July 2014 - United World | School of English

Problem pages
4
Interview with a teacher
5
We don’t like writing
6
Horoscope
8
My favourite photo 10
Christopher Nolan 12
How to catch a liar 13
A sound mind in a sound body
Scavenger Hunt
15
Michael Jackson
16
Interview: Couchsurfing
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10 words you wouldn’t believe are in the dictionary
Baywatch in Bournemouth
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Word search: Places in Town
Crossword: Summer
Vocabulary corner 23
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Problem pages
Under 18 Blues
Are you under 18? Yes? Then you might
probably be tired of not doing anything in
the evenings and sitting around the gardens
and the beach waiting for something interesting to happen. Sadly that is the case of
many of the students here who would have a
better time in Bournemouth if more activities and parties were organised… ‘and what
about Cameo party?’ someone might think.
Yes, Cameo is all right for 14-15 year olds
but people who are nearly 18 do not really
look forward to a party full of kids, sweaty
and smelly where you can’t even get out for
a breath of fresh air if you want to get in
again.
Ana
Dear Ana,
I am sorry to hear that your social life is suffering
here in the UK because you haven’t yet reached
that crucial age of 18. As you may have realised,
here in Britain we have to be very protective towards our under-18s, which can be difficult to understand - especially if you are 17 and 11 months!
My advice would be to try to make the most of
what we do offer here in Bournemouth... Stick with
your age group in the under-18s disco, have a
dance and try to ignore the 13-year olds with their
parents. Or spend the evening on the beach having a BBQ and listening to your own music (take it
from me – the weather isn’t usually this good in
Bournemouth so take advantage of it!). Alternatively, there is always the cinema, laser quest and
bowling of course. And don’t forget our United
World activities – magazine club, volleyball, song
night, football, salsa dancing and movie night.
If nothing else, at least you will appreciate how
relaxed things are in Spain when you go back!
Dear David,
I’m sorry to hear about your frustrating experience with our wifi, and I’m sure that the rest of
the students know what you’re going through!
Why our wifi hasn’t been working is a mystery
to us and also to several technicians we have
called to help with the problem. Fortunately we
now have the very handsome computer technician Gus sorting out the problem (every cloud
has a silver lining!) and I am pleased to report
that the wifi should now be in full working order. The network name is United wifi and the
password is fr33wifi. Keep your fingers crossed!
Write to us, we can help!
Leave your question or problem
in the suggestion box located at the reception
or give it to your teacher!
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We don’t like
writing...
...but our teacher says we have to.
(So this is what we wrote...)
My experience in
Bournemouth
Life and health
Usually in the day a day when we don`t have time because we`re doing a
lot of things in the day, every day we wake up very late to go to school
Hello, I`m Venezuelan and I
and forgot to eat healthily, we should have a daily routine that helps put
took the decision to come to
our lives and our food in order.
Bournemouth with the intention
How will we do that? The first thing that we should do is wake up very
of learning English.
early, have a good breakfast and eat healthy things for example cereal,
I have only one month here;
milk, juice, fruits. After that, go to school, when you have finished your
it`s very difficult to be away
classes you should have a good lunch (eat a lot of meal) for example fish,
from my fam-
chicken, rice, potato, vegetables and natural juice. Is important that you
ily but only
eat in the correct our, because that helps your metabolism be
time will
adequate.
help me, I
Also it is important that you are doing exercises 3 days a
have left a
week, cardiovascular exercise that helps your heart. You can
piece of my
do 2 hours of exercise on which day is very good for your
heart in Ven-
heart and for your all body. After exercise you need to eat
ezuela...
dinner low in carbohydrates remember that your body needs
Today I have to be strong, con-
to rest 8 hours daily in a night. This is very important for your health.
tinue and fight, little by little. I
like this town, their meals,
My name is Hisham, I’m from Saudi
in the UK. I went to London
drinks, beaches, churches and
Arabia, I was born in Jeddah. I enjoy
for two weeks, I visited Big
gardens. It`s really beautiful,
playing football and swimming, I
Ben and the London Eye and
even more at this time of year,
study in Saudi Arabia in high
Stadium Bridge and many
when the sun is shining.
school. I’d like to play football in
places. I enjoyed it, it was
the future. Now I’m learning English
amazing.
Maria
6 Elementary
A story from my life
In 2008 I travelled to Italy, it was an amazing experience where I visited Saint Peter’s cathedral, the Vatican and all their surroundings. After that I went to a shopping centre to buy
some things. While I was eating, I met some people from Venezuela that were working in
the restaurant where I was having my lunch.
