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Who's who on Halloween ?
By Pamela Chanko

I never know who I might meet
When I go out to trick-or-treat.
Witches with their pointy hats,
Spooky cats and scary bats,
Ghosts and goblins saying "Boo",
Skeletons and monsters, too.
But they don't frighten me, you see ...
'Cause underneath, they are kids like me !

1. What's so funny? Why are you laughing?

2. He's a good tennis player, but he doesn't play very often.

3. Where's Kelly? I don't know.

4. It's raining. I don't want to go out in the rain.

5. What's she doing now?

6. How much does it cost to send a package to Canada?

7. Somebody's singing.

ten tips to become a champion

1) First eat lots of fruit and vegetables.
2 ) Exercise regularly. Don't watch tv all day.
3) Of course, drink a lot of water. Don't drink too much soda or alcohol.
4) Get enough sleep. This is very important to be fit.
5) don't drink too much coffee.
6) don't smoke . It's dangerous and unhealthy.
7) Stay positive. Never lose hope and keep going.
8) Stay focused. and have discipline.
9) Take some time off. you must rest from time to time.
10) take some risks.

conclusion
start where you are.
use what you have.
do what you can.

Number 1 : Can I have some sanitiser please?
Number 2 : May I throw this in the bin?
Number 3 : Shall I write in English or in French?
Number 4 : Can I blow my nose?
Number 5 : Could you come and help me?
Number 6 : How do you pronounce this word?
Number 7 : Do we have to glue it?
Number 8 : Sorry I’m late.
Number 9 : Do we have homework?
Number 10 : Can you spell this word?

Introduce My self,
Good morning,
My name is Sani, i’m presently in Orange company as Network system Engineer.
After getting my BAC i have got a cooperation scoolership to study technical computer science in Algeria.
Once back i began in Orange as intership, after 3 months i have been confirmed to the position of IT Support Technician.
A year later I got a promotion, i’m still Technician but with more responsability.
In addition to end user support i also support custumers who have a Wimax internet connection with orange, i stay at the office as back office
I deploy the vpn solution to the entreprises custumers who want to interconnect their office.
I manage the wimax database and client authentification server.
A year later i applied to the position of Network system Engineer, i have succeded at this position. I’m still on this position.
My main activities are :
- Configuring and installating severs, operating systems and some applications
- Configuring and installing some network equipements
- Monitoring and maintaining computers systems and network
- Manage windows servers domain(AD, File server, Exchange Server, Sccm, Sage server…)
- End user support,
- Keep users machines up to date
- Manage backup and restoration environnement
- Manage Virtualization environnement.
I’m also Microsoft Certified, MCP and MCSA

speaker 1: Good morning Susan!
speaker 2: Good morning. How are you?
speaker 1: I'm fine, thank you. How are you?
speaker 2: I'm a bit tired. (yawn)
speaker 1: Would you like some tea?
speaker 2: Yes, thank you. Can you pass me the butter please?
speaker 1: Here you are.
speaker 2: Thank you. Do you like your cereal?
speaker 1: Yes, it's yummy!

FRIDAY April 15
I had a big argument with Mom today. She wants me to take a guest on a horse ride tomorrow. But she knows I don’t want to. He’s a young guy who’s with some folk from Santa Fe, but I don’t think he’s from round here. I don’t dislike him, but he speaks kind of funny. He tried to introduce himself when I showed them their cottage. but I just said goodnight and left them to unpack. I probably seemed rude. I couldn’t stop myself.
Mom just doesn’t understand. “You have to think of the guests, Tiffany” she said. “They’re here to enjoy themselves. They don’t want to look after themselves” Yeah, Mom, right. But don’t you care about me? I need to look after myself. And I’m not having fun! Not since Oreo’s accident. I loved that horse so much. I may be difficult but I just don’t feel like being with people now. I’m too sad to enjoy myself.
Today I rode out with Pearl. She’s a fine horse, but she’s just not Oreo. She doesn’t understand me yet and she’s still quite nervous. We went out on my favorite trail, the one I used to take with Oreo. It was so beautiful out there. But when we came to the stream, my eyes filled with tears. I just couldn’t stop crying, it seems like only yesterday that we threw Oreo’s ashes into the water there. But it’s almost a month now and I still miss him so much. Nothing has changed.
Mom says I’m the only one who can do the tour tomorrow. All the other guides are busy. She thinks I’m being unfair. But I don’t see myself like that. I always used to help with the guests. And I never complained - although I didn’t always get paid. So OK, I guess I’ll have to take that boy on the trail. We meet tomorrow at 8. But I’m not looking forward to it. I don’t want to have to talk to anyone for eight hours.

a) 13 + 17 = 30 (thirteen plus seventeen equals thirty)
b) 1000 - 200 = 800 (one thousand minus two hundred is eight hundred)
c) 64 / 5 = 12.8 (sixty four divided by five equals twelve point eight)
d) 56.56 / 8 = 7.07 (fifty six point five six over eight equals seven point zero seven)
e) √2=1.414 (square root of two is one point four one four)
f) (3^2+2)×11=121 (three squared plus two in brackets times eleven equals one hundred and twenty one)
g) 30x10^3/200=150 (thirty times ten to the power of three over two hundred equals one hundred and fifty)
h) 2^10=1024 (two to the power of ten is one thousand and twenty four)
i) 2^24≈16,777,000 (two to the power of twenty four is approximately sixteen million seven hundred and seventy seven thousand)
j) (15>50)=false (proposition fifteen is greater than fifty is false)

- Good morning!
- Good morning!
- What’s the date today?
- Today is Thursday, October the fifteenth.
- What’s the weather like today?
- Oh my my, today it’s raining cats and dogs!

Every joke has a grain of truth.