Spelling Bee Contest

Remember the spelling bee contest will be on May 28^th

Reading Comprehension

Sports

MARK:  We might go to the football match next Saturday, Cristina.

CRISTINA:  Football? You must be joking. I can't stand it.

MARK:  No? Why not?

CRISTINA: Oh, Mark, haven't you realized yet? Twenty-two men in shorts, running after a ball, trying to kick it into a       net, a man blowing a whistle, two others waving flags… and thousands of people shouting and screaming like madmen every time it's a goal or not. Is this a game?

MARK: I see… you prefer things like hopscotch, hide-and-seek, leap frog, blind man's buff…

CRISTINA:  Don't tease me, Mark. I'm not a child anymore and there are much better sports than football.

MARK: Really?

CRISTINA:  Yes, take volleyball, for example. It's so exciting, I'd say wonderful, the two teams trying to keep the ball in motion without letting it touch the ground. No foul play, no violence…

MARK: Yes, maybe you're right. I like volleyball, too. For me all ball games are great!

CRISTINA:  Not only ball games, Mark. Don't you like badminton, cards, chess, even darts… and things like that?

MARK:  Er… of course I do. Especially if I can play it with you!

CRISTINA:  Oh Mark! This is not fair play…

A) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT:

1.      What are Cristina and Mark talking about?

_______________________________________________________________.

2.      On what day of the week are football games played in England?

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3.      Why does Mark mention children's games like hopscotch?

_______________________________________________________________.

4.      What kind of sports and games does Cristina prefer?

______________________________________________________________.

5.      Which no ball sports did Christina mention?

______________________________________________________________.

B) FIND OUT WHETHER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR FALSE.

1. Cristina likes football very much.  __________________       

2. Cristina doesn't like volleyball.  ____________________                   

3. Volleyball is a violent game.  ___________________   

4. Mark likes playing cards. ________________

5. Mark wants to go to a football match. ________________       

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  I. Read the following text. Then answer the exercise below.

Extreme Interviews. 

Welcome to the strange world of “extreme interviewing” , the latest trend form America in which interviewers throw bizarre questions ate candidates to see how they react. It may seem like a game, but extreme interviewing is deadly serious. The idea is to see how quickly job-seekers think on their feet and, at a time when 25% of recent graduates are unemployed, it offers employers a new way of separating the brilliant candidates, from the merely very good. This new approach to selecting candidates comes from Silicon Valley – California where else? , Google, famous for its demanding interview process, asked a recent candidate: “You are standing on a desert island. You have 60 seconds to choose people of 10 professions to come with you.”

Who do you choose? Go!

     II.             Without watching the reading complete the text with the words that are missing. 

 

Extreme Interviews. 

Welcome ________ the strange _______ of “extreme interviewing”, the latest ______ form America in which interviewers throw bizarre questions ______ candidates to see how they react. ______ may _________ like a game, but extreme interviewing is deadly serious. ______ idea ____ to see how quickly job-seekers ________ on their feet _____, at a time _________ 25% of recent graduates _______ unemployed, it _________ employers a new ________ of separating the __________ candidates, from the merely very _________. This new approach _______ selecting candidates ________ from Silicon Valley – California where else? , Google, famous _______its demanding __________ process, asked a recent candidate: “You _____ standing on a desert island. You _________ 60 seconds to choose people of _______ professions to come with you.”

Who do _______ choose? Go!

A Great Day!

Happy Mother's Day

Mother's Day

Mother’s Day around the World

Mother’s Day is a holiday honoring motherhood that is observed in different forms throughout the world. The American incarnation of Mother’s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became an official U.S. holiday in 1914. Jarvis would later denounce the holiday’s commercialization and spent the latter part of her life trying to remove it from the calendar. While dates and celebrations vary, Mother’s Day most commonly falls on the second Sunday in May and traditionally involves presenting mothers with flowers, cards and other gifts.

While versions of Mother’s Day are celebrated throughout the world, traditions vary depending on the country. In Thailand, for example, Mother’s Day is always celebrated in August on the birthday of the current queen, Sirikit. Another alternate observance of Mother’s Day can be found in Ethiopia, where families gather each fall to sing songs and eat a large feast as part of Antrosht, a multi-day celebration honoring motherhood.

In the United States, Mother’s Day continues to be celebrated by presenting mothers and other women with gifts and flowers, and it has become one of the biggest holidays for consumer spending. Families might also celebrate by giving mothers a day off from activities like cooking or other household chores. At times Mother’s Day has also been a date for launching political or feminist causes. In 1968 Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King Jr., used Mother’s Day to host a march in support of underprivileged women and children. In the 1970s women’s groups also used the holiday as a time to highlight the need for equal rights and access to childcare.

May's Newsletter

Print this Text: Joe's Story

Joe’s Story

G’day, I’m Joe Cross. You might know me from the movie, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, which documented my personal journey to regain my health. When I made the film, I literally was fat, sick and nearly dead. I was 100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease. I was at the end of my rope and the end of my hope. In the mirror I saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out before me that wouldn’t end well.

With doctors and conventional medicines unable to help me long-term, I knew I had to drastically change my lifestyle so I turned to the only option left: the body’s natural ability to heal itself. I traded in my typical junk food diet and decided to hit the road with a juicer and generator in tow, vowing only to drink fresh fruit and vegetable juices for the next 60 days. Across 3,000 miles I had one goal in mind: To get off the pills and achieve a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

By juicing fruits and vegetables, I successfully lost the weight and got myself off all prescription drugs and truly rebooted my life. I also developed a passion and appreciation for the delicious tastes and healing properties of the produce I was consuming.

Now I am free of my autoimmune disease, I live a happy and balanced life at a healthy weight and I could never imagine returning to my old ways again.

And you know what? If I can do it, so can you!

Juice on!

Joe Cross

                                  I.            Answer the following questions. And create your own opinion.

                     1.      What do you think about Joe’s Story?

                     2.      What would you do if you were in his situation?

                     3.      Do you think you have a healthy life? If not what would you do to change it?