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[Dipdive] Black Eyed Peas Home

2009-10-19T12:51:00.001+01:00

[Dipdive] Black Eyed Peas Home

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Até sempre!

2009-09-03T14:46:00.002+01:00

Meus queridos,

Este post é de despedida... o destino levou-me para outras paragens este ano e já não serei professora na vossa escola!

Foram 3 excelentes anos... vou ter saudades!

Um beijinho grande para todos e boa sorte para o futuro!

bags, bags, bags...

2009-04-16T14:30:00.000+01:00

Hello again!

2008-09-15T11:22:00.002+01:00

Hi kids! Ready for another school year??
I hope so!

I wish you all a great year, full of success and happiness!
E-kisses

A song... by Alicia Keys

2008-07-30T12:59:00.001+01:00

If I aint got you

before going on holidays...

2008-07-07T11:22:00.002+01:00

Hi kids!
I found this video in the internet and I think it can help you save our planet, or at least, it gives you great ideas to fight pollution!
Tell your parents about it and don't forget... thinking "small" may be the answer!
Watch the video and convince your parents to use less plastic bags when they go shopping... maybe you can use another kind of bags made from cloth! The great advantage is that they are reusable!
Think about it!
bye...
E-kisses

enjoy your summer!

2008-06-30T12:32:00.002+01:00

Hi, boys and girls? Having fun already?

Enjoy your summer holidays and recharge your batteries because in September... we are back to business!!

Bye!!

E-kisses and hugs!

I robot

2008-06-13T12:19:00.002+01:00

Did you enjoy watching the movie in your english class? Leave your comments about it!

Don't forget that you have a worksheet to complete !!

See you in class...

Teen Magazines

2008-04-20T17:30:00.007+01:00

Teen magazines are magazines aimed at teenage readers. They usually consist of gossip, news, fashion tips and interviews and may include posters, stickers, small samples of cosmetics or other products and inserts.

In many countries, teen magazines are aimed almost exclusively at teenage girls. Teenage boys, like adult men, usually buy magazines related to specific activities that they are interested in, such as motor vehicles, sports, or music.

We have been talking about teen magazines in our english class. Here are some covers of those magazines. If you want, you can CLICK on them and read the online version of each magazine.

You can also leave your opinion on teen magazines in the comments area.

Types of movies

2008-04-20T17:21:00.001+01:00

Marlene (8ºG) has made this nice presentation about types of films:

Scary movie 4 - the trailer

2008-04-15T20:24:00.002+01:00

Here it is! The trailer of the movie made from many other movies!
Can you identify those movies?
Leave your suggestions in the comments area.
bye!!

At the Movies

2008-04-03T11:23:00.007+01:00

Do some research and complete the information about these movie characters:

1.Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Name:

Age:

Colour of his hair:

Colour of his eyes:

2. Madagascar

Name:

Address:

Colour of its hair:

Colour of its eyes:

number of legs:

3. Shrek 2

Name:

Husband's name:

Father's name:

Place of birth:

Colour of her hair:

Colour of her skin:

4. Shrek

Name:

Wife's name:

Address:

Colour of his eyes:

Father-in-law's name:

Mother-in-law's name:

5. Chicken Little

Name:

Number of fingers:

colour of his glasses:

Wears:

6. Ice Age

Name:

Colour of its hair:

Eyes:

7. Madagascar

Name:

Address:

Eyes:

Hair:

8. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Name:

Job:

Wears:

Hair:

passive voice

2008-03-03T11:38:00.002Z

Great links on passive voice!

Passive voice (with present simple)

passive voice (with present simple)

Passive voice (with past simple)

Fashion

2008-02-21T11:36:00.002Z

Research done by Paula Cerqueira, 8ºG

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

2008-02-14T11:04:00.002Z

Hi, people! I wish you all a happy Valentine's Day!!!! Enjoy these two ROMANTIC video clips!!!! Eh Eh Eh ! byyyyyeeee

IF-CLAUSES

2008-02-06T11:46:00.000Z

Better later than never!

Here are some links you can access to do some exercises on if-clauses!

Don't forget to study for your English test... and good work!!

E-kisses

You can find more exercises at http://www.ego4u.com/

Present Perfect vs Past Simple

2008-01-29T18:05:00.000Z

A great new link to study these two verb tenses!!

Good work!!

Click HERE

Present Perfect Simple

2008-01-25T11:22:00.000Z

We have been studying the PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE in our class. Now it's your turn to put yourself to the test!

Try to do these exercises. When you finish you will be prepared to do any exercise about this verb tense!

Click HERE and ...Good Work

Orthorexia... do you know what it is?

