FACTS OF THE WEEK
If a statue of a person in a park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common? They were all invented by women. All polar bears are left handed.
GOOD WEEK FOR:
Abandoned animals, whose lives have been saved by children writing endearing letters on their behalf. Who could resist the persuasive words of an 8 year old: “My name is Sunday Special -if you adopt me I will brighten up your Sunday”.
08 April 2022
This week we enjoyed hosting our first French group since the pandemic! It was fantastic to see
students back at Mayflower College ~ they also enjoyed being out and about in Plymouth, visited the
National Marine Aquarium and Greenway House and Gardens (the home of Agatha Christie) in
Torquay.
And now, some light-hearted stories we have found for you in the British media this week.
News and homework:
08 April 2022
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Photos of Leaf Sheep (sea slugs) are going viral
on Twitter this week – for good reason…it is the
only organism in the entire world that is not a
plant, but is able to photosynthesize light into
food – in a process called “kleptoplasty” - here.
QUOTATION OF THE WEEK
“The time when you need to do something is when
no-one else is willing to do it, when people are saying
it can’t be done.” - Mary Frances Berry
This week's homework, is called "Face Idioms":
PART A - "face" as a verb
Complete the following sentences using:
THE CONSEQUENCES, WORK, THE MUSIC, THE FACT, A FULL MEAL
1) I supposed it's time I faced ????? that Julia is really not interested in me. I'm old enough to be her
father!
2) Did you hear that John forgot to lock the office last night when he left? He's with the boss at the
moment, no doubt facing ??????
3) I couldn't face ?????. A sandwich is enough for me.
4) I just can't face ????? at the moment - not so soon after the funeral.
5) I'll take the decision. I'm not afraid to face ????? if things go wrong.
PART B - "face" as a noun.
Complete the following sentences using:
PUT, GOT, LOSE, KEEP, PUTTING, SAVE
1) People won't give their opinions during meetings in case they are wrong. They don't want to ?????
face.
2) When Diana fell off her chair it was all I could do to ????? a straight face.
3) Why have you ????? such a long face today? Has something bad happened.
4) Have you heard that Paul's mother was in a car accident this morning? I think it's serious but he
seems to be ????? a brave face on it.
5) It's good to meet you at last, Paul! It's good to be able to ????? a face to a name.
6) I think the government is just trying to ????? face.
PART C - Expressions with "face"
Complete the following sentences using:
a) OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH
b) BLUE IN THE FACE
c) STARING US IN THE FACE
d) AT FACE VALUE
e) ALL OVER YOUR FACE
f) FACE TO FACE
g) FLAT ON HIS FACE
h) TO HIS FACE
1) Jill, you can keep asking until you're ??????? - I'm not going to change my mind.
2) Rebecca always has an ulterior motive. You can never take what she says ??????.
3) Everybody knows that Justin is the wrong person for the new job but nobody is prepared to say so
?????.
4) Alex, have you seen my keys? I put them down 5 minutes ago but now they've disappeared ?????.
5) I've just come back from a holiday in Borneo. It was amazing. I actually came ????? with a real gorilla!
6) Come on, Amanda, someone has been eating my biscuits! It must've been you. It's written ??????.
7) We've spent ages trying to decide who to send to the conference in Tokyo. The answer's been ?????.
Let's ask Paul. He studied Japanese at University!
8) President Reagan was very accident-prone. He once fell ????? as he was getting up to give an
important speech.
And finally your riddle this week is:-
In a shell they're wrapped,
Eaten when they're cracked.
If sanity has fled,
This is how it’s said.
Have a great week. We look forward to writing to you next Friday with more news and the answers to
your homework!
Too much sleep – a new study this week has
revealed that people could be sleeping too
much. New findings suggest that people
should only be sleeping for between 4.5 and
6.5 hours per night. Sleeping over 6.5 hours per
night was associated with cognitive decline in
the longer term.
BAD WEEK FOR:
Wrong turns, as police and fire fighters came to the rescue of a driver who accidentally drove his car into a rubbish dump and ended up suspended over a waste disposal compactor!
Sustainable flying, as the largest passenger jet in
the world, an Airbus A380, has just completed two
3 hour test flights powered by cooking oil or SAF
(sustainable aviation fuel).
© MAYFLOWER COLLEGE english@maycoll.co.uk
MEANING: Very angry.
use: He burst into the room with a face like thunder.
a face like thunder
Paul Stevens - Director (based in San Diego, USA)
Jill Tyler - General Manager (based in Plymouth, UK)
1) I supposed it's time I faced THE FACT that Julia is really not interested in me. I'm old enough to be
her father!
