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Sunday, 8 November 2009

Label the Animal Cell (Science) (Elementary)

Click on the image below to test your vocabulary knowledge of the animal cell in this fun labelling game! Speed (time) and accuracy (percentage of correct answers) are the two keys here. When you've played the game, don't forget to post your name (full name or at least your first name and the initials of your surname, your school, your class, and your scores - the % and the time) in the comments section below.

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Friday, 6 November 2009

Phases of the Moon (Science) (Elementary)

The moon is Earth's only natural satellite, and is the brightest object in the sky at night. However, the moon itself has no light, but because it reflects light from the sun, it appears as though it has.

As the moon orbits around the Earth, it seems to change its shape. It appears to change from a bright full circle to a crescent, then to complete darkness, and back to a crescent again. This is because we can only see the part of the moon that is lit by the sun.

The different appearances of the moon is known as phases. The moon takes about a month to go around the Earth and, during this time, we can identify eight distinct phases. These phases are named after how much of the moon we can see, and whether the amount visible is increasing, or decreasing each day: New Moon, Waxing (increasing) Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning (decreasing) Gibbous, Last Quarter, and Waning Crescent.

Click on the image below to see the moon in all its phases.

When you've learn the different phases of the moon, test yourself in a game by clicking on the image below. Please report your score (the % you got and the time taken) in the comments section below. Don't forget to include your name and school!

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Sunday, 1 November 2009

Superlative adjectives without the definite article 'the'

We've always repeatedly told our students, 'Don't forget the definite article when using the superlative!' so it wasn't all that surprising when one of my students, Saulo, asked me the other day, 'Isn't that sentence wrong? Isn't it missing the definite article?'

I don't remember the exact sentence in question, but it isn't important. I'll explain the rule anyway.

When we are comparing between three or more objects, we normally use the superlative with the definite article:

New York is the most exciting city in the world. (We are comparing New York with many other cities).

Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world. (We are comparing Usain Bolt with all the other men in the world).

My boss is the most generous person I know. (I'm comparing my boss with all the other people I know).

However, when we are comparing one object with itself, we do not use the definite article, 'the'. This is best illustrated with examples:

New York is most exciting in spring. (We are comparing New York with itself, albeit at different seasons, so we DON'T say New York is the most exciting in spring).

Usain Bolt is fastest when he is running with very fast runners. (We are comparing Usain with himself, not with other runners: we compare him when he's running with fast runners and when he's running with slower runners).

My boss is most generous when we make a big sale. (Again, I am comparing my boss at different times, so the definite article is not used).

Well, Saulo, I hope this little explanation has clarified your doubts!

Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Jumbled Sentences: Adverbs of Frequency (Elementary)

23 March 2010: The online version can be found here.

You probably already know about adverbs of frequency, so I won't say too much here, except to say that these adverbs tell us how often something happens. There are plenty of them, but the basic ones you need to know are the following:
never-->sometimes-->often-->usually-->always
If you grade them on a scale from 0 to 5, never is on grade 0 and always is on grade 5.

We normally put these frequency adverbs before the main verb, but after the verb 'to be'. For example:

Pedro usually goes to work by car.

Sam is always on the phone!

This activity is in a PowerPoint presentation hosted in Scribd. You can watch it in full screen mode by clicking on 'Fullscreen' on the top bar of the PowerPoint image below. If you prefer, you can download the file, but you'd need to be a registered member of Scribd.

All you need to do is to put the jumbled sentences in the right order. When you've done that, post them as comments below.

Jumbled sentence: Adverbs of Frequency (Elementary)

Monday, 26 October 2009

Find these major cities in this latitude/longitude game

Test your map reading skills! Using the given latitude and longitude, try to find these major cities as quick as you can. When you've finished, take note of your score (% and time), and post it in the comments section below.

If you would like to bring it a step further, see if you can identify the cities, and post your answers as comments.

The game is hosted in purposegames.com You don't have to register to play it, but if you want to be ranked, then you must register.

To start the game, click on the image below.

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Sunday, 25 October 2009

Label the Microscope

This is a game for revising the names of the parts of the microscope. When you've played it, tell me your score (% and the time) in the comments section below. Don't forget to write your name, class and school.

The game is hosted in purposegames.com You don't have to register to play it, but if you want to be ranked, then you must register.