2008-01-21T19:47:00.000Z

Raquel Soares has made some research and found out that:

Orthorexia

“The disease is characterized by an exaggerated concern about the type of food consumed. The orthorexics believe that only natural food (many vegetables, cereals, canned meat) are good for the body. Although the benefits of this type of food have already been proved, orthorexics end up harming themselves by taking food to a extreme rigidity.
The problem begins when the concern about food starts to take much of the day of these individuals. The orthorexics do not measure efforts to buy their food: they travel long distances and pay much higher than the real value of common food. Besides, these people refuse to eat in their friends’ houses and relatives for not knowing what will be served.
When failing to comply with their objectives they are taken by great feelings of guilt and then become even more radical, which shows the character of their unhealthy behaviour.”

Raquel Soares, nº24, 8ºG

another good work!

2008-01-21T11:32:00.000Z

Marlene Santos (8ºG, nº21) wants to share this drawing with us!
Good work, Marlene!

Anorexia and bulimia - a video

2008-01-17T19:06:00.000Z

We have been talking about anorexia and bulimia in class and some of you have already made some research on the topic. Now here is a video about these eating disorders. Watch it and learn more about these illnesses

adjectives

2008-01-17T12:29:00.000Z

Hi people!

If you want to test your knowledge about the degree of adjectives, here is a site where you can do a quiz!
Enjoy and don't forget to study for the english test!

click here

Englishman in New York, the videoclip

2007-11-28T09:34:00.000Z

Thanksgiving

2007-11-20T20:27:00.000Z

Thanksgiving - Fact Sheet

Thanksgiving Day, a national holiday in the United States commemorating the harvest reaped by the Plymouth Colony in 1621, after a winter of great starvation and privation. In that year Gov. William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving, and the feast was shared by all the colonists and the neighboring Native Americans. Although similar observances were held locally, they were sporadic and at no set time. After the American Revolution the first national Thanksgiving Day, proclaimed by George Washington, was Nov. 26, 1789. Abraham Lincoln, urged by Sarah J. Hale, revived the custom in 1863, appointing as the date the last Thursday of November. In 1939, 1940, and 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed Thanksgiving the third Thursday in November. When a contradiction arose between Roosevelt's proclamation and some of those of state governors, Congress passed a joint resolution in 1941 decreeing that Thanksgiving should fall on the fourth Thursday of November. The day is observed by church services and family reunions; the customary turkey dinner is a reminder of the four wild turkeys served at the Pilgrims' first thanksgiving feast.

Eating disorders

2007-11-13T13:21:00.000Z

Obesity
What is obesity?

Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans, is increased to a point where it is associated with certain health conditions or increased mortality. It’s measured using the BMI (Body Mass Index).

What is BMI?

BMI, or body mass index, is a simple and widely used method for estimating body fat. It is calculated by dividing the subject’s weight by the square of his height
BMI=kg/m2
Where kg is the subject’s weight in kilograms and mis the subject’s height in metres.
The current definitions commonly in use establish the following values:

- A BMI less than 18.5 is underweight
- A BMIL of 18.5—24.9 is normal weight
- ABMI of 25.0—29.9 is overweight
- ABMI of 30.0—39.9 is obese
- A BMI of 40.0 or higher is severely (or morbidly) obese
- A BMI of 35.0 or higher in the presence of at least one other significant co morbidity
is also classified by some bodies as morbid obesity.

What are the effects on health?

Health consequences result of increased fat mass or increased number of fat cells. Increased fat mass:
. Osteoarthritis;
. Obstructive sleep apnea;
. Social stigma.

Increased number of fat cells:
. Diabetes;
. Cancer;
. Cardiovascular disease.

Research done by: Paula Cerqueira, 8ºG

Rainforests

2007-11-13T13:08:00.000Z

HOW CAN WE SAVE RAINFORESTS

Rainforests are disappearing very quickly. The good news is that there are a lot of people who want to save rainforests. The bad news is saving rainforests is not going to be easy. It will take the efforts of many people working together in order to ensure rainforests and their wildlife will survive for your children to appreciate and enjoy.

Some steps for saving rainforests and, on a broader scale, ecosystems around the world, is to focus on “TREES”:

• Teach others about the importance of the environment and how they can help save rainforests;
• Restore damaged ecosystems by planting trees on land where forests have been cut down;
• Encourage people to live in a way that doesn’t hurt the environment;
• Establish parks to protect rainforests and wildlife;
• Support companies that operate in ways that minimize damage to the environment.

Text written by Ana Paulina Barbosa, nº2, 8ºG

healthy eating

2007-10-31T21:34:00.000Z

Halloween webquest

2007-10-25T12:14:00.000+01:00

Hi there again!

In class we are going to go on an adventure through halloween traditions.

Click on the link below and enjoy yourself:

Halloween webquest

Great link!

2007-10-25T11:59:00.000+01:00

Hi, kids!

I found this interesting and funny activity about animals and I want to share it with you!

Follow this link and design your own ZOO!!
Have fun!

