This week we’ve been helping students arrange their travel to various major cities in the UK!

Have you been doing anything fun this week? As usual, if you have something to share with Mayflower College, please do tell us on Facebook.


OK, let’s take a look at some of the bizarre and strange things that have been happening in the news:
 

GOOD WEEK FOR:

• A Bulgarian property developer living in Britain, who has just one the lottery for the second time.
  Read all the details here
  
  
• Historians in London, after builders at a new development site found graves dating back to the time of the Black Death.
  Read all about it here

BAD WEEK FOR:

• A German criminal who tried to sell stolen paintings back to the gallery they were stolen from. He has now been arrested.
  Read the story here
  
  
• A baseball-sized snail in Australia, which has been destroyed after munching its way through hundreds upon hundreds of plants.
  Read the story here

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:

“True friends stab you in the front.” -- Oscar Wilde


FACTS OF THE WEEK:

• Andy Warhol always wore green underpants
• More than half the world’s population is under 25 and more than half of it is bilingual
• The Victorians made tiepins out of badger’s penis bones
• Human saliva contains a painkiller called ‘opiorphin’ that is six times more powerful than morphine

PHOTOS OF THE WEEK:

This week we have a collection of photos featuring houses made from airplanes! Have a look here


 
HOMEWORK


How did you find last week's "FISHING" homework?

PART A

If you fish in the sea you need a FISHING LINE or NET. At the end of your LINE will be a HOOK or HOOKS on which you fix the BAIT. To catch fish like COD or HADDOCK you simply lower your line into the water and wait for them to RISE TO THE BAIT. If you want to catch MACKEREL you TRAWL your line behind a slow-moving boat. In some countries fishermen CAST nets into the sea from the SHORE. In the Atlantic fishermen use huge nets from boats called TRAWLERS.

FRESH-WATER fishing, or ANGLING, is very different. You use a ROD and line. You cast your line into a lake or river. Fish such as SALMON are caught on their way up or down river. They SPAWN in PONDS. Children often go fishing for tiny fish called "TIDDLERS".

PART B

A)
Paul: John is good-looking. He's got a big house. He's powerful.
Olga: Yes, HE'S QUITE A CATCH by anyone's standards.

B)
Paul: Do you play tennis every day of the week.
Olga: Yes, I'm afraid I'M HOOKED!

C)
Paul: You can never get the tiniest smile out of John. I've never seen him laugh.
Olga: No, HE'S A COLD FISH.

D)
Paul: Prime Minister of Liechtenstein! And he thinks he's important!
Olga: Well, I suppose HE'S A BIG FISH IN A SMALL POND!

E)
Paul: Maria just phoned me and told me she didn't want to see me again!
Olga: Oh, don't worry! THERE'S PLENTY MORE FISH IN THE SEA.

F)
Paul: Why are they having all those secret meetings behind closed doors.
Olga: THERE'S SOMETHING FISHY GOING ON.

G)
Paul: What do you think of my hair?
Olga: ARE YOU FISHING FOR COMPLIMENTS?

H)
Paul: Why are we thinking of opening an office in Tokyo?
Olga: WE'VE LANDED A BIG CONTRACT IN JAPAN.

I)
Paul: This is the third time this week that Lucy has had lunch with the Managing Director!
Olga: It wouldn't surprise me if SHE'S ANGLING FOR PROMOTION.

J)
Paul: Toshiba's move to Plymouth has been really successful, hasn't it?
Olga: Yes, THEY'VE SPAWNED SEVERAL NEW COMPANIES. It's great news for the local economy.

PART C

1. They're just floundering about - THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
2. They're just minnows - THEY ARE VERY SMALL AND UNIMPORTANT.
3. That's a red herring - IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT WE ARE DISCUSSING.
4. They had a whale of a time - THEY HAD A WONDERFUL TIME.
5. They're sharks - THEY ARE UNSCRUPULOUS AND DISHONEST.


This week's homework is called "Uses of GET":

PART A

Write a synonym for GET in the following sentences:

For example:

Where can I GET something to eat around here? (Answer is "BUY ")

1. I'm just going to GET some paper from the office. I'll be back in a minute.
2. What time did they GET here last night?
3. Paul GOT very angry when I told him what you did with his CD's.
4. I couldn't GET a room. All the hotels were full.
5. We normally GET 4 weeks holiday at Mayflower College.
6. This exercise is GETTING more and more difficult.
7. I must GET some postcards before I go home.
8. Olga sent the letter last week but I didn't GET it until yesterday.
9. Does Olga often GET here early?

PART B

Complete the dialogues using "I'm getting + adjective" or "it's getting + adjective".

1. Paul: ??????
Olga: Yes, it is. I'll turn on the heating.

2. Paul: ?????
Olga: OK, let's have something to eat then.

3. Paul: ?????
Olga: Yes, me too. I'll open the window.

4. Paul: ??????
Olga: Yes it is. I think I'll go to bed.

5. Paul: ?????
Olga: Yes, I'll put the lights on.

6. Paul: ?????
Olga: No you're not. You're getting much better. You understand a lot know.

PART C

Rewrite the sentences using an expression with GET. The meaning must stay the same.

1. They're preparing to go out.
They're ?????

2. I had to put on my clothes very quickly.
I had to ???????.

3. How do you meet people and make friends in this country?
How do you ??????

4. I have a good relationship with my boss.
I ??????

5. We're going to throw away most of these chairs.
We're going to ?????

6. Olga, someone told me you're doing a new course. How's it going?
Olga, someone told me you're doing a new course. ??????

And finally a Brain Teaser for you:

'Romeo and Juliet are lying dead on the floor in a pool of water. The window is open. What happened?'


Best wishes and have a good week!
Paul & Jill

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



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