Wednesday, 26 October 2016

CAUGHT ON THE HOP


catch sb on the hop   to do something when someone is not ready for it and is not able to deal with it:
    I'm afraid you've caught me on the hop - I wasn't expecting you until next week.







 


Thursday, 20 October 2016

HARVEST MOON


harvest moon    
The Harvest Moon is the full Moon nearest the start of fall or the autumnal equinox. This usually means it’s the September full Moon though it can also fall in early October, coming anywhere from two weeks before to two weeks after the equinox.
WHAT MAKES THE HARVEST MOON DIFFERENT?
There are just a fraction over 12 complete Moon cycles every year, on average (there being about 29.53 days in a synodic month). The Harvest Moon isn’t like the other Moons. Usually, throughout the year, the Moon rises an average of about 50 minutes later each day. But near the autumnal equinox, the difference is only 30 minutes.
Also,the Full Harvest Moon rises at sunset and then will rise near sunset for several nights in a row because the difference is at a yearly minimum. It may almost seem as if there are full Moons multiple nights in a row!
The abundance of bright moonlight early in the evening was a traditional aide to harvest crews, hence the “Harvest” Moon. Now you know!



photocopies from 20th October

speaking cards: first lot

Wednesday, 19 October 2016

WOLF WHISTLING


wolf whistle
A sound made with pursed lips in appreciation of superior beauty. It is in two parts; the first a rising note and the second a falling note. A wolf was a man on the hunt for women.
A chorus of wolf whistles emerged from the construction site as she walked by swinging her young, round hips.
by Eric Peterson July 07, 2005


https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jul/15/is-wolf-whistling-a-woman-set-to-become-a-hate-crime 

Photocopies from 18th October




Saturday, 15 October 2016

ALLEY CAT


alley cat  noun    a cat that lives on the streets; a homeless, usually mongrel, cat that scavenges for food in alleys, streets, etc.;  a stray cat;  a feral cat.
   photocopies from 13th October 



Saturday, 8 October 2016

PESTER POWER


pester power  (also known as "the nag factor"
noun
informal
  1. the ability of children to pressurize their parents into buying them products, especially items advertised in the media.





Thursday, 6 October 2016

I DIDN'T TAKE KINDLY TO HIS COMMENTS

















(not) to take kindly to something [also (not) to take well to something]
(not) to willingly accept a particular behavior or activity; (not) to like something that someone says or does; (not) to be receptive to, attracted by, or pleased with:
Be careful what you say to Mike - he doesn't take kindly to criticism.
                                                                                                                                             noun
I didn't take kindly to being thrown out of the team.
                                                   v-ing
Emma doesn't take kindly to being told what to do.
                                                                    v-ing
I don't think the state would take kindly to the mental-health system being taken over by a judge.
                                                                                                              object                          v-ing
Henry won't take kindly to your    stepping on his newly planted grass
                                                                         possessive         v-ing
                                                                          pronoun

Henry won't take kindly to you   stepping on his newly planted grass
                                                                          object         v-ing
                                                                          pronoun
In general, Renee doesn't take well to change.
                                                                                         noun

Photocopies from 4th October