This week we've been very busy organising activities and taking care of our new influx of junior students, all of whom seem to be having a great time! What have you been doing? If you have something good to share, do tell us on Facebook

So, let's take a look at some of the more bizarre things that have been happening in the news:

GOOD WEEK FOR:

• Dog lovers, as a new photography exhibition shows dogs dressed like their owners.
  See it here
  
  
• Music lovers in the UK, as Britain?s biggest and best music festival, Glastonbury, begins this weekend.
  See a video of the first revellers arriving here

BAD WEEK FOR:

• A driver and his dog who ended up covered in paint after their vehicle span out of control with paint pots on the back seat.
  Read all about it here
  
  
• Birdwatchers in the UK, after hundreds of them turned out to see one of the UK's rarest birds - only to watch as if flew directly into a wind turbine and died!
  Read the story here

PHOTO OF THE WEEK:

This week we’ve got a great gallery of evocative images from the Glastonbury music festival. See the pictures here

FACTS OF THE WEEK:

• None of the best-known English swear words are of Anglo-Saxon origin.
• Scolding and eavesdropping were illegal in England until 1967.
• The air in an average-sized room weighs about 45kg.
• Lava can flow as fast as a sprinting greyhound.

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK:

“A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.” - Lana Turner

HOMEWORK:

OK,  enough of the news. Here are the answers to the "Swimming Idioms" homework I sent you:

PART A

• The Titanic SANK after hitting an iceberg.
• The TIDE comes in and goes out twice every day.
• If something is very DEEP it is of great DEPTH.
• The top of a wave is called its CREST.
• If you fall into the sea and you cannot swim, don't panic! Just do your best to TREAD water. Otherwise you might DROWN.
• Things you feel sad about are your SORROWS.

PART B

1) The English language class I'm taking is far too difficult for me. I'm completely OUT OF MY DEPTH. I think I need to go down a level.
2) With his new album selling well around the world, Robbie Williams is ON THE CREST OF A WAVE at the moment.
3) I didn't receive any training when I started this job. I was just THROWN IN AT THE DEEP END and expected to get on with it.
4) My wife has just lost her job. If we are careful with money we should just about be able to KEEP OUR HEADS ABOVE WATER.
5) You will have to agree in the end, Olga. You can't go on SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE for much longer.
6) If the recession continues for much longer, a lot of small businesses are in danger of GOING UNDER.
7) When we lost the football match against Germany it was terrible. We just found the nearest bar and DROWNED OUR SORROWS.
8) Charles' son has just been arrested for using drugs. He's in big trouble now. He's IN DEEP WATER and he's in right up to his neck.

And the two riddles:

1) What am I?

What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don't want to use it?

The answer in an ANCHOR

2) What am I?

What gets whiter the dirtier that it gets?

The answer is a BLACKBOARD


This week's homework is called "Change":

PART A:

Complete the sentences below using:

• SUBJECT
• TUNE
• PLAN
• HEART
• RECOGNITION
• MIND
• PLACES
• WAYS
• HANDS
• DIRECTION

1) Are you sure you won't come to the cinema with us, Olga? Is there anything I can say to make you change your ?????
2) There's been a change of ????. We are not going to London by car. I've decided it's better to go by train.
3) I see that restaurant has changed ????? again. It's now a Chinese takeaway.
4) Would you mind changing the ???? ? I'd prefer not to hear about your stomach problems while we are eating.
5) Paul is very well paid but he's under a lot of stress. I wouldn't change ???? with him.
6) I keep trying to persuade my mother to get a credit card but she prefers cash. She's too old to change her ????
7) Robert used to say that he was against cars in the city, but he soon changed his ???? when he passed his driving test.
8) Originally my mother said she wouldn't allow her sister to come to our wedding, but she's had a change of ?????. At last they are speaking to each other again.
9) I've been in the same job for 20 years. I feel as if I need a complete change of ?????
10) Last month I went back to my home town for the first time in 20 years. It wasn't the same place. The town centre had changed out of all ?????

PART B:

Use the following expressions in the sentences below:

• TURN OVER A NEW LEAF
• GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
• A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
• ON THE HORIZON
• MAKE A CLEAN BREAK
• TAKE SHAPE

1) Olga: So, what are you going to do? Stay here and look for another job?
Paul: No, I'm going to move to Australia. It's time to ????. Flat, job, girlfriend, the lot!

2) Olga: How's the Mayflower College going, Paul? Lots of students?
Paul: Yes, thanks. We're ??????

3) Olga: I really like that new girl in the office. She's so much fun, isn't she?
Paul: Yes, she's like ???? in this place.

4) Olga: Are you still renovating your house? It's taking a long time, isn't it?
Paul: Yes, longer than we thought. Still, it's starting to ???? now.

5) Olga: Is Peter still as fat as when we were at University?
Paul: No! He ????? and now he's as thin as a rake!

6) Olga: I thought you were going to move flat this month. Have you changed your mind?
Paul: No, there's a new job ???? so I've decided to wait a while.

And finally, your riddle this week, is:

What am I?

What grows when it eats, but dies when it drinks?  


Have a great weekend and week  and I look forward to writing to you again next Friday.
Best wishes Paul & Jill


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