Homework January 29th

Your homework for this week is:

Student's book pages 46 and 47.

Type your email, which I corrected, on your computer at home. Bring it to class on a USB pendrive.

ARE YOU AN ADULT?

Last lesson we wrote questionnaires to find out if you are an adult. Click on 'comments' and look at our questionnaires!

Land Diving 2

For those of you that enjoyed the video, here it is again, along with the questions so you can test yourself!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=l0Mq6rCfYtU&feature=related

1 Land diving is described as ‘The _______________________ ________________________ test of faith in the world.

2 How old are the youngest boys who take part?

3 What do they risk, according to the video?

a) Their heads

b) Their necks

c) Their hair

4 They do this as a ________________________ to benefit the community.

5 The chief says that when the men and boys climb up the tower they have no

a) fear

b) beer

c) mind

6 How many centuries does land diving date back?

a) fifteen

b) fifty

c) five

7 How is the man in the video whose vine snaps?

8 Willy Warren is one of the __________________ land divers.

a) best

b) worst

c) bravest

9 Willy must jump as _____________ as he can to avoid impaling himself.

a) high

b) fast

c) far

10 Willy is _________________ enough to spring back to his feet after diving.

Land Diving

Watch this video clip and answer the questions below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdmbkeJe6zo

1.Which platform do the young boys dive from?
- The highest
- The lowest
- Either


2.Which diver goes last?
- The most experienced
- The youngest
- The oldest

3. What does your head have to do when you jump?

4. If the vines are too long, you will ___________________

5. How was the man in the video who smacked his head on the ground?


To understand the video better, look up these words in a dictionary:

yam

vine

dangle

yank

bless

Whales

Here's some information on National Whale day in Australia.

And here's the whale video we watched in class!

Present Perfect Examples

Mark: Nuno! Finish the exercise!

Nuno: I've already finished! I finished five minutes ago!

Filipa: Remember to tell Maria to bring her CD player.

Catarina: I've already told her. I told her this morning.

Mum: I haven't made the dinner yet. Nuno, you do your homework, and I'll start cooking.

Nuno: But Mum! I've already done my homework!

Belenenses hasn't won the championship... yet.

Nuno hasn't learned to do a double back-flip yet.

Mark: Inês! Have you finished copying yet?

Inês: Yes, I have.