tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42379540666183037102024-02-20T15:17:45.476+02:00Around the World in EnglishA blog for students and teachers of English as a foreign languageAreti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-63520289776086236472018-04-27T18:12:00.000+03:002018-04-29T11:49:09.491+03:00King Tut and His Treasures<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The pharaoh Tutankhamun is one of the most famous Egyptian rulers in
history. Known by many as 'King Tut,' Tutankhamun is most famous for the
incredible treasures in his tomb. Undisturbed for over 3,000 years
until archaeologist Howard Carter uncovered it, thousands of
priceless artifacts lay inside, ready to tell the story of the life and
death of the pharaoh.<br />
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Do the interactive exercises below to find out about King Tut and his treasures.
When you finish, click the "Finish" button at the end to check your
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Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-63238903565991278392018-04-26T16:24:00.000+03:002018-04-29T12:34:12.997+03:00The tragic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice (TED Ed video)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The marriage of Orpheus, the greatest of all poets and musicians, to Eurydice, a wood nymph, was heralded as the perfect union. Anyone could tell the couple was deeply in love. However, ...<br />
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Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-12111375546182598112016-12-15T02:53:00.000+02:002016-12-15T02:53:34.826+02:00The Milky Way Quiz (powerpoint)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The aim of the following quiz is to test your students' knowledge on the Milky
Way Galaxy, and revise relevant vocabulary. It contains twenty
questions. There is a scoreboard to keep track of points in case you
would like to do the quiz as a team game.<br />
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Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-46503472730726476832016-12-02T19:47:00.002+02:002016-12-02T19:47:56.282+02:00Food and Cooking Vocabulary Jeopardy Game (powerpoint)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-43433393247225834282016-11-29T02:22:00.000+02:002016-11-30T10:21:05.455+02:00Grammar and Vocabulary Jeopardy Game (powerpoint)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li>Present Simple or Continuous</li>
<li>Present Tenses: Stative Verbs</li>
<li>Personality Adjectives</li>
<li>Word formation: Negative prefixes</li>
<li>Phrasal Verbs with Up</li>
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You can also download the game <a href="https://www.scribd.com/presentation/332645096/Grammar-and-Vocabulary-Jeopardy-Game" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>.<br />
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Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-80191878504186094872016-11-07T12:07:00.000+02:002016-11-07T20:33:17.373+02:00Wonderful Tonight (song worksheet)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here is a worksheet based on Eric Clapton's song Wonderful Tonight. There are five tasks: Listen and put the pictures in the correct order, Rewrite the words in rhyming pairs, Listen and complete the lyrics, Answer the questions, and Write questions in the Present Tenses. B/W copy and Answer Key provided.<br />
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Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-1175407744887154782016-11-05T12:34:00.001+02:002016-11-05T12:45:55.508+02:00The Milky Way (video)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Milky Way is our home galaxy. It can be seen in the sky if the night
is dark enough, a cloudy white stripe of stars too far to be seen
individually with the naked eye.<br />
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For full screen view, click <a href="http://learningapps.org/watch?v=pbaj5321516" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><b>here</b></span></a>.</div>
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Here is a worksheet based on a video about our galaxy, the Milky Way.
There are two listening comprehension exercises (gap-fill and
True/False) and a vocabulary exercise (students complete a number of
sentences using the words given in a box). Answer Key provided.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><b>Quiz</b></span><br />
<a href="http://www.space.com/17791-milky-way-galaxy-quiz-trivia.html" target="_blank">Milky Way Quiz: Test Your Galaxy Smarts</a><br />
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Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-92108997167473363672016-10-10T14:43:00.000+03:002016-10-20T14:14:34.626+03:00Passive Voice Jeopardy Game (powerpoint)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Game Categories:<br />
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<li>Passive Verb Tenses</li>
<li>Active to Passive</li>
<li>Active to Passive Questions</li>
<li>Passive Reporting Structures</li>
<li>Passive to Active. </li>
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You can also download the PowerPoint <a href="https://www.scribd.com/presentation/326886951/Passive-Voice-Jeopardy-Game" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: red;">here</span></b></a>.<br />
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Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-59900303614823528972016-10-05T22:43:00.000+03:002016-10-20T14:00:25.773+03:00Grammar Review Jeopardy Game (powerpoint)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Game categories:<br />
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<li>Verb Tenses</li>
<li>Comparison</li>
<li>The Passive</li>
<li>Countable / Uncountable Nouns</li>
<li>Question Tags</li>
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<b> <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/AretiGavalaki/grammar-review-jeopardy-game-67450081" target="_blank" title="Grammar Review Jeopardy Game">Grammar Review Jeopardy Game</a> </b> from <b><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/AretiGavalaki" target="_blank">Areti Gavalaki</a></b> </div>
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You can also download the powerpoint <a href="https://www.scribd.com/presentation/326544064/Grammar-Review-Jeopardy-Game" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><b>here</b></span></a>.<br />
