FACTS OF THE WEEK
A group of hippos is called a bloat. A blob of toothpaste is called a nurdle. Most babies are conceived in December. Almonds are members of the peach family.
GOOD WEEK FOR:
A pufferfish who had life-saving dental work, after her teeth grew so big she was unable to eat. Pufferfish teeth are naturally controlled in the wild (due to the diet of hard shellfish), but medics managed to sedate her and file down her teeth to enable her to eat properly again.
28 January 2022
This week we’ve been preparing some more quizzes for you, including
one about foreign words which do not exist in English - here.
We’ve also looked through the British media for you and found these
stories:
News and homework:
28 Jan. 2022
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
Snow in Algeria’s Sahara desert - here.
QUOTATION OF THE WEEK
“Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying
and failing” ~ L.M Montgomery
This week's homework concerns words and expressions associated with
WATER.
PART A - Literal meanings
Complete the definitions below using the following words:
RIPPLES, STREAMS, POOL, FLOOD, SPLASH, TIDE, SURGE, OVERFLOW, DRIP, TRICKLES, TEEMING,
POURING
1. If you jump into a swimming ?????? you make a big ??????
2. If it is ????? with rain, it means the same as the more common word ??????. Both mean that the rain
is very heavy.
3. I have a tap in my bathroom which has an annoying ?????. I must fix it at the weekend !
4. In the Bible, Noah built an ark so he and his family could escape the great ?????.
5. Small ????? eventually flow into big rivers.
6. If a small amount of water escapes slowly from your car engine it ?????? out.
7. Fill your glass too full and it will ?????.
8. It's usually safer to go swimming in the sea when the ???? is coming in rather than when it is going
out.
9. A ????? of water in the sea sends a large wave forward.
10. If you drop a stone into a pond you can watch the ????? move out to the edges.
PART B
Complete the sentences below using the following words:
POURED, TIDE, DRIP, WET, SEA, SPLASH, POOL, TEEMING, FLOW, DRY UP, RIPPLE
1. At the end of my presentation there was a ????? of applause.
2. The government must find a way to stem the ?????? of refugees trying to enter Britain.
3. Amanda, you'll make quite a ????? if you go to the party with that dress! It's very short!
4. You can't expect David to do anything about the problem. He's far too ?????. He avoids all sorts of
decisions.
5. I'm an easy going sort of person. I don't usually complain. I just go with the ?????.
6. At Mayflower College we have 12 permanent teachers and a ?????? of about 20 temporary teachers
we use when we need to.
7. Come on Paul, come and dance. It's fun. Don't be such a ?????? !
8. Fewer and fewer students are studying Mathematics at University these days. Not surprisingly, the
number of new Maths teachers applying for jobs is slowly starting to ?????.
9. When I entered the party all I saw was a ????? of faces I didn't know.
10. When I went to Venice the main square was ??????? with people.
11. After the game the crowd ?????? out of the football stadium.
And finally a riddle for you to solve:
Some have hands that never clutch,
Others figure out as much.
Some taking diving, others showers,
Jewellery for hours and hours.
We hope you have a lovely weekend and will write to you again next Friday.
Paul Stevens - Director (based in San Diego, USA)
Jill Tyler - General Manager (based in Plymouth, UK)
Marathon runners in Siberia, who broke a World
Record for the coldest marathon, when runners
braved temperatures of minus 63.4 Celsius! A
Russian runner took first place with a time of 3
hours, 22 minutes.
BAD WEEK FOR:
London commuters, as the Underground trains experienced delays and cancellations after a swan planted itself on the tracks and refused to move for more than an hour! Swans are a protected species in the UK.
Higher taxes for the super-rich, as a group of 102
millionaires signed an open letter calling on
governments to increase their taxes. The group,
including Disney heiress Abigail Disney, said the
current tax system needs to be rewritten to make
taxation fairer and restore trust in politics.
