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FACTS OF THE WEEK

Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt was allergic to moon dust. Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th. Jane Austen didn't publish her first novel under her real name. Instead, Sense and Sensibility was credited as being written "By a Lady." Many people are either right- or left-eared and eyed in the same way we're right- or left- handed.

GOOD WEEK FOR:

Parisians, who have been promised a swim in the Seine, a century after they were banned from swimming because it was too polluted, Parisians are preparing to plunge into its waters again.

14 October 2022 This week we observed “World Mental Health Day” on 10th October, recognising the importance of establishing a good weekly routine having fun whilst learning new information, engaging in exercise and connecting with others to keep happy and inspired! 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:

14 October 2022

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

This week, England’s football captain Harry Kane launched a video to help use his own experience of failure to influence mental health using the power of positive thinking and resiliency - here.

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK

“Worrying is the brain’s default position. We have to learn how to keep negative emotions in check by amplifying positive emotions.” ~ Ray Williams.

This week's homework is called "The Family": PART A: Use the following idiomatic expressions in the sentences below: BABY OF THE FAMILY BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER FIGHT LIKE CAT AND DOG TWO PEAS IN A POD THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY OWN FLESH AND BLOOD LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON TIE THE KNOT 1) John is only 5 but he's mad about football, just like his dad. You know that they say - ????? 2) I've got 2 sisters who are older than me and then my younger brother Mark who's 22. He's the ?????. 3) They've got 2 daughters and they look just the same. They're like ?????. 4) Sam isn't the best person for the job but his father made him head of Marketing in the family business. As you know, ?????. 5) My brother and his girlfriend have finally decided to ?????. They're getting married in the summer. 6) I get on well with my sister now but we used to ???? when we were younger. 7) Everyone expected Rachel to go to University like the rest of us, but she got a job dancing topless in a bar. She's ?????. 8) My son is in trouble with the Police. I normally have no sympathy with people who break the law but it's different when it's your own ?????. PART B: Put the following words in the sentences below: CHEESE, FOOTSTEPS, HOMES, TREE, RELATIVE, FAMILY, SIDE, IMAGE 1) Look at Amanda. She's the spitting ????? of her mother, isn't she? 2) Jane is going to Medical school. She's following in her father's?????. 3) A recent survey showed that 60% of convicted criminals come from broken ?????. 4) I've got French blood. My grandparents on my mother's ????? originally came from Brittany. 5) Paul is very interested in his family's history. He can trace his family ???? back to 1550. 6) Everyone in my family plays a musical instrument. Music runs in the ?????. 7) I got a letter yesterday from a long-lost ????? in Australia. I didn't even know he existed! 8) My sister and I look alike but when it comes to personality we're like chalk and ?????. And finally your riddle this week: I am the centre of gravity, hold a capital situation in Vienna, and as I am foremost in every victory, am allowed by all to be invaluable. Though I am invisible, I am clearly seen in the midst of a river. I could name three who are in love with me and have three associates in vice. It is vain that you seek me for I have long been in heaven yet even now lie embalmed in the grave. Have a great week and we will be in touch again next Friday with more news and homework: Best wishes

A family who discovered a tiny frog had stowed away from the Dominican Republic in a bag of bananas. After shopping in their local supermarket they realised they had more than just fruit in a bag of bananas – luckily the frog survived and is doing well.

BAD WEEK FOR:

A Vegan who failed to deal with a mouse infestation and fed them instead is fined by court. Londoner, Margaret Manzoni, 73, "considered the mice her pets" and "said they would not go to her neighbours because she looked after them".

Rental fashion, which has gone mainstream. The UK retailer John Lewis announced the launch of a ‘fashion rental collection’. Customers can borrow items for up to 20 days under the scheme, instead of buying them.

two peas in a pod

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

MEANING: This expressions is used to say that two people or things are very similar to each other. USE: My sister and I are like 2 peas in a pod.

1) John is only 5 but he's mad about football, just like his dad. You know that they say - LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON. 2) I've got 2 sisters who are older than me and then my younger brother Mark who's 22. He's the BABY OF THE FAMILY. 3) They've got 2 daughters and they look just the same. They're like TWO PEAS IN A POD. 4) Sam isn't the best person for the job but his father made him head of Marketing in the family business. As you know, BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER. 5) My brother and his girlfriend have finally decided to TIE THE KNOT. They're getting married in the summer. 6) I get on well with my sister now but we used to FIGHT LIKE CAT AND DOG when we were younger. 7) Everyone expected Rachel to go to University like the rest of us, but she got a job dancing topless in a bar. She's THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY. 8) My son is in trouble with the Police. I normally have no sympathy with people who break the law but it's different when it's your OWN FLESH AND BLOOD.

The answer is the letter "V"

1) Look at Amanda. She's the spitting IMAGE of her mother, isn't she? 2) Jane is going to Medical school. She's following in her father's FOOTSTEPS. 3) A recent survey showed that 60% of convicted criminals come from broken HOMES. 4) I've got French blood. My grandparents on my mother's SIDE originally came from Brittany. 5) Paul is very interested in his family's history. He can trace his family TREE back to 1550. 6) Everyone in my family plays a musical instrument. Music runs in the FAMILY. 7) I got a letter yesterday from a long-lost RELATIVE in Australia. I didn't even know he existed! 8) My sister and I look alike but when it comes to personality we're like chalk and CHEESE.

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GOOD WEEK FOR:

Parisians, who have been promised a swim in the Seine, a century after they were banned from swimming because it was too polluted, Parisians are preparing to plunge into its waters again.

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

This week, England’s football captain Harry Kane launched a video to help use his own experience of failure to influence mental health using the power of positive thinking and resiliency - here.