Higher education rates

Here is an interesting of higher education rates among several countries. Can you explain it?

English Grammar Games

A great collection of English Grammar Games
Free. online. Offered by the British Council

Rule Britannia...

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/grammar_games_index_page01.html

A man walks into a bar

A man walks into a bar and asks for a drink. The bartender pulls out a gun and points it at him. The man says, "Thank you," and walks out.

(I like this one. It's got a real bizarre feeling to it. Though the answer makes sense... Need a hint?)

Prison Break

Two prisoners are locked in a prison cell. There is an unbarred window high up in the cell. However, even if the two men stand on the bed or one on top of the other they can't reach the window to escape. They decide to tunnel out. After digging for a long time they give up with the tunneling because they realize that it will take too long. Finally one of the convicts figures out how to escape from the cell.

What is his plan?

English Grammar Site

This blog and this blogger is not about English grammar. However, I could not resist posting this link that I discovered recently. It is a plain, text-based on-line English grammar guide / text. No graphics, no advertising, nothing "flashing". Just English.

http://www.fortunecity.com/bally/durrus/153/gramtoc.html

Scotland Quiz

What do you know about the bonnie land to the north of England?

1) What’s the capital city of Scotland?
a) Glasgow b) Aberdeen c) Edinburgh

2) Scotland used to be an independent state. When did it lose its independence and become part of Great Britain?
a) 1507 b) 1707 c) 1907

3) What colour is the Scottish flag?
a) Blue with a white cross b) White with a blue cross c) Green with a white cross

4) What’s the name of the famous lake where a monster is said to live?
a) Loch Monstro b) Loch Grass c) Loch Ness

5) What’s the name of the type of skirt that Scottish men sometimes wear?
a) Kilt b) Scot skirt c) Skilt

6) What’s the national drink of Scotland?
a) Vodka b) Gin c) Whisky

7) What’s the name of the musical wind instrument that is from Scotland?
a) Wind pipes b) Bag pipes c) Scottish sax

8) When did Scotland get its own Parliament?
a) 1899 b) 1959 c) 1999

9) How many languages are spoken in Scotland?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3

10) What’s the name of Scotland’s national poet?
a) Robert Burns b) Robert Louis Stevenson c) Walter Scot

Logial Puzzle: The Murdered Husband

A woman has absolute proof in court that her husband was murdered by her sister. The judge declares, "This is the strangest case I've ever seen. Though it's a cut-and-dried case, this woman cannot be punished."

Idioms about the body

Match the idiom with its definition

1. You did it. You have to face the music.
2. Yes. You hit the nail on the head.
3. You two don't see eye to eye.
4. You have to learn it by heart.
5. You are an old hand at teaching.
6. That's great! You keep everything under your thumb.
7. You don't want to stick your neck out, do you?

a. You have to memorize it.
b. You're experienced.
c. You have control of the situation.
d. You don't want to take the risk.
e. You have to accept the consequences of you actions.
f. You don't agree with each other.
g. You're absolutely right.