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Homework assignments update  😊

Results of the poll: If you had to choose, what job would you choose to be?  A teacher - 42% 😍 a soldier - 7 % a firefighter - 21% a policeman - 28%

OMG! No school tomorrow. No school the day after tomorrow. Even no school after the day after tomorrow! We are having holidays. Yay!!!

Did you know that…? Chewing gum while you cut an onion will help keep you from crying.

Idiom of the Day: In a nutshell = i n the fewest possible words. E.g. S he put the matter in a nutshell. Synonyms: in short, briefly, in brief, to put it briefly, to cut a long story short, in a word, to sum up, in sum, to come to the point, in essence, in outline "and that, in a nutshell, is the whole movie"

International Happiness Day Be happy! It drives people crazy :)  

Quote of the Day: “Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.” W. P. Kinsella ( (May 25, 1935 – September 16, 2016) was a Canadian  novelist  and short story writer, known for his novel  Shoeless Joe  (1982), which was adapted into the movie  Field of Dreams  in 1989. His work often concerned  baseball ,  First Nations  people, and other Canadian issues. )

Creative Writing Did you know that  Bob Marley’s last words to his son before he died were “Money can’t buy life”. So, the questions I'd like to bring up today will be connected  with money...a lot of questions, actually:) Why does money talk? What would life be like without money? How important is money to you? Does having a lot of money  make someone more attractive?... and finally... Can money buy happiness? Remember to be as creative  as possible. You were created to create  😊 , so try to see what the others don't see  😊

A New Question for You to Vote:   If you had to choose, what profession would you choose to be - a teacher , a soldier, a firefighter or a policeman / policewoman   ( please visit the questionnaire page)

Idiom of the Day: Rat race  = a way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power. E.g. T hey quit the rat race in order to live a simple life.

Love English, Write in English If you had one chance to show any talent of yours live on TV, which talent would it be and why? Do you think people would be impressed?

Idiom of the Day: To shake a leg  = make a start; rouse oneself. E.g. C ome on, shake a leg. Synonyms: hurry up, get a move on, be quick, speed up;

Puzzle of the Day:   “Satnav” – can you figure out who or what this is?

Quote of the Day:   “Think big and don’t listen to people who tell you it can’t be done. Life’s too short to think small.” Tim Ferriss ( (born July 20, 1977) is an  American   author ,  entrepreneur , self-proclaimed "human guinea pig", and public speaker. )

For Anastasya Pinkevich: Agatha Christie "Appointment with Death" Agatha Christie "Death on the Nile"

Idiom of the Day: Quick and dirty = expedient and effective but not without flaws or unwanted side effects  a  quick and dirty solution

Did you know that…? You cannot snore and dream at the same time.  😊  

St. David’s Day Saint David's Day  is the  feast day  of  Saint David , the  patron saint  of  Wales , and falls on 1 March, the date of Saint David's death in 589 AD. The feast has been regularly celebrated since the  canonisation  of David in the 12th century (by Pope Callistus II), though it is not a national holiday in the UK. Traditional festivities include wearing  daffodils  and  leeks , recognised symbols of Wales and Saint David respectively, eating traditional Welsh food including  cawl  and  Welsh rarebit , and women wearing traditional Welsh dress. An increasing number of cities and towns across Wales including  Cardiff ,  Swansea  and  Aberystwyth  also put on parades throughout the day.