2) Did you hear that John forgot to lock the office last night when he left? He's with the boss at the
moment, no doubt facing THE MUSIC.
3) I couldn't face A FULL MEAL. A sandwich is enough for me.
4) I just can't face WORK at the moment - not so soon after the funeral.
5) I'll take the decision. I'm not afraid to face THE CONSEQUENCES if things go wrong.
The answers is NUTS
The thing you can eat (for example, peanut) but NUTS can also
mean "crazy, insane" - for example, "Do you think Paul is nuts?"
1) Jill, you can keep asking until you're b) BLUE IN THE FACE - I'm not going to change my mind.
2) Rebecca always has an ulterior motive. You can never take what she says d) AT FACE VALUE.
3) Everybody knows that Justin is the wrong person for the new job but nobody is prepared to say
so h) TO HIS FACE.
4) Alex, have you seen my keys? I put them down 5 minutes ago but now they've disappeared a)
OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH
5) I've just come back from a holiday in Borneo. It was amazing. I actually came f) FACE TO FACE
with a real gorilla!
6) Come on, Amanda, someone has been eating my biscuits! It must've been you. It's written e) ALL
OVER YOUR FACE
7) We've spent ages trying to decide who to send to the conference in Tokyo. The answer's been c)
STARING US IN THE FACE. Let's ask Paul. He studied Japanese at University!
8) President Reagan was very accident-prone. He once fell g) FLAT ON HIS FACE as he was getting
up to give an important speech.
1) People won't give their opinions during meetings in case they are wrong. They don't want to
LOSE face.
2) When Diana fell off her chair it was all I could do to KEEP a straight face.
3) Why have you GOT such a long face today? Has something bad happened.
4) Have you heard that Paul's mother was in a car accident this morning? I think it's serious but he
seems to be PUTTING a brave face on it.
5) It's good to meet you at last, Paul! It's good to be able to PUT a face to a name.
6) I think the government is just trying to SAVE face.
FACTS OF THE WEEK
If a statue of a person in a park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common? They were all invented by women. All polar bears are left handed.
GOOD WEEK FOR:
Abandoned animals, whose lives have been saved by children writing endearing letters on their behalf. Who could resist the persuasive words of an 8 year old: “My name is Sunday Special -if you adopt me I will brighten up your Sunday”.
08 April 2022
This week we enjoyed hosting our first French
group since the pandemic! It was fantastic to
see students back at Mayflower College ~ they
also enjoyed being out and about in Plymouth,
visited the National Marine Aquarium and
Greenway House and Gardens (the home of
Agatha Christie) in Torquay.
And now, some light-hearted stories we have
found for you in the British media this week.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Photos of Leaf Sheep (sea slugs) are going
viral on Twitter this week – for good
reason…it is the only organism in the
entire world that is not a plant, but is able
to photosynthesize light into food – in a
process called “kleptoplasty” - here.
QUOTATION OF THE WEEK
“The time when you need to do something
is when no-one else is willing to do it, when
people are saying it can’t be done.” - Mary
Frances Berry
News and homework
08 Apr. 2022
© MAYFLOWER COLLEGE english@maycoll.co.uk
Sustainable flying, as the largest
passenger jet in the world, an Airbus
A380, has just completed two 3 hour test
flights powered by cooking oil or SAF
(sustainable aviation fuel).
BAD WEEK FOR:
Wrong turns, as police and fire fighters came to the rescue of a driver who accidentally drove his car into a rubbish dump and ended up suspended over a waste disposal compactor!
Too much sleep – a new study this week
has revealed that people could be sleeping
too much. New findings suggest that
people should only be sleeping for
between 4.5 and 6.5 hours per night.
Sleeping over 6.5 hours per night was
associated with cognitive decline in the
longer term.
Paul Stevens - Director (based in San Diego,
USA)
Jill Tyler - General Manager (based in
Plymouth, UK)
This week's homework, is called "Face Idioms":
PART A - "face" as a verb
Complete the following sentences using:
THE CONSEQUENCES, WORK, THE MUSIC, THE
FACT, A FULL MEAL
1) I supposed it's time I faced ????? that Julia is
really not interested in me. I'm old enough to
be her father!
2) Did you hear that John forgot to lock the
office last night when he left? He's with the
boss at the moment, no doubt facing ??????
