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So, what else has been happening in the news this week?

GOOD WEEK FOR:

A man who jumped out of a plane with no parachute, and landed on thousands of cardboard boxes.

See the astonishing video here
A Chinese toddler who peddled his trike into busy rush-hour traffic – and escaped unscathed.

Read the story and see the video here

BAD WEEK FOR:

Britain’s dumbest drug dealer, after he was arrested by police and denied that a drugs stash found in his house belonged to him – and then produced a mobile phone full of photos of him holding the drugs.

Read the full story here
An iPhone thief, after he stole the popular smartphone from a woman on holiday – and then was caught when he took some photos and accidentally uploaded them to the iCloud.

Read the story here

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:

“There is no terror in the bang; only in the anticipation of it.” – Alfred Hitchcock

FACTS OF THE WEEK:

3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the age of 30
About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car
Around 400 different kinds of microbes live in the human body
Actor John Wayne made more than 200 movies

VIDEO OF THE WEEK:

This week we have a compilation video of people experiencing those moments where everything goes wrong – and they fall over.

See it here

OK, how did you get on with last week’s homework.

PART A

1) Give the short forms of the following words:

Photograph PHOTO; Telephone PHONE; Popular (music) POP; Mackintosh MAC; Aeroplane PLANE; Public House PUB; Motor-cycle MOTOR-BIKE; Motor-car CAR; Zoological gardens ZOO; Gymnasium GYM; Taxi-cab TAXI; Examination EXAM; Newspaper PAPER; Bicycle BIKE; Veterinary surgeon VET; Hippopotamus HIPPO; Kilogram KILO; Facsimile transmission FAX

2) Give the long form of the following words

Ad, advert ADVERTISEMENT; Lab LABORATORY; Comfy COMFORTABLE; Limo LIMOUSINE; Doc DOCTOR; (women’s) lib LIBERATION; Nightie NIGHTGOWN; Mike MICROPHONE; Champ (sport) CHAMPION; Demo DEMONSTRATION; Specs SPECTACLES; Pro (sport) PROFESSIONAL

PART B

There’s a big new sports centre near my home. There are football PITCHES, tennis and basketball COURTS, swimming POOLS, a sports hall with two boxing RINGS and even a skating RINK.

There is also a separate athletics TRACK where 20000 SPECTATORS can watch the TRACK-EVENTS on the track and the FIELD-EVENTS, such as jumping and throwing, in the grass centre.

The ATHLETES get ready in modern changing rooms and the OFFICIALS time and measure the events with modern equipment. A huge electronic SCOREBOARD shows the results.

And the riddle:

When baseball players
Hit the ball.
It’s “down tools brothers”
One and all.

The answer is STRIKE:

3 strikes and you are out in baseball; “to strike” also means to stop working in order to demand better pay, conditions, etc.

This week’s homework is about American Words. The words in CAPITALS below are American – can you replace then with a British word or phrase?

Paul’s mother thought he was at school but in fact he was PLAYING HOOKEY. He will probably FLUNK his exams.
The kitchen FAUCET in Olga’s apartment is not working. Olga should tell the JANITOR to get it fixed.
Blue-collar workers are asking for a pay-HIKE and longer paid VACATIONS
Olga’s dog attacked the MAILMAN and tore his PANTS.
Olga, do you have a RAILROAD SCHEDULE? I want to take an early train for Chicago tomorrow.
A PATROLMAN reported a light-blue SEDAN parked right across the SIDEWALK on 3rd Street.
She has a little baby and so she has to make regular visits to the DRUGSTORE to buy DIAPERS.
After the meal the waiter handed Olga the CHECK.
How much does it cost to MAIL a letter to England?
Last night we had to STAND IN LINE at the MOVIE-THEATER for one hour.
Our back YARD looks lovely in the FALL.
Olga wanted to MAJOR in MATH at COLLEGE after finishing HIGH SCHOOL
When you stop for GAS at a GAS STATION, they sometimes clean your WINDSHIELD.
We had to buy a lot of things at the STORES, then we took the SUBWAY home.
The ELEVATOR in Olga’s building is broken again.
Amanda likes CANDY and bread and butter with JELLY. They’re bad for her teeth.
The only money I have is a twenty-dollar BILL.
In this part of the city they only collect the GARBAGE once a week.

And the riddle for this week

A weapon of a covert kind,
Appealing to a devious mind.
A little nibble, little drink,
And you are gone before you wink.

Have a good week and until next weekend when I will write again with more news and homework

Best wishes

Paul

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