lunes, 25 de marzo de 2013

AJC English - Geography Review

Hey yo... Geography
Quote of the day: Nothing is impossible. the word itself says 'I'm possible'!
- Audrey Hepborn 

Hey guys, I hope you are all enjoying your vactions and you're not missing school too much! You guys have done some great work for the science fair so far and I'm sure it's going to be awesome. :) Also, thanks to everyone who has sent in their answers to The Twits exercise and earned exrtra credit.


In this blog there will be a geography quiz based on what we studied in the last bimester.
But first, here's a video of One Direction an orchestra playing Super Mario music (which reminds me of Javier's excellent guitar playing in the talent competition):




Geography Quiz (you can print it and bring it to school or else email me the answers):
1. What is the tallest mountain in the world?
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2. What river has the most amount of water in it?
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3. What is the capital city of the USA?
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4. What is the biggest desert in the world?
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Mr. Andy in the Vizcaino Desert

5. What country is Mr. Andy from?
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6. What hemisphere is South America in - western or eastern?
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7. What hemisphere is Russia in - northern or southern?
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8. What is the biggest waterfall in the world?
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Biggest Waterfall in the world

9. Paris is the capital city of which country?
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10. What is the longest river in the world?
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Think about it: If you could live in any other country in the world where would you live and why?
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Right, I'm going for a run - healthy body, healthy mind.
Mr. Andy - as fast as Speedy
Bye!

martes, 19 de marzo de 2013

AJC English - Twits


REVISION

Hey guys (4a and 4b), it's me, Mr. Andy!
I have a Twits revision exercise and an old video we watched before.

By the way, I have a funny joke for you:

What did one ocean say to another ocean?
Nothing, they just waved.
Sea what I did there? I'm shore you got it... ;)

Anyway... Enjoy!

Here's the Twits revision exercise:

THE TWITS 

Chapter I Mr. Twit/Dirty Beards
Describe Mr. Twit in two sentences.
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How can you avoid looking like Mrs. Twit?
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The Twits
Pages 10-20
Many nasty tricks have been played. Choose one. Explain the trick and its effect on
the one who is being tricked.
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Mrs. Twit has the Shrinks
What two tricks convince her she’s shrinking?
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Mrs. Twit gets a stretching.
Because Mrs. Twit opened her big mouth, what did Mr. Twit to do?
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Mrs. Twit goes Ballooning Up
There is an old saying, “What goes up must, must come down.” Explain what happened with the Twits and the balloons.
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And here's the video- Prefixes:





Over and out - Mr. Andy
Calvin and Hobbes