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Sab’s INTRODUCTION
Hello Everyone! I hope you are well today.
France is slowly transitioning from winter into spring here in the suburbs of Paris. The cherry trees are starting to blossom, as you can see in my photo.
In fact, I don’t live in the outskirts of Paris – I live in a small town about 45 kilometres to the south of Paris called Saint-Chéron.
I like living here, because I can go for a stroll in nice countryside with fields and woods just a few minutes on foot from my home.
I also love going into Paris to wander around taking photos, see friends and sometimes even to work!
Luckily, I have a train that takes me directly into the city, also only a few minutes from where I live.
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Quick Quiz 
What is an insulting British expression for someone who lives in the country and not in a big town?
a) a city napkin
b) a village pumpkin
c) a country bumpkin
*INTERESTING VOCABULARY
transition (v) – a change from one system or method to another, often a gradual one
suburb (n) – an area where people live outside the centre of a city
blossom (n) – a small flower, or the small flowers on a tree or plant
the outskirts (n) – the outer area of a city, town or village
stroll (v)– to walk somewhere in a slow and relaxed way
wander (v) – to walk slowly about a place without any purpose
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IN OTHER NEWS…
I’m not a big sports fan, but someone told me there was an important rugby match with France versus England on Saturday night. I thought I might watch it on TV, just for fun.
Then I remembered that I had invited my girlfriend to dinner the same evening. When I asked if she wanted to watch the game with me, she almost choked on her coffee.
“You must be joking!” she said.
“Err… no, I’m not”, I replied.
“You know I can’t stand those stupid games with men running after a silly ball!”
“If you want to watch the match during our meal, it’ll be over my dead body…” she finished.
“But, my love…”, I tried to reason with her. “It’s the last match of the 6-Nations Tournament. If France beat England, they won’t just win the tournament – they will also win the Grand Slam; it’s very exciting!”
“What’s the Grand Slum?” she asked.
“The Grand Slam, my love. It means that one team has beaten all the other teams. France have already beaten Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Italy. If they beat England too they will be the absolute, unbeaten, undisputed champions!”
“Well, yes, I suppose that does sound quite exciting…” she said.
“Yes!”, I shouted happily. “So does that mean that we can…”
“Is it available on replay?” she suddenly asked?
“Err, well, yes, I mean, I might be able to see it later, but…”
“Oh, wonderful, so we can have our lovely meal together listening to romantic music and you can watch your thing later, because having stupid rugby on during dinner is out of the question. So great, problem solved!”
“Oh, but you don’t understand…” I wailed.
“You can say that again,” she replied.
* To be fair, I may have invented this conversation just for this article. 
** There may be no girlfriend! (Maybe I should watch less rugby!) 
ENGLISH IDIOMS ~ Agreeing & Disagreeing
1) you must be joking ➜ used to show you don’t believe or are very surprised by what someone has said
2) I can’t stand it ➜ not able to tolerate, to dislike something or someone very much
3) over my dead body ➜ when you dislike a plan or suggestion and will do everything you can to stop it
4) out of the question ➜ not even worth discussing because it’s too improbable or extreme
5) you can say that again ➜ used to show you completely agree with something just said
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WORDS in the NEWS
From BBC News: UK
War in Ukraine: Man helping to build homes for refugees in Poland
A former agricultural college in Poland is being converted into homes for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, with the help of an Englishman.
Nick Horseman, from Hampshire, has made several trips to Ukraine to help the millions escaping the conflict.
On his last visit he met two Poles who had acquired the buildings near Jaroslaw, which had laid disused for seven years.
Mr Horseman said up to 1,200 people could be housed within the two blocks.
He said it was important to now create long-term residential homes for displaced women and children who do not have connections further into Europe and want to stay close to Ukraine.
USEFUL DEFINITIONS
refugee (noun) – someone who has been forced to leave their country, especially because of a war
former (adjective) – happening, existing, or true in the past but not now
flee (verb) – to leave a place quickly because you are in danger or are afraid
trip (noun) – a journey in which you visit a place for a short time and come back again
conflict (noun) – serious disagreement
Pole (noun) – someone from Poland
acquire (verb) – to get something
disused (adjective) – not used now
house (verb) – to give a person or animal a place to live
displace (verb) – to make someone or something leave their usual place or position
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PHOTO of the DAY
One of my passions is taking photos and writing about Paris every day.
Here is today’s photo:
EXERCISE
Write about this photo in English.
What can you see?
Where do you think it is?
What time or season is it?
Can you see any people or animals?
What are they doing?
How do they feel?
Do you like the photo? Why or why not?
Would you like to be in the photo?
Where would you prefer to be?
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Quick Quiz – Answer
An insulting British expression for someone who lives in the country and not in a big town is…
c) a country bumpkin
* This expression is used by people who think that people from the country are not intelligent or educated.
Let’s make the English love go round!
Sab in Paris 
Your Fun English Teacher