Virtual friendships! A good or a bad thing?

Teens spend many hours online communicating with their virtual friends. But are these real friendships? Are teens really communicating?

Many times they sit together, but they are not really communicating with each other.  They are often sending messages to friends who are somewhere else. Have you seen this picture ? A lot?

Have a look at this article, Digital World: Alone Together and reflect a little about this issue.

The importance of English

English is a language spoken all over the world for several purposes. Its use has been growing a lot recently. Use the link below to know more about its uses.
http://www.saching.com/Article/The-importance-of-English-Language-/3556

Cloning: pros and cons

Cloning is a very controversial issue. Scientists, doctors, priests, ethicists, sociologists ... have been presenting a huge amount of arguments in favour and against its practice.

Use the links below if you want to expand your knowledge on this subject (pros and cons).

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/pros-and-cons-of-cloning.html

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-cloning.htm

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071127060903AATBUti

The environmental situation

The environmental situation is very serious.

Below, there's a list of several environmental threats that affect our world.

- global warming
- water pollution
- air pollution
- acid rain
- ozone layer depletion
- deforestation
- depletion of natural resources
- overpopulation
- water shortage
- ice melting
- biodiversity loss
- rubbish heaps/ landfills
- natural disasters

Some of these threats have natural causes, but most of them are caused by man. Even natural disasters are getting worse because of humans' influence

- Can we do anything to change this situation?


There are many interesting sites that deal with environmental issues.

Have a look at Think Quest and learn more about the environmental situation.

Halloween Quiz.Try it!

Halloween- Time to scare is almost there

Halloween (or Hallowe'en) is celebrated in many different countries and takes place on October 31. It is commonly associated to trick-or-treating, costume parties, jack-o'lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, haunted houses, haunted attractions, pranks, scary movies, and horror films.

Halloween in Britain


Halloween in the USA


Try this Halloween Quiz

Global warming- learn and check your knowledge

History for Kids

How much do you know about:

·         ancient history?

·         world history?

·         British history (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales)?

Use this BBC site- http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/ and learn about many different historical events. Then do the quizzes.

Have fun, learn a lot and improve your English.

A Carnival quiz

Carnival is synonymous with joy, fun, laugh, trick and satire. People throughout Portugal celebrate it with great enthusiasm and good-humour. There are great parades in many Portuguese cities. However, each city has its own traditions and customs, which make part of the country's history.

People often dress up or masquerade during the celebrations and pretend to be someone new and different. In many street celebrations, lots of floats with political or social message can be seen.



Test you knowledge and try this quiz on Carnival.

Brief History of America. Watch the video and do the quiz!

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