Fake bomb found on aeroplane

Police are investigating how a fake bomb was allowed on a cargo flight from London without being detected.

The device was hidden in a cake box and put in a parcel on a UPS plane like the one in the picture.

The pretend bomb had wires, a timer and a detonator but there were no explosives in it.

It travelled all the way to Turkey without being discovered and if it had been real it could have done a lot of damage.

A man's been arrested but police say they don't think he's a terrorist.

True or False?

1. The plane was going to London.
2. The bomb could not have exploded.
3. The plane did not carry passengers.
4. The bomb caused serious damage.
5. The man was a terrorist.
6. The bomb was disguised as a cake.
7. The bomb was not real.
8. The bomb was found before the plane took off.

Match the words below to their definitions

arrested / cargo / detonator / device / investigating / pretend

examining or looking into
goods carried by a ship, aircraft or other large vehicle
machine which has been invented to do something
something which makes a bomb explode
when police take you away to question you
behave as if something is true when you know that it is not

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?

1. parcel
a) the same as carry
b) the same as package
c) the same as parsley

2. discovered
a) the same as unwrapped
b) the same as recovered
c) the same as found

3. allowed
a) the same as permitted
b) the same as lowered
c) the same as rejected

4. travelled
a) the same as unravelled
b) the same as distanced
c) the same as journeyed



KEY

False
True
True
False
False
True
True
False

Investigating
Cargo
Device
Detonator
Arrested
Pretend

Package
Found
Permitted
Journeyed

Fake bomb found on aeroplane

Police are investigating how a fake bomb was allowed on a cargo flight from London without being detected.

The device was hidden in a cake box and put in a parcel on a UPS plane like the one in the picture.

The pretend bomb had wires, a timer and a detonator but there were no explosives in it.

It travelled all the way to Turkey without being discovered and if it had been real it could have done a lot of damage.

A man's been arrested but police say they don't think he's a terrorist.

True or False?

1. The plane was going to London.
2. The bomb could not have exploded.
3. The plane did not carry passengers.
4. The bomb caused serious damage.
5. The man was a terrorist.
6. The bomb was disguised as a cake.
7. The bomb was not real.
8. The bomb was found before the plane took off.

Match the words below to their definitions

arrested / cargo / detonator / device / investigating / pretend

examining or looking into
goods carried by a ship, aircraft or other large vehicle
machine which has been invented to do something
something which makes a bomb explode
when police take you away to question you
behave as if something is true when you know that it is not

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?

1. parcel
a) the same as carry
b) the same as package
c) the same as parsley

2. discovered
a) the same as unwrapped
b) the same as recovered
c) the same as found

3. allowed
a) the same as permitted
b) the same as lowered
c) the same as rejected

4. travelled
a) the same as unravelled
b) the same as distanced
c) the same as journeyed



KEY

False
True
True
False
False
True
True
False

Investigating
Cargo
Device
Detonator
Arrested
Pretend

Package
Found
Permitted
Journeyed

Invitations arrive for Royal wedding

Key
Question 1
a) True “The Royal wedding on April 29 will be a regal affair, with more than 50 members of the Royal Family and 40 members of foreign royal families in attendance.”
b) False “The guest list for the Abbey will be whittled down to 600 for the lunch time reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by the Queen, and just 300 of the couple's closest family and friends will go on to attend the "intimate" dinner”
c) True “There will be two versions of the invitation sent to guests for day-time events - one inviting them to the ceremony at the Abbey only and ther also including details of the Buckingham Palace reception. A separate invitation will be sent to the couple's close friends and family for the dinner.”
d) False “Middleton arrive at Westminster Abbey by car, but leave with her new husband in a horse-drawn carriage”

Question 2
a) Among the 1900 guests will be people from the Royal Families of Britain and abroad, leaders from other countries and British politicians. However, most guests will be relatives or friends of the bride and groom.
b) A lot of people will line the streets along the route in London whereas a huge number will follow the service and festivities via television, in their own living rooms or as part of the celebrations held in towns and villages and at important tourist sites.