2007-10-15T11:30:00.000+01:00

Animal Jumble

Unscramble each of the clue words.

rohse __ __ __ __ __

olni __ __ __ __

xfo __ __ __

raffieg __ __ __ __ __ __ __

tac __ __ __

tibrab __ __ __ __ __ __

folw __ __ __ __

myknoe __ __ __ __ __ __

raeb __ __ __ __

rezba __ __ __ __ __

I LOVE WILD ANIMALS!!

An essay by RAQUEL SOARES, 8ºG

2007-10-15T11:22:00.000+01:00

Tropical forest

The tropical forest occurs in three regions on Earth:

in America, in Africa and indo-Malaya.

This bio-system is composed of a great amount of vegetal species and animals, the annual average temperature is always around 20°C, and the annual rainfall is approximately of 1200mm.

Its average localization is in the band between the tropics, therefore, the denomination of tropical forest.

One of the main characteristics of the tropical forest is vegetal and animal biodiversity.

Around 60% of all the species of the planet are found in this ecosystem.
An example of a tropical forest is the Amazon forest.

Raquel Soares
8°G n°24

Wild Animals!!!!

2007-10-12T12:13:00.000+01:00

Did you know that...

Anacondas don’t grow as long as some pythons, but their incredible thickness makes them the heaviest snakes in the world. They live in South America, usually near swamps and rivers. They are excellent swimmers, and feed on animals like wild pigs, huge rodents called capybaras, and even jaguars!!
In the wild, a green anaconda generally lives an average of ten years.

happy birthday!!!!!!!

2007-10-09T14:40:00.000+01:00

This month, our green blog is celebrating its firts anniversary!! ONE YEAR already!

It has been fun posting and publishing your works!

Happy birthday to us !!

"Pollution"

2007-10-09T14:03:00.000+01:00

Our friend PAULA CERQUEIRA, from the 8th grade, class G, wrote this essay about pollution. In some way, it has something to do with the themes we have been discussing in class.

Good work Paula!

"POLLUTION"

"What is pollution?

Pollution is the introduction of pollutants into the environment which results in deleterious effects of such a nature as to endanger human health, harm living resources and ecosystems.

What are the major forms of pollution?

There are 3 major forms of pollution: air pollution, water pollution and noise pollution.

Air pollution: a biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. The greatest source of air pollution is actually mobile sources.

Water pollution: a large set of adverse effects upon water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans, and groundwater caused by human activities. Some water pollutants are insecticides, chemical waste and fertilizers.

Noise pollution: is displeasing human or machine created sound that disrupts the environment. The dominant form of noise pollution is from transportation sources, mainly motor vehicles.

How can we stop pollution?

To stop pollution we must recycle, reuse, use the natural resources in conscientious way, preserve green spaces and install devices in factories
that hold back the smokes and the gases."

Amazon rainforest

2007-09-29T14:33:00.000+01:00

Watch the videos and learn more:

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See you soon...

2007-07-17T13:40:00.000+01:00

Meus lindos, vou de férias! Volto lá para os fins de Agosto. Podem deixar os vossos comentários que eu respondo a todos quando voltar, ok!?Até breve...Beijinhos

An Inconvenient Truth

2007-05-31T19:51:00.000+01:00

Here is the trailer to the documentary about the truth of Global Warming...

Watch it carefully and think about what we are doing to our planet

James Lovelock says Global Warming is now at point of no return.

Other top climate scientists are more hopeful but say we only have less than 10 years before it's irreversible and time is running out.

Bush Administrations have been accused of asking top climate scientists at NASA to STOP speaking out about the climate crisis and of altering scientific journals reporting on the phenomenon. We all need to speak up NOW or the Human Race will join the MILLIONS of other Species that will be extinct by 2050 from Global Warming.

www.climatecrisis.net

www.greatemergence.blogspot.com

Visita de Estudo ao Porto

2007-05-10T11:43:00.000+01:00

Cindy Crawford (Trabalho elaborado por José Carlos Mesquita, 8ºD)

