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In this riddle you must assort the information given in order to find out who goes fishing.

Facts

There are 5 houses of 5 different colours: blue, green, red, white, yellow

In each house lives a person of a different nationality: American, Australian, British, Canadian, Irish

Each of the 5 house-owners has a certain job: carpenter, lawyer, pilot, plumber, waiter

Each of the 5 house-owners has a certain hobby: chess, fishing, football, sailing, tennis

Each of the 5 house-owners has a certain pet: cat, dog, goldfish, hamster, horse

None of them have the same pet, job or hobby!  

Other facts   

1. The Irishman lives in the green house. 
   
2. The red house is on the immediate left of the white house. 
   
3. The person in the red house is a pilot. 
   
4. The American plays chess. 
   
5. The Canadian is a waiter. 
   
6. The person with the horse lives next to the one who plays tennis. 
   
7. The person who goes sailing lives next to the one with the cat. 
   
8. The person with the goldfish plays football. 
   
9. The person in the blue house has a cat. 
   
10. The British has a hamster. 
    
11. The Australian lives next to the yellow house. 
    
12. The person with the horse has a neighbour who is a plumber. 
    
13. The person in the center house is a lawyer. 
    
14. The Australian lives in the first house. 
    
15. The dog owner is a carpenter. 
    

Question: 

Who goes fishing?

1. The American 
   
2. The Australian 
   
3. The British 
   
4. The Canadian 
   
5. The Irishman 
   

SMS language

Discussion:

What is SMS language?

How does it help texting?

What are the origins of it?

Do you know any acronyms or shortenings?

0 - nothing

2 - two, to, too

2DAY - today

A - a / an

B - be

B4 - before

BC - because

BF - boyfriend

BK - back

BRO - brother

BT - but

BTW - by the way

C - see

D8 - date

DNR - dinner

EZ - easy

F8 - fate

GF - girlfriend

GR8 - great

HOLS - holidays

HV - have

I - I, it

Its - it is

L8 - late

L8R - later

M8 - mate

NE1 - anyone

PLS - please

PS - parents

QT - cutie

R - are

SIS - sister

U - you

WR - were

A3 - anyplace, anytime, anywhere

ASAP - as soon as possible

B4N - Bye for now

BAU - business as usual

BRB - I'll be right back.

BTW - by the way

CUL - see you later

CWOT - complete waste of time

FTF - face to face

FYI - for your information

GMTA - great minds think alike

HAND - have a nice day

HRU - how are you

ICBW - it could be worse

IDTS - I don't think so

IMHO - in my humble opinion

IYKWIM - if you know what I mean

JK - just kidding

KOTC - kiss on the cheek

LOL - laughing out loud

LSKOL - long slow kiss on the lips

LTNS - long time no see

Luv U - I love you.

Luv U2 - I love you too.

MON - the middle of nowhere

MTE - my thoughts exactly

MU - I miss you.

MUSM - I miss you so much.

NP - no problem

OIC - oh, I see

PC&QT - peace and quiet

PCM - please call me

ROTFL - rolling on the floor laughing

RUOK - are you ok?

THNQ - thank you

THX - thanks

U4E - you forever

UROK - you are okay

WUCIWUG - what you see is what you get

XLNT - exellent

How good is your SMS English? Try to read the text below.

• My smmr hols wr CWOT.  
  
• B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-@ kds FTF.  
  
• ILNY, its gr8.  
  
• Bt my Ps wr so {:-/ BC o 9/11 tht they dcdd 2 stay in SCO & spnd 2wks up N. 
  
• Up N, WUCIWUG - 0. 
  
• I ws vvv brd in MON.  
  
• 0 bt baas & ^^^^^.  
  
• AAR8, my Ps wr :-) - they sd ICBW, & tht they wr ha-p 4 the pc&qt...  
  
• IDTS!!  
  
• I wntd 2 go hm ASAP, 2C my M8s again. 
  
• 2day, I cam bk 2 skool. 
  
• I feel v O:-) BC I hv dn all my hm wrk. 
  
• Now its BAU ...  
  

Match the terms with the images by dragging the yellow boxes!

Weather

Frosty

Blizzard

Humid

Sleet

Downpour

Complete the sentences with the missing phrases in the correct form. You can also learn the new terms by the definition on the next slide.

to hibernate – to sleep through the winter months (also used metaphorically)

black ice – a very thin coating of ice found on roads and sidewalks that is difficult to see, and therefore quite dangerous

wind chill – when the wind makes the air temperature feel colder

to bundle/wrap up – to dress in warm clothes. A bundle is a tightly wrapped package, so bundling up is like wrapping yourself in warm clothes or blankets like a package!

to be snowed in - When it snows a lot, the snow can pile up high outside your house, so you can't open the door.

a cold snap – a sudden short period of very cold weather. Think of snapping your fingers: quick, short and sudden.

to come down with - to get sick or catch a cold.

Text:

Mark: We're having a _____________ in Seoul this week.

Jake: Yeah, I know, I'm freezing my butt off! I just want to __________ until spring comes!

Mark: I think it'll go down to -18C tonight so remember to __________ if you go out.

Jake: Wow, with the _________, it'll feel like -23C! I hope I won't catch my death!

Mark: I know! I think I'm ___________ something – don't come too close to me!

Jake: At least it hasn't snowed... there's no danger of __________.

Mark: True, but you have to be careful of __________.

black ice

hibernate

cold snap

bundle up

wind chill

being snowed in

coming down with

Discussion

1. Do you ever really hope that it snows?

2. What do you think it would be like to have snow drifts 3 metres high come to your town?

3. Do you think weather patterns are changing? If so, why do you think this is?

4. Do you like snowy or sunny weather?

5. Do you think weather affects the way people feel?

6. How can extreme weather conditions affect the economy and social life in countries?

7. What are your earliest memories of snow?

8. Has your region or country ever experienced a weather-related disaster like a serious storm? What happened and how much damage was caused? 

Goodbye!