The Speedo 27/11/06 - 3/12/06

CLUBS are FUN
We know you are busy - you are in school, you are working, you are taking care of your family. But remember - everyone needs some time to relax. What better way to practice your English and meet new students than by coming to a clubnight?

Check out some pictures from Lynsey's KARAOKE CLUB at PRL:














IDIOM OF THE WEEK- BE A PIECE OF CAKE

PIECE OF CAKE means EASY
If something is a "piece of cake", it is very easy to do.

Example:
Jamie: How was your test? Was it hard?
Piotr: "No! It was a piece of cake!"











MORE FUN WITH CAKE~


Idiom #2 - To have your CAKE and EAT IT, TOO!


Have your cake and eat it, too means - Get 2 good things at the same time!

Example:
Lynsey: I want to go out to lunch AND I want to go shopping.
Terri: BOTH lunch AND shopping? You want to have your cake and eat it, too!






~WORD OF THE WEEK~
DOPPELGANGER

A Doppelganger is an EVIL TWIN! "Legend" says that every person has a doppelganger that exists somewhere in the world!!!!

Have you ever met your doppelganger???

The Speedo 21/11/06 - 28/11/06

LEE's BICYCLE CLUB

"I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike, I want to ride my bicycle... I want to ride it where I like" QUEEN

SO - IF YOU WANT TO RIDE YOUR BICYCLE WITH LEE (AND MAYBE SOME OTHER TEACHERS IF THEY ARE NOT TOO LAZY) MEET OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL AT 2.00PM ON SATURDAY 25/11/05 AND HAVE A NICE RIDE!!!

GARY's ROCK CLUB!!

RAAAAWWWWKKKK ON! Gary is back with his 'Rock Club' this month. It's on FRIDAY 24TH AT 8PM IN ROOM 8.

GARY WILL BE WEARING HIS LEATHER TROUSERS AGAIN!

Come and hear the sounds of Rock and Roll, see DVD's of Rock and Roll legends and learn a bit about Rock and Roll!!

"It's where you want to be!"

JAMIE'S GAMES CLUB

Wednesday 29th November - 7.30pm

Come and play games with Jamie FOR FREE! Games are a great way to develop communication in English (or any language!) So come and play at school!

GET YOUR GAME ON!!

A LOOK AT CHUCK

Once again, it's Chuck time and today we bring you a picture of a Chuck Norris masterpiece - 'Code of Silence' - Possibly the greatest film ever made?? Let me know because I haven't seen it!

"CHUCK NORRIS CAN BUILD A SNOWMAN OUT OF RAIN!"

Idiom of the week # 8697094598064

'Let sleeping dogs lie'

The idiom 'let sleeping dogs lie' means that when we have had a problem or argument with somebody we should not start talking about it again. It is better to forget about things and move on...

In real life, if we wake up a sleeping dog, sometimes it can be angry and bite us. So if we start an old argument people can be even more angry...

Dean: "My girlfriend is still not washing my clothes. I will have to talk to her about it again!"

Lee: "It's probably best not to Dean - you'll only get into a big quarrel - better to let sleeping dogs lie!"

WORD(S) OF THE WEEK - 'SINK' AND 'SHRINK'

I like these words because they both sound nice and they both have 2 meanings - a verb and a noun. First up is 'sink'

As a noun, a 'sink' is a place where we wash our plates, knives, forks pots and pans etc

As a verb 'to sink' means to go down in water e.g 'a stone sinks if you put it onto water' or 'a ship sinks if it has a hole in it!'

Secondly, the verb 'to shrink' means that something becomes or is made smaller. If you put a wool sweater in a very hot wash it shrinks. I sometimes have shrink the pictures on this blog so that they look good and fit onto the page.

As a noun a 'shrink' is a psychiatrist or psychologist who helps people when they have mental illness or life problems

NOW WE CAN ADD THESE TWO WORDS TOGETHER TO DESCRIBE ONE OF MAN'S MOST STUPID INVENTIONS - A SILLY PIECE OF PLASTIC WHICH MAKES WASHING UP MORE DIFFICULT WITH LESS SPACE........

