Happy Winterval, Everyone!
Ken Wilson, UK
Ken Wilson is a teacher trainer and ELT materials writer, with more than 20 titles to his name. He writes both coursebook and supplementary material and his recent course material includes a Senior High course for China. He also wrote a book to accompany Channel 4 TV's first-ever ELT soap series. He was artistic director of the English Teaching Theatre until 2002. E-mail: kenwrite@btinternet.com
Every summer, there is an enormous international arts festival in Edinburgh, which celebrates its 60th year in 2007. At every festival, there are the mainstream events - for example, world-famous orchestras, soloists and singers.
- IN THE FIRST BOOK OF THE BIBLE, GUINNESSIS. GOD GOT
TIRED OF CREATING THE WORLD, SO HE TOOK THE SABBATH OFF.
- ADAM AND EVE WERE CREATED FROM AN APPLE TREE.
- NOAH BUILT AN ARK AND THE ANIMALS CAME ON IN PEARS.
HIS WIFE WAS JOAN OF ARK.
- LOT'S WIFE WAS A PILLAR OF SALT DURING THE DAY, BUT
A BALL OF FIRE DURING THE NIGHT.
- MOSES LED THE JEWS TO THE RED SEA WHERE THEY MADE UNLEAVENED BREAD WHICH IS BREAD WITHOUT ANY INGREDIENTS.
- THE EGYPTIANS WERE ALL DROWNED IN THE DESSERT. AFTERWARDS, MOSES WENT UP TO MOUNT CYANIDE TO GET THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.
- THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT IS THOU SHALT NOT ADMIT ADULTERY.
- THE GREATEST MIRICLE IN THE BIBLE IS WHEN JOSHUA TOLD
HIS SON TO STAND STILL AND HE OBEYED HIM.
- DAVID WAS A HEBREW KING WHO WAS SKILLED AT PLAYING THE LIAR. HE FOUGHT THE FINKELSTEINS, A RACE OF PEOPLE
WHO LIVED IN BIBLICAL TIMES.
- SOLOMON, ONE OF DAVID'S SONS, HAD 300 WIVES AND 700 PORCUPINES.
- WHEN THE THREE WISE GUYS FROM THE EAST SIDE ARRIVED
THEY FOUND JESUS IN THE MANAGER.
- JESUS WAS BORN BECAUSE MARY HAD AN IMMACULATE CONTRAPTION.
- IT WAS A MIRACLE WHEN JESUS ROSE FROM THE DEAD AND MANAGED TO GET THE TOMBSTONE OFF THE ENTRANCE.
- THE PEOPLE WHO FOLLOWED THE LORD WERE CALLED THE 12 DECIBELS.
- CHRISTIANS HAVE ONLY ONE SPOUSE.
THIS IS CALLED MONOTONY.
The Fun, Laughter and Learning course can be viewed here
The British Life, Language and Culture course can be viewed here
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