FACTS OF THE WEEK
The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.
Hot water will turn into ice faster than cold
water.
The strongest muscle in the body is the
tongue.
Ants take rest for around 8 Minutes in a 12 hour
period
GOOD WEEK FOR:
A small brick hospital in rural Bangladesh, which has
been named the World’s Best New Building. The
designer made the building on a modest budget to
withstand extreme weather, harvest rainwater and
uplift the mood of its patients with canals running
through the site to provide natural shade.
4 February 2022
This weekend Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first British Monarch to
celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of service. She acceded to the
throne on 6th February 1952, when she was 25 years old.
As usual, here are some of the more interesting stories we have found for you
in the British media this week.
News and homework:
04 Feb. 2022
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
England's Big Picture: 31 January - 6 February
2022. Join us as we take a few moments to relax
and enjoy the beauty of England through these
stunning images - here.
QUOTATION OF THE WEEK
“Before you marry a person, you should first make
them use a computer with slow internet, so you know
who they really are.” ~ Will Ferrell
This week's homework is called "Animal Idioms"
Put the following pairs of words into the sentences below:
BEE - BONNET
SHEEP - FAMILY
BULL - HORNS
ANTS - PANTS
FISH - WATER
FISH - SEA
CAT - BAG
COWS - HOME
1. Paul's got a ????? in his ????? about eating organic food.
2. John's girlfriend has just left him. I told him not to worry. There are plenty more ???? in the ?????.
3. I've arranged a surprise party for my wife's birthday. I just hope nobody lets the ???? out of the ????
by accident.
4. I went to a night-club for the first time in 10 years last night. I looked and felt like a ????? out of ?????.
5. If you think Tom's not doing his job properly, you're going to have to take the ???? by the ???? and tell
him.
6. Billy's just won't sit still in the class. I think he's got ???? in his ?????.
7. I never liked school. I was always getting into trouble. I suppose I was the black ???? of the ????.
8. I love watching sport on the TV. I could sit and watch it until the ???? come ?????.
PART B
Complete the following sentences using the words:
DONKEY, CAMEL, HORSE, PIG, CHICKEN, GOOSE, WOLF, FOXED
1. Amanda: Did you buy that book I asked you to?
Paul: No. You sent me on a wild ???? chase. I tried 3 different shops but it doesn't exist.
2. Jill: Paul, what a surprise!
Paul: Jill, how are you? I haven't seen you for ????? 's years.
3. Richard: You can earn about GBP40,000 per year as a computer programmer in London.
Paul: That's ????? feed compared to what you can get in USA.
4. David: Are you sure you are getting a pay rise next month? Who told you?
Paul: I got it straight from the ???? 's mouth. The director told me himself.
5. Melanie: You get a company pension, don't you?
Paul: Yes, it's not much but it keep the ???? from the door.
6. Caroline: Robert likes the sound of his own voice, doesn't he?
Paul: Yes, he can talk the hind legs off a ?????.
7. Julia: And when they asked me to work on Sundays, I just had to resign.
Paul: It sounds like that was the straw which broke the ???? 's back.
8. Steve: If you prepare the soil and do all the digging, I'll plant the flowers.
Paul: No way ! I don't see why I should do all the ???? work!
9. Rebecca, I wish you would tidy up your room. It's like a ????-sty.
10. I just didn't understand. I didn't know what to do. I was totally ????.
And your riddle this week:
Reeds in Egypt were the start,
Now made by machine more than art.
Hard or soft, its use diverse,
You may find it in your purse.
We hope you have a lovely weekend and week and we will write to you again next Friday.
Best wishes
Paul Stevens - Director (based in San Diego, USA)
Jill Tyler - General Manager (based in Plymouth, UK)
For having your pizza delivered, as Dominoes
pizza ‘tips’ customers $3 to collect their own
pizza, due to the national shortage of delivery
drivers.
BAD WEEK FOR:
A Chinese manufacturer who made a spelling
mistake on 10,800 pieces of memorabilia
ordered to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee -
using the word 'Jubbly' instead of jubilee.
A retired Boeing 747 plane, which has been
transformed into a party and event space. The
passenger plane, bought for $1.35 million, has had
more than $600,000 worth of renovations to
transform it into a museum and party venue.
© MAYFLOWER COLLEGE english@maycoll.co.uk
MEANING: a person who acts as though things are much worse
than they really are
use: Sara is always so dramatic and temperamental. She’s a real
drama queen.
TO be DRAMA QUEEN
1. Paul's got a BEE in his BONNET about eating organic food.
2. John's girlfriend has just left him. I told him not to worry. There are plenty more FISH in the SEA.
3. I've arranged a surprise party for my wife's birthday. I just hope nobody lets the CAT out of the BAG
by accident.
4. I went to a night-club for the first time in 10 years last night. I looked and felt like a FISH out of
WATER.
5. If you think Tom's not doing his job properly, you're going to have to take the BULL by the HORNS
and tell him.
6. Billy's just won't sit still in the class. I think he's got ANTS in his PANTS.
7. I never liked school. I was always getting into trouble. I suppose I was the black SHEEP of the
FAMILY.
8. I love watching sport on the TV. I could sit and watch it until the COWS come HOME.
1. Amanda: Did you buy that book I asked you to?
Paul: No. You sent me on a wild GOOSE chase. I tried 3 different shops but it doesn't exist.
2. Jill: Paul, what a surprise!
Paul: Jill, how are you? I haven't seen you for DONKEY's years.
3. Richard: You can earn about GBP40,000 per year as a computer programmer in London.
Paul: That's CHICKEN feed compared to what you can get in USA.
4. David: Are you sure you are getting a pay rise next month? Who told you?
Paul: I got it straight from the HORSE's mouth. The director told me himself.
5. Melanie: You get a company pension, don't you?
Paul: Yes, it's not much but it keep the WOLF from the door.
6. <Caroline: Robert likes the sound of his own voice, doesn't he?
Paul: Yes, he can talk the hind legs off a DONKEY.
7. Julia: And when they asked me to work on Sundays, I just had to resign.
Paul: It sounds like that was the straw which broke the CAMEL's back.
8. Steve: If you prepare the soil and do all the digging, I'll plant the flowers.
Paul: No way ! I don't see why I should do all the DONKEY work!
9. Rebecca, I wish you would tidy up your room. It's like a PIG-sty.
10. I just didn't understand. I didn't know what to do. I was totally FOXED.