Sunday, 20 March 2016
Friday, 18 March 2016
Green for St Patrick?
Green was not the first color associated with St. Patrick, so just how did green come to represent this holiday?
Thursday, 17 March 2016
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Who is Caroline Herschel? The Cinderella tale of a pioneering female astronomer
Click on the image to discover her life
In
1828 the Royal Astronomical Society awarded its gold medal to
Caroline Herschel, the first woman to receive the prize. It wouldn't
be awarded to another woman until 1996.
Herschel was
also the first woman to be paid for her contribution to science for
the discovery of six new comets.
On what
would be her 266th birthday, Herschel has been honoured with a
Google Doodle. The Doodle shows Herschel searching the skies for
comets through her telescope.
Go on reading with The Telegraph and learn about other British woman who pioneered in science and maths.
Some more information in the NASA webpage.
Some more information in the NASA webpage.
Wednesday, 9 March 2016
London Facts
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discover amazing facts about this topic,
all of them are well verified and sourced, you can follow the link
at the bottom, leftmost part of the screen
Sunday, 6 March 2016
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
Learning with BBC News
Republicans against Guantanamo closure
Plastic found in Mars bars
Gorilla born at UK zoo
The
republicans who control the US Congress have come outstrongly
against President Obama’s latest plan to close down the Guantanamo Bay
detention centre in Cuba. The latest proposal would transfer some detainees
overseas, others to prisons in the United States. The president has described
keeping Guantanamo open as contrary to American values.
The
US-based chocolate maker Mars says it’s recalling millions of
chocolate bars from 55 countries because bits of plastic have been found in one
of its products. In a statement the company said it sincerely apologised to its
customers.
A gorilla
has been born at a British zoo after a very rare emergencycaesarean. The
operation was performed by a consultant from the local maternity hospital in
Bristol when the mother became unwell.
Vocabulary
have come out: have stated publicly, have declared
recalling (here): asking consumers to return a faulty
product
caesarean: operation in which a baby is born by
cutting open the mother's womb
Exercise
Use one of
the words or phrases from Lingohack to complete each of these sentences. Note
that you may have to change the form of a word or phrase to complete the
sentence correctly.
1. The local population __________
in support of the plans for a new park.
2. The birth was delayed and the
doctor decided that a __________ was the best option to save both mother and
baby.
3. German carmaker Volkswagen has
been ordered by US regulators __________ half a million cars because of
software that disguises emission levels.
Tuesday, 1 March 2016
English Facts
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discover amazing facts about this topic,
all of them are well verified and sourced, you can follow the link
at the bottom, leftmost part of the screen
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