“You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.”

– Alan, age 10

“No person really decides before they grow up who they’re going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with.”

– Kirsten, age 10

WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?

“Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.”

– Camille, age 10

 “No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married.”

– Freddie, age 6

 HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?

“You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.”

– Derrick, age 8

 WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON DATES?

 “Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough.”

– Lynnette, age 8

 “On the first date, they just tell each other lies, and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date.”

– Martin, age 10

 WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR?

“I’d run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns.”

– Craig, age 9

 WHEN IS IT OK TO KISS SOMEONE? 

 “When they’re rich.”

– Pam, age 7

 “The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn’t want to mess with that.”

– Curt, age 7

“The rule goes like this: if you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It’s the right thing to do.”

– Howard, age 8

 IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?

“It’s better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them.”

– Anita, age 9

 HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN’T GET MARRIED?

 “There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn’t there?”

– Kevin, age 8

 source: godvine.com

Find the antonyms of the following words.

Key:

1. e.

2. i.

3. a.

4. j.

5. b.

6. h.

7. c.

8. d.

9. g.

10. f.

“I was in England again a few weeks ago, mostly in small towns, but here’s some of what I learned:

Almost everyone is very polite.

There are no guns.

There are too many narrow stairs.

Everything is just a little bit different.

The pubs close too early.

The reason they drive on the left is because all their cars are built backwards.

Pubs are not bars, they are community living rooms.

You’d better like peas, potatoes and sausage.

Refrigerators and washing machines are very small.

Everything is generally older, smaller and shorter.

Their paper money makes sense, the coins don’t.

Hot and cold water faucets. Remember them?

Pants are called “trousers”, underwear are “pants” and sweaters are “jumpers”.

The bathroom light is a string hanging from the ceiling.

Doors close by themselves, but they don’t always open.

They eat with their forks upside down.

The English are as crazy about their gardens as Americans are about cars.

The wall outlets all have switches, some don’t do anything.

There are hardly any cops or police cars.

5,000 year ago, someone arranged a lot of rocks all over, but no one is sure why.

When you do see police they seem to be in male & female pairs and often smiling.

Everything comes with chips, which are French fries. You put vinegar on them.

Cookies are “biscuits” and potato chips are “crisps”.

After fish and chips, curry is the most popular food.

The water controls in showers need detailed instructions.

They can boil anything.

Folks don’t always lock their bikes.

If someone buys you a drink you must do the same.

Many of the roads are the size of our sidewalks.

Instead of turning the heat up, you put on a jumper.

You don’t have to tip, really!

Only 14% of Americans have a passport, everyone in the UK does.

Walking is the national pastime.

They took the street signs down during WWII, but haven’t put them all back up yet.

Everyone enjoys a good joke.

Dogs are very well behaved and welcome everywhere.

Everyone knows more about our history than we do.

Radio is still a big deal. The BBC is quite good.

Butter and eggs aren’t refrigerated

Cider (alcoholic) is quite good.

The universal greeting is “Cheers”

The money is easy to understand: 1-2-5-10-20-50 pence, then-£1-£2-£5-£10, etc bills. There are no quarters.

Cars don’t have bumper stickers.

Many doorknobs, buildings and tools are older than America

When the sign says something was built in 456, they didn’t lose the “1”

Cake is pudding, ice cream is pudding, anything served for dessert is pudding, even pudding.

Everything closes by 6 p.m.

Very few people smoke, those who do often roll their own.

The trains work: a three minute delay is regrettable.

Drinks don’t come with ice.

There are far fewer fat English people.

There are a lot of healthy old folks around participating in life instead of hiding at home watching tv.

If you’re over 60, you get free tv and bus and rail passes.

Cake is one of the major food groups

Their coffee is mediocre but their tea is wonderful.

Cheers.”

We’ll give you the American word for things. Can you tell the English equivalent?

1. pants

2. underwear

3. sweater

4. chips

5. cookies

6. potato chips

+ 1 question

Do you know what this sentence refers to?

5,000 year ago, someone arranged a lot of rocks all over, but no one is sure why.

Key:

1. trousers

2. pants

3. jumper

4. French fries

5. biscuits

6. crisps

+ 1. Stonehenge