3) I couldn't face ?????. A sandwich is enough
for me.
4) I just can't face ????? at the moment - not so
soon after the funeral.
5) I'll take the decision. I'm not afraid to face
????? if things go wrong.
PART B - "face" as a noun.
Complete the following sentences using:
PUT, GOT, LOSE, KEEP, PUTTING, SAVE
1) People won't give their opinions during
meetings in case they are wrong. They don't
want to ????? face.
2) When Diana fell off her chair it was all I could
do to ????? a straight face.
3) Why have you ????? such a long face today?
Has something bad happened.
4) Have you heard that Paul's mother was in a
car accident this morning? I think it's serious
but he seems to be ????? a brave face on it.
5) It's good to meet you at last, Paul! It's good to
be able to ????? a face to a name.
6) I think the government is just trying to ?????
face.
PART C - Expressions with "face"
Complete the following sentences using:
a) OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH
b) BLUE IN THE FACE
c) STARING US IN THE FACE
d) AT FACE VALUE
e) ALL OVER YOUR FACE
f) FACE TO FACE
g) FLAT ON HIS FACE
h) TO HIS FACE
1) Jill, you can keep asking until you're ??????? -
I'm not going to change my mind.
2) Rebecca always has an ulterior motive. You
can never take what she says ??????.
3) Everybody knows that Justin is the wrong
person for the new job but nobody is prepared
to say so ?????.
4) Alex, have you seen my keys? I put them
down 5 minutes ago but now they've
disappeared ?????.
5) I've just come back from a holiday in Borneo.
It was amazing. I actually came ????? with a
real gorilla!
6) Come on, Amanda, someone has been
eating my biscuits! It must've been you. It's
written ??????.
7) We've spent ages trying to decide who to
send to the conference in Tokyo. The answer's
been ?????. Let's ask Paul. He studied Japanese
at University!
8) President Reagan was very accident-prone.
He once fell ????? as he was getting up to give
an important speech.
And finally your riddle this week is:-
In a shell they're wrapped,
Eaten when they're cracked.
If sanity has fled,
This is how it’s said.
Have a great week. We look forward to writing
to you next Friday with more news and the
answers to your homework!
a face like thunder
MEANING: Very angry.
use: He burst into the room with a face like
thunder.
1) I supposed it's time I faced THE FACT that
Julia is really not interested in me. I'm old
enough to be her father!
2) Did you hear that John forgot to lock the
office last night when he left? He's with the
boss at the moment, no doubt facing THE
MUSIC.
3) I couldn't face A FULL MEAL. A sandwich is
enough for me.
4) I just can't face WORK at the moment - not
so soon after the funeral.
5) I'll take the decision. I'm not afraid to face
THE CONSEQUENCES if things go wrong.
The answers is NUTS
The thing you can eat (for example, peanut)
but NUTS can also mean "crazy, insane" - for
example, "Do you think Paul is nuts?"
1) Jill, you can keep asking until you're b)
BLUE IN THE FACE - I'm not going to
change my mind.
2) Rebecca always has an ulterior motive.
You can never take what she says d) AT FACE
VALUE.
3) Everybody knows that Justin is the wrong
person for the new job but nobody is
prepared to say so h) TO HIS FACE.
4) Alex, have you seen my keys? I put them
down 5 minutes ago but now they've
disappeared a) OFF THE FACE OF THE
EARTH
5) I've just come back from a holiday in
Borneo. It was amazing. I actually came f)
FACE TO FACE with a real gorilla!
6) Come on, Amanda, someone has been
eating my biscuits! It must've been you. It's
written e) ALL OVER YOUR FACE
7) We've spent ages trying to decide who to
send to the conference in Tokyo. The
answer's been c) STARING US IN THE FACE.
Let's ask Paul. He studied Japanese at
University!
8) President Reagan was very accident-
prone. He once fell g) FLAT ON HIS FACE as
he was getting up to give an important
speech.
1) People won't give their opinions during
meetings in case they are wrong. They don't
want to LOSE face.
2) When Diana fell off her chair it was all I
could do to KEEP a straight face.
3) Why have you GOT such a long face
today? Has something bad happened.
4) Have you heard that Paul's mother was in
a car accident this morning? I think it's
serious but he seems to be PUTTING a
brave face on it.
5) It's good to meet you at last, Paul! It's
good to be able to PUT a face to a name.
6) I think the government is just trying to
SAVE face.
