Too much work, Let's have fun!

It is time to relax. Let’s have fun on the internet!
Show off your creativity.

Choose one of the activities and present your masterpiece in the next post!



Create a sketch on http://sketch.odopod.com/sketches/new
Create a picture on http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/seasaws.htm
Create a portrait on http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/faces.htm
Make an interactive doll house http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/dollhouse.htm
Make some incredible music here http://www.incredibox.com/?music=4FAABF32F1CCF
That's what I 've drawn for you !

Re:Work & dream jobs!

Here's what I could work or dream jobs!
I would like to support Sony, Microsoft & Nintendo since their home & portable game consoles.
Do I think that the work is always enjoyable? It's not always enjoyable at times. But you might actually become the employee of the month, or the employee of the year.
I could possibly think of re-making some great games I've played on older consoles & convert them to newer ones! Or even de-make them so that they could fit on an older game system!
You have to be paid because you might actually afford stuff that you need to buy at the shop. Or if you're doing community service, you work for free.

Work and dream jobs!

• What type of work do you want to do once you leave school?
• Is work always enjoyable?
• What would be the best work or dream job you could possibly think of doing?
• Do you have to be paid for work?
• How is work at school different to work out of school?
• Have a look! A six-year-old gets a dream job!

My middle school problems

My problems are that I'm bad at geometry.

I especially hate the tests. Some of them can be pretty difficult for me. I do study geometry at home, but sometimes I somehow get distracted, and start doing things that I do not suppose to do before I finish my homework. I actually go to school with my finished homework.

Second, I think that the school can be a bit boring sometimes. The most boring thing is classes themselves. My problem sometimes is the teacher's attitude. They can be very strict at times.

My other problem is that if you have a lot of unfinished homework before the school day, it would take like a whole day to do it all. That's quite exhausting.

What do you think? Do you also have too much homework to do on school days?

My interests

Hi everyone, my name's Ivan. Today I'm giving out my interests.
I've been learning English since I started watching YouTube videos in English. I'm learning English at school for 3 years. I want to learn speaking French, German, Italian and Spanish. My hobbies are video games. Doesn't matter which console, I'm still interested in playing them. My favourite pasttime is spending time on the computer. The time flies away so fast, I don't even notice it. I like all different kinds of sport, such as tennis, basketball, football and baseball. I would like to go to the camp in summer one day. When it comes to fast food & cooking meals yourself, I prefer cooking meals myself.
I hope you understood everything I said about my interests.

I still play a few video games. Like GTA, Need for Speed, God of War, Mario, Sonic, Wipeout 2048, ModNation Racers Roadtrip for PS Vita. My favorites are GTA, Need for Speed, Mario & Sonic. I like GTA because you can steal cars, do a mission, fool around, etc. I like Need for Speed because of some really fast cars, races, police chases, and customazation. My favorites are Underground 1 & 2, Most Wanted & Carbon (both for consoles & PSP).

Blogging Challenge

We're taking part in Blogging Challenge Project!

Ivan, now we and hundreds of other students and teachers are taking part inBlogging Challenge Project!
That means you can communicate with students from other countries by posting in your blog and writing commentaries in their blogs.
Have a look at what other students write in their blogs. You can make some friends.

To start with, you have to write about your interests.

How long have you been learning English?

What other languages do you want to learn?

What are your hobbies/interests?

What is your favourite pastime?

What kind of sport do you like?

Do you want to go to the camp in summer?

Do you prefer fast food or cooking meals yourself?

Walking up Ben Nevis Path

Mountain walking is restricted to normal weight people. It's not allowed for overweight people. You can't go walking up the mountain if you're really worried about your health. You have to see a doctor first. The goal of getting up Ben Nevis is to just get to the top, not getting to the top first. It usually takes a day to go up Ben Nevis & returning. It's better to start early & take it easy because you will feel better & you will easily get up the mountain. People have been racing to the top of Ben Nevis since 1895. Local people practice in order to take part in the races.

Re:Shall we go to Ben Nevis?

