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Himalaya: the answers
1.- Where are (countries) the Himalaya Mountains?
They are: Butan, China, Nepal, India, Tibet and Pakistan
2.- Who climbed the Everest for the first time ?
Edmund Hillary and Teizing Norgay in 1953
3.- Can you name five of the 8 thousands mountains ?
There are 14 8.000 mountains in the world. They are: Everest, K2, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, Nanga Parbat, Annapurna, Broad Peak, Grasherburn and Sisha Pangma.
4.- Can you name some people who climbed de 14 eight thousands mountains ? There are some Spanish. Who are they ?
Here you have the complete list
5.- Can you name the three first catalan who climbed the Everest ?
Toni Sors, Carles Vallés and Oscar Cadiach
HIMALAYA
I ara que ja tenim el resultat final. Aquí teniu algunes preguntes per qui vulgui continuar jugant, però aquest cop sense punts.
1.- Where are (countries) the Himalaya Mountains?
2.- Who climbed the Everest for the first time ?
3.- Can you name five of the 8 thousands mountains ?
4.- Can you name some people who climbed de 14 eight thousands mountains ? There are some Spanish. Who are they ?
5.- Can you name the three first catalan who climbed the Everest ?
These questions will finish next Monday 20th. June
ENGLISH CONTEST: THE END
ENGLISH CONTEST 2011: FINAL SCORE
1.- ADRIÀ: 121 points
2.- MARINA: 88 points
3.- ELIF: 64 points
4.- ELENA: 35 points
5.- MARC: 26 points
6.- DANI F. and LYDIA: 23 points
7.- JOEL R. and MARTA: 22 points
8.- DANI S.: 14 points
9.- DAVID: 11 points
10.- ARNAU: 10 points
English June contest
JUNE 2011
1.- Adrià: 15 points
2.- Marina: 14 points
3.- Elif: 13 points
4.- Marc: 8 points
5.- Dani Fernàndez: 6 points
6.- David: 5 points
7.- Marta and Lydia: 4 points
8.- Judith and Elena: 3 points
9.- Javi, Núria, Carla R., Ramon, Arnau, David Solano and Cristina: 2 points
10.- Ariadna: 1 point
Red Pollard answers
When was Red Pollard born ?
On 27th october 1909
When did Red Pollard and Seabiscuit win the famous Santa Anita Race ?
In 1940
When did Red Pollard die ?
On 7th march 1981
When did Red Pollard get married ?
In 1939 with Agnes Conlon.
Congratulations for your four answers. Excellent job. You have worked very well.
The points are: 7 points for Adrià. 5 points for Elif and Marina. 3 points for Marc and Elena. 2 points for Lydia and 1 point for David
You can try with the next questions.
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May English contest
This is the score a long May. Prizes for the best before finishing June.
ENGLISH CONTEST
31st. may 2011
1.- Adrià: 37 points
2,- Marina: 33 points
3.- Elif: 29 points
4.- Elena: 11 points
5.- Marta: 9 points
6.- Daniel Solano, Daniel Fernández and Lydia: 8 points
7.- Manel: 6 points
8.- Alex Ruiz, Marc, David D. and Ramon: 4 points
Past simple verb to be
Here you are some exercises to practise the past simple of verb to be.
Una colla d’exercicis per aprendre bé la utilització de les formes en passat del verb to be. Trobareu exercicis fàcils, però també exercicis difícils. Un cop hagueu practicat podeu escriure el vostre comentari i guanyar un punt en el vostre English Score.
Exercise 1 | Exercise 2 | Exercise 3 | Exercise 4 | Exercise 5 | Exercise 6 |
Exercise 7 | Exercise 8 | Exercise 9 | Exercise10 | Exercise 11 | Exercise 12 |
Present simple verb to be
Red Pollard
Ja podeu sumar punts de nou en el vostre English Score.
Com ? Contestant les següents preguntes en anglès.
Quants punts tindré ? Pel sol fet de participar encara que no encerteu cap pregunta ja tindreu un punt. Un punt per resposta correcta, 5 punts per respondre bé totes les preguntes, i dos punts extra més per qui sigui la primera persona en respondre correctament totes les preguntes. Si només hi hagués una persona amb totes les respostes correctes aquesta aconseguiria 10 punts.
Aquí teniu les primeres preguntes:
When was Red Pollard born ?
When did Red Pollard and Seabiscuit win the famous Santa Anita Race ?
When did Red Pollard die ?
When did Red Pollard get married ?