English Quickies [antikvár]

Dear Reader, Do you know what a Quickie is? - Well, just about anything you can do, have orenjoy quickly and within a short time. One could say a Quickie is the contrary to a full-length programme, an all-in treatment with extrás, a complete course or a great somebody 's collected works. I found the Quickies contained in this book in English newspapers, tucked away in the odd column, among readers* letters or advertisements or splashed across the front page. Those weird and so utteriy English little stories which I call Quickies at least are what the English press claims to be: true, informative, entertaining. At the same time they are what the English press does nőt claim to be: hamúess and innocent. They even can afford to be funny. And that's why I like them and pass them on to you. English Quickies is designed fór use in schools and universities. Since text-book stuff can sometimes be rather dűli I thought this matériái might give you a bit of fun and provide a wide rangé of topics at the same time. It should, therefore, appeal to students and teachers as well as all friends of the English language. At the end of the book you find a glossary of words and phrases which, I thought, would come in handy. What it, contains are such words and idioms which you might have to look up in a dictionary. Bút what a bother to take a big