Sunday, 31 January 2016

TIPPED OVER THE EDGE


tip sb over the edge   to make someone feel so unhappy that they cannot deal with their life or a situation any longer
     Losing the business was what finally tipped him over the edge.


Photocopies from 28th January 

Video about peticion to ban popcorn at the cinema: 

Wednesday, 27 January 2016

Friday, 15 January 2016

HAND IN GLOVE







hand in glove (with sb)  working closely with sb, especially in a secret or illegal way; working together, often to do something ​dishonest:
     It was ​rumoured at the ​time that some of the ​gangs were ​working hand in ​glove with the ​police

Very close to someone:
    John is really hand in glove with Sally. The teacher and the principal work hand in glove.

Photocopies from 14th January 
Writing: report for 28th January  (210-240 words)

Models of reports    1     2    3     

Tuesday, 12 January 2016

I HAVE TO GO POTTY!!!!


    

Source: Wiktionary                                                               

Photocopies from 12th January: 

   -to dwindle
   -David Bowie's demise
   -Capybara & relatives

Link to video about Caplin the Capybara

Friday, 8 January 2016

LEAP YEAR




Photocopies from 7th January

Link to the audio

business premises

New Year's Resolutions

What are leap years?

The Gregorian calendar is the system which serves as the standard calendar around the world.
It boasts both common years, and leap years, with the latter comprising of 365 days.
The latter, of course, includes an extra day.
A leap year takes place every four years.

Why do we need leap years?

The extra day in leap years is designated at the end of the second month: February 29.
A leap year occurs to help synchronise the calendar year with the solar year, or in other words, the length of time it takes the Earth to complete its orbit around the sun.

Explain more.

Right.
The length of time it takes the Earth to complete its orbit around the sun is 365¼ days, but the length of the solar year is slightly less than this.
In fact, it's less by about 11 minutes.
To compensate for this discrepancy, a leap year is omitted three times every four centuries.
(source: http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/whats-on-news/explained-2016-leap-year-10689999 )

source: http://blog.dictionary.com/leap-year/