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(from FunEnglishLessons.com & RainbowEnglishSchool.org)
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Sab’s INTRODUCTION
Hello Fun English Fans, and Welcome to mid-November!
A few weeks ago, there was an event in Paris called Nuit Blanche, which means “White Nights” in English. In French, Nuit Blanche also means ‘sleepless nights’ – a night when you can’t sleep!
You wander around the city and every now and then you come across a strange sculpture or something else supposed to be artistic.
We saw a huge white flashing cube in front of the town hall. We experienced a transparent baby-in-a-bubble. We enjoyed a whole sea of rainbow-coloured bubbles in front of the Pompidou arts centre. And we saw a green neon tree.
This is contemporary art, so most of it is very weird and impossible to understand. You just have to look at it and see what you think!
I, Sab, your fun English teacher, also create strange art! This picture on the left shows one of my Infinity² puzzle paintings. It is made of nine squares and they can be put together any way you want! You can see lots more puzzle paintings here: Sab’s Infinity² Puzzle Paintings.
Do you like jigsaw puzzles? What is the biggest puzzle you have ever done? Tell us in the Facebook group with a picture!
Quick Quiz 
The world’s biggest jigsaw puzzle you can buy shows:
a) the Earth from space with 25,456 pieces
b) the Titanic sinking with 70,020 pieces
c) Disney movie scenes with 40,320 pieces
*INTERESTING VOCABULARY
sleepless (adj) – something that is without sleep or when you cannot sleep 🥱
wander (v) – to walk slowly about a place without any purpose
come across (v) – to discover something by accident or by chance
flashing (adj) – shining brightly and suddenly for a short time 🔦
transparent (adj)– if a substance or material is transparent, you can see through it
bubble (n) – a ball of air or gas with liquid around it 😶🌫️
neon (adj)– a gas that produces bright, colourful light when electricity passes through it
contemporary art (n) – art of the present day by living artists; often about ideas and things important to the artist, like the environment or feminism
puzzle (n) – a game in which you have to put pieces together to complete a picture 🧩
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IN OTHER NEWS…
Your Fun English Teacher is in the UK again! I was here in August for my summer holiday with my son, Léo. Now I am here again for three weeks on my own.
I have been feeling under the weather recently, so I decided to come here to relax and see my parents.
My mum and dad live in a beautiful region of England called the Lake District. The Lake District has a lot of mountains and a lot of… lakes – did you guess?
This region also has a lot of rain – it’s raining cats and dogs at the moment as I type!
I am snowed under with work at the moment but I am on cloud nine to be here and enjoy the lovely scenery and fresh air.
Hopefully, I will be feeling as right as rain again soon.
This relaxing period might be the calm before the storm, though – I have a lot of projects to finish before the end of the year.
My boss was annoyed when I said I was going to the UK for three weeks but it was just a storm in a teacup. I hold him I was going to work online and wasn’t going to take any holidays, and he was OK with that.
Anyway, come rain 
or shine 
, I will see you in FunLetter No.14 for more fun English!
SEE BELOW for the definition of the expressions in purple! 
Now try this Quick Weather Idioms Quiz…
ENGLISH IDIOMS ~ Weather Idioms
1) raining cats and dogs ➜ raining very hard
2) snowed under ➜ having too much work to do
3) on cloud nine ➜ extremely happy
4) as right as rain ➜ completely fit and healthy
5) the calm before the storm ➜ a quiet or relaxed time before a difficult or stressful time
6) a storm in a teacup ➜ when someone gets angry or upset about something that is not important
7) come rain or shine ➜ whatever happens
BONUS) feeling under the weather ➜ feeling tired or sickWea
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WORDS in the NEWS
From BBC News: China
China reports first Covid deaths in six months amid strict zero-cases policy
China has reported its first Covid deaths in six months, with officials warning the capital is facing its most severe situation since the pandemic’s start.
Three fatalities have been reported in Beijing since Saturday, bringing the country’s official death toll to 5,229.
The deaths comes as China’s “zero-Covid policy” sparks rare protests.
The controversial strategy has seen seen millions locked down and positive citizens forcibly quarantined.
In Beijing, officials have already implemented a lockdown in the Haidian part of the capital, with shops, schools and restaurants closed, and three million people urged to stay at home.
Those travelling to the capital will also have to do tests for the first three days of their visit, and stay inside until they are given the all-clear.
USEFUL DEFINITIONS
zero-cases policy (expression) – a very strict control of Covid including strict lock-downs and mass testing
fatality (nown) – the death of a person caused by violence or an accident
spark (verb) – to cause an argument or dangerous situation to start
lock down (phrasal verb) – to stop people from leaving their homes or travelling because there is a dangerous disease
quarantine (verb) – to separate someone from other people because they have or might have a disease
urge (verb) – to strongly advise an action
all-clear (noun) – a signal that tells you that a dangerous situation has ended
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PHOTO of the DAY
One of my passions is taking photos and writing about Paris every day.
Here is today’s photo:
EXERCISE
Write about this photo in English.
What can you see?
Where do you think it is?
What time or season is it?
What is the weather like?
Can you see any people or animals?
What are they doing?
What are they wearing?
How do they feel?
Do you like the photo? Why or why not?
Would you like to be in the photo?
Where would you prefer to be?
Listen to the end of the video above and hear me describe this photo in detail!
Post your texts in our Fun Facebook Group here, and comment on other people’s posts.
Quick Quiz – Answer
The biggest jigsaw puzzle you can buy is:
c) Disney movie scenes with 40,320 pieces
🧩 My favourite size is 500 pieces and the biggest I have ever done is 1000 pieces. My Infinity² puzzle paintings only have nine pieces but they are not as easy as they look!
Let’s make the English love go round!
