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Richard: It’s my favourite pub. I like the beer. And there are friendly people here. Can you see that man over there?
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Olga: I study English and Czech at the Philosophical Faculty. David: That’s great! Richard is British. You can join us and we can all speak English! Olga: Why not? Ema, please, join us. Ema: Hello. I’m Ema. David: Nice to meet you, Ema. I’m David and this is Richard. Richard: Nice to meet you. Take a quiz 17:
A glass of beer. David: Yes, what’s up with him? Richard: It’s Roger. He’s British like me.60 He’s a chess61 player. He’s very good at chess. We sometimes play chess and other games here. David: Really? How old is he? Richard: Around forty, I think. David: And what does he do? Richard: He’s an economist, I think. Olga: Oh, David! Hi! Nice to see you! What are you doing here? David: Hi Olga! This is Richard. He is my new roommate. He wants to show me his favourite pub. Richard, this is Olga, she’s an old friend. Richard: Nice to meet you, Olga. Olga: Nice to meet you, Richard. David, that’s great! And how are you? David: I am fine. Thanks. And you? Olga: Fine, thanks. David: What’s new? Olga: Many things. We live in Prague now. My husband62 works here. He’s a doctor. David: And you? Do you work or study? 60 like me = jako já 61 chess = šachy 62 husband = manžel
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1. Where are Richard and David? a) in their room b) in the cinema c) in a classroom d) in a pub 2. Who is Olga? a) David’s flatmate. b) David’s sister. c) David’s old friend. d) Roger’s girlfriend. 3. What does Olga’s husband do? a) He is a doctor. b) He is a soldier. c) He is an interpreter. d) He is a student. 4. Who is Roger? a) Richard’s friend, an economist, and a chess player. b) Richard’s friend and a doctor. c) David’s friend and Olga’s boyfriend. d) Olga’s husband and a soldier. 45
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The perfect son John: I have the perfect son. Peter: Does he smoke cigarettes? John: No, he doesn’t. Peter: Does he drink alcohol? John: No, he doesn’t. Peter: Does he come home late? John: No, he doesn’t. Peter: You really have the perfect son. How old is he? John: Six months. Boy or girl? A: Look at that young person with the short hair and blue jeans. Is it a boy or a girl? B: It’s a girl. She’s my daughter. A: Oh, I’m sorry, sir. So you are her father! B: I’m not. I’m her mother. A taxi A man: Hey, man! Call me a taxi, please. A boy: Yes, sir. You are a taxi. Love Boy: I love you. I want to share115 everything with you. Girl: OK. Let’s start from your bank account.116
This is a credit card. 115 to share = sdílet 116 bank account = bankovní účet
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Birthplace A: I was born117 in Great Britain. B: Which part? A: All of me. The way A: Excuse me. Do you know the way to the hospital? B: No, I’m sorry, I don’t. A: Well, it’s two blocks this way, then one block to the left. Door A: Knock knock.118 B: Who’s there? A: The door. A new owner A: Knock knock. B: Who’s there? A: Leave!119 B: Leave who? A: Leave the house, you’re not the owner anymore!120 ON a first date He: I work with animals every day. She: Oh, how sweet! What do you do? He: I’m a butcher.121
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to be born = narodit se knock knock = ťuk ťuk to leave = odejít not anymore = už ne butcher = řezník
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19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) 28) 29) 30)
Everyone has it but no one can lose it. What is it? It flies without wings, it cries without eyes. What is it? How can a cat go into a room with four feet and come back with eight? There is a plane crash and every single person dies. Who survives? Mr. Brown has 4 sons. Each of his sons has a sister. How many children does Mr. Brown have? You go at red, but stop at green. What is it? What begins with T, ends with T and has T in it? Where can you find an ocean without water? What is over your head and under your hat?136 What question can’t we answer with “yes”? What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish? What do snowmen137 eat for breakfast?
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36) Kate’s father has five daughters – Nana, Nene, Nini, and Nono. What is the fifth daughter’s name?
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What has a foot but no legs? What is the first thing you put in a garden? What happens139 to a white T-shirt if you drop it into the Red Sea? How many cats can you put in an empty box? I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? There is a green house. Inside the green house there is a white house. Inside the white house there is a red house. And the red house is full of babies. What is it? Give me food and I live, give me drink and I die.140 What am I? There are four apples. You take away two. How many do you have? Why can’t a man living in the Czech Republic be buried141 in the USA? What is white when it’s dirty142 and black when it’s clean?
31) What is it that looks like a cat, eats like a cat, walks like a cat, but is not a cat? 32) My house has four doors. I go in at one. Then I come out of three doors all at once.138 33) People buy them to eat, but never eat them. What are they? 34) People need it, but they always give it away. What is it? 35) I have eighty-eight keys but cannot open a single door. What am I?
four apples 139 140 141 142
136 hat = klobouk 137 snowman (pl. snowmen) = sněhulák 138 at once = naráz, bez otálení
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to happen = stát se, přihodit se to die = zemřít, zahynout buried = pohřben dirty = špinavý
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