Juan
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is a country in South-West Asia. It’s capital: Riyad. It’s area is about 2.149.690 km².
Population: In Saudi Arabia about 28.376.355 million.
Religion: It is Muslim.
Traditional dress: In Saudi Arabia there are long shirt called “thob” and cloth on head is called
“shemag”. These are for men. The women wear anything they want but this is under a black
cloth is called “Abayh” because no man can see them, just their husband, their father, their uncle, their son, their brother and any child or women.
Traditional foods are “Al-lebssa” and “Al-mndy”. These are rice and chicken or meat. They are
very fat and nice, you can’t eat pig because this is forbidden in the religion and you can’t drink
any kind of alcohol because religion forbids it because it is not good for your health.
Saudi Arabia is the world’s biggest producer of oil. The weather is very hot, we have just summer and winter. In the summer the weather is about 45 degrees and sometimes up to 51 degrees. In the winter it’s about 15-17 degrees and some places down to 5 below zero.
Mohammed
This is me.
My name is Ala. I’m twenty years old and I’m a student in university. My subject is accounting and I’m studying to be an accountant. My best friend’s name is Murad, he is 19 years old. He
studies in the same class. Sometimes we both wear the same shoes or same shirt. :) Now I’m studying
English in Bournemouth. Its name is United World. I’m happy because I have amazing friends in
Bournemouth. My favourite teacher is Amy! I live with a family in Poole. I like them.
Elementary 7
HOROSCOPE
ARIES
TAURUS
GEMINI
This year you will meet many
friends. You will have a good
winter but a bad summer. Don’t
worry because all your problems
will end. You will have lucky
days in April and May: you
might have problems with love
but in the end you’ll be ok. The
stars say that you’ll have an
easy situation at work. This year
you might not have children or a
family but next year you will
meet the love of your life.
Did you have a bad year?
Don’t worry, this year
things will change for the
better so it’s a good time
to try the things you’ve
always wanted. You will
go on a very long holiday
somewhere hot and you
might meet a person there
who will help you start a
new career.
It’s a good time to be
surrounded by family. You’ll
need this to help you make
up your mind and make
important decisions in your
life. Take it easy. Although
the hill looks too high to
climb, better times will
come. This year will be
complicated but after
everything, you will be very
happy.
CANCER
LEO
VIRGO
You will have a new
baby but you might lose
someone from your life.
Also you will meet a
new friend who might
have a bad attitude.
You won’t have
problems studying but
you might not have
many holidays.
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Elementary
The stars tell us that
this year you will have to
stop being jealous all the
time. When you do that,
your life will change for
the better and you will
be very happy in love and
at work. Look to your
left. Someone special
might be sitting there.
This year you will meet a
handsome boy or a beautiful
girl and you might get
married but you will have
some problems with money.
You won’t have children for
three years and after that
you will have four children.
You might not live in the
same town as your family.
This year will be a nice year
for you.
LIBRA
SCORPIO
SAGITTARIUS
This year you might still
be alone but after 30
years you’ll find someone.
You must be careful there is a big bug behind
you! This year mught be
complicated so sleep a lot
and you might not be
hungry so you’ll be very
skinny.
This year you’ll have a
better job and you’ll find
true love so don’t let it
go. You might break
your leg so be careful
and don’t run. Someone
will sell you something
bad. You might put on
weight so go on a diet
and eat healthier food.
This year you’ll have a lot of
surprises. You will become a
rich person, you will start a
family but you might have a
lot of children so take care
when making babies! Two
children will be enough.
You will have a happy life
this year. You might travel
around the world but you
won’t take a long time.
CAPRICORN
AQUARIUS
PISCES
This year will be good for
you because you might
win the lottery, you luck is
very strong. You won’t be
happy in love in the
beginning but it will
change later. You will try
some new hobbies and
sports. Buy some
deodorant, you might
stink after exercise.
This will be an
interesting year for you
because you will learn a
lot of new, different
things and you must take
this experience to
improve your general
knowledge. But nothing is
perfect so be careful when
you’re taking shortcuts.
You will swim a lot
this year. Try wind
surfing this summer,
but be careful, don’t
drown. Hopefully,
you’ll find your
mermaid and live
happily ever after in a
small house by the sea.
By Morena, Hamdan, Nasser, Ramzi and Saleh
Elementary
9
MY FAVOURITE
PHOTO
One of my favourite photos is this one.
