FACTS OF THE WEEK
Newborn elephants suck their trunks for comfort. Caribbean sperm whales have their own accents. Scientists have found evidence of take-away restaurants in the remains of Pompeii. The Eiffel Tower leans slightly toward the shade on sunny days.
GOOD WEEK FOR:
A Lebanese teenager, 16-year-old Hassan Dawy, who put his memory to the test by correctly identifying all of the World’s national flags in under 4 minutes. His successful record attempt came after approximately 1,000 practice attempts.
16 September 2022
This week we have been watching the events unfold as the UK
welcomes King Charles III to the throne. Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II’s State Funeral takes place in Westminster Abbey on
Monday 19th September, 2022.
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:
16 September 2022
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
A group of sand artists created a moving portrait of the Queen on an English beach - here.QUOTATION OF THE WEEK
“It’s what’s in yourself that makes you happy or unhappy.” ~ Agatha Christie.
This week's homework is called "Fire Idioms":
PART A - Literal meanings
Complete the sentences below using:
AMBITION, SPARKS, ROW, TEMPER, FLAMES, FUEL, BLAZE
1) Gas, coal and oil are all types of ?????.
2) A large, dangerous fire is called a ?????.
3) Another word for a serious argument is a ?????.
4) People who want to improve their lives or achieve something have ?????.
5) Paul has a very bad ????. He gets annoyed about nothing sometimes.
6) When you hit 2 stones together, you can make ????? fly.
7) The ????? were jumping 30 metres into the air and it took the fire brigade over 3 hours to bring them
under control.
PART B - Idioms
Use these nouns to complete the idioms below:
BURNING, FLAMES, SPARKS, BLAZING, SMOKE, HEATED, FIERY, FIRE
1) I want to be a professional football player. I've got a ????? ambition to play for England in the finals of
the World Cup.
2) She got a lot of potential as a singer, but she is never going to set the world on ?????.
3) I had a ????? row with my girlfriend last night. I'm beginning to think we don't have too much in
common.
4) Jill, be careful what you say to Martin. He's got a ????? temper.
5) I wouldn't say we had an argument. It was just a ????? discussion.
6) I met Fiona at a conference and liked her immediately. We got on like a house on ?????.
7) Jill, you are playing with ?????. If the company finds out what you've done, you'll be looking for a new
job.
8) I was planning a quiet weekend, but Justin and Charlotte invited themselves round on Saturday, so all
my plans went up in ?????.
9) Jill, every time I have a new idea you just shoot me down in ????? without really listening to what I
have to say.
10) Have you ever heard Paul and Jill discussing politics? The ????? really fly when they disagree about
something.
So, that is it for this week. Have a relaxing weekend and we look forward to writing to you again next
Friday.
David Beckham, who queued with thousands of
other members of the public for over 12 hours to
pay respect to the Queen who is lying in state in
Westminster Hall.
BAD WEEK FOR:
Visiting Dull and Boring places, as a woman from Dull (in Scotland) happened to visit the town of Boring (in Oregan, USA) whilst on holiday. The two towns are now twinned and both have seen an increase in visitors!
A teenager, who received one of the last letters ever
sent by Queen Elizabeth II. Barak Davison, aged 13,
wrote to the Queen in February to tell her about a
campaign he had started to educate others about
animals. The reply from the Queen was received
after her death and encouraged him to keep up the
good work!
© MAYFLOWER COLLEGE english@maycoll.co.uk
MY EARS WERE BURNING
Paul Stevens - Director (based in San Diego, USA)
Jill Tyler - General Manager (based in Plymouth, UK)
MEANING:
You were not present but others were talking about
you.
USE: Are your ears burning? We were just talking about you..
1) Gas, coal and oil are all types of FUEL.
2) A large, dangerous fire is called a BLAZE.
3) Another word for a serious argument is a ROW.
4) People who want to improve their lives or achieve something have AMBITION.
5) Paul has a very bad TEMPER. He gets annoyed about nothing sometimes.
6) When you hit 2 stones together, you can make SPARKS fly.
7) The FLAMES were jumping 30 metres into the air and it took the fire brigade over 3 hours to
bring them under control.
1) I want to be a professional football player. I've got a BURNING ambition to play for England in
the finals of the World Cup.
2) She got a lot of potential as a singer, but she is never going to set the world on FIRE.
3) I had a BLAZING row with my girlfriend last night. I'm beginning to think we don't have too
much in common.
4) Jill, be careful what you say to Martin. He's got a FIERY temper.
5) I wouldn't say we had an argument. It was just a HEATED discussion.
6) I met Fiona at a conference and liked her immediately. We got on like a house on FIRE.
7) Jill, you are playing with FIRE. If the company finds out what you've done, you'll be looking for a
new job.
8) I was planning a quiet weekend, but Justin and Charlotte invited themselves round on
Saturday, so all my plans went up in SMOKE.
9) Jill, every time I have a new idea you just shoot me down in FLAMES without really listening to
what I have to say.
10) Have you ever heard Paul and Jill discussing politics? The SPARKS really fly when they disagree
about something.
