KEEP YOUR FINGER ON THE PULSE

http://www.motherwelltimes.co.uk/what-s-on/leisure/getting-funky-for-10th-birthday-celebration-1-3750746 



have/keep your finger on the pulse

to be/stay familiar with the most recent changes or improvements; be aware of all the latest news or developments:

The situation changes daily, so you need to keep your finger on the pulse.

He keeps his finger on the pulse of world music

Photocopy from 23rd April: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THWlFSMVgxTWZhOGM/view?usp=sharing

Correct the cloze & write a comment to the post: http://peskypiksipesternomi.blogspot.com.es/2012/03/do-you-lend-your-books.html

Books We Would Never Lend_Listen to at least 8 minutes of this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01zvtg5 

THE PENNY DROPPED

   

the penny drops   BrE  informal   if the penny drops, you suddenly understand something
         She looked confused for a moment, then suddenly the penny dropped.

Photocopies from 14th April: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THWFVlQ2l4WjU4aVE/view?usp=sharing

Presentations_compare a bad presentation with a good presentation: http://mycourse.solent.ac.uk/mod/book/view.php?id=2750&chapterid=1313

To whine or not to whine?: http://www.rd.com/true-stories/inspiring/stop-whining/?trkid=NL-PTP-041515&_cmp=US-PTP&_ebid=US-PTP4/15/2015&_mid=40172&ehid=522953CC483C5D2148C73E3A7206DBF16108C53D

Letters of complaint:  http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/letters-of-complaint 

                                         http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eiw/complaint_letter_constructor.htm

                                         http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Complaint-Letter-to-a-Company

DOWN UNDER

The term Down Under is a colloquialism used to refer to Australia. The term comes from the fact that the country is in the Southern Hemisphere, 'below' many other countries on the globe. The persistence of the media use of the term has led to its wide embrace and usage. 

The bilby - also known as rabbit-eared bandicoot- is an endangered marsupial native to Australia, and it's also the local alternative to the Easter Bunny.   In order to raise awareness, there is a chocolate company that sells chocolate Easter Bilbies and donate some cents with every cholcolate bilby purchase to support Save the Bilby Fund. 

Photocopies from 31st March 2015: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THRy03emszX19hYkU/view?usp=sharing