THE WASHING UP BOWL

or as it is also know:

THE 'SINK-SHRINKER'

The Speedo 14/11/06 - 21/11/06

PUB CLUB IS JUST ROUND THE CORNER!

Pub Club is FUN

It's that time of the month again to join teachers and other students at Darren's monthly 'PUB CLUB'. As usual, we'll be at KOGUT from 21:30 on FRIDAY 17th NOVEMBER. Come, bring your friends, bring your family... bring your dog or cat!! Pub Club is fun for everybody!!!

LECTURE WITH GARY - TUESDAY 14/11/06 - 7.30pm - ROOM 5

It's lecture time again for you lucky people and this month Gary will be showing you the delights of Southern England: Portsmouth, London, Brighton and much much more. He might also wear his leather trousers if you ask him very nicely in lessons!!

IDIOM OF THE WEEK - " To kill two birds with one stone"

The idiom 'to kill two birds with one stone' means that we do 2 jobs at the same time so that we can save time. For example:

"I went to Albert to buy some washing liquid and I grabbed a McDonalds on the way back because I had to go to work. I thought I would try and kill 2 birds with one stone!"

(These birds were killed by oil, not 1 stone!)

A LOOK AT "GOOD OLD" CHUCK!

This week I have a very special picture... of Chuck Norris wearing LYCRA! I hope that you all still come to lessons this week but I would understand if you remained at home just to look at this picture. If anyone has a copy of this video (see right) I would be willing to give you anything I possess for it!

"Chuck Norris can kill 2 stones with one bird"

Word(s) of the Week - 'FOX' and 'BADGER'

Following on from our word of the week 'mole' we have another couple of nice wild animals, commonly found in England and across Europe. The fox is on the left and the badger is on the right.

We can use both these words as verbs, as well as nouns!

To 'out-fox' somebody means to confuse them or get the better of them in some deal or argument. For example: 'General Montgomery outfoxed Rommel in the African desert in WWII' or 'Ronaldhino foxed John Terry when Barcelona played against Chelsea'

To 'badger' someone means to keep asking them for something or to try and get something from someone by constantly trying to persuade them. For example: 'My girlfriend badgered me about some new ski boots for weeks until I finally bought her a pair." or 'The children were badgering their mother all day to take them to the zoo'

The Speedo 07/11/06 - 14/11/06

CLUBS<>CLUBS

SO GUYS, IT'S FUN TIME AGAIN! THIS WEEK WE HAVE LYNSEY'S KARAEOKE CLUB ON TUESDAY NIGHT (7/11/06) AT PRL (in the RYNEK) AT 9pm

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SING BUT YOU MIGHT BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE SOME TEACHERS SINGING - WOO HOO

Friday 17th November - Darren's 'PUB CLUB'

You saw the pictures from last pub club earlier in the blog! If you weren't there last time, please come along this week for drinking and English speaking fun!!! See you there!

Word of the week - 'VICE'

The word 'vice' has several meanings and we will look at them today

First, 'vice' as in Miami Vice (see picture) In this way, vice means some types of crime, such as Prostitution, illegal drugs etc. The Miami Vice boys try to stop this type of crime.

People also have 'vices'. In this meaning a vice is like a habit or an addiction - something we find it difficult to stop doing (cigarettes, drugs or alcohol etc.)

We can also use 'vice' like 'second' or 'secondary' in things like 'vice president' or 'vice headteacher'. The vice president in America is Dick Cheney.

Finally, a vice is a tool which is used in making wooden things. It holds them in a certain place so we can work more easily (see picture)

Idiom of the Week

'The grass is always greener on the other side'

This idiom means that whatever we have now, things always look better for somebody else and we are never happy with what we've got.

We shouldn't always think that what other people have is better so sometimes we say 'the grass isn't always greener on the other side'

D: "I wish I was a doctor - they earn lots of money"

L: "They have to work very long hours and there is a lot of stress - the grass isn't always greener on the other side!"

D: "I suppose you're right!"

A LOOK AT CHUCK

Here's Chuck!! He's back and this time in a cool pair of 'shades' (or sunglasses) He is my hero! Chuck may be getting older (he's in his 70's now) but he still rocks the world.

THE FACT:

"Chuck Norris' watch has no numbers on it. It just says 'time to kick ass'"