This week we’ve been making plans for 2013, and watching some fireworks!
Let’s take a look at some of the more peculiar things that have been happening in the news over the last seven days:
GOOD WEEK FOR:- Ambitious people, as a man has revealed his plans to cross the Atlantic using hundreds of balloons.
Read the story here:
- Over-18s who miss bouncy castles, as the first-ever ‘adults only’ bouncy castle has been unveiled in Italy.
Read all about it and see some pictures here:
BAD WEEK FOR:- Those who like a lot of space, as the world’s smallest houses have gone on sale.
Take a look at the cramped habitations here:
- Chinese wine lovers, after a house in China was found to contain 10,000 bottles of the incredibly expensive Chateau Lafite Rothschild red wine – which authorities now believe is fake.
Read the story here:
QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day".
E.B. WhiteFACTS OF THE WEEK:- Humans shed 10 billion skin flakes a year!
- A lion’s roar can be heard 5 miles away
- Odontophobia is the fear of teeth
- Ears of corn always have an even number of kernel rows
PHOTO OF THE WEEK:This week we have a great link to an entire gallery of beautiful Hubble space photos. See it
here:
This week's homework is called
"Aviation Economics". Many words associated with planes and flying are used in economics.
PART AComplete the sentences below using the following words:
- PLUMMETS
- COLLISION
- TURBULENCE
- NOSEDIVES
- FREE-FALL
- COURSE
- If a plane ?????, it comes down very quickly and is in danger of crashing.
- When a plane falls into the sea, we normally say that it ?????? into the sea.
- If two planes fly into each other, they have a mid-air ??????.
- We are on ??????? for Plymouth and expect to land in 45 minutes.
- Some people take part in ?????? parachuting. This involves jumping out of a plane and not releasing your parachute until you are close to the ground.
- During a flight it is best to keep your seat-belt fastened in case of ???????.
PART B - NEWSPAPER HEADLINES
Complete the following newspaper headlines:
- COLLISION
- GROUND
- COURSE
- NOSEDIVE
- SOAR
- Stock-market joy as share prices ?????? (GO UP VERY FAST)
- Bank of England on ????? course with industry (GOING TO DISAGREE STRONGLY)
- Economy back on ?????? (GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AGAIN)
- Flotation fails to get off the ?????? (UNSUCCESSFUL START)
- Stock-market panic as profits ?????? (GO DOWN VERY FAST)
PART C - A LOT OF TURBULENCE
Complete the following sentences taken from newspapers:
- PLUNGING
- CLIMB OUT OF
- FREE-FALL
- A LOT OF TURBULENCE
- SOFT LANDING
- TAKEN OFF
- There is ??????? in financial markets at the moment.
- We believe that the Government's "Back to Work" programme has never ?????.
- Several Asian currencies are ?????? to their lowest levels this year.
- The stock-market is in ??????.
- Japan has proposed an aid package to help Asian economies ????? recession.
- Despite the present difficulties, economists think the UK economy will make a ?????? in the summer.
And the
riddle for this week is:
Sharp without a moving joint,
A stabbing pain, you get the point.
Without a shield, may feel alone,
A famous one found in a stone.
Until next week.
Best wishes
Paul
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