study here and the university is part of the Erasmus foreign student exchange program.
Football is the most popular sport. The city has a professional football club, Batman Petrolspor, formed in 1960 and playing in the Turkish top Süper Lig. The
club was named after the petroleum industry of the city. Another local football team, Batman B.S., participates in the Turkish Third League. There is a football stadium in Batman with a capacity of 4,900 spectators.
Another popular sport is wrestling. Freestyle wrestlers from Batman have won national competitions, and Ali Riza Alan won gold in 1970 and silver in 1974 in world championships in the weight category under 52 kg.
In media
The Batman Air Base is mentioned in the 2003 science fiction action movie Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.
On 7 November 2008, former Batman Mayor Hüseyin Kalkan began looking into the possibility of suing Christopher Nolan, director of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, and Warner Bros., distributor of the films, claiming the studios had been using "Batman", the name of the superhero, without permission from the city, and "placing the blame for a number of unsolved murders and a high female suicide rate on the psychological impact that the films' success has had on the city's inhabitants." No lawsuit has actually been filed.
Local newspapers include Batman Çağdaş, Batman Doğuş, Batman Express, Batman Gazetesi, Batman Haber Portalı and Batman Postası

TEXT COMPREHENSION
01-Choose the correct alternative according to the text:
a) Batman's current population is 3,000
b) 2,500 students study at high schools in Batman
c) Batman lies near the confluence of two rivers
d) Batman is a cold city
e) There are two universities in Batman
02- In Batman, there are _________local newspapers.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
e) six
03- The city of Batman is named after a ___________.
a) river
b) lake
c) battle
d) farm
e) country
04- Check the correct sentence according to the text:
a) Batman University is three years old
b) Ali Riza Alan is a film director
c) Iluh is a river
d) Hüseyn Kalkan is a former Batman mayor
e) The setting of the film directed by Christopher Nolan is in Batman
05-The city of Batman has this name since________.
a) nineteen fifty
b) nineteen fifty three
c) nineteen fifty seven
d) nineteen sixty
e) nineteen seventy four

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