FACTS OF THE WEEK
A black cat crossing your path (from right to left) is considered good luck in Germany. The Scots have a word for that panicky feeling you get when you can’t remember someone’s name: tartle. The temperature at the polar ice caps can reach frigid temperatures of −189.67 degrees Fahrenheit. Ackwards is an old English dialect word that describes a creature lying on its back that can't get up.
GOOD WEEK FOR:
A village in Britain, which tackled speeding by planting wildflowers. Drivers now slow down as they pass the flowers.
29 July 2022
This weekend Plymouth is hosting Great Britain’s Sail Grand Prix for the second year running with
racing teams competing from Australia, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Japan, New Zealand and the
USA.
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:
29July 2022
QUOTATION OF THE WEEK
“A ship in harbour is safe, but that’s not what ships are for.” ~ John A Shedd
Your homework this week is called "House and Home Idioms":
PART A: Match the following expressions (1-8) with the meanings below (a-h):
1. We got on like a house on fire.
2. She's nothing to write home about.
3. It's as safe as houses.
4. It really brought it home to me.
5. He brought the house down.
6. We did it in-house.
7. They ate us out of house and home.
8. Put your own house in order.
a. Sort out your own problems first.
b. We liked each other a lot.
c. The audience applauded a lot.
d. It made me realise.
e. We had no food left.
f. She's not especially good-looking.
g. It's very safe.
h. We did it ourselves.
PART B:
Fill in the following words and expressions in the dialogues below:
a. house and home
b. write home
c. home from home
d. a good home
e. no-one at home
f. come home
g. brought home
h. the home straight
Jill: You always stay in the same place when you go on holiday, don't you?
Paul: Yes. The same hotel in London every year. It's a real ????? for us.
Paul: My brother and his family came to stay with us for Xmas. They nearly ate us out of ?????. We spent
a fortune on food.
Jill: Kate likes to talk, doesn't she? It's difficult to shut her up.
Paul: Yes, she'll sit and talk until the cows ????? if you let her.
Jill: Pam can be a bit slow sometimes. I often have to explain things several times.
Paul: I know what you mean! Sometimes it seems as if the lights are on but there's ????? !
Jill: Have you seen Christine's new boyfriend? What's he like?
Paul: Well, he's ok I suppose. Certainly nothing to ????? about.
Jill: We must have picked enough strawberries by now, surely?
Paul: Keep going! We only need a few more kilos. We're on ????? now.
Jill: I have a great new DVD player. I wish I knew somebody who could give my old video player ?????.
Paul: I never used to worry about having one or two drinks and driving home, but last year a friend of
mine had a terrible car accident. It really ???? to me the reality of drinking and driving.
And finally, your riddle (an easy one) this week?
Take off my skin
I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
Have a great week and we look forward to writing to you next Friday.
Police in England, who responded to a burglar
alarm, to find the culprit was a squirrel.
BAD WEEK FOR:
California residents, who were left confused by new road lines. Authorities confirmed that an error made by contractors was responsible for the zig zag lanes. Apparently the lines were supposed to be slightly curved; and the mistake is due to be corrected!
Three Nepalese climbers, who reached the summit
of Mount Everest. They set a world record for the
most sisters to climb Everest together.
© MAYFLOWER COLLEGE english@maycoll.co.uk
MEANING:
To earn the money needed to live
USE:
I have to go to work because it brings home the bacon
TO BRING HOME THE BACON
Paul Stevens - Director (based in San Diego, USA)
Jill Tyler - General Manager (based in Plymouth, UK)
1.
We got on like a house on fire.
b. We liked each other a lot.
2.
She's nothing to write home about.
f. She's not especially good-looking.
3.
It's as safe as houses.
g. It's very safe.
4. It really brought it home to me.
d. It made me realise.
5. He brought the house down.
c. The audience applauded a lot.
6. We did it in-house.
h. We did it ourselves.
7. They ate us out of house and home.
e. We had no food left.
8. Put your own house in order.
a. Sort out your own problems first.
The answer is ONION
Jill: You always stay in the same place when you go on holiday, don't you?
Paul: Yes. The same hotel in London every year. It's a real HOME FROM HOME for us.
Paul: My brother and his family came to stay with us for Xmas. They nearly ate us out of HOUSE
AND HOME. We spent a fortune on food.
Jill: Kate likes to talk, doesn't she? It's difficult to shut her up.
Paul: Yes, she'll sit and talk until the cows COME HOME if you let her.
Jill: Pam can be a bit slow sometimes. I often have to explain things several times.
Paul: I know what you mean! Sometimes it seems as if the lights are on but there's NO-ONE AT
HOME !
Jill: Have you seen Christine's new boyfriend? What's he like?
Paul: Well, he's ok I suppose. Certainly nothing to WRITE HOME about.
Jill: We must have picked enough strawberries by now, surely?
Paul: Keep going! We only need a few more kilos. We're on THE HOME STRAIGHT now.
Jill: I have a great new DVD player. I wish I knew somebody who could give my old video player A
GOOD HOME.
Paul: I never used to worry about having one or two drinks and driving home, but last year a friend
of mine had a terrible car accident. It really BROUGHT HOME to me the reality of drinking and
driving.
