FACTS OF THE WEEK
Fern collecting was such a fad in the Victorian
era that it even had a name: pteridomania.
A butt is a real unit of measurement for a cask of
wine. A buttload is about 108 Imperial gallons.
People didn’t always say “hello” when they
answered the phone. In 1878, Alexander Graham
Bell suggested answering the phone with
“ahoy."
The smell of fresh cut grass comes from the
chemicals plants release when in distress.
GOOD WEEK FOR:
British Paralympic sprinter John McFall, who has
been chosen as the first disabled astronaut by the
European Space Agency. McFall will work with
designers and engineers to be the first disabled
person to go into space.
25 November 2022
Today is “Black Friday” in the UK - this is one of the busiest retail days of the year as businesses cut prices in
the run up to Christmas.
We also have some more light-hearted news stories from around the world this week:
News and homework:
25 November 2022
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
A Danish artist hides enormous trolls deep in
Western Australia - here.
QUOTATION OF THE WEEK
“In the small matters, trust the mind. In the large ones, trust the
heart.” ~ Sigmund Freud.
This week's homework is called "Nationalities, Countries and Languages":
PART A: Make nationality adjectives from these nouns and group them correctly:
Japan
Brazil
Ireland
Israel
Ukraine
Arabia
Iraq
Denmark
Portugal
Iceland
Group A: -ish adjectives
Group B: -ic adjectives
Group C: -(i)an adjectives
Group D: -i adjectives
Group E: -ese adjectives
PART B: Make a noun meaning "a person from that country or geographical region"
1.
The Arabian Gulf Countries
2.
Britain
3.
Finland
4.
Sweden
5.
Spain
PART C: Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
1.
Simon went to the Russia on holiday.
2.
Have you ever heard Bulgarish music? It's wonderful.
3.
Simon went to work in the Centre East, in Saudi Arabia I think.
4.
Petra would love to live in UK for a while to improve her English.
5.
I love the colour of the Mediterrane sea.
6.
I think she married a Scottish.
PART D: What do we call …. ?
1.
A person who speaks two languages perfectly?
2.
The different ways of speaking in one and the same language?
3.
The language you learnt from your birth?
4.
The country whose capital is Manila?
5.
The national language of the Netherlands?
That's it for this week!
Have a good weekend and week and we will write again next Friday.
Best wishes
A woman in South Africa, who claims she exists
on a diet of insects and has developed her own
brand called Ensekta, including: chirp cookies,
cricket brownies, chocolate-covered silkworms
and mealworm flapjacks with cricket powder on
top.
BAD WEEK FOR:
An American woman who pleaded guilty to
smuggling a spider monkey inside a beer box.
Investigators later found online adverts for the
sale of a spider monkey, with her mobile
number listed. She faces up to 20 years in
prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted. .
The Mexican city of Periban, which officially broke
the Guinness World Record for the largest serving
of guacamole, as a team of 300 cooks mixed up
10,957 pounds of guacamole.
© MAYFLOWER COLLEGE english@maycoll.co.uk
LIKE A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP
Paul Stevens - Director (based in San Diego, USA)
Jill Tyler - General Manager (based in Plymouth, UK)
MEANING:
To be aggressive and clumsy in a situation that
requires delicacy and care.
USE: This is a complex problem, and if you go about dealing with
it like a bull in a china shop, you will alienate a lot of people
Group A: -ish adjectives - Irish, Danish
Group B: -ic adjectives - Icelandic, Arabic
Group C: -(i)an adjectives - Brazilian, Ukrainian, Arabian
Group D: -i adjectives - Israeli, Iraqi
Group E: -ese adjectives - Japanese, Portuguese
1.
A person who speaks two languages perfectly? (a) bilingual
2.
The different ways of speaking in one and the same
language? dialects
3.
The language you learnt from your birth? Mother tongue or
native language
4.
The country whose capital is Manila? The Philippines
5.
The national language of the Netherlands? Dutch
1.
Simon went to Russia on holiday.
2.
Have you ever heard Bulgarian music? It's wonderful.
3.
Simon went to work in the Middle East, in Saudi Arabia I think.
4.
Petra would love to live in the UK for a while to improve her English.
5.
I love the colour of the Mediterranean sea.
6.
I think she married a Scot.
1.
The Arabian Gulf Countries - an Arab
2.
Britain - a Briton
3.
Finland - a Finn
4.
Sweden - a Swede
5.
Spain - a Spaniard