© MAYFLOWER COLLEGE english@maycoll.co.uk
MEANING: To behave inconsistently between extremes of opinion
or emotion.
use: John’s been blowing hot and cold about whether or not to
go skiing this year
TO BLOW HOT AND COLD
1. If you jump into a swimming POOL you make a big SPLASH
2. If it is TEEMING with rain, it means the same as the more common word POURING. Both mean
that the rain is very heavy.
3. I have a tap in my bathroom which has an annoying DRIP. I must fix it at the weekend !
4. In the Bible, Noah built an ark so he and his family could escape the great FLOOD.
5. Small STREAMS eventually flow into big rivers.
6. If a small amount of water escapes slowly from your car engine it TRICKLES out.
7. Fill your glass too full and it will OVERFLOW.
8. It's usually safer to go swimming in the sea when the TIDE is coming in rather than when it is
going out.
9. A SURGE of water in the sea sends a large wave forward.
10. If you drop a stone into a pond you can watch the RIPPLES move out to the edges.
The answer is WATCH
1. At the end of my presentation there was a RIPPLE of applause.
2. The government must find a way to stem the TIDE of refugees trying to enter Britain.
3. Amanda, you'll make quite a SPLASH if you go to the party with that dress! It's very short!
4. You can't expect David to do anything about the problem. He's far too WET. He avoids all sorts of
decisions.
5. I'm an easy going sort of person. I don't usually complain. I just go with the FLOW
6. At Mayflower College we have 12 permanent teachers and a POOL of about 20 temporary
teachers we use when we need to.
7. Come on Paul, come and dance. It's fun. Don't be such a DRIP !
8. Fewer and fewer students are studying Mathematics at University these days. Not surprisingly,
the number of new Maths teachers applying for jobs is slowly starting to DRY UP.
9. When I entered the party all I saw was a SEA of faces I didn't know.
10. When I went to Venice the main square was TEEMING with people.
11. After the game the crowd POURED out of the football stadium.
FACTS OF THE WEEK
A group of hippos is called a bloat. A blob of toothpaste is called a nurdle. Most babies are conceived in December. Almonds are members of the peach family.
GOOD WEEK FOR:
A pufferfish who had life-saving dental work, after her teeth grew so big she was unable to eat. Pufferfish teeth are naturally controlled in the wild (due to the diet of hard shellfish), but medics managed to sedate her and file down her teeth to enable her to eat properly again.
28 January 2022
This week we’ve been preparing some more
quizzes for you, including one about foreign
words which do not exist in English - here.
We’ve also looked through the British media
for you and found these stories:
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
Snow in Algeria’s Sahara desert - here.
QUOTATION OF THE WEEK
“Next to trying and winning, the best thing
is trying and failing” ~ L.M Montgomery
News and homework
28 Jan. 2022
© MAYFLOWER COLLEGE english@maycoll.co.uk
Higher taxes for the super-rich, as a
group of 102 millionaires signed an open
letter calling on governments to
increase their taxes. The group,
including Disney heiress Abigail Disney,
said the current tax system needs to be
rewritten to make taxation fairer and
restore trust in politics.
BAD WEEK FOR:
London commuters, as the Underground trains experienced delays and cancellations after a swan planted itself on the tracks and refused to move for more than an hour! Swans are a protected species in the UK.
Marathon runners in Siberia, who broke a
World Record for the coldest marathon,
when runners braved temperatures of
minus 63.4 Celsius! A Russian runner
took first place with a time of 3 hours, 22
minutes.
Paul Stevens - Director (based in San Diego,
USA)
Jill Tyler - General Manager (based in
Plymouth, UK)
This week's homework concerns words and
expressions associated with WATER.
PART A - Literal meanings
Complete the definitions below using the
following words:
RIPPLES, STREAMS, POOL, FLOOD, SPLASH,
TIDE, SURGE, OVERFLOW, DRIP, TRICKLES,
TEEMING, POURING
1. If you jump into a swimming ?????? you
make a big ??????
