This week we’ve been welcoming the first of many new Bulgarian groups to the school, and throwing a party! How has your week been?
 
Let’s take a look at some of the stranger things that have been happening in the news this week:

GOOD WEEK FOR:

• Lovers of replica landmarks, as a new project aims to build the Taj Arabia, a replica of the Taj Majal that’s four times as big as the real thing!
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• Fans of bizarre natural produce, as some Bees in France have started producing blue honey.
  Read the story here:

BAD WEEK FOR:

• A female shopper in the UK, after she was charged £500 for a single pork chop!
  Read the story here:
  
  
• A bunch of sofa thieves in the UK, after the intrepid boss of the shop getting robbed stole his stock back as they tried to get away!
  Read the story and see a video here:

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:

"A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.”  - Ingrid Bergman


FACTS OF THE WEEK:

• 10% of children in Europe are conceived on an IKEA bed.
• Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
• Proportional to their weight, men are stronger than horses.
• Armadillos can be housebroken.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK:

This week we have a video of lots of daring freerunners powering a very special machine. See it here:


Enough of the news. How did you find last week's homework?

Here are the answers:

1. If you get 3 aces when you are playing poker, you probably have a winning HAND
2. Before a football match, the captains TOSS a coin to see who will start the game.
3. The ODDS of winning the Lottery in UK are about 14 million to one.
4. When you are playing cards, one person DEALS the cards to the other players.
5. The top prize you can win in a lottery is called the JACKPOT.
6. The money that you gamble on a horse, for example, is a STAKE
7. If you BLUFF when playing cards, you pretend to have a better HAND than you actually have.
8. In a casino, you don't use money; you use CHIPS

This week's homework:

Words which describe weather are often used to talk about people and their moods and emotions.

Complete the sentences below using the following words:

• WET
• BREEZING
• WEATHER
• WET
• SHOWER
• HOT
• FROZEN
• FOGGY
• WARM
• STORMED
• SKY
• DAMP
• GLOOMY
• STORMING
• SUNNY
• STORM
• COOLED
• BREEZED
• FROSTY

1. It was clear that Paul was angry. He came ?????? into the office and threw the contract on the table.
2. It was clear from the way Peter ??????? in this morning that  Olga had agreed to his proposal.
3. I think I drank too much last night. I'm afraid I feel a bit under the ?????? this morning
4. They used to be crazy about each other but I think the relationship has ??????? recently.
5. Meeting Louise's parents for the first time was a little frightening but they gave me a very ??????? welcome.
6. We were 2 hours late for our lunch appointment with my wife's parents. You can imagine we got a rather ????? reception.
7. What's the matter, Olga? Cheer up! You look a bit ???????
8. I wish John was a little more dynamic. He always seems to be half asleep. He's a bit ??????, really.
9. My students really annoy me sometimes - particularly when they never do their homework. They really are a ??????

I hope you enjoy your weekend and I look forward to writing to you again next week.

Best wishes

Paul

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