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.

 

photocopies from 25th October 

radio programme about homework 

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

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

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wolf%20whistle

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

Photocopies from 18th October

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 

HOUSEHOLD NAME

Photocopies from 11th October

Article about pester power 

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.

   Photocopies  from 6th October 

   Audio about Toronto's raccoons 

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