Question 3
a) affair
b) whittle down/whittled down
c) throng

Question 4
a) ) Hugo Vickers said that it struck him as an entirely sensible and predictable type of list because William would one day be king “
b) TV channels around the world will broadcast the celebrations live and they expect (that) millions of people will watch them.
c) Although there have been 14 royal weddings at Westminster Abbey since 1100, there were none betw

Invitations arrive for Royal wedding

Key
Question 1
a) True “The Royal wedding on April 29 will be a regal affair, with more than 50 members of the Royal Family and 40 members of foreign royal families in attendance.”
b) False “The guest list for the Abbey will be whittled down to 600 for the lunch time reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by the Queen, and just 300 of the couple's closest family and friends will go on to attend the "intimate" dinner”
c) True “There will be two versions of the invitation sent to guests for day-time events - one inviting them to the ceremony at the Abbey only and ther also including details of the Buckingham Palace reception. A separate invitation will be sent to the couple's close friends and family for the dinner.”
d) False “Middleton arrive at Westminster Abbey by car, but leave with her new husband in a horse-drawn carriage”

Question 2
a) Among the 1900 guests will be people from the Royal Families of Britain and abroad, leaders from other countries and British politicians. However, most guests will be relatives or friends of the bride and groom.
b) A lot of people will line the streets along the route in London whereas a huge number will follow the service and festivities via television, in their own living rooms or as part of the celebrations held in towns and villages and at important tourist sites.

Question 3
a) affair
b) whittle down/whittled down
c) throng

Question 4
a) ) Hugo Vickers said that it struck him as an entirely sensible and predictable type of list because William would one day be king “
b) TV channels around the world will broadcast the celebrations live and they expect (that) millions of people will watch them.
c) Although there have been 14 royal weddings at Westminster Abbey since 1100, there were none betw

Clothes that change colour

KEY
Question 1

a. False. “A new thread developed for the military..”
b. False. “Within the next two years, the U.S. Army plans to weave Fink's new thread into uniforms.”
c. True. “ …equipped with a tiny, lightweight battery pack. When you want to change your suit or dress from, say, black to red, you flick a switch on the pack to zap the fabric with an electric change.”
d. True. “ … the thread changes thickness—and your outfit changes colour.“

Question 2

a. The new fibre will be very convenient for soldiers since it will make it possible to tell a friend froma an enemy during the night or when it is not easy to see clearly.
b. The fashion industry will use the new thread in clothes so that people will be able to change the boring clours of work clothes into brighter ones for going out. It will also be used for accesories, shoes and even home linen.

Question 3

a.to distinguish
b. envisions / to envision
c. fabric

Question 4

a. An innovative process has been developed by Yoel Fink and his colleagues.
b. T. M. Gunn said that what professor Fink had done was incredibly revolutionary.
c. If I hadn’t wanted to change the colour of my clothes, I wouldn’t have switched a switch on the pack.

Clothes that change colour

KEY
Question 1

a. False. “A new thread developed for the military..”
b. False. “Within the next two years, the U.S. Army plans to weave Fink's new thread into uniforms.”
c. True. “ …equipped with a tiny, lightweight battery pack. When you want to change your suit or dress from, say, black to red, you flick a switch on the pack to zap the fabric with an electric change.”
d. True. “ … the thread changes thickness—and your outfit changes colour.“

Question 2

a. The new fibre will be very convenient for soldiers since it will make it possible to tell a friend froma an enemy during the night or when it is not easy to see clearly.
b. The fashion industry will use the new thread in clothes so that people will be able to change the boring clours of work clothes into brighter ones for going out. It will also be used for accesories, shoes and even home linen.

Question 3

a.to distinguish
b. envisions / to envision
c. fabric

Question 4

a. An innovative process has been developed by Yoel Fink and his colleagues.
b. T. M. Gunn said that what professor Fink had done was incredibly revolutionary.
c. If I hadn’t wanted to change the colour of my clothes, I wouldn’t have switched a switch on the pack.

Fun and creative way to drink Coca-Cola

Do you search a fun and creative way to drink "Coca-Cola" or beer?Do you like breasts?Ok, I present you a creative gadget named Boob Can Topper.Boob Can Topper is a sip-tastic fun way to drinkWith Boob Can Topper you can suck your Coca-Cola (soda or beer). Just pop it on and suck away. Fits on most soda or beer cans.Price: + - $ 10.Boob Can Topper (Picture):Via / Image credits: