Idioms of the week:

Sleep like a baby

Toss and turn

Lessons June 2026 Week 1

Evelina De Lain holds the record for the highest altitude grand piano performance.

She held a one-hour concert at an elevation of 4,946 meters in the Himalayas.

Desmond Gentle suggested performing the highest ever piano concert in memory of her mother. Desmond had cystic fibrosis.

Breathing difficulties at and above 5000m were similar to what cystic fibrosis sufferers deal with on a daily basis.

Desmond passed away several days after returning to London.

May is Foster Care Month.

Children who are abused, parents addicted to drugs or in jail etc., are put into foster care.

In Japan, foster care started around 1948.

The idea of taking in abandoned children started around 1392 in Japan.

People thought the children would do better on farms rather than living in the "dusty city."

“To give a hand” means “to help someone.”

Could you give me a hand rearranging my furniture?

“Spic and span” means “to be very clean and tidy.”

I finished spring cleaning and my rooms are spic and span.