Friday 25 November 2016

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Do you know...

that on this date - 24th November - Americans celebrate THANKSGIVING DAY?

It's a very important day in American lives. Families gather and do lots of things together. 
Read more here!
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Wednesday 16 November 2016

International Day for Tolerance,
16th November
During the time of Apartheid in South Africa, when black people were denied their basic human and political rights, two youngsters of different races forge a connection in Cape Town. UN Photo (1982)




As Mahatma Gandhi once said "Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will.
Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being". 
Today, we are aware of this importance and our actions should be in that way.

Read here who won the prize for the Promotion for Tolerance and Non-violence.

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, said in her speech, 

"In a world of diversity, tolerance is a prerequisite for peace. It is also a lever for sustainable development, as it encourages the construction of more inclusive and thus more resilient societies that are able to draw on the ideas, creative energy and talents of each of their members. (...)"
Read here the complete message.
https://refugeesmigrants.un.org/together

Monday 14 November 2016

slideshare.net
Dear 9th graders

Conditional sentences - types I and II:

Try these exercises: click here and here. Don't forget to submit your answers!
Dear 8th graders
esolcourses.com

Adjectives - word order

Try this quiz about the order of the adjectives in a sentence. 

I'm sure you'll do a great work. Click here! Don't forget to check your answers.
turtlediary.com
Dear 7th graders

If you want to practise more exercises on Simple Past click here!
You can find regular and irregular verbs and you can check your answers!

Sunday 13 November 2016

CRITICAL THINKING
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The 8th graders were asked
"What do you think could never be replaced by technology?” 
and 
some of the answers were very interesting as you can see.


«What could never be replaced by technology? I think about it sometimes!
Now, that phones and computers let you text, call and even video call people that are so far away, technology brings people together.
But, even if you see someone on the screen, you cannot give them a cuddle, or share the warmth of a hug. Sometimes, video calls make the person suffer and make her/him miss the other person even more.
So, what I think can never be replaced by technology is physical contact between loved ones.»


«In my opinion, technology is good and bad at the same time. Using a phone to communicate with our friends is great because we can talk with them by distance, but we can’t express our real feelings like we do when we communicate face-to-face. So I think real friendship could never be replaced by technology.»

«I think that human interaction, love and friendship can't never be replaced by technology because no machine has feelings. Machines could never feel love or attraction for someone, every body is different. People have their DNA but machines can always be replaced.» 
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Saturday 5 November 2016

5th November,  Guy Fawkes Day

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Remember, remember the fifth of November…” November 5, 1605 was the date of the infamous Gunpowder Plot, an attempt by several Catholic dissenters to blow up Parliament and assassinate King James I. (...) 
Read more about this festivity here.
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