I took the photo last month, when I arrived to Bournemouth.
I was on Bournemouth Beach, walking, and I stopped to photograph my sunglasses at the beach.
I really like this photo because it reminds me of my first time in
this city and because I love the beach. When I took the photo, I
was drinking juice, my first juice here!
I have the photo on my computer with other photos and also, I
uploaded it on Instagram.
Ana
One of my favourite photos is this. My friends took the photo in
spring of 2014, two months ago, when I was on a trip with some
friends and my teacher Mike.
We were at a place called Jurassic Coast. It's a coast which is famous
because there is a big stone arch and people say that it is beautiful and
visit it when sightseeing. My friends commented on my photo because I was lying on the sand and that was when one of my friends
took the photo.
I love this photo because it was one of the most beautiful places in
Bournemouth. I have the photo on my phone, Facebook and on my
Instagram with other photos of Jurassic coast.
Jennifer
This is my favourite photo. My cousin took it in London last
Saturday. We were in Westminster. We went to the London Eye and Big Ben. It was very crowded when my cousin
was taking this photo. Everyone had come for the London
Eye and Big Ben. I love this photo because I came to England for the first time and I want to visit every place and
first I visited London because I have a lot of relatives in London. I have the photo on my phone and on my Facebook.
Eses
10 Pre-Intermediate
One of my favourite photos is this one of my brother and
me. One teacher took this photo on 2th June 1994, my
brother's birthday in Naples. We were in his nursery-school
and he was giving me a baby bottle of milk because I couldn't
eat the birthday cake and drink nothing. All children was sitting round us and they were waiting for me.
My brother was smiling in this photo and all children was
looking happy. I love this photo because my he's very important for me and that expresses our relationship.
I have this photo on my computer and on Facebook, in a little
"gallery" of my childhood.
Morena
One of my favourite photo is this with my sister-in-law Merly, my nice Valeria
and my nephew Juan Pablo. I took the photo on Valeria's birthday in January of
2013.
We were at home celebrating my niece’s 5th birthday but early in the morning I
bought a cake for Valeria and when she woke up we stayed in the living room
waiting for her, so we shouted happy birthday and we sang a traditional birthday's song of my country (but the way it's really long) she was so exited and happy. After that I started to take photos and when they were posing, the cake was
so near my nephew and he took a piece of cake with his hand. It was so funny
and we finished with cake everywhere.
I love this photo because the face of my niece is gracious like she's saying what
are you doing with my cake bro? I have the photo on my phone and when I see
it, I always laugh and remember that lovely day.
Faby
I would like to talk about my favourite photo. I took that photo in 2003,
in Manchester,at the UEFA champions league final, played by ac Milan
and Juventus! In that photo, me and my best friend went mad because
victory after penalties of ac Milan! Unbelievable night!
...but that photo is on wall in my bedroom so… Now I'm going to
speak about another funny photo!
It is a simple photo, I'm celebrating a historical victory of risk, the most
beautiful game I know. But for me, that photo represents something
more! That night we were going to a pub when one of us suggested
playing risk! We were 3 friends, the best players of risk in Milan. We
accepted the challenge, and at 2am started an epic match!
When Marco took the photo, that match had just ended and, like I already said, I was celebrating! On the table, at my house, you can see
how the match is finished!
But it was an incredible night also because we laughed all night...and i
love spending time with my friends!!!
Daniele
Pre-Intermediate
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Image by _mixer_/ Joker vs Prodi,
www.flickr.com/photos/mixer1/3385617515/
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan is a British film director .
Nowadays he is considered to be one of the
most important young directors in the film
industry because of his young age. He is 43
years old and he has directed 10 movies, 7
of which can be considered successful
movies. In this short article I would like to
mention some aspects that make him
different from other directors. .
There are several points to highlight from
films created by Nolan, such as often
explored psychoanalysis in each of the
characters, for example in
(2000)
Nolan innovated to create a movie with a
different temporal line of time with
constants jumps to the future and past of
the protagonist. Thereafter Nolan takes a
DC Comics Project to assume the direction
of
where
his greatest contribution was to create a
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script with psychological profiles trying to
justify or explain the actions of each of the
antagonists to the point of break schemes
with the typical Hollywood villain; the joker
was the most prominent performance of the
trilogy. Moreover I refer to
(2010)
one of the rare films that approaches the
psychoanalysis and scifi genre where you can
view the analysis of dreams from another
perspective considering it is science fiction.