2007-05-10T10:47:00.000+01:00

Cindy Crawford

Cindy Crawford was born on the 20th February 1996 in the state of Illinois and became a North-American model.
When she was dedicating to the corn harvest, a short-time summer work, a photographer noticed her beauty and decided to take photos of Cindy. As a result of the session, her photogenia became noticeable, and that was enough to lead her to start her career as a model.
That summer, and the next she worked as a model for the Chicago’s Elite, but then she dedicated herself in exclusive to university, in the area of Chemical Engineering. Along the way she left her participation in the «Elite Look of the Year», in 1982, where she was one of the strongest candidates to victory. Later, she would leave her studies and go back to the “Fashion World”.
In the beginning of her career, someone suggested (she) her to take a birthmark she had close to her mouth off because it was ugly; she didn’t, and now it’s part of her image.
Cindy worked in Chicago until success took her to New York, where she lived until 1996 when she installed herself in Los Angeles. It only took two years to start to dress clothes of the most well known designers in the world and to occupy the front pages of the most fashionable magazines.
Until today, she has done more than 400 front pages in the world. One of the most famous is the «Vanity Fair» of 1993. There, Cindy appeared with the lesbian singer KD Lang in a pose that shocked the most conservatives.
Her success allowed her to integrate the first group of “super models”, up to the top models, where Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Linda Evangelista belonged.
In 1998, she became the first super model to accept to pose for «Playboy». The experience was very well accepted by the public and allowed her a contract, which lasted for 6 years, to become the presenter of the fashion program «House of Style», of MTV.
She had an inclination for business too: she sold series of calendars and videos with images of her.
In 1995, she was considered by the North-American magazine «Forbes» as the most well paid model of the world. In that year she premiered in the cinema in “Easy Prey”, where she co-acted with William Baldwin, but the success was beneath the expected.
Cindy Crawford dedicated lots of time to charity, especially related with leukaemia, which stole her a brother when they both were children. Half the profits of her calendars are predestined to programs of leukaemia fighting.

The British Press

2007-05-09T20:34:00.000+01:00

Te first thing you notice when you look at a newspaper is the size!

Traditionally, newspapers have been divided up into tabloids and broadsheets, broadsheets being the larger, more serious papers that you have to fold to read.

The gap between tabloids and broadsheets is a wide one. They look different, they contain different news, they have a different style of writing and they aim to attract different readers. However, the competition for readers is intense, and tabloids and broadsheets may steal tricks off each other in order to win the circulation war (eg) many broadsheet newspapers in Britain run 'Fantasy Football Leagues' which originated as a tabloid tactic. Some UK broadsheets have recently started producing a tabloid edition to further confuse matters.

Here are a few of the main differences:

Tabloids
'Popular' press
Aimed at lower social groupings (C2,D & E)
Bold layout (eg colour on the masthead, very bold typeface, easy to read), with large, dramatic pictures
Shorter articles, more pictures, less 'in-depth' reporting
Puns and jokes in headlines
More focus on human interest stories, celebrity gossip
Use of gimmicks such as bingo games, free travel tickets, phone-in surveys

Broadsheets
'Quality' or 'serious' press
Aimed at higher social groupings (A,B,C1)
Plainer layout (no colour on the frontpage, smaller typeface suggests readers will make more effort to read it), and subtle, possibly smaller, pictures
Longer articles, more detailed
Serious headlines
More focus on politics, international news

Here are some examples of British newspapers:

Fashion Fashion

2007-04-13T16:33:00.000+01:00

DOLCE and GABBANA
(Fashion Designers)

"I like their designs because they make clothes for a womanly body," says Madonna about Italian fashion duo Dolce & Gabbana. "Most designers seem to be making clothes for girls with stick bodies who are flat-chested, but I always appreciate my own voluptuousness when I'm wearing their dresses."

Domenico Dolce (born August 13, 1958, in Palermo) and Stefano Gabbana (born November 14, 1962, in Milan) met when they were working for the same fashion designer in Milan. They held their first solo womenswear show in 1986, but it was not until Madonna endorsed one of their shirts – a present from her then beau Warren Beatty – in her movie Truth Or Dare: In Bed With Madonna, that they started to become known to a wider audience.The pair celebrate womanhood like no other designer but, given their Italian heritage, perhaps that is not so surprising. "We don't think only men can be powerful and strong," said Stefano in a 1999 interview. "Behind the heads of the Mafia, the leaders of culture, there are always very strong women. European culture is a matriarchy, especially in the south. The women have a lot of power." No wonder then, that their muses include the Queen of Pop, Victoria Beckham and Italian actress Sophia Loren.

Indeed, it was a visit to Sicily at the end of the Eighties which was instrumental in crystallising their celebration of the curvaceous female form. Prior to that trip their garments had been fluid silhouettes in soft, elasticated fabrics, but a poster featuring a shapely brunette stopped them in their tracks. At that moment they realised that the woman – snapped naked, save for a black shawl, on her sun-drenched Palermo terrace – was who they were meant to be designing for.In addition to their multi-million-dollar women's line, they also market Dolce & Gabbana jeans – launched in 1996 – and design menswear, underwear, shoes and swimwear, plus a range of fragrances for men and women.

Their current diffusion line, D&G, was joined by a unisex diffusion collection called simply "&" in 2001.The pair work in a 19th-century mini-villa in Milan and they have also renovated a house on the French Riviera. While for many years they were celebrated not only for their creative collaborations, but also for their long-running romance, the two decided to split up in early 2005. "On a professional level we are still together," explained Domenico. "We have a very strong love."

Eating Disorders

2007-03-08T14:53:00.000Z

Eating Disorder or Diet?

The most common element surrounding ALL Eating Disorders is the inherent presence of a low self esteem.

