Sunday 19 October 2014

MOST INFLUENTIAL TEENAGERS

Time Magazine has recently published the list of 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014. Check it up and cast your vote.

http://time.com/3486048/most-influential-teens-2014/

Saturday 11 October 2014

ACCENTS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

Check the potato map below and click on the potatoes to hear how people from different areas sound. Give it a go and add your own accent to the map.

http://www.panmacmillan.com/book/bencrystal/yousaypotato

Check the following post for 6 myths about accents.

MALALA YOUSAFZAI: 2014 PEACE PRICE WINNER


She missed it last year, but today we can all congatulate Malala, the 16 year old activist, who has just been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her fight on education equality in Pakistan.

She'll be sharing the $1.1million prize with Kailash Satyarthi, also a fighter for youth rights in India.


Don't miss her story here and last year's post in this blog, either.


 Check the infographic below with some more bits and pieces about her.

Malala Yousafzai

Monday 6 October 2014

Spanish nurse assistant tested positive for Ebola

The case of the nurse diganosed with Ebola has brought the disease quite a few steps nearer us.


 The news is all over the world now.

I guess we could learn a bit more about the virus...


Finally some Q&A on transmission

Check the following post for further info