Idioms of the week:

Be in the same boat

Cost an arm and a leg

Lessons February 2024 Week 1

Dale Sanders is the oldest person to paddle the length of the Mississippi River.

He paddled the 2,350 miles (3,782 km) down the river.

He was 87 years old at the time and it took 87 days.

He paddled down the river when he was 80, but it was not an official record.

His wife is his biggest fan and supports him, but she has not and will not paddle with him.

January 30 is Croissant Day.

A croissant is a buttery and flaky pastry in a crescent shape.

Crescent shaped Austrian pastry dates back to the thirteenth century.

The French perfected the recipe in the 1600s.

Making croissants from scratch is very time consuming, but now you can buy frozen dough.

Croissants can be served plain, sweet or savory.

“Piece of cake” means “very easy.”

The English test was a piece of cake.

“Butterflies in my stomach” means “to be nervous.”

I had butterflies in my stomach before giving the speech.