Finally Nolan is currently carrying out a
project to the end of this year, the name of
(2014), It is an
the film is
apocalyptic movie where the story develops
in a future in which humanity has trouble
surviving due to climate change but some
scientists discover a species of black holes
that could solve mankind’s problem.
Jonathan
How to
catch
a liar
One of the most attractive topics of body language is how to detect
lies and if you pay attention carefully, you
can catch a liar.
First when you ask a
person a simple question
and the person answers
by repeating the same or
like they didn't understand,
for example:
Also, if they use fillers:
So, in this case you should check your dog, because
maybe it will go hungry!
If they touch their lips or nose and sweat, that is a
signal that they’re lying. Our ears also betray us
because they turn red when our heart goes faster and
you have to look at their hands and eyes too because
lies cause them to move slowly.
More, a liar justifies unnecessarily so, if they talk too
much maybe all is a big lie.
Finally if their voice is low and they gulp that is
because they are thinking of a lie and their brain can't
do too many things.
Now you know how to catch a liar but can you be a
good one?
Fabiola
Pre-Intermediate
13
A Sound Mind in a Sound Body
Hi boys and girls, in this article
I’d like to give you some information on how to do exercise in the
right way. I’ll try to explain some
shortcuts to help you obtain good
result in half of the time.
Before I want to say that my life
is doing sport. Since I was 5,
sports have been the most important things that stopped me
from making (^_^ a lot) mistakes in my life. My first sport
was sportive Karate, wonderful
sport and amazing Coach, I did it
for more than 20 years, and step
by step, match after match, I’ve
become black belt third dan. One
day, without anything happening I stopped it and I started
body building.
In my opinion, here is some very
important advice for someone
who decided to do this sport.
1st – HOW TO DO EXERCISE
WELL.
The basic exercise can
have an enormous importance in
the development of an athlete. If
someone isn’t sure how to do
very well the basic exercise, don’t
try to do casual or alone, don’t be
shy, it is necessary to ask an
instructor in the gym one, twice
or five times until you feel sure in
the execution.
2nd
- HOW MANY TIMES A
WEEK ?
The frequency of training
must be calculated considering
it’s that you want to achieve.
Normally,
frequency
is
three/four times a week.
3rd - THE PYRAMID EXERCISE.
When you come in the
Gym, you have to do some series
witch soft weight, taking care of
execution and which muscle you
want to train. After that, you can
start with the basic exercise, for
example shoulder, basic exercise
is “Arnold press”.
Start with a dumbbells from 22
kg twelve times (3.46 stones in
UK), 24 kg ten times (3.77 stones
in UK) and on the last one with
26 kg 8 times or maximum possible (4.09 stones in UK).
After every session wait between
60 or 130 seconds, when you
change muscle wait at least 180
seconds. When you do the exercise focus on the exact muscle
you want to train.
4th – WHY I’VE CHOSEN BODY
BUILDING?
Sincerely, this is a question that I’ve never asked myself.
This is a kind of sport in which
when I follow the rules it gives
me satisfaction. I’ve always
thought that it’s first a philosophy of life and second a sport (for
somebody boring).
Some friends asked me why I pay
to lift weights, they said: “isn’t a
sport but a very hard job”.
Maybe it’s true, but anyway I
LOVE IT.
Now if nutrition is the real secret
for any sport then....
ALWAYS EAT HEALTHY FOOD
AND THE LEAST AMOUNT OF
FAT YOU CAN!
Francesco
1. Sit on an exercise bench with back support and hold two dumbbells in front of you at about upper chest level with your
palms facing your body and your elbows bent. Tip:Your arms should be next to your torso. The starting position should
look like the contracted portion of a dumbbell curl.
2. Now to perform the movement, raise the dumbbells as you rotate the palms of your hands until they are facing forward.
3. Continue lifting the dumbbells until your arms are extended above you in straight arm position. Breathe out as you
perform this portion of the movement.
4. After a second pause at the top, begin to lower the dumbbells to the original position by rotating the palms of your hands
towards you. Tip: The left arm will be rotated in a counter clockwise manner while the right one will be rotated clockwise.
Breathe in as you perform this portion of the movement.
5. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
from: www.bodybuilding.com
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Intermediate
Scavenger Hunt
LIST OF
TASKS
1. Go to a shop and exchange a coin for the date
1995 (10 points)
2. Go into a shop and find a keyring of an
Firstly, we wrote out 10 scavenger
hunt tasks and 2 groups of 3 students-boys against girls- went out
to the town to complete them.
