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So, what have I found for you in the UK newspapers this week?

GOOD WEEK FOR:
Yukichi Chuganji, the world's oldest man, who celebrated his 113th birthday
at his home island of Kyushu, Japan. The secret of his longevity may be
related to life on Kyushu, several hundred kilometres south-west of Tokyo.
The world's oldest woman lives on the same island!

Late-night revellers in London, with the news that toilets that rise from
the ground at night will be installed in central London to try to stop
people from urinating against walls and doorways. The self-cleaning
telescopic urinals will emerge from under the ground and be retracted in
the day via remote control.

Language learners in Finland; A Finnish college is now offering language
courses for train passengers while they travel to work. 30 students have
signed up for the lessons in English, Russian and German on early morning
trains running to Helsinki from Riihimaki, about an hour north of the
capital. Language courses have previously been offered on trains in Germany
and France.

New Zealand scientists, who have identified what they believe is the
largest octopus ever seen, a four metre long giant weighing 75kg.

Swimmers in Australia; an Australian company has launched an electronic
device that attaches to a swimmer's ankle and emits an electronic field to
scare off sharks. The personal anti-shark unit weighs 450 grams and has a
battery life of two hours.

Pele, the great Brazilian footballer; the shirt Pele wore during Brazil's
4-1 victory over Italy in the final of the 1970 World Cup was sold at
auction for 157,750 Pounds (USD 225,000)

BAD WEEK FOR:

Max Twiner and his wife Virginia, 68, who died on Monday when their van was
crushed by a train near Mississippi, USA.  Max's severed leg, with the boot
still on, was discovered on Tuesday 700 miles away (1126 km). The leg was
caught up in one of the train cars.

Dying in Japan; funeral costs in Japan are among the highest in the world,
averaging about 2.3 million yen (USD17000), about three times the U.S.
level and about 10 times the cost in Britain.

Argentina, as hundreds of poor Argentines are selling their hair to a wig
factory to survive a huge economic crisis. The market rate for
locally-grown human hair is around USD11 per 140gm. All hair must be 30cm
long to be fit for the wig.

A German man, who was suspected of murder after he was seen carrying what a
neighbour thought was a dead body into his apartment. In fact the "corpse"
turned out to be an inflatable sex doll.

OK - that's the news for this week. As promised, here are the
answers to last week's homework:

PART A

1) Students at Mayflower College often ask the most unexpected questions.
To work here you need to be able to think on your FEET.

2) When I get home from work, the first thing I do is have a cup of tea,
put my FEET up and read the newspaper.

3) I'm having my flat decorated at the moment. They're supposed to finish
it today but they've been dragging their FEET so it'll probably be next
week now.

4) You can't live with you parents forever. You're twenty-six.
It's time you were standing on your own two FEET.

5) The French goalkeeper played brilliantly. He didn't put a FOOT wrong.

6) I don't mind my son having fun with his friends but I had to put my FOOT
down when he came home drunk at 3.00 am.

7) I get on well with my flatmate now but we got off on the wrong FOOT
because she used to play her music so loud. It was fine after we talked
about it.

8) I know you're on holiday, but you still need to help in the
kitchen. I'm not going to wait on you hand and FOOT the whole time.

9) I worked for 13 hours yesterday. I was dead on my FEET when I got home.

10) I like the idea of an office party but who is going to FOOT the bill.

PART B

1) Paul: Have you had a busy day? You look exhausted.
Gennadiy: Yes, we were so busy today. We were RUSHED OFF OUR FEET.

2) Paul: You've lived in many different countries, haven't you Gennadiy?
Gennadiy: Yes, I can't stay in one place for too long. You could say I've
GOT ITCHY FEET.

3) Paul: Did you see Patrick over the weekend? Did you call him?
Gennadiy: I wanted to phone him but at the last moment I GOT COLD FEET.

4) Paul: Has your sister found a job yet?
Gennadiy: Yes, she's got a great new job in London. Big salary, car,
bonuses. She's really LANDED ON HER FEET.

5) Paul: Oh dear, me and my big mouth. I've just PUT MY FOOT IN IT again. I
asked Andy about his girlfriend and I'd forgotten that she's just left him
for his brother!

6) Paul: So you had a good time in London then?
Gennadiy: Yes, but I hope I never SET FOOT in another museum again. We
spent hours walking round them because of the rain.

7) Paul: How is the new job, Gennadiy?
Gennadiy: It's all very new. I think it'll take me a few weeks to FIND MY
FEET.

8) Paul: It's my first job and they are giving me a company car. Also, the
salary is double what I was expecting. What do you think of that, then?
Gennadiy: Just KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND, Paul. That's all I can say!

And now for your homework this week! This week's homework is
called "Head Idioms":

PART A:

Complete these dialogues using the following idioms:

SHE'S HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE REST
HE'S GOT HIS HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
A LOT OF IT WENT RIGHT OVER MY HEAD
NOT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD
TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE
I CAN'T MAKE HEAD NOR TAIL OF IT
I COULD DO IT STANDING ON MY HEAD
IT'S MY HEAD THAT'S ON THE BLOCK


Paul: Do you know Bill's phone number?
Gennadiy: ????? . I've got it in my address book.

Paul: Sorry about the mistakes but none of them was very serious.
Gennadiy: That's easy for you to say, but ?????, not yours!

Paul: He's a typical teenager. No sense of responsibility. He thinks he'll
walk into a job.
Gennadiy: I know. ????? most of the time.

Paul: Is it difficult to make a website?
Gennadiy: Not really. I've made so many now that ?????.

Paul: I've read the instruction booklet but I couldn't understand it.
Gennadiy: I've looked at it too, and ????? either.

Paul: Could you give me a hand with these year-end figures?
Gennadiy: Good idea. ?????.

Paul: Karen Jones is still top of the class this year, isn't she?
Gennadiy: Yes. ?????.

Paul: I see you're reading Stephen King's new book.
Gennadiy: I've finished it. It's interesting but ?????.

PART B:

Complete these sentences using the correct form of these verbs:
EXAMINE, SCREW, BURY, LAUGH, ROLL, PUT, GO, KEEP

1) I'm sure we can find a solution, if we all ????? our heads
together.
2) The first two years of running the Mayflower College were very tough. We
just about managed to ????? our heads above water.
3) This is a problem we have to face. We can't ????? our heads in the sand
and hope it will go away.
4) If you think I'm going to lend you money again, you need your
head ?????.
5) The trouble with some politicians is, after a while power GOES to their
heads and they think they can do anything.
6) It's the funniest film I have seen for years. I ????? my head off.
7) When I find out who is responsible for this mistake, heads will ?????.
8) You don't need to worry about Marco travelling alone. He's only 16 but
he's got his head ????? on. He'll be OK.

PART C:
Rewrite these sentences using an idiom from PART A or PART B.

1) I can do it very, very easily.
2) He's sensible.
3) Stop ignoring the problem.
4) I couldn't understand it.
5) We're surviving.
6) You're stupid.

And finally a riddle for you to solve.

"Two hunters leave their camp and are headed for bear hunting. They walk 10
km south, then 10 km east.
They kill a bear. Then they walk 10 km north and get back at their camp,
exactly where they left."
What was the colour of the bear?

Have a great weekend!

Best wishes
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