The Speedo 17/01/07 - 24/01/07

Remember, the best way to get better at speaking English is to PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE! What better way to practice than by coming to one of our FREE clubs and lectures? The teachers host fun events EVERY week.... try something new, meet students from other groups, and sharpen those conversation skills!

UPCOMING CLUBS AND LECTURES:

Wednesday, January 17th @ 17:30... Ice-Skating with Jamie!
- meet at the school and then walk to the Rynek to ice-skate! Don't let the winter season end without having a fun afternoon on the ice-skating rink! We will go for hot wine after skating - yum.

Friday, January 19th @ 21:30... Pub Club with Darren and other teachers!
- meet at Fuzon (around the corner from the school) and dance the night away. Pub Club is ALWAYS a blast. Bring your friends for a great time!




Tuesday, January 23rd @ 21:00... KARAOKE CLUB with Terri and Lynsey!
- meet at Guinness Pub and sing your heart out! Singing with Terri is ALWAYS fun!


IDIOMS OF THE WEEK: using the word EASY

EASY means something that is not difficult.

IDIOM 1 - "Easier said than done"
This means that SUGGESTING something is much easier than actually DOING it.

Lee: "I am going to the gym every day this week"
Dean: "That is easier said than done"


John: "I plan to save half of my paycheck every month"
Eric: "Easier said than done"


IDIOM 2 - "Easy come, Easy go"
This means that something you get easily you may lose just as easily.

Darren: "I lost the new watch that my mom gave me for Christmas"
Lynsey: "That's so sad. Easy come, easy go"






VOCABULARY WORD OF THE WEEK: BUG





The word "BUG" has many meanings. See how we can use it in different ways as both a noun and a verb.

A bug as a NOUN is an insect
"The house is covered with bugs - GROSS"

A bug as a NOUN is also a sickness or virus
"Jamie caught the bug - she has been ill for a week"
"The computer has a bug - it isn't working properly"

A bug as a NOUN is also a small electronic recording device
To bug as a VERB is to hide these devices around a room
"The teachers room was bugged - the students recorded everything the teachers said"

To bug as a VERB also means to annoy
"Terri is bugging me, she keeps poking me with her finger"


And Last, but not Least.... a Volkswagon BUG! This is Jamie's FAVORITE car!!!

RIDDLE OF THE WEEK:
Question: In what month do women talk the least?
Answer: February, because it’s the shortest month!