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To play the game online, click <a href="http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.gr/2013/04/grammar-review-jeopardy-game.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: red;">here</span></b></a>.</div>
Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-8997843967734087542016-09-19T12:52:00.000+03:002018-05-12T20:46:00.773+03:00How Smart Are Orangutans? (TED Ed video)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Along with humans, orangutans belong to the Hominidae family tree, which stretches back 14 million years. But it’s not just their striking red hair that makes orangutans unique among our great ape cousins. Lu Gao shares some amazing facts about these incredibly intelligent great apes from Asia.<br />
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For full screen view, click <a href="http://learningapps.org/watch?v=pvnzez7b516" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>.</div>
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For full screen view, click <a href="http://learningapps.org/watch?v=p2q2m2y6n16" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>. <b></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><b>Orangutan Quizzes</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://easyscienceforkids.com/free-interactive-orangutans-quiz-fun-quizzes-for-kids-online/" target="_blank">FREE Interactive Orangutans Quiz</a><br />
<a href="http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/quizzes/mammals/OrangutanGame_1.html" target="_blank">Orangutan Quiz</a><br />
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Here is a worksheet based on the animated TED Ed video about how smart orangutans are. There are two listening comprehension exercises (gap-fill and True/False) and a vocabulary exercise (crossword puzzle). B/W copy and Answer Key provided.<br />
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Here is a TED Ed video about how tsunamis work. Watch the video and do the tasks below. <br />
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Here is a worksheet based on a TED Ed video about how tsunamis work. There is a vocabulary matching exercise and two listening comprehension exercises (gap-fill and True/False). B/W copy and Answer Key provided.<br />
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Here is a worksheet based on an animated video of the famous Aesop fable, <i>The Grasshopper and the Ant</i>. There is a grammar exercise to revise reporting verbs and Reported Speech as well as a vocabulary exercise (crossword puzzle). Answer key provided.<br />
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Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-79104385489074922562016-07-29T11:57:00.001+03:002016-07-29T11:57:31.738+03:00Animal Similes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="sn-gs" id="simile__19"><span class="sn-g" id="simile__20"><span class="def" id="simile__22">A simile is a word or phrase that compares something to something else, using the words <i><span class="ei" id="simile__51">like</span> </i>or <i><span class="ei" id="simile__52">as</span></i>, for example, <i><span class="ei" id="simile__53">a face like a mask</span></i> or <i><span class="ei" id="simile__54">as white as snow</span></i><span class="ei" id="simile__54">. </span></span></span></span>We can use similes to make descriptions more emphatic or vivid.<br />
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Here is a worksheet to help your students revise some of the most common animal similes.<br />
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To download the worksheet click <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/319615818/Animal-Similes-worksheet" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>.<br />
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Here is a worksheet based on the trailer of the film American History X. There is a gap-fill exercise and a set of comprehension questions for class discussion. Answer key as well as some teacher's notes are provided.<br />
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To download the worksheet click <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/312955367/American-History-X-trailer-worksheet" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>.<br />
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April 26, 2016. A rescued dog saves a baby hummingbird from death and the two become unlikely best friends.<br />
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For full screen view click <a href="http://learningapps.org/watch?v=p44fjxgkj16" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>.<br />
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Here is a worksheet based on the video above. There are two comprehension exercises (gap-fill and True/False) and a vocabulary exercise (crossword puzzle). Answer key included.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: small;">Here is a worksheet based on a short BBC
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<b><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Octopus</b> <b>Trivia Quizzes</b></span></span></b></div>
<a href="http://animals.howstuffworks.com/marine-life/octopus-quiz.htm" target="_blank">The Ultimate Octopus Quiz - HowStuffWorks</a><br />
<a href="http://ipfactly.com/octopus-quiz/" target="_blank">Octopus Quiz - Fun Facts you Need to Know!</a><br />
<a href="http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/childrens_books/an_octopus_is_amazing/quiz5667.html" target="_blank">An Octopus is Amazing Quiz</a><br />
<a href="http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz306175230d490.html" target="_blank">The Giant Pacific Octopus Trivia Quiz - Fun Trivia Games</a> <br />
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Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-32468152302649595682016-04-08T02:02:00.000+03:002016-04-08T02:09:23.424+03:00Global executions hit 25-year high (video)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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April 06, 2016. Amnesty International says there were more executions worldwide in 2015 than in any year since 1990. Paul Chapman reports. (SOURCE: <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/video/2016/04/06/global-executions-hit-25-year-high?videoId=368007142&videoChannel=118171&channelName=Editors%27+Picks" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">Reuters</span></a></span></span>)<br />