FACTS OF THE WEEK
A black cat crossing your path (from right to left) is considered good luck in Germany. The Scots have a word for that panicky feeling you get when you can’t remember someone’s name: tartle. The temperature at the polar ice caps can reach frigid temperatures of −189.67 degrees Fahrenheit. Ackwards is an old English dialect word that describes a creature lying on its back that can't get up.
GOOD WEEK FOR:
A village in Britain, which tackled speeding by planting wildflowers. Drivers now slow down as they pass the flowers.
29 July 2022
This weekend Plymouth is hosting Great
Britain’s Sail Grand Prix for the second year
running with racing teams competing from
Australia, Denmark, France, Great Britain,
Japan, New Zealand and the USA.
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
“A ship in harbour is safe, but that’s not what ships are for.” ~ John A SheddNews and homework
29 July 2022
© MAYFLOWER COLLEGE english@maycoll.co.uk
Three Nepalese climbers, who reached the
summit of Mount Everest. They set a world
record for the most sisters to climb Everest
together.
BAD WEEK FOR:
California residents, who were left confused by new road lines. Authorities confirmed that an error made by contractors was responsible for the zig zag lanes. Apparently the lines were supposed to be slightly curved; and the mistake is due to be corrected!
Police in England, who responded to a
burglar alarm, to find the culprit was a
squirrel.
Paul Stevens - Director (based in San Diego,
USA)
Jill Tyler - General Manager (based in
Plymouth, UK)
Your homework this week is called "House and
Home Idioms":
PART A: Match the following expressions (1-8)
with the meanings below (a-h):
1. We got on like a house on fire.
2. She's nothing to write home about.
3. It's as safe as houses.
4. It really brought it home to me.
5. He brought the house down.
6. We did it in-house.
7. They ate us out of house and home.
8. Put your own house in order.
a. Sort out your own problems first.
b. We liked each other a lot.
c. The audience applauded a lot.
d. It made me realise.
e. We had no food left.
f. She's not especially good-looking.
g. It's very safe.
h. We did it ourselves.
PART B:
Fill in the following words and expressions in
the dialogues below:
a. house and home
b. write home
c. home from home
d. a good home
e. no-one at home
f. come home
g. brought home
h. the home straight
Jill: You always stay in the same place when you
go on holiday, don't you?
Paul: Yes. The same hotel in London every year.
It's a real ????? for us.
Paul: My brother and his family came to stay
with us for Xmas. They nearly ate us out of
?????. We spent a fortune on food.
Jill: Kate likes to talk, doesn't she? It's difficult to
shut her up.
Paul: Yes, she'll sit and talk until the cows ?????
if you let her.
Jill: Pam can be a bit slow sometimes. I often
have to explain things several times.
Paul: I know what you mean! Sometimes it
seems as if the lights are on but there's ????? !
Jill: Have you seen Christine's new boyfriend?
What's he like?
Paul: Well, he's ok I suppose. Certainly nothing
to ????? about.
Jill: We must have picked enough strawberries
by now, surely?
Paul: Keep going! We only need a few more
kilos. We're on ????? now.
Jill: I have a great new DVD player. I wish I knew
somebody who could give my old video player
?????.
Paul: I never used to worry about having one or
two drinks and driving home, but last year a
friend of mine had a terrible car accident. It
really ???? to me the reality of drinking and
driving.
And finally, your riddle (an easy one) this week?
Take off my skin
I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
Have a great week and we look forward to
writing to you next Friday.
TO BRING HOME THE BACON
MEANING:
To earn the money needed to live
USE:
I have to go
to work because it brings
home the bacon
1.
We got on like a house on fire.
b. We liked each other a lot.
2.
She's nothing to write home about.
f. She's not especially good-looking.
3.
It's as safe as houses.
g. It's very safe.
4. It really brought it home to me.
d. It made me realise.
5. He brought the house down.
c. The audience applauded a lot.
6. We did it in-house.
h. We did it ourselves.
7. They ate us out of house and home.
e. We had no food left.
8. Put your own house in order.
a. Sort out your own problems first.
The answer is ONION
Jill: You always stay in the same place when
you go on holiday, don't you?
Paul: Yes. The same hotel in London every
year. It's a real HOME FROM HOME for us.
Paul: My brother and his family came to stay
with us for Xmas. They nearly ate us out of
HOUSE AND HOME. We spent a fortune on
food.
Jill: Kate likes to talk, doesn't she? It's difficult
to shut her up.
Paul: Yes, she'll sit and talk until the cows
COME HOME if you let her.
Jill: Pam can be a bit slow sometimes. I often
have to explain things several times.
Paul: I know what you mean! Sometimes it
seems as if the lights are on but there's NO-
ONE AT HOME !
Jill: Have you seen Christine's new boyfriend?
What's he like?
Paul: Well, he's ok I suppose. Certainly
nothing to WRITE HOME about.
Jill: We must have picked enough
strawberries by now, surely?
Paul: Keep going! We only need a few more
kilos. We're on THE HOME STRAIGHT now.
Jill: I have a great new DVD player. I wish I
knew somebody who could give my old
video player A GOOD HOME.
Paul: I never used to worry about having one
or two drinks and driving home, but last year
a friend of mine had a terrible car accident. It
really BROUGHT HOME to me the reality of
drinking and driving.