Having an Eating Disorder is much more than just being on a diet. An Eating Disorder is an illness that permiates all aspects of each sufferer's life, is caused by a variety of emotional factors and influences, and has profound effects on the people suffering and their loved ones.

Dieting is about losing a little bit of weight in a healthy way.

Eating Disorders are about trying to make your whole life better through food and eating (or lack of).

Dieting is about doing something healthy for yourself.

Eating Disorders are about seeking approval and acceptance from everyone through negative attention.

Dieting is about losing a bit of weight and doing it healthfully.

Eating Disorders are about how life won't be good until a bit (or a lot) of weight is lost, and there's no concern for what kind of damage you do to yourself to get there.

Dieting is about losing some weight in a healthy way so how you feel on the outside will match how good you already feel on the inside.

Eating Disorders are about being convinced that your whole self-esteem is hinged on what you weigh and how you look.

Dieting is about attempting to control your weight a bit better.

Eating Disorders are about attempting to control your life and emotions through food/lack of food -- and are a huge neon sign saying "look how out of control I really feel"

Dieting is about losing some weight.

Eating Disorders are about everything going on in life -- stress, coping, pain, anger, acceptance, validation, confusion, fear -- cleverly (or not so cleverly) hidden behind phrases like "I'm just on a diet".

written test

2007-03-05T14:16:00.000Z

Meninos, aqui ficam os objectivos para o próximo teste.

8º E /F/ G

Main Topic: Food and Health

I- Comprehension

text
true / false (quote to support)
synonyms or antonyms
answering questions

II- Vocabulary

food
meals

III- Grammar

Future (will)
Future (be going to)
countable and uncountable nouns
some, any, no (só para o 8ºF e 8ºG)

IV- Listening exercise

dictation (para o 8ºE)
composition (para o 8º F e 8ºG)

Fast Food Nation: a book and a film

2007-02-28T18:59:00.000Z

You are what you eat.

But do you really know what you’re eating?

Britain eats more fast food than any other country in Europe. Rates of obesity and food poisoning spiral upwards, but it seems we just can’t get enough of those tasty burgers and fries.
This myth-shattering book tells the story of America and the world’s infatuation with fast food, from its origins in 1950s southern California to the global triumph of a handful of burger and fried chicken chains. In a meticulously researched and powerfully argued account, Eric Schlosser visits the labs where scientists re-create the smell and taste of everything - from cooked meat to fresh strawberries; talks to the workers at abattoirs with some of the worst safety records in the world; explains exactly where the meat comes from and just why the fries taste so good; and looks at the way the fast food industry is transforming not only our diet but our landscape, economy, workforce and culture.
Both funny and terrifying, Fast Food Nation will make you think, but more than that, it might make you realize you don’t want a quick bite after all.

LOVE... LOVE... LOVE...

2007-02-14T12:43:00.000Z

Dia dos Saberes

2007-02-14T12:12:00.000Z

On the 13th of February there were no classes at our school!
Instead, we enjoyed ourselves with other activities, where we had the chance to learn new things about every subject!
Here are some of the activities which took palce at the "polivalente" (students' common room):

SKIING (José Carlos Mesquita 8ºD)

2007-02-08T20:22:00.000Z

SKI

Ski is a winter sport and one of the most important events of the Olympic Winter Games. It consists of the balance on the skis, used to slide on the snow.
For thousands of years, ski was an essential transport on the rigorous winters of Scandinavia, in the north of Russia and Central Asia. Just in the nineteenth century the ski started to be a sport, when the Norwegian skiers’ created the first rules and the first skiing competition in the nineteenth century.
In the 1920’s the global expansion of ski began, with ski becoming one of most important sports of the Olympic Winter Games. At that time, the downhill, the slalom, which put together the Nordic jumping and the race (Langlauf racing), by the ISF (International Ski Federation), responsible for the regulation and supervising of the sport at a global level.
Ski has a strong touristic component. After the 2nd World War, Austria and Switzerland implemented lots of ski resorts to capitalize the growing popularity of the sport, transforming it in one of the great markets of international tourism.

Trabalho elaborado por: José Carlos Mesquita/n.º11/8ºD

Christmas party at our school

2007-02-08T20:01:00.000Z

Finally the photos we have all been waiting for!!!
Enjoy!!

A song

2007-02-07T22:31:00.000Z

Do you like Justin Timberlake?????

Well... I do!!
Here's his new hit, "My Love"

stop smoking now!!

2007-01-30T14:39:00.000Z

Part one of a French ban on smoking in public places comes into force on Thursday, covering workplaces, schools and hospitals and setting the clock ticking for smoke-filled cafes and bars which have until next January to kick the habit .

Smokers will now have to stub out on the doorstep of shops, sports clubs and entertainment venues that still allowed smoking, while "smokers' corners" in school staff rooms and hospitals will vanish entirely.

