Q3)The London International Surrealist Exhibition opened on 11th June. Of which year of the 1930s?
A3)1936. (The exhibition’s Treasurer, Roland Penrose, was the uncle of physicist, Roger Penrose: Roger worked on — or inspired — some of the work by M. C. Escher.)
Q4)Henry 8th married his first wife: on 11th June, 1509. Who was his first wife?
Q5)Finally … ? 11th June, 2009, saw the WHO declare an H1N1 Influenza Pandemic. This particular strain was also known as what: Bird ’Flu, Swine ’Flu or Dog ’Flu?
† That’s a thought, I should maybe get suncream, Olga!
The Zumba guy sounds vaguely like the singer in the band, at Mum’s recent birthday day: she managed to drag me onto the dance floor. My knees still haven’t forgiven me! Either way, a breeze sounds good!
Oh, did I mention I’ve got Yes, Prime Minister on the go? It’s still sunny! (I think I’m going to have to catch up with The Thick of It, though: get something more recent, under my belt.)
Q5) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny I hope both, the class and the visit to the dentist go well. You got me thinking with your comment about Yes, Prime Minister. I've been thinking about trying to do some activities with Jordi watching some short TV programmes, and was thinking about Fawlty Towers, but it might be a bit much. But as Jordi (and I think most foreigners) seem to understand better the more "official" British accents (the Queen's English... Will it be the King's English now?), and because of the nature of the content, perhaps something like that might work better. Newer series tend to go with more varied accents, and I am sure he would struggle. We have almost finished the textbook, and although he wants to review the basics, I thought that might be fun to do before the summer holidays (they tend to leave in August, and we don't have anything planned. No point in going on holiday when the prices are the highest if you are quite flexible as to time). I am sure they are available with subtitles in English as well, so that would be a help. I'll have to check them out and have a think.
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Q1) 1981
ReplyDeleteQ2) Harrison Ford
Q3) Indiana Jones
Q4) Steven Spielberg
Q5) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
I hope both, the class and the visit to the dentist go well. You got me thinking with your comment about Yes, Prime Minister. I've been thinking about trying to do some activities with Jordi watching some short TV programmes, and was thinking about Fawlty Towers, but it might be a bit much. But as Jordi (and I think most foreigners) seem to understand better the more "official" British accents (the Queen's English... Will it be the King's English now?), and because of the nature of the content, perhaps something like that might work better. Newer series tend to go with more varied accents, and I am sure he would struggle. We have almost finished the textbook, and although he wants to review the basics, I thought that might be fun to do before the summer holidays (they tend to leave in August, and we don't have anything planned. No point in going on holiday when the prices are the highest if you are quite flexible as to time). I am sure they are available with subtitles in English as well, so that would be a help. I'll have to check them out and have a think.
1 1981
ReplyDelete2 Harrison Ford
3 Indiana Jones
4 Stephen Spielberg
5 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Thank you for the five-question set. My fingers thank you! :)
ReplyDelete1. 1981
2. Harrison Ford
3. Indiana Jones
4. Steven Spielberg
5. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny