This week we’ve been enjoying an unexpectedly sunny few days!

Have you been doing anything interesting? As usual, if you have something fun to share with Mayflower College, do tell us on Facebook here:

OK, let’s take a look at some of the more unusual things that have been happening in the news this week:
 

GOOD WEEK FOR:

• A backpacker who thought she had lost lots of her precious photographs she’d taken whilst travelling around the world – only to have an advertising executive find her SD card in Amsterdam and start a worldwide hunt for her via social media. The woman has now been reunited with her photos. Read the story here:
  
  
• An owl in Miami, after it was finally freed after becoming trapped – in the grille of a woman’s car.
  See the video here:

BAD WEEK FOR:

• Golf players at the Women’s Open in Canberra, Australia, after kangaroos invaded the course and stopped play.
  See the video here:
  
  
• A 25-year-old man in Cornwall, UK, after he was caught trying to have sex with an ambulance.
  Read the utterly bizarre story here:

 

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:

“When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.” - Will Rogers


FACTS OF THE WEEK:

• The first advertising jingles were written down in newspapers; readers were expected to sing them themselves
• There are more than three times as many PR people in the US than there are journalists
• The UK retail industry makes £250 million a year from gift cards that nobody ever redeems
• Toasters were banned in Havana until 2008

VIDEO OF THE WEEK:

This week we have a link to the incredible footage of the meteorite that broke up in the atmosphere above Russia and caused terrible panic:


HOMEWORK:

OK, enough of the news. How did you find last week's quiz?

ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ

1) How long did the Hundred Years War last (between England and France)? 116 years (1337 to 1453)
2) Which country makes Panama hats? Ecuador
3) From which animal do we get catgut? Sheep or Horses
4) In which month do Russians celebrate their October Revolution? November
5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? Squirrel fur
6) The Canary Islands in the Atlantic are named after what animal? Dogs
7) What was King George VI's first name? Albert
8) What colour is a purple finch? Crimson
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? New Zealand

And the riddle:

Another name for factory,
A growing thing in a pot to see.
What you do to seeds,
And the opposite to weeds.

The answer is PLANT


This week's homework is called "Face Idioms":


PART A - "face" as a verb

Complete the following sentences using:

• THE CONSEQUENCES
• WORK
• THE MUSIC
• THE FACT
• A FULL MEAL

1) I supposed it's time I faced ????? that Julia is really not interested in me. I'm old enough to be her father!
2) Did you hear that John forgot to lock the office last night when he left? He's with the boss at the moment, no doubt facing ??????
3) I couldn't face ?????. A sandwich is enough for me.
4) I just can't face ????? at the moment - not so soon after the funeral.
5) I'll take the decision. I'm not afraid to face ????? if things go wrong.

PART B - "face" as a noun.

Complete the following sentences using:

• PUT   
• GOT  
• LOSE  
• KEEP   
• PUTTING   
• SAVE

1) People won't give their opinions during meetings in case they are wrong. They don't want to ????? face.
2) When Diana fell off her chair it was all I could do to ????? a straight face.
3) Why have you ????? such a long face today, Olga? Has something bad happened.
4) Olga, have you heard that Paul's mother was in a car accident this morning? I think it's serious but he seems to be ????? a brave face on it.
5) It's good to meet you at last, Olga! It's good to be able to ????? a face to a name.
6) I think the government is just trying to ????? face.

PART C - Expressions with "face"

Complete the following sentences using:

a) OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH
b) BLUE IN THE FACE
c) STARING US IN THE FACE
d) AT FACE VALUE
e) ALL OVER YOUR FACE
f) FACE TO FACE
g) FLAT ON HIS FACE
h) TO HIS FACE

1) Olga, you can keep asking until you're ??????? - I'm not going to change my mind.
2) Rebecca always has an ulterior motive. You can never take what she says ??????.
3) Everybody knows that Justin is the wrong person for the new job but nobody is prepared to say so ?????.
4) Olga, have you seen my keys? I put them down 5 minutes ago but now they've disappeared ?????.
5) I've just come back from a holiday in Borneo. It was amazing. I actually came ????? with a real gorilla!
6) Come on, Olga, someone has been eating my biscuits! It must've been you. It's written ??????.
7) We've spent ages trying to decide who to send to the conference in Tokyo. The answer's been ?????. Let's ask Paul. He studied Japanese at University!
8) President Reagan was very accident-prone. He once fell ????? as he was getting up to give an important speech.

And finally your riddle this week is:

In a shell they're wrapped,
Eaten when they're cracked.
If sanity has fled,
This is how it’s said.

Have a great week. We look forward to writing to you next Friday with more news and the answers to your homework!
Paul & Jill

Paul Stevens - Director (based in San Diego, USA)
Jill Tyler - General Manager (based in Plymouth, UK)



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