From February 1, no one should be forced to breathe other people's smoke," Health Minister Xavier Bertrand said last week.
"I am sure that in future our children will find it inconceivable that we used to smoke in offices or schools."

Unruly smokers will face fines of 68 euros (88 dollars) for lighting up in the wrong place, while business owners will be fined 135 euros.

Esperemos que o mesmo aconteça brevemente no nosso país!!!!

Leave your comments on this issue

Deixa o teu comentário sobre a proibição de fumar em locais públicos no nosso país, incluindo escolas e hospitais...

Your opinion matters!! A tua opinião importa!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

2007-01-12T16:16:00.000Z

Distant moon may bear similarities to our planet Earth

2007-01-05T16:46:00.000Z

Lakes of methane have been spotted on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, boosting the theory that this strange, distant world bears similarities to Earth, according to a new study.

Titan has long intrigued space scientists, as it is the only moon in the Solar System to have a dense atmosphere -- and its atmosphere, like Earth's, mainly comprises nitrogen.

Titan's atmosphere is also rich in methane, although the source for this vast store of hydrocarbons is unclear.

Methane, on the geological scale, has a relatively limited life. A molecule of the compound lasts several tens of millions of years before it is broken up by sunlight.

Given that Titan is billions of years old, the question is how this atmospheric methane gets to be renewed. Without replenishment, it should have disappeared long ago.

A popular hypothesis is that it comes from a vast ocean of hydrocarbons.

Do you want to learn more about Space??
Check out this website: www.nasa.gov/

Sponge Bob again!

2006-12-11T10:49:00.000Z

A Christmas song by Mariah Carey

2006-12-11T10:36:00.000Z

X-treme Sports : Snowboarding

2006-11-14T21:49:00.000Z

Snowboarding is similar to skiing, but inspired by surfing and skateboarding. The sport was developed in the United States in the 1960's and 1970's and became a Winter Olympic Sport in 1998.

Now it finally became accepted as a real competetive sport, not only a new trend which would disapear again.

In the 1998 Olympics this new sport, snowboarding, was a huge success!

In 1998, snowboarding was almost 50% of all winter activity. Most of the ski resorts now accept skiers and snowboarders.

Snowboarding is finally accepted by everyone!

(Está bem atento nas próximas aulas de Inglês pois irás falar de outros desportos radicais onde a adrenalina é a palavra-chave! Entretanto diverte-te com o video e fica a saber um bocadinho mais sobre este fantástico desporto, o Snowboard!)

check it out!!!

2006-11-09T20:41:00.000Z

Depois de ter visto o filme "Nightmare before Christmas" na aula de Inglês, a BÁRBARA ALVES, do 8º E inspirou-se e fez estes fantásticos desenhos!!
Parabéns Bárbara!

X-treme Sports

2006-11-09T20:18:00.000Z

SKATEBOARDING

In the middle of the sixties (anos 60) a short, nice film introduced a new phenomenen: skateboarding.
A new sport which took planksurfing, which is usually done in the surf.
This new sensation became popular in the USA. National championships have been hold.
The people liked the jumps, which the skateboarders made. At first this sport was done individual. Nowadays more and more people are looking for competitions. The majority of the people however is undoubtedly happiest when they can skateboard on the sidewalks or on the street, because it isn't easy at all and you must be a dare-devil.

crazy!!!!!!!

2006-11-06T19:28:00.000Z

Crazy
Gnarls Barkley

I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind

There was something so pleasant about that phase.

Even your emotions had an echo

In so much space

And when you're out there

Without care, Yeah, I was out of touch

But it wasn't because I didn't know enough

I just knew too much

Does that make me crazy

Probably

And I hope that you are having the time of your life

But think twice, that's my only advice

Come on now, who do you, who do you, who do you, who do you think you are,

Ha ha ha bless your soul

You really think you're in control

Well, I think you're crazy

I think you're crazy

Just like me

My heroes had the heart to lose their lives out on a limb

And all I remember is thinking, I want to be like them

Ever since I was little, ever since I was little it looked like fun

And it's no coincidence I've come

And I can die when I'm done

Maybe I'm crazy

Maybe you're crazy

Maybe we're crazy

Probably

How Zebras got their stripes!

2006-11-04T12:24:00.000Z

Se queres saber como as zebras ficaram com riscas, ouve e lê a seguinte história neste endereço:

http://www.raz-kids.com/main/Play/id/60/resource/listen_book

Nightmare before Christmas...

2006-10-29T11:03:00.000Z

The Nightmare before Christmas was produced in 1994. It's a cartoon and a musical. It is a very special film, different from any Disney cartoon. Disney cartoons are very sweet but this is stange and clever.

Now that you have seen the film in your English class, what do you think about it??

Did you like it?

(depois de teres visto o filme na tua aula de Inglês, deixa aqui os teus comentários sobre ele)

Happy Halloween!!!

