FACTS OF THE WEEK
Opossums don't "play dead." When frightened, they become overexcited and pass out. The medical term for ice cream headaches is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. A British man changed his name to Tim Pppppppppprice to make it harder for telemarketers to pronounce. The second largest country by area is Canada, after Russia.
GOOD WEEK FOR:
Eliminating diseases, by breeding mosquitos. It sounds a bad idea but these mosquitoes are different: they’re infected with Wolbachia bacteria which cripples the insects’ ability to transmit viruses like dengue, Zika and yellow fever.
18 November 2022
This weekend, Plymouth’s Christmas calendar officially begins with the Christmas lights switch on. It also
marks the start of festive late-night shopping in the 5 weeks leading up to the Christmas holidays!
We also have some more light-hearted news stories from around the world this week:
News and homework:
18 November 2022
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
Take a look at some of the best photos from around the World last weekend - here.QUOTATION OF THE WEEK
“The greatest remedy for anger, is delay” ~ Thomas Paine
This week's homework is called "Countable and Uncountable Words":
PART A:
Correct the mistakes in these sentences:
1) Fiona gave me some good advices.
2) I need some informations.
3) We had a lovely weather.
4) The furnitures are very old.
5) I'm looking for a new jeans.
6) Your hairs are getting very long, Fiona.
7) Do you have a scissors?
8) We had a lot of homeworks yesterday.
9) Do you think Marie is making a progress with her English?
10) These trousers is too small?
PART B:
Which of these words are not normally used in the plural?
Passport
Currency
Luggage
Reservation
Accommodation
Flight
Information
Travel
Visa
Journey
Flour
Carrot
Fish
Fruit
Toast
Garlic
Rice
Wheat
Biscuit
Cooking-oil
Pancake
PART C:
Complete the sentences with these words connected with materials and resources:
Stone
Leather
Coals
Cloth
Plastic
Glass
1) Most of the cottages were built of _____ , which was not surprising because you could see large _____
lying everywhere in the fields around the village.
2) I have some _____ here which I bought to make a dress. I hate it now. I think I'll tear it up and make
some _____ for dirty jobs in the kitchen.
3) ______ can produce a phenomenal heat. That's why I find it hard to believe that he once saw someone
in India walking over red-hot _____.
4) The car seats are all _____. They are much more comfortable than _____.
5) The _____ that those wine-_____ are made of is very pure and expensive.
And finally Your riddle this week is:-
My son Steve is 24 years younger than me and 35 years older than my grandson, Phillip. Together, all of
our ages add up to one hundred. How old are we?
That's it for this week!
Have a good weekend and week and we will write again next Friday.
Best wishes
A toddler, who got her head stuck in a toilet
seat. Firefighters were sent to rescue two-year-
old Harper after she tried to wear the toilet seat
during a potty-training session.
BAD WEEK FOR:
Condoning smoking, as a Chinese man ran a marathon while chain-smoking his way through a packet of cigarettes. The man, named Uncle Chen, completed the 26-mile course in 3 hours and 28 minutes.
A 14-year old student who has been crowned
‘America’s Top Young Scientist’ for designing
headphones that treat ear infections. The low-cost
headphones use blue light therapy to detect and
treat mid-ear infections in children—potentially
preventing up to 60% of hearing loss in children.
© MAYFLOWER COLLEGE english@maycoll.co.uk
to GIVE THE GREEN LIGHT
Paul Stevens - Director (based in San Diego, USA)
Jill Tyler - General Manager (based in Plymouth, UK)
MEANING:
To give approval or permission for something to
happen
USE: We have given the green light to the project and it will start
next week
1) Fiona gave me some good ADVICE.
2) I need some INFORMATION.
3) We had lovely weather.
4) The FURNITURE IS very old.
5) I'm looking for SOME new jeans (or, a new pair of jeans).
6) Your hair IS getting very long, Fiona.
7) Do you have SOME scissors?
8) We had a lot of HOMEWORK yesterday.
9) Do you think Marie is making PROGRESS with her English?
10) These trousers ARE too small?
Me - 61, Jeff - 37, Phillip - 2
1) Most of the cottages were built of STONE, which was not surprising because you could see large
STONES lying everywhere in the fields around the village.
2) I have some CLOTH here which I bought to make a dress. I hate it now. I think I'll tear it up and
make some CLOTHS for dirty jobs in the kitchen.
3) COAL can produce a phenomenal heat. That's why I find it hard to believe that he once saw
someone in India walking over red-hot COALS.
4) The car seats are all LEATHER. They are much more comfortable than PLASTIC.
5) The GLASS that those wine-GLASSES are made of is very pure and expensive.
