CONTENTS

4 HOLIDAY
The First Thanksgiving

6 AUSTRALIA
A Town Called Alice

8 MATURITA
Listening

9 PUZZLES
The Puzzler

10 ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Australia from A to Z

12 ISSUE / SPORT
The Most Corrupt World Cup in History?

14 ENGINEERING
Modern Wonders of the World

16 MUSIC
Reggae

18 NEWS
Cooliosities

19 GREAT BRITAIN
The Qunited Kingdom

Bridge November 2022

Solutions

Maturita
LISTENING PART THREE
1
Torquemada; 2 100 / a hundred (pages); 3 Ł25 / twenty‑five (British) pounds; 4 12 / twelve; 5 (comedy) writer; 6 online / on the internet; 7 (from) San Francisco; 8 31(st) December 2022 / December 31(st) 2022
EXTRA TASK
1
wasn’t / wouldn’t be; 2 have never read / had never read; 3 bought / had bought; 4 would be / was; 5 started; 6 didn’t expect / hadn’t expected; 7 solves

Giving Thanks for Survival
1
Although; 2 nothing; 3 which; 4 spoke; 5 returning; 6 threw; 7 realized; 8 eaten; 9 near; 10 for; 11 might; 12 should; 13 would; 14 takes; 15 to see

The Puzzler
WORD PYRAMID
A, AT, RAT, RATE, CRATE, CRATER, CRAFTER
AN ALPHABETICAL CROSSWORD

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Sleepy, or maybe a bit stupid: DOZY
Old but still nice – a trendy kind of second-hand: VINTAGE
The wind did this: BLEW
There are radio stations here – but it’s not AM!: FM
You might find this in the House of Commons: MP
This city’s about 560 km northwest of L.A.: SF
Fast: QUICK
You might find jam in these: JARS
The answer is “because”!: WHY
A male cow used as a working animal: OX

WORD VENN DIAGRAM


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1 Fireworks; 2 Reworded; 3 Remarked

November Idioms
party: C; food and eating: D; Australia: B

The Rough Road to Qatar
1
allegation; 2 whistleblower; 3 bribe; 4 to suspend; 5 to prosecute; 6 essentially; 7 flogging

Cooliosities
adorkable: A mix of “dorky” and “adorable”. An adjective meaning socially awkward in a way that seems cute.
yeet: An exclamation of surprise or approval, or a verb meaning to throw, especially carelessly and with force.
FWIW: For What It’s Worth. A warning that a statement might not be important or relevant.
lewk: From a humorous way of saying “look”. A noun referring to an individual look or style; also used in the plural as to have lewks, meaning to be very attractive.
cringe / cringeworthy: An adjective meaning extremely awkward, shameful and embarrassing.
baller: From African-American sporting slang. An adjective meaning excellent and extravagant, or a noun meaning someone who is impressive and successful.
sus: An abbreviation of suspicious. An adjective meaning untrustworthy or otherwise worrying or unreliable.
MacGyver: From the name of a character in a TV show. A verb meaning to make or repair something using only the things you have on hand.
ICYMI: In Case You Missed It. Used to draw attention to a previous announcement.
pwn: Originally a typo for “own”. A verb meaning to dominate and defeat someone completely.
janky: Probably from junk, meaning rubbish. An adjective meaning “of very poor quality” or “not working properly”.

The Qunited Kingdom
GUESS THE MEANING:
1A, 2B
QUOTES ABOUT QUEUES: 1 forms; 2 waiting; 3 complaining; 4 to look, watching

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