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2. Beetles taste like apples,wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.

3. Of all the words in the English language, the word ‘set’ has the most definitions.

4. What is called a “French kiss” in the English speaking world is known as an “English kiss” in France.

5. “Almost” is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.

6. “Rhythm” is the longest English word without a vowel.

7.  In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.

8. A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off.

9. Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

10. You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath.

11. There is a city called Rome on every continent.

12. Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day.

13. Horatio Nelson, one of England’s most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.

14. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people

15. Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, every time you breathe.

16. The elephant is the only mammal that can’t jump.

17. One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet.

18. Like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue print is different.

19. The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man

20. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.

21. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

22. The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.

23. Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

24. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.

25. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a “Friday the 13th.”

source: worldenglish.org

Words, words, words…. Which word is it? Do you remember?

1. It has the same pronunciation even if you remove its four last letters.

2. It has the most definitions in English.

3. It’s the longest word in English with all its letters in alphabetical order.

4. It’s is the longest English word without a vowel.

Key

1. queue

2. set

3. almost

4. rhythm

And what about animals?

1. They taste like apples.

2. They taste like pine nuts.

3. They taste like fried bacon.

4. A …… was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.

5. It can live for weeks with its head cut off.

6. It’s the only mammal that can’t jump.

Key

1. beetles

2. wasps

3. worms

4. pig

5. a cockroach

6. elephant

2. On average a hedgehog‘s heart beats 300 times a minute.

3. More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.

4. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles (about 56 kilometres) long or write approximately 50,000 English words.

5. More people are allergic to cow’s milk than any other food.

6. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

7. The placement of a donkey’s eyes in its head enables it to see all four feet at all times!

8. The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.

9. Earth is the only planet not named after a god.

10. It’s against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.

11. You’re born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.

12. Some worms will eat themselves if they can’t find any food.

13. Dolphins sleep with one eye open.

14. It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

15. The world’s oldest piece of chewing gum is more than 9000 years old.

16. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.

17. Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not

18. Slugs have 4 noses.

19. Owls are the only birds that can see the colour blue.

20. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years.

21. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch (about 53 centimeters) tongue.

22. The average person laughs 10 times a day.

23. An ostrich‘s eye is bigger than its brain.

source: worldenglish.org

Can you match the animals and the facts?

Key:

1. c.

2. e.

3. a.

4. i.

5. g.

6. j.

7. b.

8. f.

9. h.

10. d.

Do you remember the facts? Can you fill in the gaps in the sentences?

1. Coca-Cola would be ……… if colouring weren’t added to it.

2. More people are killed each year from ……..than from snakes.

3. Earth is the only planet not named after a ….. .

4. It is impossible to ……… with your eyes open.

5. The average person laughs ……. a day.

Key: 

1. green

2. bees

3. god

4. sneeze

5. 10 times

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The rich and famous usually don’t start out that way. Before they hit the big time, they often start out in jobs very different from those we know them for. So if you aren’t in your dream job, don’t despair … you have some rich and famous company.

1. Before making it big as The King, Elvis Presley was a
a) fisherman
b) truck driver
c) piano tuner

2. Artist Henri Matisse didn’t plan to become a painter. He started out as a
a) clown
b) lawyer
c) plumber

3. Before she became a huge star and changed her name to Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jean Mortenson worked in

a) an ice cream parlor
b) a gas station
c) a defense factory

4. Before she became a superstar, Madonna worked at
a) the Gap
b) Sturbucks
c) Dunkin’ Donuts

5. Samuel Morse, inventor of Morse code, didn’t start out inventing systems of telegraphic alphabets. What was his original occupation?
a) goat farmer
b) art professor
c) ballet dancer

6. Prior to her career as an actor and comedian, Whoopi Goldberg worked at a number of different jobs,including
a) funeral home makeup artist
b) emergency medical technician
c) computer programmer

7. What was Danny DeVito’s profession before he became a Hollywood mogul?
a) hairdresser
b) taxi dispatcher
c) electrician

8. Prior to entering politics and becoming the 38th president of the United States, Gerald Ford worked as a
a) model
b) astronaut
c) doctor

9. Sean Connery held a variety of jobs before he became famous as 007, including
a) eyeglass salesman
b) ice cream man
c) coffin polisher
 

coffin polisher– koporsó fényező
defense factory– fegyvergyár
eyeglass salesman– szemüveg árus (eyeglass szó régies a szemüvegre)
funeral home makeup artist – temetkezési sminkes
goat farmer– kecsketenyésztő
ice cream parlor – fagylaltozó szalon
including– beleértve, megába foglalva
original occupation– eredeti foglalkozás
piano tuner– zingorahangoló
plumber – vízvezetékszerelő
prior to …– …-t megelőzően
taxi dispatcher – taxi diszpécser
to despair– felhagy minden reménnyel, lemond vmiről
variety of … – változatosság, választék

Answers: 1b, 2b, 3c, 4c, 5b, 6a, 7a, 8a, 9c

a) at last c) at the end

b) at least d) in the end

2. Don’t be angry ………. me, please. It’s not my fault.

a) about c) to

b) of d) with

3. We spent the whole weekend ………. .

a) with gardening c) gardening

b) about gardening d) for gardening

4. He won’t tell you the truth ………. you torture him.

a) unless c) even if

b) during d) except

5. Help yourselves ………. the salad, please!

a) with c) in

b) to d) over

6. We …………. a new website.

a) are about to launch c) are to be launching

b) are to launch d) are to launch

7. We are busy, because my sister ………. next Saturday.

a) will marry c) gets married

b) is getting married d) is going to marry

8. I’m afraid, you have dialled ……….. number.

a) bad c) the wrong

b) wrong d) the bad

9. I don’t want you to treat me ………. a child.

a) like c) as if

b) as d) to be

10. My husband ………. smoking a month ago.

a) finished c) left

b) gave over d) gave up

11. Could you put me ……… for a night on Saturday?

a) up c) down

b) – d) off

12. Children start to learn a foreign language …….. 9.

a) at the age of c) when they

b) in the age of d) if they are

13. I’m really looking forward ……… on holiday.

a) to going c) going

b) to go d) go

14. ’Excuse me, could you tell me where the National Gallery is?’ ’Yes, certainly, ……….

on the left.’

a) turn left at the second street c) take the turning into the second street

b) take the second turning d) turn at the second taking

15. ……….! The ice isn’t safe!

a) Look it over c) Watch out

b) Take out d) Take over

16. He ……… his hand on my shoulder.

a) layed c) laid

b) lied d) lay

17. I lost Mary’s phone number, so I have to look it ………. in the phone book.

a) – c) at

b) over d) up

18. After all those beautiful days it was hard to ……… goodbye to each other.

a) say c) wish

b) tell d) welcome

19. What ………. think that I am a policeman?

a) does it make to c) does make you

b) makes you d) does make you to

20. It’s pretty cold outside. You’d better …… a pullover.

a) put on c) take on

b) put off d) take off

21. Anna spends a lot of money ………. clothes.

a) to c) for

b) at d) on

22. I don’t want to ……. business with him any more.

a) do c) make

b) be doing d) be making

23. In the library, the student …….. a book to practice grammar.

a) asked for c) insisted on

b) demanded d) required

24. Take this road and you will ……. at the cinema in ten minutes.

a) arrive c) get

b) come d) reach

25. Eric came running into the room, …… breath.

a) full of c) out of

b) but from d) without

megoldások: 1a,2d,3c,4a,5b,6a,7b,8c,9a,10d,11a,12a,13a,14b,15c,16c,17d,18a,19b,20a, 21d,22a,23a,24a,25c