GOOD WEEK FOR:
Dog-eating crocodile captured A 15-foot crocodile that had eaten up to nine pet dogs has been hauled out of a river in Australia's north, according to reports.here Car drop off point here BAD WEEK FOR:
How work boredom is the new stress... and it affects everyone from office workers to those on the Afghan frontline New studies suggest boredom in the workplace is growinghere
Lion tries to eat baby through glass here QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:
“Common looking people are the best in the world. That is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.” – Abraham Lincoln
FACTS OF THE WEEK
A giraffe can clean its own ears with its 21-inch tongue A group of frogs is called an army A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day A hedgehog’s heart beats an average of 300 times a minute! PHOTO OF THE WEEK:
This week we’ve got something of a rogue’s gallery – it’s a collection of police photos of criminals with prominent tattoos! here last week’s homework Swatch – Swiss & Watch Brunch - Breakfast & lunch Motel - Motor & Hotel Oxfam - Oxford & Famine Hazchem - Hazardous & chemicals Oxbridge - Oxford & Cambridge Interpol - International & Police Eurovision - Europe & Television Chunnel - Channel & tunnel Camcorder - Camera & video recorder Guesstimate - Guess & estimate Fanzine – Fan-club & magazine Vegeburger - Vegetarian & (Ham)burger Shopaholic – Shopping & alcoholic ScotRail - Scotland & Railway Ecotastrophe - Ecological & catastrophe Fantabulous - Fantastic & fabulous Ginormous - Gigantic & enormous Amex - American & Express Docudrama - Documentary & drama riddle SCALE .the relationship between the actual size of something and its size on a map or model. For example, “this map has a scale of 1:25000”. to climb This week’s homework Explain the differences between the following pairs of words: England and (Great) Britain (Great) Britain and United Kingdom (Great) Britain and the British Isles Europe and Continental Europe The Middle East and the Far East India and the Indian Subcontinent America and North America South America and Latin America The Arctic and the Antarctic Australia and Australasia South Africa and Southern Africa What is the difference between the following adjectives? Arab and Arabic Scottish and Scotch Oriental and Occidental Which countries are sometimes called (colloquially): The States Down Under The Land of the Rising Sun The Emerald Isle For each country below give a) the adjective and b) the word describing the person from that country: SWEDEN PAKISTAN THAILAND SCOTLAND TURKEY ENGLAND HOLLAND SPAIN FRANCE NEW ZEALAND DENMARK And your riddle this week: к следующему выпуску
