FACTS OF THE WEEK
There are beaches in the Maldives that glow in the dark. Maya Angelou was San Francisco’s first Black female streetcar conductor. ”Green Eggs and Ham”, a children’s storybook written by Dr Seuss was banned in China from 1965 to 1991 for its “portrayal of early Marxism.” A group of ferrets is called ‘a business’.
GOOD WEEK FOR:
A British 5-Year-old, who had her first book published, and won the title of the World’s Youngest Author. Titled ‘The Lost Cat’, Bella's book tells the tale of Snowy, a cat who gets lost after going outside alone at night.
17 June 2022
This weekend the world’s largest privately-owned cruise ship, “The
World” has docked in Plymouth sound. The cruise ship is owned by
some of the world’s richest people. The 196-metre ship has 12 decks and
the cost of an apartment on the ship is between $2million -$15million.
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:
17 June 2022
QUOTATION OF THE WEEK
“If you could kick the person in the pants responsible
for most of your troubles, you wouldn’t be able to sit
for a month.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt.
This week's homework is called "Annoyance and Frustration":
PART A
Fill in the following words in the definitions below:
TETHER, INSULT, BANG, PATIENCE, DISTRACTIONS, STRAW, INJURY, BEND,
TEAR, WITS
1. A comment made to hurt somebody or to make them feel stupid is an ?????.
2. Some people have all the ???? in the world, while others have none.
3. If you are in a difficult situation, you need to use your ?????.
4. A curve in a road is a ?????.
5. You tie a farm animal, for example a goat, to a post with a ?????.
6. When I'm trying to read a book, I don't like any ?????.
7. If you get an ????? to your back, it can take months to clear up.
8. It really annoys me when people ????? pages out of the telephone book.
9. Be careful. This is a very low doorway. Don't ????? your head.
10. Many farm animals eat and sleep on ?????.
PART B
Put these words into the expressions below.
NERVES, STRAW, NOSE, END, INSULT, WITS
1. I'm at the ????? of my tether.
2. We're at our ?????' end.
3. It's getting on my ?????.
4. That sort of thing really gets up my ?????.
5. to add ????? to injury.
6. the last ?????.
PART C
Complete these sentences (based on the expressions in PART B):
1. Do you think you could stop whistling, Tom? - ?????.
2. Jack's been crying all day. The baby won't go to sleep. I've got a terrible headache. I can't take any
more. ?????.
3. First he told me he wanted to end the relationship. Then, ?????, he asked to borrow some money to
take a taxi home.
4. The bank has just charged me £25 because I was overdrawn for one day. One day! That ?????.
5. I've asked my flatmate to move out. She never tidied the place or cooked. ????? was when she
brought a stray dog home!
6. We don't know what to do with Jane. She's 15. She won't do her homework, she isn't interested in
anything, she hardly speaks. ????? !
Have a great week
Homeowners, who left their dog unattended
and came back to find that a fire had seriously
damaged their house. Firefighters later
checked security cameras, which had recorded
the moment their dog accidentally turned on
the kitchen stove
BAD WEEK FOR:
Difficult decisions, as a US pest-control company is offering homeowners $2,000 in exchange for releasing 100 cockroaches into their home to test out experimental pest control methods.
UK workers, as the world’s largest 4-day week trial
began. The idea of working less for the same pay
might sound incrtedible, but for thousands of UK
employees it became a reality on Monday.
© MAYFLOWER COLLEGE english@maycoll.co.uk
MEANING:
You can achieve anything you wish in life or go anywhere
because you have the opportunity or ability to do so.
USE:
You’re young and healthy with no commitments – the world is
your oyster!
the world is your oyster
Paul Stevens - Director (based in San Diego, USA)
Jill Tyler - General Manager (based in Plymouth, UK)
1. A comment made to hurt somebody or to make them feel stupid is an INSULT.
2. Some people have all the PATIENCE in the world, while others have none.
3. If you are in a difficult situation, you need to use your WITS.
4. A curve in a road is a BEND.
5. You tie a farm animal, for example a goat, to a post with a TETHER.
6. When I'm trying to read a book, I don't like any DISTRACTIONS.
7. If you get an INJURY to your back, it can take months to clear up.
8. It really annoys me when people TEAR pages out of the telephone book.
9. Be careful. This is a very low doorway. Don't BANG your head.
10. Many farm animals eat and sleep on STRAW.
1. Do you think you could stop whistling, Tom? - It's getting on my nerves.
2. Jack's been crying all day. The baby won't go to sleep. I've got a terrible headache.
I can't take any more. I'm at the end of my tether.
3. First he told me he wanted to end the relationship. Then, to add insult to injury, he
asked to borrow some money to take a taxi home.
4. The bank has just charged me £25 because I was overdrawn for one day. One day!
That sort of thing really gets up my nose.
5. I've asked my flatmate to move out. She never tidied the place or cooked. The last
straw was when she brought a stray dog home!
6. We don't know what to do with Jane. She's 15. She won't do her homework, she
isn't interested in anything, she hardly speaks. We're at our wits' end !
1. I'm at the END of my tether.
2. We're at our WITS' end.
3. It's getting on my NERVES.
4. That sort of thing really gets up my NOSE.
5. to add INSULT to injury.
