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: 

AT LARGE

photocopies from 26th January:   revision    relative sentences
Listening test
audio 1        audio 2
Link to website from which the listening test comes

HIGH AND DRY

Photocopies from 19th January
Cleft sentences 
David Bowie and the story of Ziggy Stardust... the documentary  

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 

 ♪  Ͻ The Whole of the Moon Ϲ  ♫

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

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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

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/