Posted by: nrwatkins in Websites, tags: fun, sites
In case you didn’t know, today, September 19th, 2008, is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. So avast, me hearties, ye need to talk like ye are pirates!
Common Pirate translations:
Ahoy = Hello
Avast = Take notice, attention
Davy Jones’ Locker = the bottom of the ocean
Fair winds = goodbye and good luck
Me hearties = crew
Arrrr = Grrrr!
There are lots of links for International Talk Like a Pirate Day here, and you can contribute to the Voicethread here. You may need to use these links form home though.
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Posted by: nrwatkins in Websites, tags: sites
Many of us already know and love the Free Rice website, which challenges users to extend their vocabulary while helping alleviate poverty and hunger. You can find out exactly how the site works here, basically, every time you get a question right, Free Rice sponsors donate to the UN World Food Program.
Free Rice just got teeth, as they have added a range of subject disciplines, so now not only can you improve your vocabulary, but also your grammar. If English ain’t your thing, try the challenges to improve your recall of chemical symbols, capital cities, times tables, or even the artists of famous paintings. Even the multilingual among us are catered for!
Give it a try, maybe you can post your top scores in a blog post?
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