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Here is a worksheet based on the video above. It contains a vocabulary gap-fill exercise as a pre-watching activity and a True/False comprehension exercise.<br />
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To download the worksheet click <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/307374222/Death-Penalty-Report" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></a></span></span>.<br />
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Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-47856150644998011572016-04-06T00:53:00.000+03:002018-05-12T20:51:30.191+03:00History through the eyes of the potato (TED-Ed video)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Baked or fried, boiled or roasted, as chips or fries; at some point in
your life you’ve probably eaten a potato. But potatoes have played a
much more significant role in our history than just that of the dietary
staple we have come to know and love today. Leo Bear-McGuinness shares
how without the potato, our modern civilization might not exist at all. (SOURCE: <a href="http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-through-the-eyes-of-the-potato-leo-bear-mcguinness" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">TED-Ed</span>)</a><br />
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For full screen view click <a href="http://learningapps.org/watch?v=pe285mgma16" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>. <br />
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Here is a worksheet based on the video above. It contains a vocabulary matching exercise, a True/False exercise, a set of comprehension questions and a vocabulary gap-fill exercise.<br />
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To download the worksheet click <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/307120945/History-of-the-Potato-video-listening" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>.<br />
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Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-66842002109795950952016-03-21T20:35:00.000+02:002016-03-23T16:30:07.974+02:00Cliff Divers Jump 30 Metres from Victoria Falls! (video)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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March 18, 2016. Two cliff divers have practised their skills near Victoria Falls as they leap 30 metres into the Zambezi River.<br />
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For full screen view click <a href="http://learningapps.org/watch?v=pg5zmnutc16" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: red;">here</span></b></a>.<br />
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<li><b>Caution </b>is <span class="sn-gs" id="caution_1__16"><span class="def" id="caution_1__20">care that you take in order to avoid danger or mistakes. e.g. </span></span>You should use <u><b><i class="mw_spm_it">caution</i> </b></u>when operating the electric saw.</li>
<li>When you <b>cast/throw caution to the wind(s)</b>, <span class="DEFINITION">you stop being careful and do something that you know has risks. e.g. </span>After thinking about it for years, he finally <u><b><i class="mw_spm_it">threw/cast caution to the wind</i></b></u>, quit his job, and started his own company.</li>
<li>If you <b>up </b>something, you make it higher. e.g. The restaurant <u><b><i class="mw_spm_it">upped</i> </b></u>[=<i class="mw_spm_it">increased</i>] its prices.</li>
<li>When you <b>tackle </b>something difficult, you deal with it. e.g. We found new ways to <u><b><i class="mw_spm_it">tackle</i> </b></u>the problem.</li>
<li>A <b>boundary </b>is <span class="def_text">something (such as a river, a fence, or an imaginary line) that shows where an area ends and another area begins. e.g. </span>Those two trees mark the <u><b><i class="mw_spm_it">boundary</i> </b></u>of our property.</li>
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<a href="http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.gr/2016/03/victoria-falls-multiple-choice-quiz.html" target="_blank">Victoria Falls (multiple choice quiz)</a><br />
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Here is a worksheet based on the activities above.<br />
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To download the worksheet click <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/305732889/Cliff-Divers-Jump-30-Metres-from-Victoria-Falls" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>.<br />
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Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-14125894120634489952016-03-21T19:38:00.000+02:002016-03-21T20:43:02.103+02:00Victoria Falls (multiple choice quiz)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
How much do you know about Victoria Falls? Take the quiz below and find out.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.gr/2016/03/cliff-divers-jump-30-metres-from.html" target="_blank">Cliff divers jump 30 metres from Victoria Falls!</a> </span><br />
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Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-37183483821390234992016-02-29T16:31:00.000+02:002016-03-10T16:14:13.390+02:00The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde (worksheet)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here is a worksheet based on an animated film of The Selfish Giant, the famous story written by Oscar Wilde. It contains a gap-fill exercise, a crossword puzzle and an exercise in which students are asked to write suitable comprehension questions for a set of statements about the story practising wh-questions in the Past Simple and Continuous mainly.<br />
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To download the worksheet click <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/301202265/The-Selfish-Giant-by-Oscar-Wilde" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>.<br />
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<a href="http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.gr/2014/04/the-selfish-giant-by-oscar-wilde.html" target="_blank">The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde (video)</a><br />
