Lekcja 8

LETHAL LANGUAGE

The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. On the other hand, the French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. The Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.

Conclusion: Eat and drink what you like. It's speaking English that kills you.

VOCABULARY
lethal - śmiercionośny, zabójczy
to suffer - tu: doznać, mieć
an excessive amount - nadmierna ilość

JOKE OF THE WEEK: Blondes, Blondes, Blondes

There is a brunette and 11 blondes hanging over the edge of a cliff off a piece of rope . They realize that the rope would break if one of them didn't let go and they would all fall to their deaths. The brunette starts this big heartwarming speech about how she is going to sacrifice herself for the others. At the end of the speech the blondes all clap .

VOCABULARY
an edge - krawędź
a rope - lina
heartwarming - podnoszący na duchu
to sacrifice - poświęcać
to clap - klaskać

USEFUL QUOTATION

"Stereotypes are devices for saving a biased person the trouble of learning."
"Stereotypy oszczędzają osobie nastawionej nieprzychylnie trudu uczenia się."

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DID YOU KNOW

For a nation of tea lovers, the British drink a lot of coffee. Whether it's the growing influence of continental Europe or just a simple change in tastes, research shows that coffee has actually replaced the traditional cup of tea as the nation's favourite drink.

VOCABULARY
an influence - wpływ
taste - gust, upodobanie
actually - w rzeczywistości

BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY

Use the following verbs to complete the text.
a. tend to
b. suggest
c. be
d. reduce
e. place
f. account for

Stereotypes can ________ (1) either positive or negative, but they are all unfair and misleading. In general, stereotypes __________ (2) indivi duals to a rigid, inflexible image. They do not __________ (3) the fact that human beings are complex and multidimensional, with unique attributes. Stereotypes ___________ (4) that people or groups of people are the same, when, in fact, they are quite different. Stereotypes about human beings __________ (5) dehumanize people, and ___________ (6) all members of a group into one, simple category.

Answer Key: 1c, 2d, 3f, 4b, 5a, 6e

HEAVEN AND HELL

Hell is a place where ... the British are the chefs; the Norwegians are the singers; the French are in charge of organization; the Americans are the brewers; the only logic is Irish; the speech therapists are Scottish; the Italians run the armed forces; all the economists are Brazilian; the Spanish are the road builders; and the common language is Dutch. Heaven is a place where ... all the police are British; all the environmentalists are Norwegian; the French are the chefs; all the salesmen are American; all the storytellers are Irish; all the distillers are Scottish; the opera singers are Italian; all the footballers are Brazilian; the Spanish run the holiday resorts; and the Dutch are the merchants.

VOCABULARY
a brewer - piwowar
a speech therapist - logopeda
a environmentalist - ekolog
a storyteller - gawędziarz
a distiller - producent alkoholu
a merchant - kupiec

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