Welcome to Heartland's alumni newsletter for January 2007.

The 2007 IIHF World Women's Hockey Championship is coming to Manitoba April 3-10, 2007. Nine of the best women's teams from around the world will play 17 games to decide the gold medal. Most games will be played at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg ( http://www.mtscentre.ca/ ). Canada has won eight of nine IIHF World Women's Championships, since it began in 1990. Help us cheer on Canada again this year, or root for the USA , China , Kazakhstan , Germany , Switzerland, Sweden , Finland , or Russia . For more event details, visit http://www.iihf.com/hockey/tournam/tournaments.htm .

In December 2006, several Heartland students had a reunion in Monclova, Mexico. Students from all over Mexico, Japan, Brazil, and Taiwan attended! We wish we could have joined them! Maybe the next reunion will have to be in Winnipeg?

If you have any interesting stories, photos, or updates that you would like to share with your Heartland friends, email them info@heartlandenglish.com . They might be included in our next e-newsletter!

Heartland had a wonderful year in 2006. We met many amazing students, and really enjoyed getting to know all of you. The year ended with our annual winter party. The party was a big hit, and our students must have been really good this year because Santa came with gifts for all! Thank you to everyone for making 2006 so special for us.

Phrasal Verbs using "Get"

Get down to (something) = start doing something

Example: My homework is due tomorrow. It's already 10:00 so I'd better get down to work!

Get along with = have a good relationship with someone

Example: I get along with my sister-in-law.

Get by = survive, handle

Example = I can get by with $200 a month.

Get away with = do something without being punished, do something without

    Being caught.

Example: The robber got away with stealing all of that money!

Get around = go somewhere either by walking, running, driving, taking the bus, riding a bicycle, etc.

Example = I get around by bus whereas my brother gets around on foot.

1. Sheila can __________ on only one meal each day. She doesn't need any more.

2. Jimmy doesn't ___________ his brother. They're always fighting or saying bad things to each other.

3. Sarah had finished watching the video, so now it was time to __________________ preparing her presentation. She had stopped working on it and now it had to be finished.

4. Those little kids ________________ making a lot of noise because they're so cute. How can I punish them?

5. Children, it's time to stop playing around and finally _____________ to studying.

6. Linda and James ________________ town in that little car. They're able to go everywhere.

Answers

For the answers to the quiz, visit the Heartland web site: www.heartlandenglish.com/quiz.html.