FACTS OF THE WEEK
Newborn elephants suck their trunks for comfort. Caribbean sperm whales have their own accents. Scientists have found evidence of take- away restaurants in the remains of Pompeii. The Eiffel Tower leans slightly toward the shade on sunny days.
GOOD WEEK FOR:
A Lebanese teenager, 16-year-old Hassan Dawy, who put his memory to the test by correctly identifying all of the World’s national flags in under 4 minutes. His successful record attempt came after approximately 1,000 practice attempts.
16 September 2022
This week we have been watching the events
unfold as the UK welcomes King Charles III to
the throne. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s
State Funeral takes place in Westminster
Abbey on Monday 19th September, 2022.
As usual, we have been looking through the
British media this week and here are some of
the stranger stories we found:
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
A group of sand artists created a moving portrait of the Queen on an English beach - here.QUOTATION OF THE WEEK
“It’s what’s in yourself that makes you happy or unhappy.” ~ Agatha Christie.News and homework
16 September 2022
© MAYFLOWER COLLEGE english@maycoll.co.uk
A teenager, who received one of the last
letters ever sent by Queen Elizabeth II.
Barak Davison, aged 13, wrote to the
Queen in February to tell her about a
campaign he had started to educate
others about animals. The reply from the
Queen was received after her death and
encouraged him to keep up the good
work!
BAD WEEK FOR:
Visiting Dull and Boring places, as a woman from Dull (in Scotland) happened to visit the town of Boring (in Oregan, USA) whilst on holiday. The two towns are now twinned and both have seen an increase in visitors!
David Beckham, who queued with
thousands of other members of the public
for over 12 hours to pay respect to the
Queen who is lying in state in Westminster
Hall.
Paul Stevens - Director (based in San Diego,
USA)
Jill Tyler - General Manager (based in
Plymouth, UK)
This week's homework is called "Fire Idioms":
PART A - Literal meanings
Complete the sentences below using:
AMBITION, SPARKS, ROW, TEMPER, FLAMES,
FUEL, BLAZE
1) Gas, coal and oil are all types of ?????.
2) A large, dangerous fire is called a ?????.
3) Another word for a serious argument is a
?????.
4) People who want to improve their lives or
achieve something have ?????.
5) Paul has a very bad ????. He gets annoyed
about nothing sometimes.
6) When you hit 2 stones together, you can
make ????? fly.
7) The ????? were jumping 30 metres into the
air and it took the fire brigade over 3 hours to
bring them under control.
PART B - Idioms
Use these nouns to complete the idioms below:
BURNING, FLAMES, SPARKS, BLAZING,
SMOKE, HEATED, FIERY, FIRE
1) I want to be a professional football player. I've
got a ????? ambition to play for England in the
finals of the World Cup.
2) She got a lot of potential as a singer, but she
is never going to set the world on ?????.
3) I had a ????? row with my girlfriend last
night. I'm beginning to think we don't have too
much in common.
4) Jill, be careful what you say to Martin. He's
got a ????? temper.
5) I wouldn't say we had an argument. It was
just a ????? discussion.
6) I met Fiona at a conference and liked her
immediately. We got on like a house on ?????.
7) Jill, you are playing with ?????. If the
company finds out what you've done, you'll be
looking for a new job.
8) I was planning a quiet weekend, but Justin
and Charlotte invited themselves round on
Saturday, so all my plans went up in ?????.
9) Jill, every time I have a new idea you just
shoot me down in ????? without really listening
to what I have to say.
10) Have you ever heard Paul and Jill discussing
politics? The ????? really fly when they disagree
about something.
So, that is it for this week. Have a relaxing
weekend and we look forward to writing to you
again next Friday.
MY EARS WERE BURNING
MEANING:
You were
not present but others
were talking about you.
USE: Are your ears
burning? We were just
talking about you..
1) Gas, coal and oil are all types of FUEL.
2) A large, dangerous fire is called a BLAZE.
3) Another word for a serious argument is a
ROW.
4) People who want to improve their lives or
achieve something have AMBITION.
5) Paul has a very bad TEMPER. He gets
annoyed about nothing sometimes.
6) When you hit 2 stones together, you can
make SPARKS fly.
7) The FLAMES were jumping 30 metres into
the air and it took the fire brigade over 3
hours to bring them under control.
1) I want to be a professional football player.
I've got a BURNING ambition to play for
England in the finals of the World Cup.
2) She got a lot of potential as a singer, but
she is never going to set the world on FIRE.
3) I had a BLAZING row with my girlfriend last
night. I'm beginning to think we don't have
too much in common.
4) Jill, be careful what you say to Martin. He's
got a FIERY temper.
5) I wouldn't say we had an argument. It was
just a HEATED discussion.
6) I met Fiona at a conference and liked her
immediately. We got on like a house on FIRE.
7) Jill, you are playing with FIRE. If the
company finds out what you've done, you'll
be looking for a new job.
8) I was planning a quiet weekend, but Justin
and Charlotte invited themselves round on
Saturday, so all my plans went up in SMOKE.
9) Jill, every time I have a new idea you just
shoot me down in FLAMES without really
listening to what I have to say.
10) Have you ever heard Paul and Jill
discussing politics? The SPARKS really fly
when they disagree about something.
