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FACTS OF THE WEEK

In parts of Europe people believe that if you light a cigarette from a candle, a sailor will die. In the 14th century, the Aztecs and the Mayans used chocolate as currency. The paint that coats the White House and Buckingham Palace is made by the same German company. Beethoven went out of his way to ensure his morning coffee was made with exactly 60 beans per cup.

GOOD WEEK FOR:

A tortoise, who is celebrating his 190th birthday as the World's oldest land animal. As a much loved member of his island community in St Helena, locals have thrown the lucky tortoise a three-day birthday party, where he can feast on all his favourite vegetables.

9 December 2022 Greetings from the UK which is bracing itself for the first cold snap of the winter with snow and ice forecast in many parts of the country. We also have some more light-hearted news stories from around the world this week:

News and homework:

9 December 2022

PHOTOS OF THE WEEK

A selection of the winning images from the annual northern lights photographer of the year collection - here.

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK

“There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what you want, and the other is getting it.” ~ Oscar Wilde.

This week's homework is called "Describing People's Appearance": Complete the questions below: 1. What is the adjective form of the word waves when it refers to a person's hair? w…………. 2. What do we call the small, pale brown spots some people have on their skin, especially fair-skinned people? f…………. 3. Give an adjective that means a person has red or reddish hair. g …………. 4. What colour is auburn? 5. If someone has a crew-cut is their hair long or short? 6. Is stout similar in meaning to slim or plump? 7. What is a polite word which means fat? o …………. 8. If someone is stocky, they are rather thin? True or false? 9. If someone is anorexic, they are usually very thin indeed. True or false? 10. What word means extremely fat? o …………. 11. If a person is scruffy, is that normally a positive or negative thing? 12. Which is more negative, to call someone slim or skinny? 13. How do we describe someone who is losing their hair at the front of their head? We say "His / Her hair is ?????" r …………. 14. What does it mean to say that someone has a healthy complexion? Is it that their face and skin look healthy or that just their eyes look healthy? 15. What should you remember about the adjective handsome? And this week we have 2 riddles for you! Riddle 1: A man has to get a fox, a chicken, and a sack of corn across a river. He has a rowboat, and it can only carry him and one other thing. If the fox and the chicken are left together, the fox will eat the chicken. If the chicken and the corn are left together, the chicken will eat the corn. How does the man do it? Riddle 2: What occurs once in a second, once in a minute, twice in a millennium, but never in the course of a lifetime? We wish you a lovely weekend. Best wishes

The British Royal Family, after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex released a six part series on Netflix with insider stories and gossip on the Royal family.

BAD WEEK FOR:

A woman who faked going into labour, forcing a plane to land in Spain. The flight from Morocco to Turkey was forced to land at Barcelona airport. The woman, who doctors later found was pregnant but not about to give birth, was arrested on suspicion of public disorder offences.

Leprosy, as the unique ability of the parasites that cause leprosy have been shown to help regenerate livers. The findings (based on studies of Armadillos) suggest the possibility to renew aging livers and repair damaged ones to increase health.

CAN’T HOLD A CANDLE TO …

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

MEANING: Not as good as something or someone, not as skillful USE: Harry Kane is good but he can’t hold a candle to Messi

1. What is the adjective form of the word waves when it refers to a person's hair? Wavy 2. What do we call the small, pale brown spots some people have on their skin, especially fair-skinned people? Freckles 3. Give an adjective that means a person has red or reddish hair. Ginger 4. What colour is auburn? Golden, reddish-brown 5. If someone has a crew-cut is their hair long or short? Short 6. Is stout similar in meaning to slim or plump? Plump 7. What is a polite word which means fat? Overweight 8. If someone is stocky, they are rather thin? True or false? False 9. If someone is anorexic, they are usually very thin indeed. True or false? True 10. What word means extremely fat? Obese 11. If a person is scruffy, is that normally a positive or negative thing? Negative 12. Which is more negative, to call someone slim or skinny? Skinny 13. How do we describe someone who is losing their hair at the front of their head? We say "His / Her hair is ?????" Receding 14. What does it mean to say that someone has a healthy complexion? Is it that their face and skin look healthy or that just their eyes look healthy? Face and skin 15. What should you remember about the adjective handsome? It is only used for men

The letter "n".

1. Man carries chicken to other side 2. Man returns alone and takes fox to other side 3. Man leaves fox but returns with chicken; 4. Man leaves chicken and carries corn to other side; 5. Man leaves corn with the fox and returns alone; 6. Man gets chicken and takes it to other side.

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