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FACTS OF THE WEEK

The Crooked Forest in Poland is home to hundreds of pine trees curved at a 90° angle. Female cicadas have been known to confuse the roar of power tools for mating calls, sometimes swarming people using lawn mowers. Dogs have four toes on their hind feet, and five on their front feet. In the late 1800s, residents of Corinne, Utah could buy divorce papers from a vending machine for $2.50.

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Friendly airline staff who agreed to look after a passenger’s pet fish for 4 months, after it was banned from a flight. The SouthWest Airlines employees volunteered to take care of the fish so that the woman wouldn’t miss her flight.

23 September 2022 This week the University of Plymouth has been holding graduation ceremonies on Plymouth Hoe and welcoming back students to Plymouth for Freshers Week. As usual, we have been looking through the British media this week and here are some of the stranger stories we found:

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23 September 2022

PHOTOS OF THE WEEK

Take a look at some of the winning images from the Royal Observatory Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. - here.

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK

“The most powerful magic of all is choice.” ~ Sara Raasch

This week's homework is about Feet ! PART A Use FOOT or FEET to complete the following expressions. 1) Students at Mayflower College often ask the most unexpected questions. To work here you need to be able to think on your ????. 2) When I get home from work, the first thing I do is have a cup of tea, put my ???? up and read the newspaper. 3) I'm having my flat decorated at the moment. They're supposed to finish it today but they've been dragging their ???? so it'll probably be next week now. 4) You can't live with you parents forever, Jill. You're twenty-six. It's time you were standing on your own two ????. 5) The French goalkeeper played brilliantly. He didn't put a ???? wrong. 6) I don't mind my son having fun with his friends but I had to put my ???? down when he came home drunk at 3.00 am. 7) I get on well with my flatmate now but we got off on the wrong ???? because she used to play her music so loud. It was fine after we talked about it. 8) I know you're on holiday, Jill, but you still need to help in the kitchen. I'm not going to wait on you hand and ???? the whole time. 9) I worked for 13 hours yesterday. I was dead on my ????? when I got home. 10) I like the idea of an office party but who is going to ???? the bill. PART B Complete the sentences below using: GOT COLD FEET GOT ITCHY FEET LANDED ON HER FEET RUSHED OFF OUR FEET SET FOOT FIND MY FEET PUT MY FOOT IN IT KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND 1) Paul: Have you had a busy day? You look exhausted. Jill: Yes, we were so busy today. We were ????. 2) Paul: You've lived in many different countries, haven't you Jill? Jill: Yes, I can't stay in one place for too long. You could say I've ????. 3) Paul: Did you see Patrick over the weekend? Did you call him? Jill: I wanted to phone him but at the last moment I ?????. 4) Paul: Has your sister found a job yet? Jill: Yes, she's got a great new job in London. Big salary, car, bonuses. She's really ?????. 5) Paul: Oh dear, me and my big mouth. I've just ???? again. I asked Andy about his girlfriend and I'd forgotten that she's just left him for his brother! 6) Paul: So you had a good time in London then? Jill: Yes, but I hope I never ???? in another museum again. We spent hours walking round them because of the rain. 7) Paul: How is the new job, Jill? Jill: It's all very new. I think it'll take me a few weeks to ????. 8) Paul: It's my first job and they are giving me a company car. Also, the salary is double what I was expecting. What do you think of that, then? Jill: Just ????, Paul. That's all I can say! So, that is it for this week. Have a relaxing weekend and we look forward to writing to you again next Friday.

Coors Beer Company, as a crash involving 5 trucks, ended up with a Florida highway being covered with their beer cans!

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A family who captured a video of an unusual “Godzilla” visitor – a large monitor lizard trying to climb their window.

A Czech Village, which is at the heart of a vinyl record revival that has survived despite challenges including the invention of CD’s, digital streaming and the pandemic. The small town of Loděnice produces 60% of the world’s vinyl and has continually operated since 1951.

two left feet

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

MEANING: To be uncoordinated. USE: I’m a terrible dancer. I’ve got two left feet.

1) Students at Mayflower College often ask the most unexpected questions. To work here you need to be able to think on your FEET. 2) When I get home from work, the first thing I do is have a cup of tea, put my FEET up and read the newspaper. 3) I'm having my flat decorated at the moment. They're supposed to finish it today but they've been dragging their FEET so it'll probably be next week now. 4) You can't live with you parents forever, Jill. You're twenty-six. It's time you were standing on your own two FEET. 5) The French goalkeeper played brilliantly. He didn't put a FOOT wrong. 6) I don't mind my son having fun with his friends but I had to put my FOOT down when he came home drunk at 3.00 am. 7) I get on well with my flatmate now but we got off on the wrong FOOT because she used to play her music so loud. It was fine after we talked about it. 8) I know you're on holiday, Jill, but you still need to help in the kitchen. I'm not going to wait on you hand and FOOT the whole time. 9) I worked for 13 hours yesterday. I was dead on my FEET when I got home. 10) I like the idea of an office party but who is going to FOOT the bill.

1) Paul: Have you had a busy day? You look exhausted. Jill: Yes, we were so busy today. We were RUSHED OFF OUR FEET. 2) Paul: You've lived in many different countries, haven't you Jill? Jill: Yes, I can't stay in one place for too long. You could say I've GOT ITCHY FEET. 3) Paul: Did you see Patrick over the weekend? Did you call him? Jill: I wanted to phone him but at the last moment I GOT COLD FEET. 4) Paul: Has your sister found a job yet? Jill: Yes, she's got a great new job in London. Big salary, car, bonuses. She's really LANDED ON HER FEET. 5) Paul: Oh dear, me and my big mouth. I've just PUT MY FOOT IN IT again. I asked Andy about his girlfriend and I'd forgotten that she's just left him for his brother! 6) Paul: So you had a good time in London then? Jill: Yes, but I hope I never SET FOOT in another museum again. We spent hours walking round them because of the rain. 7) Paul: How is the new job, Jill? Jill: It's all very new. I think it'll take me a few weeks to FIND MY FEET. 8) Paul: It's my first job and they are giving me a company car. Also, the salary is double what I was expecting. What do you think of that, then? Jill: Just KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND, Paul. That's all I can say!