2. If it is ????? with rain, it means the same as
the more common word ??????. Both mean
that the rain is very heavy.
3. I have a tap in my bathroom which has an
annoying ?????. I must fix it at the weekend !
4. In the Bible, Noah built an ark so he and his
family could escape the great ?????.
5. Small ????? eventually flow into big rivers.
6. If a small amount of water escapes slowly
from your car engine it ?????? out.
7. Fill your glass too full and it will ?????.
8. It's usually safer to go swimming in the sea
when the ???? is coming in rather than when it
is going out.
9. A ????? of water in the sea sends a large wave
forward.
10. If you drop a stone into a pond you can
watch the ????? move out to the edges.
PART B
Complete the sentences below using the
following words:
POURED, TIDE, DRIP, WET, SEA, SPLASH,
POOL, TEEMING, FLOW, DRY UP, RIPPLE
1. At the end of my presentation there was a
????? of applause.
2. The government must find a way to stem the
?????? of refugees trying to enter Britain.
3. Amanda, you'll make quite a ????? if you go
to the party with that dress! It's very short!
4. You can't expect David to do anything about
the problem. He's far too ?????. He avoids all
sorts of decisions.
5. I'm an easy going sort of person. I don't
usually complain. I just go with the ?????.
6. At Mayflower College we have 12 permanent
teachers and a ?????? of about 20 temporary
teachers we use when we need to.
7. Come on Paul, come and dance. It's fun.
Don't be such a ?????? !
8. Fewer and fewer students are studying
Mathematics at University these days. Not
surprisingly, the number of new Maths
teachers applying for jobs is slowly starting to
?????.
9. When I entered the party all I saw was a
????? of faces I didn't know.
10. When I went to Venice the main square was
??????? with people.
11. After the game the crowd ?????? out of the
football stadium.
And finally a riddle for you to solve:
Some have hands that never clutch,
Others figure out as much.
Some taking diving, others showers,
Jewellery for hours and hours.
We hope you have a lovely weekend and will
write to you again next Friday.
TO BLOW HOT AND COLD
MEANING: To behave inconsistently
between extremes of opinion or emotion.
use: John’s been blowing hot and cold
about whether or not to go skiing this year
1. If you jump into a swimming POOL you
make a big SPLASH
2. If it is TEEMING with rain, it means the
same as the more common word POURING.
Both mean that the rain is very heavy.
3. I have a tap in my bathroom which has an
annoying DRIP. I must fix it at the weekend !
4. In the Bible, Noah built an ark so he and his
family could escape the great FLOOD.
5. Small STREAMS eventually flow into big
rivers.
6. If a small amount of water escapes slowly
from your car engine it TRICKLES out.
7. Fill your glass too full and it will OVERFLOW.
8. It's usually safer to go swimming in the sea
when the TIDE is coming in rather than when
it is going out.
9. A SURGE of water in the sea sends a large
wave forward.
10. If you drop a stone into a pond you can
watch the RIPPLES move out to the edges.
The answer is WATCH
1. At the end of my presentation there was a
RIPPLE of applause.
2. The government must find a way to stem
the TIDE of refugees trying to enter Britain.
3. Amanda, you'll make quite a SPLASH if you
go to the party with that dress! It's very short!
4. You can't expect David to do anything
about the problem. He's far too WET. He
avoids all sorts of decisions.
5. I'm an easy going sort of person. I don't
usually complain. I just go with the FLOW
6. At Mayflower College we have 12
permanent teachers and a POOL of about 20
temporary teachers we use when we need to.
7. Come on Paul, come and dance. It's fun.
Don't be such a DRIP !
8. Fewer and fewer students are studying
Mathematics at University these days. Not
surprisingly, the number of new Maths
teachers applying for jobs is slowly starting to
DRY UP.
9. When I entered the party all I saw was a
SEA of faces I didn't know.
10. When I went to Venice the main square
was TEEMING with people.
11. After the game the crowd POURED out of
the football stadium.