The language of color

You like some colors more than others?
Do you know why? Do you know what they mean? Go at http://www.testcolor.com/languagecolor.html
and descovery the linguage of color!

On your blog, write about your favorite color!

Go at http://www.allthetests.com/quiz13/quizpu.php?testid=1114365326
In "Teen Personality Quiz", you'll find 10 easy questions to determine your personality. Best results if all questions are answered with honesty.
Let your profile on your blog!

Penpals and Keypals

Writing is very good way of communication. It is also a good way of getting to kwon people, learning a foreign language and learning about different cultures. Some people have penpals in other countries. They think it’s fun to receive stamps, postcards, photos, letters, and e-mails from all over the world. There are a lot of penpal clubs which promote peace and friendship through writing. They help you make friends and practice the language you are learning. You can have a penpal by “snail mail” or a keypal on the internet. Here is an example of a keypal on the internet. Here is an example of a keypal list published by a keypal club. (Take Your Time 2)

NAME - AGE - SEX - CONTRY - INTERESTS - WANT A KEYPAL
Aditya - 14 - male - Nepal -Television, dancing, reading, swimming - girl
Andressa - 12 - female - Brasil - Animals, art, music, writing, movies - boy or girl
Kandis - 11 - female - USA - Cooking, games, sports - girl
Rohit - 12 - male - India - Animals, computers, traveling, television - boy
Travis - 13 - male - Canada - Music, animals, sports, cooking - boy or girl

If you want to see some more ads, visit the sites:
http://www.bconnex.net/~kidworld/keypals11.htm
http://www.penfriends.com.au/
http://www.kidscom.com/friends/keypal/keypal.html

The World Cup

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup. The tournament is scheduled to take place between 11th June and 11th July 2010 in South Africa. This will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation.

Now, search for information from a country that will play the tournament this year and register at your blog.

What Easter means to you?

Easter is the oldest and the most important Christian Festival, the celebration of the death and coming to life again of Jesus Christ. For Christians, the dawn of Easter Sunday with its message of new life is the high point of the Christian year.
For much people Easter is the time for giving chocolate eggs. But Easter means much more...
What Easter means to you?

Para os alunos da 8ª série

1- Para você, qual é a verdadeira importância da língua inglesa?

2- Você acha que o inglês tem influenciado a nossa vida? De que forma?

3- Faça uma lista de palavras do inglês que usamos no nosso dia a dia.

4 - Elabore um texto mostrando a presença da lingua inglesa no nosso cotidiano.

WHY LEARN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

• Many books, newspapers, airports and air-traffic control, technology, sports, pop music and advertising have the English as the dominant language.
• In general, the universal language on the Internet is the English.
• The majority of the electronically stored information around the world is in English.
• English is one of the easiest languages to learn and to use for its simple alphabet, easy words, short words and easy plurals.
• You can travel to any English speaking country without the need of have a translator. Usually, if you don’t know the language your trip would be hard and maybe you wouldn’t enjoy it.
• Nowadays in the competitive job market it is necessary to speak English. So if you learn English you will have a better chance of getting a job that pays more.
• Learn English will help you to communicate with relatives, in-laws or friends who speak a different language. English is also helpful if you are going to move to a different country because it is a “global language”.
• A lot of educational information is in English; therefore to have access to this material or maybe communicate with other students it is necessary to have knowledge of English.
• It is necessary to learn English if you are planning to study at a foreign university or school. Usually many educational institutions will provide you preparatory courses to improve your English language skills but you have to have at least a medium level of knowledge.
• Many students from over 70 different countries, from Brazil to Japan, Morocco to Uzbekistan and all

Língua estrangeira pra quê?

Não há como fugir. Por mais que estejamos no Brasil, as línguas estrangeiras penetram no vocabulário do nosso dia-a-dia. E quando menos esperamos, passam a fazer parte da nossa vida. Às vezes, nem sabemos que determinadas palavras têm origem em outro idioma e a falamos sem saber o significado. Vamos ver isto na prática?