Thought of
the week
“Magic is believing
in yourself.
If you can make that happen,
you can make anything happen.”
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
I'm an English teacher and I've created this blog for 7th, 8th and 9th grade students from Escola Básica Hermenegildo Capelo, Palmela, and their teachers. The purpose is to motivate students to participate in English. I/ We/They can share opinions, curiosities, information, thoughts, short comments and/ or texts about topics discussed in classes. Learning English can be fun!
St.Patrick's day
Curiosities
What do you know about St.Patrick's day?
Why do people wear green?
Let's find out! Go here! Be curious!
International
Women's day
Advancing gender equality in the context of the climate crisis and disaster risk reduction is one of the greatest global challenges of the 21st century.
Women are increasingly being recognized as more vulnerable to climate change impacts than men, as they constitute the majority of the world’s poor and are more dependent on the natural resources which climate change threatens the most. (…)"
(in https://www.un.org/en/observances/womens-day)
Click here to find out more. Be curious!
World
Wildlife day
"Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration" is the theme for 2022.
"(...) In 2022, World Wildlife Day will therefore drive the debate towards the imperative need to reverse the fate of the most critically endangered species, to support the restoration of their habitats and ecosystems and to promote their sustainable use by humanity."
Do you want to try this quizizz?
Let us find out what we know about nature.