English telephone box and take a photo of it and
the shop (7 points)
3. Find a poster advertising a band playing (7
points)
4. Find a stone with a hole in it (4 points)
Helen, our teacher, allocated
points for each task, depending on
their level of difficulty.
Later the two groups were sent
out to complete the 10 tasks in a
set time of 50 minutes and we all
had to meet at our set meeting
point. The first group to arrive at
the meeting point first, with all the
tasks completed, were the winners!
5. Find a piece of seaweed (4 points)
6. Bring back a brochure of a hotel and its prices
(6 points)
7. Have a pictures taken with an elderly man or
woman (5 points)
8. Find a man/woman with a tattoo and take a
photo of it (7 points)
9. Find a red leaf (5 points)
10. Take a photo with a policeman/policewoman
(5 points)
Conclusion:
It was difficult for both groups to
find a policeman to have a photo
taken with.
It was also difficult to find a brochure of a hotel as most hotels advertise on the Internet now.
Conversation class
15
Stories that changed history
MICHAEL JACKSON
Michael
Jackson, who
is called
the King
of Pop,
was born
on August
29, 1958 as
the eighth
child of the
Jackson
family.
made a big impression
on. Besides, he gave
a special name to his
dance, which is
called moonwalk. His
special shoes created
by him allow him to
perform this special
dance performance.
There are a lot
of various comments
about Michael Jackson's life. For
example, most
sources differ
on his appearance. One article states that
he tried to
change his skin
colour on purpose. On the other
hand, others say that
he had a special
illness and it made
his skin colour
change. Second one is
about his nose. He
admitted that he had
an operation to
change the shape of
his nose but the
number of these vary
according to who you
ask. One website says
that he had operations hundreds of
times and due to that
fact his nose started
to fall off, while
other one mentions he
had an operation only
once.
In 2008 he decided to perform a
…he has started
a new era in
music and
dance...
However, several
sites make no mention
of his siblings. His
music career started
when he was six.
Since then his whole
life had completely
changed. Most sources
agree that his
Thriller album is the
best-selling album of
all time. Depending
where you look, he
has sold 140 million
or more albums.
Conversely, all
sources are definitely in agreement about
his dance figures'
originality. According to one article
his dance figures are
still used by R&B
singers since he had
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Upper-Intermediate
series of concerts
and they would be
his final curtain
call. While he was
working on these
concerts he was
found dead in his
room in 2009. His
death carries with
it a few disagreements. In one
source, his death
was caused by his
doctor's mistake.
Therefore, his
doctor was sentenced to several
years in prison and
was fined. According to his fans he
is still alive and
he appeared on TV
by covering his
identity. As a
result the police
started to investigate this possibility but they
haven't finished it
yet.
To sum up,
most people are in
agreement that he
has started a new
era about music and
dance despite all
disagreements. The
King of Pop has
influenced millions
and he still seems
to be a leader of a
lot of dancers and
singers.
Deniz
Do you want to try a different way of travelling,
experiencing first hand the core of a culture? Then you should try
Couchsurfing. You don’t know what that is? Don’t worry, we’ve done the
research for you. We went to a Couchsurfing meeting, which takes place
at Sixty Million Postcards every Thursday at 8pm, and interviewed
Barbara, who told us more about it.
CAE / Proficiency
17
10 Words
…you wouldn’t believe are
in the dictionary
“A dictionary is descriptive not prescriptive”
While searching for information for this article I saw this statement I totally agree with.
A dictionary should merely describe and help
us understand words, weather we use them or
not, and not tell us how to use the language.
Having said that, every year at the end of August the Oxford Dictionary Online (ODO) and
the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), in an
effort to keep up with the vibrant changes in
culture and some fashionable trends include
new words in their dictionaries. As frightening as it may seem for the old-fashioned these
changes are happening and with them comes
the inclusion of some unbelievable words.
Here is a list of ten words added recently
along with their definitions that may make
us fear for the future of the language.
And yes… “selfie” is there.
: (n) A photograph
vanced functionality charac1.
taken at one self it is typically
teristic of a smartphone
taken with a smartphone and
uploaded to a social media
5.
: (n) a food
website.
that contains genetically
modified ingredients.
2.
: (n) a protruding
stomach caused by eating a 6.
: (n) fear of missing
large quantity of food. It sup- out an interesting event may
posedly resembles that of a be currently happening elsewoman in the early stages of where. It is often aroused by
pregnancy.
posts on a social media web
site.
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. (n) Acronym,
abbreviation or slang word
7.
