10 Speechless Facts about the English Language

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More Reported Speech

 

Thanks, to Reported speech copia from torrepacheco

Present Perfect: Simple or Continuous?

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Curious Dogs

Have you ever wondered why dogs put their heads out of car windows? 

Watch this video and learn more about this common behaviour.

Thanksgiving Story

Try, try, and try again

 

Try, try, and try again. If tales of the rich and famous are anything to go by some of the world’s most successful people would never have made it if the gatekeepers and financiers had their way. This infographic shows some of the world’s creative geniuses and the difficulties they faced in bringing their work into public view.

Albert Einstein, the winner of the 1921 Nobel prize in Physics, was expelled from school and the Zurich Polytechnic refused to admit him. This didn’t set him back. He was of the belief that “Success is failure in progress”. Walt Disney dropped out of school and Vincent Van Gogh suffered from mental illness. Yet the names of these men resonate around the globe today.

Their inspiring stories show that if you have faith in your product, you can succeed and make a fortune despite initial failures–and these famous people are not alone. Unbelievably Steve Jobs was fired from Apple, the company that he’d created. Afterward, he said that it was the best thing that could have happened to him.

In the words of Bill Gates, a Harvard dropout and now one of the richest men in the world:

“It’s fine to celebrate success, but it’s more important to heed the lessons of failure.”

 

Thanksgiving Kahoot

If you want to test yourself about Thanksgiving Day, click the button to start

Remember to include your name

Good Luck!

Relative Pronouns Review

 

For this task you should remember to mark those pronouns which can be omitted with [  ], to type this kind of brackets press Alt Gr:

International Space Station...Toilet

In this video from the European Space Agency, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti gives us a tour of one area of the space rocket that a lot of people ask about, the toilet! 

 

Doubts with 'enough', 'too' or 'too much/many'?

 

Instead of another video...

As you asked me for some exercises to review, instead of another video, this week you have to complete those tasks I've posted on Friday and Saturday about:

• Tenses
• -ing/ed adjectives
• Indefinite pronouns

On the other hand, I've given you some exercises about -s ending pronunciation, remember it is both plural noun form and 3rd person sg, even saxon genitive, so have a look on your worksheet and complete the task here.

Wheelchair Costumes Turn Kids into Superheroes

Did you ever dream of being a superhero when you were younger? 

This man runs a charity that helps all children make that dream a reality.

Earth our home Facts About Our Only Living Planet

 

Earth, the third planet from the sun, has been around for an astonishing 4.54 billion years. As far as we know, it is the only living planet in the Universe. This infographic shares some interesting facts about our astonishing planet.

Earth is a remarkable place that teams with life of every form, much of it still undiscovered. Of the more than 700,000 species estimated to be found in the oceans, only 242,000 of them have actually been discovered. That’s partly because much of the ocean is a deep, dark place that never sees the sun. Every year we add around 2,000 new species to the known life on earth.

Around 99% of the species that have ever lived on Earth are now extinct and that includes a large number of our own Hominid ancestors. The mighty dinosaurs and the massive mammals that followed all suffered an untimely end as conditions on earth changed.

Never has life on Earth been as compromised as it is now. According to Science Mag, more than 500 species of land-dwelling vertebrates have disappeared over the last 100 years and a further 500 could be lost in the next twenty. Humans have caused this modern extinction and only humans can save the exquisite biodiversity on earth.

From Galactic Facts

-S Pronunciation

Indefinite Pronouns, Any Doubt?

-ing / -ed Revision

Present and Past Tenses Review

Saving our oceans

How can we solve the problem of plastic pollution in our oceans? Watch this video to find out how a giant ocean 'snake' could help!

Can I power a flashlight without batteries?

At just 16 years old, Ann designed a flashlight which doesn’t need batteries. How did she create her invention

Questions, Questions and more Questions...???

 

Extreme Sports: are you brave enough?

 

Click on the image to start

We are working with vocabulary in relation with sports, how much do you know about them? Try this quiz from Britannica so you can test yourself.

There are some more quizzes such as Funtrivia, Kidzworld or Proprofs.

The End Is Near: Doomsday, Would You Survive?

Perhaps you may have already questioned your survival skills and conjured up survival plans. After watching numerous end-of-the-world movies like I Am Legend and tv shows like The Walking Dead, we could say that it is highly unlikely for a zombie epidemic to occur, it is likely for floods, strong winds, or hurricanes to wipe out your power for weeks at a time. 

This infographic provides handy tips and facts on how to survive natural disasters. It states that less than 55% of Americans have less than a three-day supply of food stocked in their homes. Three days worth of non-perishable food is what FEMA recommends everyone have prepared for emergency situations. Before food, however, having a sufficient amount of water is the top priority in any natural disaster or post-apocalyptic catastrophe. 

Like the infographic, FEMA also recommends face masks to filter contaminated air and a basic emergency supply kit filled with road flares, waterproof matches, flashlight, batteries, and more. And like the infographic shows, it may be helpful to surround yourself with others who have valuable professional experience, like doctors or farmers.

By the time the public is hit by a natural disaster or learns about an epidemic, chaos soon follows. By then, it is too late to make preparations. So, be sure to stock up and be prepared for any situation that may occur.

By Daily Infographic

OUGH Pronunciation

British people pronounce the combination "ough" in 9 different ways, as in the following sentence which contains them all: 

"A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."

Are you brave enough to read it aloud? If not, listen:

Bonfire Night

Every November people in Britain go out and celebrate Bonfire Night. What is it? 

Watch the video or read the fact file and find out all about it! 

Zombie School: A Survival Guide

One day at Sawston College a dangerous virus breaks out and 

students and teachers at the school turn into zombies. 

However, one student, Geoff, has five tips for surviving at zombie school.

Simpson's Halloween

US Elections

An election is a process in which people vote to choose a leader or to decide an issue.

The United States is a representative democracy, a country in which the adult citizens of the country vote to elect the country's leaders. These elected leaders make the governmental decisions. The leaders serve in office for a specific amount of time, called a term of office. Elected government officials include the president, US senators, US representatives, state senators, state representatives, state governors, city mayors, school board members, and many others.

Most US elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday each November. Polling places (the locations where people vote) include schools, post offices, community centers, and other public places. Every four years, US voters elect the President of the United States.

 If you want to know more about this election thanks to Enchanted Learning...

• How the President is elected
• Election Quiz 
• Glossary

See mor at US Embassy & Consulate in New Zealand...