Luggage
Accommodation
Information
Travel
Flour
Fish
Fruit
Toast
Garlic
Rice
Wheat
Cooking-oil
FACTS OF THE WEEK
Opossums don't "play dead." When frightened, they become overexcited and pass out. The medical term for ice cream headaches is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. A British man changed his name to Tim Pppppppppprice to make it harder for telemarketers to pronounce. The second largest country by area is Canada, after Russia.
GOOD WEEK FOR:
Eliminating diseases, by breeding mosquitos. It sounds a bad idea but these mosquitoes are different: they’re infected with Wolbachia bacteria which cripples the insects’ ability to transmit viruses like dengue, Zika and yellow fever.
18 November 2022
This weekend, Plymouth’s Christmas calendar
officially begins with the Christmas lights
switch on. It also marks the start of festive late-
night shopping in the 5 weeks leading up to
the Christmas holidays!
We also have some more light-hearted news
stories from around the world this week:
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
Take a look at some of the best photos from around the World last weekend - here.QUOTATION OF THE WEEK
“The greatest remedy for anger, is delay” ~ Thomas PaineNews and homework
18 November 2022
© MAYFLOWER COLLEGE english@maycoll.co.uk
A 14-year old student who has been
crowned ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’
for designing headphones that treat ear
infections. The low-cost headphones use
blue light therapy to detect and treat mid-
ear infections in children—potentially
preventing up to 60% of hearing loss in
children.
BAD WEEK FOR:
Condoning smoking, as a Chinese man ran a marathon while chain-smoking his way through a packet of cigarettes. The man, named Uncle Chen, completed the 26-mile course in 3 hours and 28 minutes.
A toddler, who got her head stuck in a
toilet seat. Firefighters were sent to rescue
two-year-old Harper after she tried to wear
the toilet seat during a potty-training
session.
Paul Stevens - Director (based in San Diego,
USA)
Jill Tyler - General Manager (based in
Plymouth, UK)
This week's homework is called "Countable and
Uncountable Words":
PART A:
Correct the mistakes in these sentences:
1) Fiona gave me some good advices.
2) I need some informations.
3) We had a lovely weather.
4) The furnitures are very old.
5) I'm looking for a new jeans.
6) Your hairs are getting very long, Fiona.
7) Do you have a scissors?
8) We had a lot of homeworks yesterday.
9) Do you think Marie is making a progress with
her English?
10) These trousers is too small?
PART B:
Which of these words are not normally used in
the plural?
Passport
Currency
Luggage
Reservation
Accommodation
Flight
Information
Travel
Visa
Journey
Flour
Carrot
Fish
Fruit
Toast
Garlic
Rice
Wheat
Biscuit
Cooking-oil
Pancake
PART C:
Complete the sentences with these words
connected with materials and resources:
Stone
Leather
Coals
Cloth
Plastic
Glass
1) Most of the cottages were built of _____ ,
which was not surprising because you could
see large _____ lying everywhere in the fields
around the village.
2) I have some _____ here which I bought to
make a dress. I hate it now. I think I'll tear it up
and make some _____ for dirty jobs in the
kitchen.
3) ______ can produce a phenomenal heat.
That's why I find it hard to believe that he once
saw someone in India walking over red-hot
_____.
4) The car seats are all _____. They are much
more comfortable than _____.
5) The _____ that those wine-_____ are made of
is very pure and expensive.
And finally Your riddle this week is:-
My son Steve is 24 years younger than me and
35 years older than my grandson, Phillip.
Together, all of our ages add up to one
hundred. How old are we?
That's it for this week!
Have a good weekend and week and we will
write again next Friday.
Best wishes
TO GIVE THE GREEN LIGHT
MEANING:
To give approval or permission
for something to
happen
USE: We have given
the green light to the
project and it will start
next week
1) Fiona gave me some good ADVICE.
2) I need some INFORMATION.
3) We had lovely weather.
4) The FURNITURE IS very old.
5) I'm looking for SOME new jeans (or, a new
pair of jeans).
6) Your hair IS getting very long, Fiona.
7) Do you have SOME scissors?
8) We had a lot of HOMEWORK yesterday.
9) Do you think Marie is making PROGRESS
with her English?
10) These trousers ARE too small?
Me - 61, Jeff - 37, Phillip - 2
1) Most of the cottages were built of STONE,
which was not surprising because you could
see large STONES lying everywhere in the
fields around the village.
2) I have some CLOTH here which I bought to
make a dress. I hate it now. I think I'll tear it
up and make some CLOTHS for dirty jobs in
the kitchen.
3) COAL can produce a phenomenal heat.
That's why I find it hard to believe that he
once saw someone in India walking over red-
hot COALS.
4) The car seats are all LEATHER. They are
much more comfortable than PLASTIC.
5) The GLASS that those wine-GLASSES are
made of is very pure and expensive.
Luggage
Accommodation
Information
Travel
Flour
Fish
Fruit
Toast
Garlic
Rice
Wheat
Cooking-oil