6. the last STRAW
FACTS OF THE WEEK
There are beaches in the Maldives that glow in the dark. Maya Angelou was San Francisco’s first Black female streetcar conductor. ”Green Eggs and Ham”, a children’s storybook written by Dr Seuss was banned in China from 1965 to 1991 for its “portrayal of early Marxism.” A group of ferrets is called ‘a business’.
GOOD WEEK FOR:
A British 5-Year-old, who had her first book published, and won the title of the World’s Youngest Author. Titled ‘The Lost Cat’, Bella's book tells the tale of Snowy, a cat who gets lost after going outside alone at night.
17 June 2022
This weekend the world’s largest privately-
owned cruise ship, “The World” has docked in
Plymouth sound. The cruise ship is owned by
some of the world’s richest people. The 196-
metre ship has 12 decks and the cost of an
apartment on the ship is between $2million -
$15million.
As usual, we have been looking through the
British media this week and here are some of
the stranger stories we found:
QUOTATION OF THE WEEK
“If you could kick the person in the pants
responsible for most of your troubles, you
wouldn’t be able to sit for a month.” ~
Theodore Roosevelt.
News and homework
17 June 2022
© MAYFLOWER COLLEGE english@maycoll.co.uk
UK workers, as the world’s largest 4-day
week trial began. The idea of working less
for the same pay might sound incrtedible,
but for thousands of UK employees it
became a reality on Monday.
BAD WEEK FOR:
Difficult decisions, as a US pest-control company is offering homeowners $2,000 in exchange for releasing 100 cockroaches into their home to test out experimental pest control methods.
Homeowners, who left their dog
unattended and came back to find that a
fire had seriously damaged their house.
Firefighters later checked security cameras,
which had recorded the moment their dog
accidentally turned on the kitchen stove
Paul Stevens - Director (based in San Diego,
USA)
Jill Tyler - General Manager (based in
Plymouth, UK)
This week's homework is called "Annoyance
and Frustration":
PART A
Fill in the following words in the definitions
below:
TETHER, INSULT, BANG, PATIENCE,
DISTRACTIONS, STRAW, INJURY, BEND, TEAR,
WITS
1. A comment made to hurt somebody or to
make them feel stupid is an ?????.
2. Some people have all the ???? in the world,
while others have none.
3. If you are in a difficult situation, you need to
use your ?????.
4. A curve in a road is a ?????.
5. You tie a farm animal, for example a goat, to a
post with a ?????.
6. When I'm trying to read a book, I don't like
any ?????.
7. If you get an ????? to your back, it can take
months to clear up.
8. It really annoys me when people ????? pages
out of the telephone book.
9. Be careful. This is a very low doorway. Don't
????? your head.
10. Many farm animals eat and sleep on ?????.
PART B
Put these words into the expressions below.
NERVES, STRAW, NOSE, END, INSULT, WITS
1. I'm at the ????? of my tether.
2. We're at our ?????' end.
3. It's getting on my ?????.
4. That sort of thing really gets up my ?????.
5. to add ????? to injury.
6. the last ?????.
PART C
Complete these sentences (based on the
expressions in PART B):
1. Do you think you could stop whistling, Tom? -
?????.
2. Jack's been crying all day. The baby won't go
to sleep. I've got a terrible headache. I can't take
any more. ?????.
3. First he told me he wanted to end the
relationship. Then, ?????, he asked to borrow
some money to take a taxi home.
4. The bank has just charged me £25 because I
was overdrawn for one day. One day! That ?????.
5. I've asked my flatmate to move out. She
never tidied the place or cooked. ????? was
when she brought a stray dog home!
6. We don't know what to do with Jane. She's 15.
She won't do her homework, she isn't
interested in anything, she hardly speaks. ?????
!
Have a great week
the world is your oyster
MEANING:
You can achieve anything
you wish in life or go anywhere because
you have the opportunity or ability to do so.
USE:
You’re young and
healthy with no
commitments – the
world is your oyster!
1. A comment made to hurt somebody or to
make them feel stupid is an INSULT.
2. Some people have all the PATIENCE in the
world, while others have none.
3. If you are in a difficult situation, you need to
use your WITS.
4. A curve in a road is a BEND.
5. You tie a farm animal, for example a goat, to
a post with a TETHER.
6. When I'm trying to read a book, I don't like
any DISTRACTIONS.
7. If you get an INJURY to your back, it can
take months to clear up.
8. It really annoys me when people TEAR
pages out of the telephone book.
9. Be careful. This is a very low doorway. Don't
BANG your head.
10. Many farm animals eat and sleep on
STRAW.
1. Do you think you could stop whistling,
Tom? - It's getting on my nerves.
2. Jack's been crying all day. The baby won't
go to sleep. I've got a terrible headache. I
can't take any more. I'm at the end of my
tether.
3. First he told me he wanted to end the
relationship. Then, to add insult to injury, he
asked to borrow some money to take a taxi
home.
4. The bank has just charged me £25
because I was overdrawn for one day. One
day! That sort of thing really gets up my
nose.
5. I've asked my flatmate to move out. She
never tidied the place or cooked. The last
straw was when she brought a stray dog
home!
6. We don't know what to do with Jane.
She's 15. She won't do her homework, she
isn't interested in anything, she hardly
speaks. We're at our wits' end !
1. I'm at the END of my tether.
2. We're at our WITS' end.
3. It's getting on my NERVES.
4. That sort of thing really gets up my
NOSE.
5. to add INSULT to injury.
6. the last STRAW
