THE BICYCLE  More and more people do not ride the bicycle as a mode of transportation even though it has many benefits. Why? How to encourage people to use bicycles as a main transport?

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "TOO" AND "ENOUGH"? 1. It was _____ so we didn't get it. a. expensive enough b. too expensive c. enough expensive 2. It's ___ to read; I don't understand it at all. a. enough difficult b. too difficult c. difficult enough 3. They didn't sell _____ to make it worthwhile. a. tickets enough b. enough tickets c. too tickets 4. There were _____ people there. a. too b. too many 5. It's not ____ to sort things out. a. enough late b. late enough c. too late 6. It's ____ to pass. a. enough difficult b. too difficult 7. I left because I'd had ______ their arguing. a. enough b. enough of b. too 8. He ate ____ and felt ill. a. enough much b. much enough c. too much 9. I'm shattered; I didn't ____ last night. a. enough sleep b. sleep enough c. too sleep d. too much sleep 10. It's ____ to walk. I'll take the bus. a. enough far b. far enough c. too far d. too much far 11. I didn't get ____ last night and I'm exhausted. a. enough sleep b. sleep enough c. too sleep

Halloween Like many other holidays, Halloween has evolved and changed throughout history. Over 2,000 years ago people called the Celts lived in what is now Ireland, the UK, and parts of Northern France. November 1 was their New Year's Day. They believed that the night before the New Year (October 31) was a time when the living and the dead came together. More than a thousand years ago the Christian church named November 1 All Saints Day (also called All Hallows.) This was a special holy day to honor the saints and other people who died for their religion. The night before All Hallows was called Hallows Eve. Later the name was changed to Halloween. Like the Celts, the Europeans of that time also believed that the spirits of the dead would visit the earth on Halloween. They worried that evil spirits would cause problems or hurt them. So on that night people wore costumes that looked like ghosts or other evil creatures. They thought if they dressed like that, the spirits would think they were also dead and not harm them. The tradition of Halloween was carried to America by the immigrating Europeans. Some of the traditions changed a little, though. For example, on Halloween in Europe some people would carry lanterns made from turnips. In America, pumpkins were more common. So people began putting candles inside them and using them as lanterns. That is why you see Jack 'o lanterns today. These days Halloween is not usually considered a religious holiday. It is primarily a fun day for children. Children dress up in costumes like people did a thousand years ago. But instead of worrying about evil spirits, they go from house to house. They knock on doors and say "trick or treat." The owner of each house gives candy or something special to each trick or treater. Check Your Understanding: True or False? Câu 1/8: The Celts thought the spirits of dead people returned to the earth on October 31st. Câu 2/8: The Celts created All Hallows. Câu 3/8: All Hallows is on October 31st. Câu 4/8: The word Halloween comes from the word Hallows eve. Câu 5/8: A thousand years ago Europeans wore costumes to get candy. Câu 6/8: Americans still carve turnips to use as lanterns. Câu 7/8: Today Halloween is especially for children. Câu 8/8: Children get candy by saying trick or treat.

LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH THE JOKES A film crew was on location deep in the desert. One day an Old Indian went up to the director and said, "Tomorrow rain." The next day it rained. A week later, the Indian went up to the director and said, "Tomorrow storm." The next day there was a hailstorm. "This Indian is incredible", said the director. He told his secretary to hire the Indian to predict the weather. However, after several successful predictions, the old Indian didn't show up for two weeks. Finally the director sent for him. "I have to shoot a big scene tomorrow", said the director, "and I'm depending on you. What will the weather be like?" The Indian shrugged his shoulders. "Don't know", he said. "Radio is broken."

ASKING FOR A DATE

How to meet someone

- Are you free tomorrow? - Can we meet on the 26th?  - Are you available tomorrow?  - Are you available next Monday?  - Are you free this evening?  - What about the 15th of this month? Would it suit you? - Is next Monday convenient for you?  - Can we meet sometime next week?

Agreeing on a date

- Yes, I'm free tomorrow. 

- Yes, we can meet on the 26th. 

- Yes, next Monday is fine.

- No problem, we can meet tomorrow.

Suggesting a different date

- I'm afraid I can't make it on the 16th. Can we meet on the 17th or 18th? 

- Monday isn't quite convenient for me. Could we meet on Tuesday instead? 

15th is going to be a little difficult. Can't we meet on the 16th?

Changing the arrangement

- You know we had agreed to meet on the 15th? Well, I'm really sorry. I can't make it after all. Some urgent business has come up. Can we fix another date?

- Some urgent business has suddenly cropped up and I won't be able to meet you tomorrow. Can we fix another time?

LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH THE JOKES Mr. Grey had a nice shop in the main street of a small town. He sold jewellery, watches, clocks and other things like those. All went well for some years, and then Mr. Grey's shop was broken into at night twice in a month, and a lot jewellery was stolen each time. The police had still not managed to catch the thief three weeks later. So Mr. Grey decided that he would try to do something about it. He, therefore, bought a camera, fixed it up in his shop so that it would photograph anyone who broke in at night, and put some very cheap jewellery in front of it for the thief. A few nights later, the thief did come again, but he did not touch any of cheap jewellery that Mr. Grey had put out of him. He took the camera. It was worth 150 pounds.