. (n) A word or
for best friend
phrase preceded by a hash
sign (#), used on social me4.
(n) A basic
dia sites such as Twitter to
cell phone that lacks the ad- identify messages on a specific topic
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8.
: (n) the appearance and culture associated
with computing and technology enthusiasts. It is regarded as stylish or fashionable.
9.
. (n) A short
set of keyboard symbols that
represents the expression
on someone's face, used in
e-mail, etc. to show the feelings of the person sending
the message. For example :-)
represents a smiling face
10.
: (v) dance to popular music in sexually provocative manner. It involves
thrusting hip movements and
a low, squatting stance.
By The White House [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
# Hashtag
It is amazing they actually
made to the dictionary, isn’t it?
According to researchers approximately 1.8 billion words
are detected every year but just
1.000 make it to the dictionary.
So, while the ODO seems to be
taking pride in keeping up with
modern slang, the OED is not
implementing these words. In
fact, Oxford never removes
words from that publication no
matter how out-dated and out
of use they become. However,
if we continue to change and
use this kind of words more and
more frequently they might be
forced in the near to change
their point of view towards this
subject.
So… now that you are living in
England, get rid of that dumbphone which will only be good
enough to send those old text
messages with a few emoticons
in it. Grab a smartphone and
begin sending those goofy selfies to you bestie and taking pictures of the frankenfood you
might see in a supermarket.
And if you feel a bit fomo , just
look for the hashtag of the
event you feel so enthusiastic
about and share it in the social
app of your preference. You
could be pleasantly surprised
how it can change your experience when living abroad.
By Dimple shaileshbhai patel (Own work)
[CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Javier
Evil Tomato by Manosart
Proficiency
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Baywatch in Bournemouth (well, almost!)
Have you ever watched
Bondi Rescue or Baywatch?
Well, you may have seen
something vaguely similar
along Bournemouth’s seafront .....
I love the sea and
swimming and for the past 10
years I have been a member
of Branksome
We meet
twice a week - on Sunday
morning and Thursday
evening to train in the sea at
Branksome Chine beach. Our
training sessions consist of
board and swimming rescue
practice, first aid and training
for monthly competitions
against other clubs.
The club is great for
young people like my 16-year
old son, Ben, who has been a
member since he was 5 and
is taking his beach lifeguard
qualification next week. He
will then be able to patrol the
beach and help keep beach
users and swimmers safe.
Branksome Chine Surf Life Saving Club is a charity and
all our members patrol the beach voluntarily. We are
trying to raise money to buy a new paddle board and we
for our
are holding a
teachers and students on Thursday 14 August at Hamptons nightclub, Bournemouth. Tickets will be £4 each
from school reception.
So guys and girls here’s a few tips to help you with your
costumes...
Prizes for the best costume! Look forward to seeing you there!
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1. The sport of riding on a water wave
standing on a short wide board and
being pulled along by wind power.
2. A building where people can go to
see fish and other water animals.
3. White or grey bird that makes a loud
noise and lives near the sea.
4. (verb) To sit or lie in the sunshine in
order to go brown.
5. Cheap entertainments you can find
on the pier.
1. A person whose job is to stop dangerous fire
2. A thing that explodes and makes pretty
patterns of light
and colour in the sky.
3. A person who is employed at a beach or a
swimming pool to save people who are in
danger in the water.
4. Series of plays, films, musical performances,
etc, often held regularly in the same place, e.g.
Bournemouth Wheels
5. To sing or play an instrument in the street so
people give you money.
6. Something you can put on your skin to protect
it from the harmful effects of the sun.
7. A kind of music that makes you feel relaxed
and happy.
Answers to the last months crossword:
13. Justice
1. Yourself
8. Evaporate
14. Challenge
4. Camp out
11. Rowling
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7. Clumsy
5. Teacher
10. Topic
2. Supporter
6. Iron maiden
12. Brave
3. Fiancee
9. Dim
15. Leo
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to disappoint someone by failing to do what
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, verb /let/ (present participle letting, past
tense and past participle let)
● (object + infinitive without to) to allow something to happen or someone to do something
by not doing anything to stop an action or by
giving your permission :
● Let’s, let: suggestions, offers, imperatives
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Crossword answers:
Across:
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1. Kite-surfing
1. Firefighter
2. Oceanarium
2. Fireworks
3. Seagull
3. Lifeguard
4. Sunbathe
4. Festival
5. Amusements
5. Busking
6. Suncream
7. Reggae

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