English, the content language of the internet: Vocabulary practice

Infographic vs The Lord of the Rings

Here are the infographic on the content languages of the internet and a map in the book The Lord of the Rings. Many of their graphic design elements, such as shapes and fonts, look alike...

Why, in your opinion, the creator of the inforgraphic has designed the infographic in a way it looks like the maps in The Lord of the Rings?

Just for fun, can you solve the riddle?

If yes, we are waiting for your answer in class!

The content languages of the internet

Visit these pages to find an infographic and a table with usage statistics of content languages on the internet ...

Then report 2 of your findings as a comment below.

click on the picture

and follow this link: https://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/content_language

English: the language of the internet

Visit this blog page to read an article about the dominance of English on the internet ...

What are the most used languages on the Internet? 

18 Facts About Why English Is The Language Of The Internet

 

https://www.english.com/blog/english-language-internet/

 

World records

Follow the links to watch videos with world records ...

https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/world-records/videoplayer/worldrecordsmp4

http://photodentro.edu.gr/v/item/video/8522/872

What was the strangest thing you learnt in this video?

Do all these records still hold?

Time out with the oldest computer

How can we reduce the carbon footprint of our school transportation?

Here is the infographic on the results of your survey on the carbon footprint of our school transportation. Have a look at the results and think of specific suggestions you can make to deal with the problem of the high CO2 emissions of our school transportation.

CAREFUL!!!! The suggestions should reduce the carbon footprint of our school transporation.

https://create.piktochart.com/output/61353087-greensearchers 

Narrative writing

When we write narratives, we often use words that make the time transitions clear. Here is a list with common words to make temporal transitions in your stories better.

Do you want to make your descriptions of places and actions more interesting? Follow the link to find a list with cool descriptive words for your narrative ...

narrative-word-bank

You can't think of an interesting start? What about the following?

Long ago, in Thessaloniki, ... Once upon a time... On a bright, sunny day...
It all began when... Let me tell you about... On a gloomy, rainy day ...
I couldn’t believe what I was seeing... Everything was happening so fast... Many years ago...
It was the best of times in Thessaloniki ... It was the worst of times in Thessaloniki ... It was the spring of hope,
It was a totally normal day I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
It was the winter of despair,

Are you looking for beautiful expressions for your narrative? Click to find some and use them in your narratives.

Narrative useful expressions and words

 

 

Byzantine stories and legends

Following the links you will find Byzantine stories and legends ... Read them and choose the one you liked the most.

Don't forget to say WHY!

While reading or watching the stories, take notes of expressions and words you find useful for your own stories.

The Marble King, The 100 Gates Church and More | Legends from Medieval Greece #1 (Byzantium)

 

The Dragon Slayer, the Mermaid, and the Secret of Marmara | Legends from Medieval Greece #2 (Byzantium)