Learn more about Shakira

2006-10-23T22:14:00.000+01:00

Birth name :Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll

Nickname :Shaki

Height :4' 11" (1.50 m)

Mini biography:

Grammy-winning Latina rock singer Shakira was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, on February 2, 1977. Her father is a Lebanese immigrant and her mother a native of Colombia. Shakira began her musical career at age 12 and quickly captured fans throughout Latin America. Singing in Spanish and Portuguese, she is often called the "Latin Alanis Morissette" due to her hard sounds. She won the 2001 Best Latin pop Grammy for her "MTV Unplugged" album.

Trivia:

Announced engagement to Antonio de la Rua, son of the present President of Argentina. [March 2001]
Is the youngest of eight siblings.
Shakira is the Arabic word for "grateful" or "full of grace."
Is of Colombian and Lebanese and Macedonian heritage.
Named her album "Laundry Service" because when she is in love she feels "clean and fresh"
Has an IQ of 140!
Fluent in Portuguese, Italian, and English, in addition to Spanish and Arabic
Hates to wear jewellery.
Her Lebanese grandmother taught her the art of Arabian Belly Dancing (dança do ventre) so she can stay true to her middle eastern roots
Ranked #9 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
She likes chocolate balls.
Father's name is William Mebarak Chadid and mother's name is Nidia del Carmen Ripolli Torrado.
Her mother is half Colombian and half Italian and her father is American with Lebanese and Macedonian ancestry.
She has 5 half brothers Alberto, Edward, Moises, Tonino and Robin and 3 half sisters Ana, Lucy and Patricia.
When she was two years old her oldest half-brother died in an accident while he was riding a motorcycle and a drunk man hit him with his car.
Her oldest half-sister Lucy is a surgeon, Alberto, her half-brother, is a lawyer, Moises is the third child, Tonino is the fourth child and the closest to Shakira, having worked many years as her road manager. Then is Patricia who lives in Spain, she is a special education teacher, and finally there is Antonio and Edward, the youngest who lives in Miami.
The first English song she wrote was Objection, from the album Laundry Service.
She loves to eat corozos, a little Colombian fruit that is sweet-sour.
Lost her suitcase with all her songs from Donde Estan Los Ladrones in an airport in Bogota Colombia. This happened a couple of months before she walked into the recording studio to begin on that album.
Mattel put out several Barbie dolls inspired by Shakira and her look.
Has homes in the Bahamas and Miami
"Hips Don't Lie" instantly soared to the top of the charts in many countries and has been at the very top for many months. It has won countless awards and is currently being performed all over the world along with Wyclef Jean.
Named #20 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).

inscrições abertas

2006-10-20T18:19:00.000+01:00

Olá a todos!
No dia 13 de Fevereiro será comemorado cá na escola o "Dia dos Saberes". Nesse dia não haverá aulas mas realizar-se-ão diversas actividades onde todos poderão participar.

Estão abertas as inscrições para um número de danças típicas Irlandesas!

Quem estiver interessado em participar deve inscrever-se junto da professora de Inglês.
Os ensaios deverão começar durante o mês de Novembro. Para mais informações, contactar a professora Odete Viana.

paraskavedekatriaphobia!!!!!!!!!!

2006-10-13T11:05:00.000+01:00

A Friday occurring on the 13th day of any month is considered to be a day of bad luck in English and Portuguese-speaking cultures around the globe. Similar superstitions exist in some other traditions. In Greece and Spain, for example, Tuesday the 13th takes the same role. The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia, a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a phobia (fear) of the number thirteen.

Sabes o que é "triscaidecafobia"? É o medo das sextas-feiras 13. Diz-se que dá azar, mas não passa de superstição!

Supers... quê? Bem, significa que, por causa do medo exagerado de alguma coisa, as pessoas passam a acreditar que, se fizerem isto ou aquilo, nada de mal lhes acontecerá.

E cada vez que o calendário marca sexta-feira 13, não sentes arrepios? Muitas pessoas recusam-se a sair de casa nesse dia e a fazer seja o que for! Tudo para evitar o azar previsto deste dia...

Learn about Dolphins

2006-10-10T19:48:00.000+01:00

Dolphins are mammals, not fish.

bottlenose dolphin

They are warm blooded like man, and give birth to one baby, called a calf, at a time.
At birth, a bottlenose dolphin calf is about 90-130 cms long and will grow to approximately 4 metres, living up to 40 years.

They are highly sociable animals, living in groups, called pods, which are fairly fluid, with dolphins from other pods interacting with each other from time to time.

Dolphins carry their young inside their womb for about 12 months. The baby is born tail first, and its mother will feed the calf for up to 2 years.

However, the calf will stay with its mother for between 3-6 years, during which time it will learn all about feeding techniques, social interaction and group hunting.

See you next week!

