Showing posts with label present perfect. Show all posts
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10 October 2011
Penguin Man
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (past simple, present perfect, present perfect continuous)
One day, Alfred David’s wife ________________ (1-tell) him that he walked like a penguin. Since then, his identification with the creatures _____________ (2-become) almost total. For the past twenty-five years he ______________ (3-walk) around in a penguin suit. People in his home town in Belgium long ago ______________ (4-accept) this harmless eccentric as part of the scenery.
All this time, he ______________ (5-collect) penguin objects, and so far he ______________ (6-accumulate) over two thousand. A few years ago he ______________ (7-open) the European Museum of the Penguin.
As far as anyone knows, he ______________ (8-never go) to Antarctica but this ______________ (9-not stop) him frim making friends among the penguin population. Since his fascination ______________ (10-develop) he ______________ (11-buy) tons of fish to feed his ’friends and family’ in the local zoo. If he looks more and more like one it could be because he ______________ (12-eat) too much raw fish himself.
(from Clockwise Upper-intermediate
http://elt.oup.com/catalogue/items/global/adult_courses/clockwise/upper-intermediate/?cc=global&selLanguage=en)
Penguin obsessed pensioner wants to be buried in Antarctic
(http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/penguin-53923.html)
A Belgian man, who is obsessed with penguins, has revealed his wish is to be buried dressed in his black-and-white costume in the Antarctic so he can be close to the flightless birds.
A Belgian pensioner wants to be buried in the Antarctic, dressed in his penguin suit in a coffin decorated with the flightless birds.
Alfred David, 79, became obsessed with penguins after he developed a limp following a car accident in 1968, leading colleagues to dub him Monsieur Pingouin or Mr. Penguin and regularly wears a hooded black-and-white costume in homage to the creatures.
He said: "My ultimate dream is to be buried in a deep ocean close to where penguins live."
However, his obsession has cost him dearly as after setting up a museum with 3,500 items of penguin memorabilia and attempting to change his name to Mr. Penguin, Mr. David's wife dumped him.
He later donated the collection - which ranged from penguin lavatory paper to cups and toys - to a local soccer team to raise money for the club.
More:
http://mysendoff.com/2011/10/a-life-in-black-and-white/
In the last decade penguins have been making quite a cultural impact around the world.
For the last 40 years of David’s life, the man has been collecting penguin paraphernalia; everything from portraits of penguin to lavatory paper, cups and toys.
KEY:
1 - told, 2- has become, 3 - has been walking, 4 - accepted, 5 - has been collecting, 6 - has accumulated, 7 - opened, 8 - has never been, 9 - hasn't stopped, 10 - developed, 11 - has bought / has been buying, 12 - has been eating
11 July 2011
Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea - silly camp song
Penguin Song from Rhonda Albom on Vimeo.
The Lyrics to the Penguin Song
Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea?
If you look at me, a penguin you will see.
Penguins, attention
Penguins, begin / salute.
Right arm.
Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea?
If you look at me, a penguin you will see.
Penguins, attention
Penguins, begin / salute.
Right arm. Left arm.
Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea?
If you look at me, a penguin you will see.
Penguins, attention
Penguins, begin / salute.
Right arm. Left arm. Right foot..
Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea?
If you look at me, a penguin you will see.
Penguins, attention
Penguins, begin / salute.
Right arm. Left arm. Right foot. Left foot.
Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea?
If you look at me, a penguin you will see.
Penguins, attention
Penguins, begin / salute.
Right arm. Left arm. Right foot. Left foot. Bum out..
Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea?
If you look at me, a penguin you will see.
Penguins, attention
Penguins, begin / salute.
Right arm. Left arm. Right foot. Left foot. Bum out. Tongue out..
Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea?
If you look at me, a penguin you will see.
Penguins, attention
Penguins dismissed.
2 April 2011
Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega
Lots of Present continuous and other tenses.
And it's easy to understand!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0rfun22H9Y&feature=related
I am sitting In the morning
At the diner On the corner
I am waiting At the counter
For the man To pour the coffee
And he fills it Only halfway
And before I even argue
He is looking Out the window
At somebody Coming in
"It is always Nice to see you"
Says the man Behind the counter
To the woman Who has come in
She is shaking Her umbrella
And I look The other way
As they are kissing Their hellos
I'm pretending Not to see them
Instead I pour the milk
I open Up the paper
There's a story Of an actor
Who had died While he was drinking
It was no one I had heard of
And I'm turning To the horoscope
And looking For the funnies
When I'm feeling Someone watching me
And so I raise my head
There's a woman On the outside
Looking inside Does she see me?
No she does not Really see me
Cause she sees Her own reflection
And I'm trying Not to notice
That she's hitching Up her skirt
And while she's Straightening her stockings
Her hair Has gotten wet
Oh, this rain It will continue
Through the morning As I'm listening
To the bells Of the cathedral
I am thinking Of your voice...
And of the midnight picnic
Once upon a time
Before the rain began...
I finish up my coffee
It's time to catch the train
And it's easy to understand!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0rfun22H9Y&feature=related
I am sitting In the morning
At the diner On the corner
I am waiting At the counter
For the man To pour the coffee
And he fills it Only halfway
And before I even argue
He is looking Out the window
At somebody Coming in
"It is always Nice to see you"
Says the man Behind the counter
To the woman Who has come in
She is shaking Her umbrella
And I look The other way
As they are kissing Their hellos
I'm pretending Not to see them
Instead I pour the milk
I open Up the paper
There's a story Of an actor
Who had died While he was drinking
It was no one I had heard of
And I'm turning To the horoscope
And looking For the funnies
When I'm feeling Someone watching me
And so I raise my head
There's a woman On the outside
Looking inside Does she see me?
No she does not Really see me
Cause she sees Her own reflection
And I'm trying Not to notice
That she's hitching Up her skirt
And while she's Straightening her stockings
Her hair Has gotten wet
Oh, this rain It will continue
Through the morning As I'm listening
To the bells Of the cathedral
I am thinking Of your voice...
And of the midnight picnic
Once upon a time
Before the rain began...
I finish up my coffee
It's time to catch the train
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