Archive for the ‘did you know’ Category
August 11, 2009
Adam Jacot de Boinod wrote:
1) TINGO
When photographers attempt to bring out our smiling faces by asking us
to “Say Cheese”, many countries appear to follow suit with English equivalents. In Spanish however they say patata (potato), in Argentinian Spanish whisky, in French steak frites, in Serbia ptica (bird) and in Danish appelsin (orange). Do you know of any other varieties from around the world’s languages? See more on http://www.themeaningoftingo.com
2) WHIFFLING
fornale, to spend one’s money before it has been earned; cagg, a solemn vow or resolution not to get drunk for a certain time; and petrichor, the pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a
dry spell. http://www.thewonderofwhiffling.com
Posted in Education, English Reading, English Vocabulary, Idiomas, Languages, Langues, Vocabulario, did you know, vocabulaire | 2 Comments »
August 9, 2009
I.Homophones
1. ads adds
2. air hair
3. aisle I’ll
4. allowed aloud 5. beat beet 6. pain pane
7. wring ring 8. soar sore 9. soared sword
10.sole soul
11. some sum 12. suite sweet
13.threw through 14. throne thrown 15. tail tale
16.rose rows
17. rote wrote 18, stair stare
19.colonel kernal 20. fair fare
21. road rode rowed
22.compliment complement
23. knot not
II.Stress
1. divers diverse
2. human humane
s
Posted in Education, English Reading, English Vocabulary, Languages, Langues, Traduction, Translation, Vocabulario, did you know, vocabulaire | 2 Comments »
January 16, 2009
Posted in Education, English Reading, English Vocabulary, Español, Idiomas, Languages, Langues, Le français, Traduction, Translation, Vocabulario, did you know, vocabulaire | Leave a Comment »
January 9, 2009
I. Comprehension Questions
1. What percentage of the world’s population has red hair according to the video?
2. What is the title of the video?
3. Why is it called that?
4. What does the video say the world’s populaton is today?
5. What in the video indicates that redheads are on the downswing as a proportion of the world’s populaton?
6. What is said to offer hope that there will still be people with red hair in 100 years?
II. Vocabulary & Expressions
Make a sentence for each of the following:
1. rumour has it
2. percent
3. a room full of
4. can only hope
5. go 60 years into the future
6. billion
7. phasing out
8. actually knew
Posted in Education, Humanities, Le monde, did you know | Leave a Comment »
December 31, 2008
Qu’il est indispensable de prendre des vacances.
S’enfouir trop
Dans son boulot
N’a aucun sens.
La vie en société
Vibre d’une pulsation
Endiablée.
Pourtant les vacances
C’est idéal pour dénicher
Une place au soleil.
Camper sous les ruissellements
De splendeur céleste
C’est aussi délectable
Que se faire rissoler
Sur une plage de sable.
Les vacances métamorphosent
Indubitablement
Le train-train quotidien.
Et cela fait
Colossalement du bien.
B.S.O.
Posted in Education, Humanities, Le monde, did you know | Leave a Comment »
December 18, 2008
À l’aboutissement d’une fructueuse carrière
Le voile dévoile l’itinéraire
Qui mène vers
Un stade embryonnaire
Extraordinaire,
Où la perception est plus claire
Pour mieux aiguiller les besognes particulières
Et nécessaires,
En vue d’étendre les horizons;
Afin de pourchasser les pérégrinations
Avec la témérité d’un machaon
Quand il émerge de son cocon.
B.S.O.
Posted in Education, Humanities, Le monde, did you know | Leave a Comment »
December 25, 2007
Posted in Education, English Grammar, English Reading, English Vocabulary, Idiomas, Languages, Langues, Traduction, Translation, Vocabulario, did you know, vocabulaire | Leave a Comment »