<a href="http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.gr/2015/03/the-happy-prince-by-oscar-wilde.html" target="_blank">The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde (worksheet)</a><br />
<a href="http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.gr/2015/03/the-happy-prince-by-oscar-wilde-video.html" target="_blank">The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde (video)</a><br />
<a href="http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.gr/2015/03/the-happy-prince-summary-cloze-test.html" target="_blank">The Happy Prince summary (cloze test)</a></div>
Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-28971447668589939052016-02-11T14:22:00.001+02:002016-11-19T14:08:45.453+02:00Sparrow defies nature and joins Japanese family<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Feb 08, 2016. A sparrow has become the newest member of an elderly couple in Japan. Julie Noce reports. (<a href="http://uk.reuters.com/video/2016/02/08/sparrow-defies-nature-and-joins-japanese?videoId=367323753&videoChannel=77&channelName=Oddly+Enough" target="_blank">Reuters</a>)<br />
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For full screen view click <a href="http://learningapps.org/watch?v=pyrxf3xya16" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>.</div>
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Watch the video again and answer the following questions.</div>
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<li>What is Yoshiko's job?</li>
<li>How did she meet Pee-chan? </li>
<li>How long has the sparrow been living with the elderly couple?</li>
<li>How does it spend its days?</li>
<li>Do Mr and Mrs Fujino have any little grandchildren?</li>
<li>How does Yoshiko feel about having the sparrow at home?</li>
<li>When are Japanese people allowed to capture sparrows as pets?</li>
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Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-68175583998925422672016-01-19T11:50:00.005+02:002016-01-22T11:07:49.319+02:00Britain hit by 100-mile band of snow <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here is a short video to help you revise some <b>weather vocabulary</b>. <br />
Jan 17. A band of snow and ice brings freezing temperatures to Britain. Report by Conor Mcnally.<br />
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Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-76175266235295151862016-01-18T17:52:00.000+02:002016-01-18T17:52:03.280+02:00Orwell's 1984 Summary (Video SparkNotes) worksheet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here is a worksheet based on George Orwell's 1984 Summary SparkNotes video. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9JIKngJnCU" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9JIKngJnCU</a><br />
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Click <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/295888523/Orwell-s-1984-Summary-Video-SparkNotes-worksheet" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><b>here </b></span></a>to download the worksheet.<br />
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<a href="http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.gr/2013/03/orwells-1984-summary-video-sparknotes.html" target="_blank">Orwell's 1984 Summary (Video SparkNotes) </a><br />
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><b>ALSO SEE</b></span><br />
<a href="http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/1984/" target="_blank">1984 Study Guide</a><br />
<a href="http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/1984/quiz.html" target="_blank">1984 Quiz</a> </div>
Areti Gavalakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343392532950765166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237954066618303710.post-89911654847784787902015-12-29T02:54:00.000+02:002015-12-29T10:03:02.606+02:002015 Year in Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>How</b> <b>much do you know about the stories that made news in 2015?</b></span> Test your memory of some of the year’s memorable moments with the following quizzes.</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.englishblog.com/2015/12/2015-quiz-of-the-year.html#.VoHCo082FIE" target="_blank">2015 Quiz of the Year</a> (an awesome quiz created by Jeffrey Hill - The English Blog)<br />
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<a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/farewell-2015-a-year-end-special-news-quiz/" target="_blank">Farewell, 2015 | A Year-End Special News Quiz</a> (The Learning Network - Teaching and Learning with The New York Times)<br />
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<a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/world-news-quiz-the-highs-and-lows-of-2015/" target="_blank">World news quiz: The highs and lows of 2015</a> (PBS NewsHour)<br />
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<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/12055900/telegraphquizyear2015playbuzznewscurrent-affairsnewspapers.html" target="_blank">Telegraph Quiz of the Year 2015</a> (The Telegraph)<br />
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<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/dec/27/observer-quiz-of-the-year-2015-euan-ferguson" target="_blank">The Observer quiz of the year 2015 </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/dec/24/the-world-news-quiz-of-2015" target="_blank">The world news quiz of 2015 </a>(The Guardian)<br />
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<a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/year-in-review-2015-quiz/article27912355/" target="_blank">Year in Review Quiz 2015</a> (The Globe and Mail)<br />
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<u>2015 Major World Events</u></h4>
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<a href="http://www.mapsofworld.com/events/year-2015/" target="_blank">Major Events 2015 - Know What Happened in 2015</a> (Maps of World)<br />
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<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/year-review-13-biggest-news-stories-2015/story?id=35852690" target="_blank">Year in Review: 13 Biggest News Stories of 2015</a> (ABC News)<br />
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<a href="http://www.infoplease.com/news/year-in-review/2015/world-news.html" target="_blank">2015 Year in Review Slideshow: World News</a> (infoplease.com)<br />
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