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This week we’ve been letting our students organise a social event featuring salsa dancing, origami, and hot cross buns!

Have you been doing anything interesting this week? As usual, if you have something interesting 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:


GOOD WEEK FOR:

  • A man with back pain, who discovered a knife blade stuck in his back – three years after being stabbed!
    Read the astonishing story here

  • A group of musicians who had no instruments, so decided to make their own out of rubbish.
    See the video here

BAD WEEK FOR:

  • A public safety officer in Michigan, US, after he investigated a suspicious car – only to be surprised by a ‘dead’ deer as it seemingly came back to life!
    Read the story and see the video here

  • A cyclist in the UK, who claims he saw a crocodile in the River Thames.
    Read the story here



PHOTO OF THE WEEK:

This week we have an astonishing photo gallery of one man’s incredible beard! Have a look here


FACTS OF THE WEEK:
  • When eating jelly babies, eight out of ten people bite the heads off first.
  • There are 4.800 species of frog in the world but only one of them makes the sound ‘ribbit’.
  • Britain is the windiest country in Europe.
  • The CIA reads up to 5 million tweets a day.


QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:

“Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't.” -- Richard Bach



HOMEWORK:

OK, enough of the news. How did you find last week's "Uses of GET" homework?

Well, here are the answers:

PART A

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

PART B

1. Paul: IT'S GETTING COLD IN HERE.
Olga: Yes, it is. I'll turn on the heating.

2. Paul: I'M GETTING HUNGRY.
Olga: OK, let's have something to eat then.

3. Paul: I'M GETTING HOT.
Olga: Yes, me too. I'll open the window.

4. Paul: IT'S GETTING LATE.
Olga: Yes it is. I think I'll go to bed.

5. Paul: IT'S GETTING DARK.
Olga: Yes, I'll put the lights on.

6. Paul: I'M GETTING WORSE AT ENGLISH.
Olga: No you're not. You're getting much better. You understand a lot know.

PART C


1. They're preparing to go out.
They're GETTING READY TO GO OUT.

2. I had to put on my clothes very quickly.
I had to GET DRESSED VERY QUICKLY.

3. How do you meet people and make friends in this country?
How do you GET TO KNOW PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY?

4. I have a good relationship with my boss.
I GET ON WELL WITH MY BOSS.

5. We're going to throw away most of these chairs.
We're going to GET RID OF THESE CHAIRS.

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. HOW ARE YOU GETTING ON?

And the Brain Teaser:

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

The answer is that Romeo and Juliet are gold-fish. The wind (coming through the open window) has blown over their bowl.


This week's homework is called "GO: uses and expressions":

PART A:


Complete the following dialogue with suitable forms of the verbs COME, GO, BRING, TAKE.

Paul: What time are you ???? to Jim's party this evening?
Olga: I'm not sure because Christopher is ????? here first, and then we'll ????? together.
Paul: Right. Do you know what's happening about the music?
Olga: Yeah. I'm going to ????? some CD's, and Sue is ????? her guitar. I'll probably leave quite early though, so do you think you could ???? my CD's back here tomorrow?
Paul: Yeah, sure. What time?
Olga: Well, I want to ????? to the shops in the morning. Could you ???? before ten?
Paul: No problem.

PART B:

Replace the words and expressions in CAPITALS. The meaning must stay the same.

1. It's hard to say exactly but I think the lorry was GOING about 60kph.
2. Some people aren't interested in scuba diving but I've always wanted to HAVE A GO.
3. Come on, Olga. It's your GO.
4. Hi Sue. How'S IT GOING?
5. Excuse me. Does this road GO to the bus station?
6. Paul: Hi Olga. How'S IT GOING?
Olga: Not bad. We've nearly finished.

PART C:


Complete these sentences with an "-ing" noun (e.g. riding), or "for a & noun" (e.g. for a walk):

1. I went ???? this morning and bought some books and clothes.
2. We didn't have much food in the house so we decided to go out ?????.
3. Why don't we go ????? in that nice new pub near the train station?
4. I wanted to go ???? because I had never been to Venice before, but the others wanted to hire a car and go ????? in the countryside.
5. The pool was at the end of the road, so we decided to go ?????.
6. There are some stables near where we live and we go ????? most weekends.

PART D:

Complete these sentences with a suitable word:

1. You can wear a hearing aid if you go ????.
2. If business doesn't improve we could go ?????.
3. You can dye your hair if you start going ????.
4. And you can wear a wig if you go ?????.
5. If she sees the dog destroying her flowers, she'll go ????.

And finally, a short riddle for you to solve:

A wide expanse of green and brown
Do it with your car in town.

Best wishes and have a good weekend!
Paul & Jill

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


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