Ben Nevis is about 4,406 ft high. Fort William is not that far from Ben Nevis. We can stay in Achintee Farm Guest House. It's beside the river in Glen Nevis, at the start of the Ben Nevis footpath.

I would personally like to stay in a twin room. I would take a look at the map of Ben Nevis. I usually don't watch television when I travel. The wi-fi access is pretty good here.

We shall go there but I'm not sure if we have mountain skiing. I think it's pretty hard to ski. And it takes too much time to learn to ski. We can go for a walk there.

I like walking because it's good & healthy to walk. You don't need any equipment. You simply buy a pair of walking boots, and you can go for a walk.

Basic essential items of clothing and equipment for summer and winter in the Scottish hills.

In addition it is important to have navigational skills.

In winter, ice axe & crampon skills and knowledge of snow conditions and avalanches are also needed.

Summer hillwalking
Rucksack - about 35 litres (45 litres for winter)
Boots (with ankle support and soles which will grip on rock, grass and mud)
Waterproof jacket (with hood)
Waterproof overtrousers
General trekking trousers (not jeans)
Thermal top
Fleece top
Gaiters (not always essential)
Warm hat
Gloves or mitts
Spare layer e.g. fleece top
Compass
Map (waterproof or in waterproof case)
Watch
Torch (preferably a headtorch)
Food & Drink
Emergency survival bag (polythene is OK)
Whistle
First Aid Kit (small)
Mobile phone (not essential but if you have one then take it)

In sunny weather
Sunhat
Sun cream
Sunglasses

In the midge season
Midge repellant
Midge net

Winter (in addition to the above)
Warm trousers or thermal longjohns
Boots for winter need to be stiff soled
Ice axe
Crampons
Spare gloves or mitts
Goggles

Shall we go to Ben Nevis?

Ivan, do you know that Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the British Isles?
How high is Ben Nevis?

Is Fort William far from Ben Nevis? Where can we stay there?

Shall we go there and have some mountain skiing classes?

How much is one moutain skiing class?

What do you know about mountain safety?

Can we go for a walk there?

What national parks are there in Scotland?
There are 2 national parks in Scotland. The Loch Lomond & the Trossachs and the Cairngorms.
What's the difference between them?
The Loch Lomond National Park has facilities for walking, wildlife watching, cycling, and even playing golf. Since I don't like playing golf, and my teacher can't play golf, we find it completely unnecessary. However we like wildlife watching, walking & cycling along the Loch Lomond National Park. In terms of wildlife watching, we found a good amount of unique animals. And for my teacher, they're the most attractive species is the seal in the wild. I would would like to see a seal in the wild. Amazingly, visitors can approach them in Loch Long & Loch Goil.




The Cairgorns National Park is also really good. The weather here is not too rainy, not too sunny, just right. This park is the largest in Britain. This park is home to 25 per cent of Britain's threatened species and includes unique mountainous areas of wild land, moorlands, forests, rivers, lochs and glens. Sites designated as of importance to natural heritage take up 39 per cent of the land area - two thirds of these are of Europe-wide importance. This park has over 100 diffrent activities taking place in this park alone!

There are traces of people who were here 7,000 years ago, and amazingly, you can still see the remains from prehistoric, Celtic and Pictish times.

From the culture of the Celts and the Picts the clan system was born, the way of life in the Cairngorms from the 10th to the 18th centuries. Though many of the castles and townships now lie in ruins you can still hear their stories being told.

The Clan way of life was dismantled after the Jacobie uprising. Military barracks and roads were built, forests were planted, planned towns were created, new industries flourished, and the glens were emptied to make way for sporting estates and sheep. This all-changing event has clearly left its mark.

One of the biggest changes in the Cairngorms came with the railways and the Victorians’ love of the Highlands. Tourism flourished and, keeping up with the Windsors, wealthy visitors built large houses and shooting lodges, changing the landscape once again.

Where are we going? Which one do you like more and why?
We are going to the Loch Lomond National Park. I like this one more than the Cairngorms, because there's more to do in there!

What can we do there? We can do anything there. Are there any guided tours? Yes, there are. Is it allowed to cycle there? Yes, it is allowed to cycle there.