It was terrible New Year holiday It was terrible New Year holiday I have ever had in my life. I got sick with cold and it lasted two weeks. I had high temperature and I had been coughing hard for ten days. Now I feel better.

The Groom A police officer in a small town stopped a motorist who was speeding down Main Street. "But, officer," the man began, "I can explain" "Just be quiet," snapped the officer. "I'm going to let you cool your heels in jail until the chief gets back." "But, officer, I just wanted to say..." "And I said to keep quiet! You're going to jail!" A few hours later the officer looked in on his prisoner and said, "Lucky for you that the chief's at his daughter's wedding. He'll be in a good mood when he gets back." "Don't count on it," answered the fellow in the cell. "I'm the groom." Жених В маленьком городке полицейский остановил водителя, мчавшегося по Главной улице. - Но офицер, — начал, было, человек, — я могу объяснить. - Просто помолчите, — отрезал полицейский. — Я остужу ваш пыл в тюрьме, до возвращения шефа. - Но офицер, я только хотел сказать… - А я сказал помолчать! Вы отправляетесь в тюрьму! Через пару часов полицейский заглянул в камеру к своему заключенному и сказал: - Ваше счастье, что шеф на свадьбе у дочери. Он будет в хорошем настроении когда вернется. - На это не рассчитывайте, — ответил парень в камере. — Я жених.

Stupid Thing A couple was going out for the evening. The last thing they had to do was to put the cat out. The taxi arrived, and as the couple walked out of the house, the cat shoots back in. So the husband goes back inside to chase it out. The wife, not wanting it known that the house would be empty, explained to the taxi driver "He's just going upstairs to say goodbye to my mother." A few minutes later, the husband got into the taxi and said, "Sorry I took so long, the stupid thing was hiding under the bed and I had to poke her with a coat hanger to get her to come out!" Глупое Существо Муж и жена собираются уехать из дому на вечер. Последнее, что им надо сделать — выпустить кошку. Подъезжает такси и, как только они выходят из дома, кошка бросается обратно. Муж возвращается в дом, чтобы найти и выгнать её. Жена, не желая, чтобы кто-то знал, что дом будет пуст, объясняет таксисту: - Он просто поднимется наверх, чтобы сказать моей маме до свидания. Через несколько минут муж садится в такси и говорит: - Извини, что я так долго, но это глупое существо спряталось под кровать и мне пришлось тыкать вешалкой чтобы выгнать её оттуда.

Student's worksheet 2. Past Perfect Simple vs. Past Simple 1.We arrived at work and had found that somebody had broken into the office. So we called the police. 2.I tried to phone Lucy last night but there had been no answer. She had already gone out. 3.I met Mark a few days ago. He had just come back from his holiday and he looked very well. 4.Yesterday Peter got a phone call from Betty. She complained he hadn't answered her e-mail but Peter was surprised because he hadn't got any e-mails from her.

Student's worksheet I felt tied because I had cleaned all my house so I went to bad early. He looled really sick because they feeded him with fish so they took him to hospital. I took a shower when I had got up this morning and had got dressed. John failed his exam because he hadn't studied hard enough so he had to take it again. They missed the meeting when they had had to reschedule and they went away

Barcelona ( I wrote this text by ear ) - Oh, Greg, I'm so worried. Will you phone me as soon as you get there? - Yes, of course, I will. - Where will you stay until you find a flat? - In a hotel. I've already told you. - What will you do if you run out of money? - I won't, I've got it enough. - And what will you do before your course starts? - I'll go sightseeing and get to know the city - What will you do if you got lost? - I'll ask for directions. - But you don't speak Spanish. How will you understand when they give you directions? - Most people speak a bit of English. - What will you do if you don't like Barcelona? - I'm sure will, everyone says it's really nice. - But you may not. - Mom, I won't know until I go. Stop worrying.

Happy New Year! May you all be healthy, happy and successful in 2015!

About Richard Branson. Phrase "Your call is very important for us but this moment all operators are busy" only causes irritation and anger. Customers of Virgin Atlantic hear this phrase: "Hello, my name is Richard Branson, I'm owner of Virgin Atlantic. In this moment all operators are busy. This is no good. Let's done like this: if after 18 seconds nobody is answer from your call you will have discount 450 pounds. I start countdown - 18, 17, 16, 15 ..." Customer is listening and passionately dreams only one thing - that operator will not lift the handset. Фраза «Ваш звонок очень важен для нас, но в настоящий момент все операторы заняты» вызывает лишь раздражение и гнев. Вот, что слышат клиенты авиакомпании Virgin Atlantic: «Здравствуйте, меня зовут Ричард Брэнсон, я владелец авиакомпании Virgin Atlantic. Сейчас все операторы заняты. Это непорядок. Давайте поступим следующим образом: если через 18 секунд никто не ответит на ваш звонок, вы получите скидку 450 фунтов. Я начинаю обратный отсчет — 18, 17, 16, 15...» Клиент слушает и страстно мечтает только об одном — чтобы оператор не снял трубку.

Rules of Life Richard Branson. Part 4. If you ask in what I believe most I will answer: in my family. I'm happy person. I always laugh. I love people, life, good jokes. I really agree that laugh is ennoble of soul. My story is only mine, such strategy will work not for everybody. I think I won't stop unless I will have fallen. Если вы спросите, во что я верю больше всего, я отвечу: в свою семью. Я счастливый человек. Я смеюсь всегда. Я люблю людей, жизнь, хорошие шутки. Я действительно согласен с тем, что смех облагораживает душу. Моя история — только моя, такая стратегия сработает не для каждого. Думаю, я не остановлюсь, пока не упаду.