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FACTS OF THE WEEK

There are 1,000 times as many bacteria in your gut than there are stars in the Milky Way. Until the 19th Century the English word for actors was ‘hypocrites’. 35 years after leaving school, the majority of people can still identify 90% of their classmates. Sweat is odourless – bacteria cause the stench of B.O.

GOOD WEEK FOR:

Miss England contestant Melisa Raouf, who became the first contestant to compete without makeup. In its 94 year history the beauty pageant has never had a bare-faced contestant.

2 September 2022 Today Circus Berlin is coming to Plymouth for 2 weeks! As usual, we have been looking through the British media this week and here are some of the stranger stories we found:

News and homework:

2 September 2022

PHOTOS OF THE WEEK

34 photos related to world news this week - here.

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK

Hope for the best but prepare for the worst - Benjamin Disraeli

This week's homework, is called "Metal Idioms": PART A - GOLD Use the following expressions in the sentences below: A GOLDEN HANDSHAKE THE GOLDEN AGE THE GOLDEN BOY WORTH HER WEIGHT IN GOLD THE GOLDEN RULE STRUCK GOLD A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY LIKE GOLD DUST AS GOOD AS GOLD 1) Paul: I wish I had an assistant like yours, Jill. She's got everything so well organised. Jill: I know. She's ????. 2) Paul: Thanks for looking after the children. It's been such a help. Have they behaved well? Jill: No problem at all. They were ????. 3) Paul: Do you know if there are any tickets for the England - Argentina match? Jill: I doubt it. They are ????. 4) Paul: I sometimes wonder if you have any idea about how to run a school! Jill: Well, you should learn ????? - delegate! 5) David Beckham can do no wrong - he's successful, popular and in the papers almost every day. He's ????? of English football. 6) Paul: I've got a chance to go on a training course in USA. Jill: Take it. You won't get the chance again. It's ????. 7) Paul: Did they organise a big party when you retired? Jill: No party, not even ?????! 8) Hitchcock, the Marx Brothers, Charlie Chaplin, "Gone with the Wind" - I don't think there's much doubt that this was ????? of the cinema. 9) Sandra has been a terrific success. We really ????? when we employed her. PART B Choose one of the following metals in these expressions: IRON, STEEL, BRASS, LEAD 1) A dictator usually rules with an ???? fist. 2) Let's get down to ???? tacks. How much money are you offering? 3) Look at that man working on the roof. It's so high. You need to have nerves of ???? to do a job like that. 4) John goes to the gym every day to pump ????. 5) My boss is very tough. He rules the office with a rod of ????. 6) The government wants to increase taxes again. The idea will go down with the people like a ???? balloon. 7) I couldn't believe it! Sheila walked up to the boss as bold as ???? and accused him of taking her parking space. And your riddle this week: I make my home with thread, A fly might be my bread. My man swings over the street, I have four pairs of feet. Have a lovely weekend and "see you" next Friday. Best wishes

A Florida woman who feared someone was repeatedly trespassing in her back yard. She was surprised to finally catch the culprit on camera -- an unusually large iguana!

BAD WEEK FOR:

Venice, Italy with the news that two tourists surfed through the famed Grand Canal this week. Mayor Luigi Brugnaro called them "imbeciles".

France, which will pay its citizens to give up cars and convert to electric bikes. The government wants people to switch from gas-guzzling vehicles, and are willing to pay their citizens up to 4000 euros to do so.

TO BE worth your weight in gold

Paul Stevens - Director (based in San Diego, USA) Jill Tyler - General Manager (based in Plymouth, UK)

MEANING: To be very useful, valuable. USE: Good teachers are worth their weight in gold.

Paul: I wish I has an assistant like yours, Jill. She's got everything so well organised. Jill: I know. She's WORTH HER WEIGHT IN GOLD. Paul: Thanks for looking after the children. It's been such a help. Have they behaved well? Jill: No problem at all. They were AS GOOD AS GOLD. Paul: Do you know if there are any tickets for the England - Argentina match? Jill: I doubt it. They are LIKE GOLD DUST. Paul: I sometimes wonder if you have any idea about how to run a school! Jill: Well, you should learn THE GOLDEN RULE - delegate! David Beckham can do no wrong - he's successful, popular and in the papers almost every day. He's THE GOLDEN BOY of English football. Paul: I've got a chance to go on a training course in USA. Jill: Take it. You won't get the chance again. It's A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY. Paul: Did they organise a big party when you retired? Jill: No party, not even A GOLDEN HANDSHAKE! Hitchcock, the Marx Brothers, Charlie Chaplin, "Gone with the Wind" - I don't think there's much doubt that this was THE GOLDEN AGE of the cinema. Sandra has been a terrific success. We really STRUCK GOLD when we employed her.

The answer is SPIDER

A dictator usually rules with an IRON fist. Let's get down to BRASS tacks. How much money are you offering? Look at that man working on the roof. It's so high. You need to have nerves of STEEL to do a job like that. John goes to the gym every day to pump IRON. My boss is very tough. He rules the office with a rod of IRON. The government wants to increase taxes again. The idea will go down with the people like a LEAD balloon. I couldn't believe it! Sheila walked up to the boss as bold as BRASS and accused him of taking her parking space.

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