READING INSPIRES ADULTS TOO.

Reading Inspires Children

AMES ROOM - DR.VILAYANUR RAMACHANDRAN

WE HAD TO READ A READING ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF LAUGHTER. INSTEAD OF THIS, I HAVE FOUND A VIDEO OF THE SAME DOCTOR EXPLAINING AMES ROOM ILLUSION. I THINK IT IS THE SAME OPTICAL ILLUSION THAT WAS USED IN THE FILM "LORD OF THE RING".

Ramachandran - Ames room illusion explained

LEMURS AND PLUTO ( WHAT A MIX! )

SCIENTISTS HAVE RECENTLY IDENTIFIED A NEW SPECIES OF ANIMAL IN THE RAINFOREST OF BORNEO. THEY HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THIS CREATURE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AFTER REPORTS FROM LOCALVILLAGERS, AND SAY IT IS A TYPE OF LEMUR.
LEMURS STARTED DANCING WHEN SCIENTISTS ARRIVED.

SCIENTIST (AGAIN) USING THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE THINK THEY HAVE FOUND TWO NEW MOONS CIRCLING THE PLANET PLUTO. (I HAVE TO ADD THAT NOWADAYS PLUTO IS NOT A PLANET.
ASTRONOMERS HAVE BEEN LOOKING CLOSELY AT PLUTO SINCE 1978 WHEN THEY SPOTTED ITS FIRST MOON. tHE TELESCOPE HAS BEEN WORKING FOR FIFTEEN YEARS, AND HAS PRODUCED MORE THAN 700,000 IMAGES OF THE UNIVERSE.
BUT WHY PLUTO ISN'T A PLANET ANY MORE?
THIS VIDEO WILL ANSWER THE QUESTION:

MALLORY AND IRVINE. NEXT STATION: EVEREST

ON JUNE 8, 1924, GEORGE MALLORY AND ANDREW IRVINE BEGAN THE FINAL STAGE OF THEIR ATTEMPT TO BE THE FIRST TO CONQUER EVEREST. WHAT HAPPENED THIS DAY ONLY THEY KNOW.

AUSTRALIA (4) KANGAROOS AND KOALA BEARS

SPECIAL ANIMALS LIVING IN AUSTRALIA:
KANGAROOS:

KOALA BEARS:

AUSTRALIA (3) ULURU - AYERS ROCKS

A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE NEAR ULURU, CAMELS INCLUDED.

AUSTRALIA (2) AS A CONTINENT

AUSTRALIA (1) REEFS, SEA SNAKES, SHARKS...

BE CAREFULL, YOU ARE DOING EXPERIMENTS WITH SHARKS...

One Lucky Sea Snake
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GAME: ROUND THE BRITISH ISLES WITH A WASHING MACHINE:

WHEN YOU ARRIVE TO A CITY YOU HAVE TO ANSWER A QUESTION:

• CAMBRIDGE:

-Which word is wrong in this quote? When I think of Britain I think of the royal family, cricket, warm milk, cheese and cucumber sandwiches and wet weather. (ANSWER: MILK)

• ABERDEEN:

-What 8 letter word means that someone has muscles? (ANSWER: MUSCULAR)

• BELFAST:

-What is the missing word in this question: He doesn't look as .... he's very happy. (ANSWER: IF)

• EDINBURGH:

-Is a Scot the person, the language or the drink? (ANSWER: PERSON)

• GLASGOW:

-Where did Tony Hawks start his journey around Ireland with a fridge? (ANSWER: DUBLIN)

• LIVERPOOL:

-What is the most probable missing word in this question: Why ... she believe that? (ANSWER: DOES)

• YORK:

-Finish this proverb: You can't .... a book by its cover. (ANSWER: JUDGE)

• LONDON:

-Is "prefer" a stative or dynamic verb? (ANSWER: STATIVE)

• LAND'S END:

-What 9 letter word means "Moving your body nervously"? (ANSWER: FIDGETING)

• JOHN O'GROATS:

Finish this idiom: She's bitten off more than she can ... (ANSWER: CHEW)

• DUBLIN:

-What was the name of the TV show in Lesson 1A? (ANSWER: FAKING IT!)

• CARDIFF:

-Name all three main British political parties. (ANSWER: LABOUR, CONSERVATIVES, LIBERAL DEMOCRATS)

ALVARO NEIL: THE BICICLOWN

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, SO I DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE IT. AND IT IS AMAZING. A MAN CALLED ALVARO NEIL, A LAWYER, GIVES UP JOB TO CYCLE AROUND THE WORLD. FIRST HE WENT TO SOUTH AFRICA, AND THEN HE WENT ROUND AFRICA.
HERE YOU HAVE ALVARO HIMSELF SPEAKING ABOUT HIS JOURNEY AROUND AFRICA. AMAZING.

ROUND IRELAND WITH A FRIDGE

THIS IS A MOVIE TRAILER BUT TONY HAWKS DID IT. HE ACCEPTED A BET, HE HAD TO HITCHHIKE AROUND IRELAND WITH A FRIDGE. AND BY THE WAY, TONY'S REAL FRIDGE WAS BIGGER THAN THE FRIDGE YOU CAN SEE IN THE FILM.

BRITISH SEASIDE (2) BLACKPOOL-LIVERPOOL - MANCHESTER

I WANT TO VISIT BLACKPOOL:

I REALLY WANT TO VISIT LIVERPOOL.I LIKE THE BEATLES TOO.

BUT I'M SORRY I REALLY LOVE MANCHESTER AND IF IT IS POSSIBLE, I WILL BE A MANCUNIAN AGAIN.

Visit Britain Podcast - Manchester - The most popular videos are a click away

LIVERPOOL AND BLACKPOOL ARE QUITE NEAR TO MANCHESTER, SO WE CAN VISIT THEM ALL.

BRITISH SEASIDE (1)

WHAT CAN WE DO IN THE SEASIDE?

• WE CAN COLLECT SHELLS.
• WE CAN BUILD SANDCASTLES.
• WE CAN RIDE A DONKEY.
• WE CAN WALK ALONG THE BEACH.
• WE CAN HAVE A PICNIC.
• WE CAN EAT SOME FISH AND CHIPS.
  

ALEXANDER THE GREAT

THE VIKINGS IN AMERICA:

TRAVEL WORDS

HALLOWEEN (2)

JACK O'LANTERN HISTORY:

HALLOWEEN (1)

DRESS UP AS A ...: DISFRAZARSE DE ...
COSTUME: DISFRAZ
TRICK OR TREAT: TRUCO O GOLOSINA
SPIDERWEB: TELA DE ARAÑAS
CELTS: CELTAS
TOMB: TUMBA
TURNIP: RÁBANO
GRIND: AFILAR
GROUND: AFILADO
PUMPKIN: CALABAZA
GHOUL: DEMONIO
POUNCE ON: ABALANZARSE
THE GRIM REAPER: LA MUERTE

PHRASAL VERBS

TRAVEL