What’s this?

It’s a very dangerous animal.

Last week, Brian and Matt went skating. Only two students showed up. Come on people, let’s see a bit more enthusiasm!!
This week sees the return of Music Club. Marcin will be performing in Łabędy with his band, Papilla.

Word of the Day

Phobia
A fear of something.

e.g.

Ablutophobia - Fear of washing or bathing. Some Callan teachers have this.

Acrophobia – Fear of heights. Some people are afraid of falling from the top of a very high building :)

Ailurophobia – Fear of cats. Be afraid of the cat in the picture!

For a list of phobias, check out http://phobialist.com/




The Adventures of Bobby Callan #3

The plane was about to land and Bobby put his safety belt on, remembering that one puts one’s safety belt on when a plane takes off and lands. He was glad to be back in England and, of course, it was raining. He stepped off the plane under the umbrella Charles had reluctantly lent him.
“What sometimes happens when we let people borrow things that belong to us?” Charles had asked. Charles never lent things to other people, but Bobby had persuaded Charles to lend him his umbrella, promising to return it when he got back to Poland.
Mr Brown was waiting for Bobby at the airport.
“Hello Bobby. I’m Mr Brown” he said.
“Yes, I know,” said Bobby. “I recognise you from book one.” Bobby was surprised because Mr Brown looked exactly like he did in the picture: dressed in a suit, wearing a hat, and holding a cigarette, with a slightly gay expression on his face.
“Where’s Mrs Brown?” asked Bobby.
“She’s waiting in the car,” Mr Brown replied. “How was your flight?”
“It was alright,” Bobby said, “but I don’t like flying, generally.”
“I don’t like flying either,” Mr Brown said. “Some people are afraid that they might get killed when they travel by plane more than by other means of transport because plane crashes are front page news.”
“I dare say you’re right,” Bobby replied.
Mrs Brown was waiting for them outside.
“Hello Bobby,” Mrs Brown said. Bobby could see that Mrs Brown was an attractive woman, with matching handbag and shoes, as it was the fashion among women to match their handbags with their shoes.
“Hello Mrs Brown,” Bobby said. “It’s nice to meet you.”
“Did you just use an adjective + infinitive construction?” she said.
“Errr.. yes,” said Bobby. Mrs Brown was obviously familiar with the Callan Method, he thought.
They all got into the car and began the long drive back to Grantchester. Bobby was tired and so fell asleep. He started dreaming about Harry Potter:

“What would you do if this table slowly began to rise into the air without anybody touching it?” Harry asked.
“I would think that you had cast one of your spells,” replied Bobby. “I’m hungry. Can you make a chicken appear so that I can eat?”
“Could you eat a whole chicken?” Harry asked him.
“No. Make it a half,” Bobby said, and immediately a half-chicken appeared.
“Can I have fries with it?” Bobby asked.
“What do you think this is? KFC?” Harry replied angrily, and he turned Bobby into a frog.

Bobby awoke with a start.
“What’s the matter?” Mrs Brown asked.
“I was dreaming about Harry Potter,” Bobby replied. “He turned me into a frog.”
“Good heavens!” she exclaimed.

Next week: Bobby meets Master and Miss Brown!