Wednesday 30 October 2013

Halloween links you can explore


The Visual History of Halloween

A short text with compehension questions

Video: In 1 minute 20 seconds you can turn the word bat into just that!

Photos of this celebration on The New York Times.

Test your knowledge with a quiz!

Monday 28 October 2013

The Tell-Tale Heart' By Edgar Allan Poe

   The story written by Edgar Allan Poe is creepy and odd but simultaneously it is intriguing. The story is about a young man who lives with an old man. The young man has no problem with the old one . However there is a matter, the old man's 'vulture' eye which makes the young man's flesh crawl and it also makes him have hellish emotions; as a result, he becomes furious and mad at the evil eye and desires to murder the old man.

Sunday 27 October 2013

Edgar Allan Poe

According to his story, Edgar Allan Poe was a very weird person. In my opinion, he was a little crazy because of his thoughts that an eye kept watching him.This story was really exciting that is why I recommend you read it. The story is about a murder of an old man. Edgar and the elderly man got on well, but what Edgar believed was that the eye of the old man was always following him.Thats why he decided to commit a crime.

Friday 18 October 2013

Hunger and poverty

Recently, evidence has shown that hundreds of children die every day from the most extreme form of poverty: hunger. Countries who mostly face poverty are third world countries. Although solutions exist, we people of the developed countries seem to do nothing about it. In my viewpoint, should the proper steps be taken, the problem of world hunger would be alleviated. First of all, one thing that would totally help make the situation better is to give poor families a land to cultivate. The yield produced could be used for either their needs or sold. This way not only would we help them become more self-sufficient  but we would also curb the hunger problem. Should there be a lack of land for cultivation, what we should then do is offer these people jobs. These two steps may appear mere, yet so effective. One last thing we should bear in mind is that, only if we help these countries, will they begin to flourish.

Hunger and Poverty

  Nowadays, around the world many families suffer from famine and starvation. Famine and starvation are two forms of hunger which lead to stunted growth, weakness and make people more vulnerable to illnesses as they do not receive the necessary vitamins and minerals. Hunger is usually met to poor societies; nevertheless, in the developing countries plenty people are also undernourished. This affects their health and lessens their energy; as a result, they are more susceptible to diseases and they cannot make a living as their energy is rapidly absorbed. These people feel ashamed and they have no chance to find someone to give them a hand because they have no relationships. Therefore, they need our support and society has to contribute to the attempt to make their lives simplier.

Poverty and Hunger

Nowadays, more and more people all over the world live below the international poverty line. Startling evidence has recently come to light indicating million people starving and a lot of children die every minute.Many people have problems obtaining adequate, nutritious food for their families.As a result of this mayne people all over the world are malnutrished or undernourished. It is time to deal with this mammoth problem. First of all, we should help the underdevoloped countries to minimize the hunger victims. To achive this, we should teach them how to grow their own crops in order to feed their families. Another solution to alleviate the situation is to distribute public land in order to become farmers. Furthermore, people who are below poverty levels should be given jobs in order to enhance their income.As a consequence , people will be able to get by and feed their families. Sacrifices will have to be made in order to tackle these problems which torment s our world.

Thursday 17 October 2013

Poverty and Hunger

It is said that hunger and poverty are two definitions which are interrelated .Unfortunately ,this is true and something has to be done in order to limit their rates.Especially in underdeveloped countries where people have insufficient amounts of crops and as a consequence lots of people die and suffer from illnesses such as malnutrition, iron deficiency,mineral deficiency as their immune system is damaged and they are susceptible to illnesses and their growth is stunted. GM crops are said to be a solution to  tackle the world hunger that torments underdeveloped countries but we are not assured  that are healthy for the human organism.Lands could be given to people who will be willing to cultivate them and as an implication of this, it will be beneficial as it will tackle the insufficiency of crops .As I see it, we should take action before it becomes widely offensive for the whole planet .It's our duty to keep this planet alive and all of us should keep in our minds that we would not like to hand down to the next generation a planet full of misery and poverty 

Friday 11 October 2013

Speaking and writing about serious world issues


In class:



B) Online quizzes:




At home:


1) Read articles on common exam topics->

CPE AND ECPE WRITING: BRAINSTORMING


2) Explore useful ECPE links->


Especially: Sample essays from the writing section: corrected by trained raters

3) Write a blog post containing your thoughts on world hunger and poverty. Remember to use the new vocabulary. Refer to the PROBLEM/ EFFECTS of hunger and elaborate on the SOLUTIONS. 

Next weekend: Write a blog post on tolerance using these slides as a guide: 



Monday 7 October 2013

Ecpe Questions

1. What is you neighborhood like?

I live in a suburb on the outskirts of the city. My neighborhood is a peaceful place without traffic conjuctions. As a result it is very safe and the crime rates are very low. Another good thing about it is that the neighbors are really friendly and hospitable.

2. Do you have a large family?

There are 4 of us in my family. We really get on well with each other and we enjoy spending our weekends together.However, I have to share a room, which is not an ideal situation.Despite the problems we might have we get along well.

3. What's your school like?

Well, my school is one of the largest schools in Crete. It has a lot of facilites, but there is a lack of appropriate equipment.Furthermore, most of the teachers are friendly and tolerant with the students

4.What do you like doing in your spare time?

I don't have much free time but when I have some, I enjoy listening to music or playing some video games. I like listening to different kind of music, like pop and rock. My favourite song is called ' Do I wanna know " by Arctic Monkeys.


Last week I came across with this website and I think it will be a very useful tool to anyone, as it is very practical and easy to use.You can translate anything you want. Here is the link. http://www.wordreference.com