2006-10-06T21:22:00.000+01:00

Hobbies, tastes and personality

2006-10-06T20:57:00.000+01:00

Ross is a young boy who has, probably, the same hobbies as you!
Find out more about him, his tastes, personality and hobbies watching this crazy and funny video:

So, did you enjoy watching it?

What do you think about Ross?

Leave your comments and opinions about the video!

HOBBIES (by Fátima Silva, 8º F)

2006-10-06T15:23:00.000+01:00

"My name is Fátima, I am thirteen years old and I love hobbies.

I like watching my football team and playing with my friends.

My favourite hobbies are gymnastics, table tennis, cycle racing, playing computer, swimming and watching television.

I like going to the library and spending my holidays at the beach.

I hate spending my free time playing volleyball, baseball and running.

I practise swimming because I like to swim.

I enjoy my hobbies very much.

Bye!"

Halloooooooween funny video

2006-10-05T13:32:00.000+01:00

HALLOWEENNNNNN OhhOhhOhh

2006-10-05T12:27:00.000+01:00

The History of Halloween

Find out more about the origins of Halloween, check out our spooky recipes, and watch some creepy video clips!

Each year, on the last night of October, millions of children across the U.S dress-up in costume and take to the streets for a spooky dose of Trick or Treat fun.

But how much do you really know about this haunted holiday? Explore this site to find out the true history!

www.history.com/minisites/halloween

Love Generation

2006-10-03T22:09:00.000+01:00

interesting sites

2006-10-03T20:13:00.000+01:00

Meninos,
Eis aqui alguns sites interessantes que podem visitar quando quiserem. Alguns podem ajudar a estudar inglês de um modo mais divertido.
Divirtam-se!

www.themeatrix.com (contém videos engraçados sobre temas muito sérios!)

www.freerangegraphics.com (mais mini videos sobre temas sérios)

www.junior.TE.pt (um site divertido com curiosidades, jogos e outras actividades)

www.arealeditores.pt ( um site com página dedicada a estudantes onde encontras várias disciplinas e material para estudar)

www.english-zone.com (site com muitos exercícios de gramática inglesa e não só)

www.edufind.com ( exercícios de gramática inglesa de vários níveis)

www.englishpage.com ( inúmeros tópicos de gramática inglesa com exercícios)

An English Poem (just for fun!)

2006-10-03T20:05:00.000+01:00

"I cannot go to school today,"
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.

"I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash, and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I'm going blind in my right eye.

My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I've counted sixteen chicken pox.
And there's one more - that's seventeen!
And don't you think my face looks green?

My leg is cut, my eyes are blue-
It might be instamatic flu.
I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke
I'm sure that my left leg is broke.

My hip hurts when I move my chin,
My belly button's caving in,
My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
My 'pendix pains each time it rains.

My nose is cold, my toes are numb,
I have a sliver in my thumb.
My neck is stiff, my spine is weak.
I hardly whisper when I speak.

My tongue is filling up my mouth,
I think my hair is falling out.
My elbow's bent - my spine ain't straight.
My temperature is one-o-eight.

My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There is a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is-

...WHAT?

What's that? What's that you say?
You say today is...Saturday?
G'bye, I'm going out to play!

"Did you understand the poem??
It's funny, isn't it?
If you didn't understand it, try to find out the meaning of the underlined words!Bye... see you in class...

Amazing London!!

2006-10-02T12:38:00.000+01:00

Olá amigos! Ocasionalmente serão publicados aqui no blog alguns posts sobre a cidade de Londres, os seus monumentos mais famosos, a sua história, algumas curiosidades e notícias relevantes.Não deixes de comentar e deixar as tuas sugestões

Big Ben

Big Ben is one of London's best-known tourist landmarks, and looks truly spectacular at night when the clock faces are illuminated. You even know when parliament is in session, because a light shines above the clock face. The name Big Ben actually refers not to the clock-tower itself, but to the thirteen ton bell hung within. The bell was named after the first commissioner of works, Sir Benjamin Hall.The clock in the tower was once the biggest in the world, able to strike the first blow for each hour with an accuracy of one second. The clock mechanism was completed by 1854, but the tower was not fully constructed until four years later.

Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge has stood over the River Thames in London since 1894 and is one of the finest, most recognisable bridges in the World.At the Tower Bridge Exhibition you can enjoy breath-taking views from the high-level Walkways and learn about the history of the Bridge and how it was built. You can then visit the Victorian Engine Rooms, home to the original steam engines that used to power the Bridge lifts.Tower Bridge Walkways have specially designed windows, giving visitors a unique opportunity to take photos of the views without them being obscured by glass.

Welcome!

2006-10-02T12:31:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the Green Blog!

This is a space created specially for you, students at EB2/3 Vila Verde school. Here you can leave your thoughts, messages, news, invitations, texts, etc.

It's up to you and your imagination!

You can also leave your comments and suggestions!

See you in class...