Designed by Bartosz Michałowski for Pearson Longman

Adapted from the The Museum of Hoaxes (

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/

)

PHOTOCOPIABLE

(6)

“TESCO is proud to announce that

a new, better way of cooking has been
developed. Genetically modified food
will make cooking easier for you. Our
vegetables have micro airholes in their
sides which can make a loud noise—a
clear sign that the vegetables are fully
cooked. On sale only at TESCO.”

(advertisement in

The Sun

)

(2)

“Have you seen it in the film with

Kate Winslet and Leonardio DiCaprio?
So, now see the real thing. You will be
able to see a replica of the liner
(constructed by AFD Construction
company) as it is going to sail through
the English Channel today. The best
place to see the ship is Beachy Head,
East Sussex.

(Southern FM Radio)

(7)

“Our national

anthem (God Save the
Queen) will be replaced
by a new Euro Anthem,
written in German. We
are going to play it for you
now. Visit our website to
download it and read the
English translation of the
text.”

(BBC Radio 4)

(1)

“This new kind of sweet has been

invented by an alcoholic beverage
company especially for Russians.

Designed to compete with Mars and
Snickers, it will be available in three
flavours (lemon, coconut and salted
cucumber). The same company is

currently working on another product:
vodka bags.

(Itar-Tass)

(5)

“In the interest of

consumer safety, our
company has developed
a new line of cans for our
cola. They are made of a
metal which can change
its colour. If a can
contains liquid which has
passed its sell-by date, the
metal reacts with it and
turns bright blue. We warn
you: do not buy any blue
cans.”

(Virgin Cola)

(4)

“The network will be shut down from

March 31

st

until April 2

nd

in order to get rid of

the accumulated electronic flotsam and

jetsam. The operation will be performed by

five very powerful Japanese robots situated

around the world. During this period, all
devices should be disconnected.”

(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

C

(9)

“The Disney Corporation

is negotiating with the Russian
government, as it wants to
purchase the embalmed
body of the communist
leader, which has been on
display in Red Square since his
death. The corporation
assumes that this new themed
area could attract many
visitors, and significantly boost
the profits of the park,
located near Paris. Russians
are said to be quite
agreeable to the sale of the
body.

(The Irish Times)

(10)

“Esporta Health Clubs have just launched a new line of

underwear made of FloraAstraTetrazine, a patented nylon polymer. This
revolutionary line is designed to help people lose weight. How does it
work? It sucks fat from your body. When you wear Esporta Health Clubs
underwear your body heat rises. Thus, you sweat more. The underwear
draws the sweat and excess fat, removed from the body through the
sweat. When you wash the underwear, you also wash away the fat.”

(Daily Mail)

(8)

“A sweet and

innocent girl? Actually,
she’s eleven years older
than you may think. Born
in West Bacon Rouge on
August 7, 1970 as Belinda
Sue Spearon, she attended
Robert E. Lee High School.
Former classmates of the
star, today known as
Britney Spears, have some
interesting details about
her life. Click here to read
more.

(The Wall of Sound

music website)

(3)

“We proudly

introduce a new item on
our menu—a Left-Handed
Whopper. The same
delicious ingredients—
lettuce, tomatoes and
others—but with
condiments rotated 180
degrees: all this for the
benefit of the 32 million
left-handed Americans.
Come and try our new
sandwich. Left-Handed
and Right-Handed
Whoppers available in our
restaurants across the
country.”

(advertisement in

USA Today

)