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25 mars 2010

More deers but fewer gorillas.

Deer are becoming a more common site in our towns and cities. The numbers of deer in the UK has exploded over the past couple of years - there are said to be up to two million of them. They may look pretty, but in a built up area they can cause a lot of trouble. They damage cars and gardens, spread diseases and can cause road accidents. Andy Welsh is an expert in wildlife, and says it's dangerous because drivers in cities don't expect deer to jump into the road.

In rural areas people are more likely to anticipate a deer being around. But in urban areas it's just not something you would think about or consider. But what's important to know if you're on a fast road that may be fenced, deer are still crossing. They don't worry about stock fences they just go straight across them.

I've seen some deers too around Lardy and some wild boars and you ?

Do you ever see wild animals in your area?


In central Africa  there are big concerns gorillas are in danger of being wiped out. A new report by the United Nations says this will happen within the next 10 to 15 years unless something is done to protect them. They say too many are being killed or are being left homeless because companies are pulling down trees in the rainforest.

Chris Nellemann is an environmental expert. This is what he says : "What we are seeing now is that previous estimates from 2002, that only 10 percent of the gorillas would remain by 2030 were too optimistic. So we fear now that the gorillas may become extinct over most parts of their range within, perhaps less than 15 years from now."

That reminds me of a film and book we've got at the school library, do you know the title?

16 mars 2010

Discover St Patrick's day.

Thanks to Mrs Haquet's lovely and very interesting book you'll know everything about this Irish celebration.

So wear some green and don't miss it, just click here

Happy St Patrick.

15 mars 2010

Some help to learn irregular verbs or just to revise them

You could have a look at this site where you learn series of verbs.

On this one you can switch from positive sentences to negative ones.

You can also watch this video about a teacher from Madrid who speaks about her last week end.

13 mars 2010

Get ready for the show : Jack and the beanstalk

To understand the story better look at this video.

Then you can complete these worksheets and leave me a message in the comments.

11 mars 2010

Improve your listening comprehension 1

As some of you find it difficult to understand oral english here are some selected recordings and exercise to help you practice.

I suggest you start by :

"Nice to meet you"

"Tell me about yourself "

and " where are you from"

on this site

Do you like playing cards? Do you prefer building things? Look at this Record-breaking house of cards.

You might like playing with cards at home, but check this out!

Bryan Berg has just broken his own Guinness World Record for building the largest free standing building out of packs of cards.

It's a model of the world's largest hotel and he used more than 200,000 cards to make it. And it took 44 days to complete!

See the huge model here...

Now tell me :

Do you like playing cards?

Do you prefer building things?

Do you like records or competiton?

What records do you know?

What are your records?

10 mars 2010

Do you ski like this? Let's talk about sports or clothes!

More than 200 skiers and snowboarders are hoping they've set a new record for the most people in kilts going down a piste!

They came down in a line from the Ptarmigan Top Station on CairnGorm Mountain, near Aviemore.

It's all in aid of a schools skiing programme and the rest will go to charity.

The world record attempt came during Scotland's best ski season in nine years, because of all the snow.

What about you?

Are you sporty?

Did you go skiing during the last holiday or are you going for the next ones? How often do you go? How well can you ski?

What are your favorite sports if you don't ski? Do you practise regularly? Are you in a team?

The fashion and you :

Do you like kilts? What clothes deo you like best? What are you wearing today?

Send me your comments.

09 mars 2010

What countries have you been to? What places have you visited? Let's talk about travelling.

As we've just started a new chapter in our book about travels and adventures why don't you tell me about your experiences.

This site may give you some ideas and guide you to answer click here.

There English pupils can chat about the best places they’ve been to or would like to go to, where they think they might go 100 years in the future, and issues affecting travel like climate changes.

Don't forget details like the means of transport, how long you stayed, who you went with, what the weather was like,what you brought back, what you enjoyed or what surprised you, the specialities you tested ...

You can also send some pictures of the sights with your parents permissions of course.

05 mars 2010

A giant asteroid killed the dinosaurs

Dinosaurs were wiped out by a giant asteroid the size of the Isle of Wight, a group of experts have concluded.

There have long been two main theories on why dinosaurs became extinct.

One is that a giant asteroid in Mexico wiped them out, and the other is that lots of volcanic 'super eruptions' in India caused them to die out.Now a group of 41 scientists have studied loads of evidence and they now believe that the asteroid theory is the right one.

To watch a video on where to find fossiles go there.

To follow a chat on this subject on BBC Newround click here.


Books or films what are your favorites? Think about it on World Book Day.

Today is World Book Day - it was brought in to try and get more people reading books instead of watching TV. But with more and more books being turned into films - what's better?

 Reading the book, or watching the movie - Angharad tells us what she thinks......

CLIP: "When you read the books they're really good and they have loads of things in it, then when you see the films they don't have as many things because they can't fit it all in - so they're not as interesting to watch."

But it's a different story for Olivia....

CLIP: "It's just easier to watch them rather than read them - because you have to concentrate a lot more when you read them."

And if you want to tell me which you prefer - you can send me your comments I'll e-mail them at cbbcnewsround@bbc.co.uk.


You can also listen to some recordings about some people's favorites.

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