Geography Refreshing
These are the crosswords we created and then completed in Geography.
World Cities Crossword
Victorian places crossword
X Marks The Spot
I just wanted to say goodbye and good luck to my Year Ten students as you all finished up your exams today. Next year some of you will be over at Quamby, some are going to other schools, and some of you will be off into the workforce. Of course I’ve said goodbye to many [...]
Lie/Lay
Lie – to lie down. A person or animals does this. (v)
I was so tired that I decided to lie down.
Lay – to lay an object down. You do this to things (v)
The wheel was so heavy that I lay it down.
Revision Crosswords
Word of the Day Crossword
X Men 3 Crossword
Macbeth crossword
Bought/Brought
Bought – purchased (v)
Brought – taken to a place (v)
Pedal/Peddle/Petal
Pedal – foot operated lever.(n)
Peddle – to sell goods (v)
Petal – part of a flower.
39 Songs You Should Know
If you happen to have heard some of this list in class here are the track names, artists and albums.
Marital/Martial
Marital – of marriage (adj)
Martial – of war (adj)
Loath/Loathe
Loath – reluctant or unwilling (v)
Loathe – dislike greatly (v)
The Gift That Keeps on Giving
This is the brochure I was talking about in class today which allows you to provide life improving gift to people in developing countries.
CAREgifts are clever. They give to a grateful family overseas, who will be over the moon (not literally, they’ll just be overseas but they’ll be extremely happy with your gift), and as [...]
Discrete/Discreet
Discrete – separate or distinct (adj)
Discreet – careful not to attract attention (adj)
Geography and History
The forecast for this Monday is 35 degrees in Geelong which strikes me as pretty hot for November. Then I wondered if I have been thinking so much about climate change that I am losing perspective on what normal weather is.
So I checked the official stats on the Bureau’s site. They have twenty six years [...]
Experts warn of global disaster
Another interesting article about climate change.
GLOBAL warming is destroying species, raising sea levels and threatening millions of poor people, the United Nations’ top scientific panel said in a report yesterday.
The report argues that only firm action, including a price on carbon dioxide emissions, will avoid more catastrophic events.
Those actions will take a small part of [...]
Hanged/Hung
Hanged – executed by suspending from the neck. (v)
Ned Kelly was hanged.
Hung – past tense of “hang” for other objects (v)
I hung my coat up.
Figuratively/Literally
Figuratively – metaphorically or symbolically (adv)
When I said I felt ten feet tall I was speaking figuratively.
Literally – actually or exactly (adv)
I am literally five foot eleven inches tall.