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EL BOLETIN DE INGLES
AMERICANO PREFERIDO POR LOS HISPANOPARLANTES |
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OM
News # 54 - Delivered to 23452 subscribers |
ISSN 1668-4877 - April 15,
2003 |
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Hola... En primer lugar, agradecemos los comentarios que nos han remitido acerca
de las dos nuevas secciones de nuestro portal:
OM
WEATHER y
OM
THEATRE
(clic en ambas para ingresar). Hablando de teatro: Nuestra amiga
suscriptora Marián Riaño -profesora de inglés española- está
preparando con sus alumnos NEVER ON WEDNESDAY (la comedia de Richard Via
que presentamos en OM Theatre), y ha prometido enviarnos fotografías
del estreno!! (vamos Marián, queremos ver el rostro de ese "padre
castrador").
ESTA ENTREGA: A pedido de varios estudiantes y colegas que se han
divertido con el humor del newsletter anterior, hemos decidido
incorporar otra historia humorística mp3 en este boletín (benditos
abogados!!). Y, para
los degustadores de cerveza, un artículo interesante sobre la
antigüedad de esta reconfortante bebida.
Gracias por continuar recomendándonos y... hasta el 1° de mayo
(Epaa... Día del Trabajo en Argentina!!). |
IN
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ALL
ABOUT BEER:
Its Incredible Antiquity
(bilingual glossary)
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OM
HUMOR:
"The Excessive Bill"
Activity for listening comprehension
(a must for teachers and intermediate students)
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BEER
AND ITS INCREDIBLE ANTIQUITY: This
recreational drink dates back 5000 years !! Come and read all about this
drink
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LA CERVEZA Y SU INCREIBLE ANTIGÜEDAD: ¡¡
Esta bebida recreativa tiene 5000 años !! Ingresa y entérate ...
Bilingual glossary.
Haz
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THE
EXCESSIVE BILL: Another amusing short story with glossary and sound.
LA
FACTURA EXCESIVA:
Otro cuento corto entretenido con glosario y sonido.
WMA
sound files in this newsletter will be available until
April
30, 2003
Los archivos sonoros WMA de este boletín estarán disponibles hasta el
30/04/2003.
Source:
English Teaching Forum |
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Once
a man received an exorbitant
bill for legal services. He considered the amount excessive, so he went
right
to the lawyer's office. As I understand it, the conversation went like
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CLIENT:
Is this really my bill?
LAWYER: Isn't
this your name on the bill?
CLIENT:
Yes.
LAWYER:
Who handled
it?
CLIENT:
One of your secretaries. The tall one with blonde hair and...
LAWYER:
Yes, yes, Miss Thompson. She's very accurate. There's no doubt
that the bill is correct.
CLIENT:
But this bill is too much for the services I received from your
office. I didn't even have the professional services of a real lawyer.
LAWYER:
That doesn't
have anything to do with it.
Here the charge is the same, whether I do the work personally or a
secretary takes
care of a routine
matter such as yours.
CLIENT:
But ... but it's too much!
LAWYER:
Sir, you take care of your business and I'll take care of mine! |
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CLIENT:
Obviously
you don't know who I am!
LAWYER:
And who are you, sir?
CLIENT:
Now I understand this exorbitant bill.
LAWYER:
What do you mean?
CLIENT:
Simply that I belong to the same profession as you do.
LAWYER:
Oh, well! Then there was an oversight.
My secretary didn't make a note of that fact. I'm very sorry about the
mistake.
CLIENT:
Oh, that's all right. It could happen to anyone.
LAWYER:
So you're a member of my profession, eh?
Well, in that case, I'll give you a discount of seventy-five percent.
CLIENT:
That's better! Now that the bill is for a reasonable sum, I'll
pay it right away. Here's the money.
LAWYER:
Thank you very much. I hope that you'll forgive this mistake.
CLIENT:
Naturally. |
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After
taking the money, the lawyer sees his client
to the door with great respect and courtesy, and says: |
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LAWYER:
But tell me, friend, where is your office?
CLIENT: Oh, I don't have an
office.
LAWYER:
But you just told me that you had the same profession as I do.
CLIENT:
Yes, I did ... I'm a thief, too! |
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GLOSSARY
exorbitant:
excessive; much larger than it should be.
right:
immediately; straightway.
handled:
dealt with; managed; took care of.
doesn't have anything to do with it:
has no bearing on the matter; has no connection with it; is not a
factor.
takes care of:
manages; handles; deals with.
oversight:
unintentional omission or careless mistake. (Note the strong stress on was,
indicating a contrast with his previous assertion that there had
been no mistake.)
eh?:
an interjection added at the end of a statement to ask for confirmation
or express inquiry.
client:
customer of someone who performs professional services. |
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