A hunter shoots a bear

Watch the video and follow the instructions.



One of the cleverest and funniest ads I've ever seen!

Saint Andrew's Day

November 30th is Saint Andrew's day, the patron saint of Scotland.

Read a bit about its history and celebrations, then try this multiple choice quiz and this crossword.

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

The Pilgrims who landed on Plymouth Rock in December of 1620 found the New World much different than they had expected. Amid the hard New England winter, 46 of the 121 persons who made the voyage perished. But the fall of 1621 brought a bountiful harvest, giving those who remained a change to survive the coming winter. The surviving Pilgrims, along with 91 Native American guests, celebrated the first Thanksgiving with wild game and vegetables. Throughout Colonial history, similar celebrations occurred whenever settlers felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude toward God. In fact, George Washington even declared a national day of Thanksgiving in 1789. But Thanksgiving did not become a regular holiday until 1863 when Abraham Lincoln signed into law a bill proclaiming the last Thursday of each November to be Thanksgiving Day. In 1941, Congress amended the law to make the fourth Thursday of each November Thanksgiving.

Try this interactive word puzzle on Thanksgiving.

Irregular verb practice

Created by Crazyprofile.com

The exam is approaching, and as usual, there will be a question on irregular verbs. You may start practicing them at Verbbusters. It's an online game which can be played at six different levels of difficulty. Good luck!

Guy Fawkes & the gunpowder plot

November the 5th is Bonfire Night, when the British commemorate the capture of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators who tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament (the gunpowder plot).

On Bonfire night people light large bonfires, set off fireworks and burn "guys", effigies of Guy Fawkes made with old clothes and stuffed with straw or paper. Before the fifth, children traditionally use the "guys" to request a "penny for the guy" in order to raise funds with which to buy fireworks.

Watch this video which explains in short where this celebration comes from.



Or you can help Guy Fawkes push the barrels in this game:

American elections

Tomorrow all the world's eyes will be set on the US, as they're electing their president for the next four years.

The presidential election process is quite complicated. Read All about Electing a President of the United States or watch this animated video (click on cc for the transcript) to get the hang of it.

If you get stuck with some of the vocabulary, try this Electionary.

Make sure you understood it all by doing this test.

Who will win the election? We'll know in a few hours. In the meantime, watch this video and decide who's best:


or find a winner by playing this game:

McCain Vs Obama Risk it all and use superior tactics to win the Presidential Election

Play this free game now!!

Happy Halloween!

Awesome MySpace Comments & Myspace Layouts

Tonight is Halloween, so celebrate it by reading some Halloween jokes:

Q. Why are black cats such good singers?
A. They're very meeewsical.

Q. Why didn't the skeleton dance at the Halloween party?
A. It had no body to dance with.

Q. What would you do if a witch, an alien, Count Dracula and Frankenstein were at your door?
A. Hope it was Halloween.

One ghost asked another, "Do you believe in people?"

Sam: Why do witches fly on brooms?
Pam: Because vacuum cleaner cords are not long enough!

and playing a couple of games:


Halloween Toys & MySpace Layouts at pYzam.com

Creepy Pong See how many Halloween ghouls you can beat at table tennis!

Play this free game now!!

It can read your mind!

Incredible! This program knows what you're thinking!

Think of something - animal, mineral, vegetal or other - and this artificial intelligence program will guess it in 20 questions or less. Don't you believe it? Give it a try:

20Questions

You'll be amazed!

Base jumping

Today we heard about BASE jumping. Did you know that the first jump dates back as far as 1783?
Learn more about this extreme sport here.

If you want to know what it feels to jump from a height, watch this:



Are you considering taking up Base jumping? Try this game and start training:

Base Jumping Base jump over 5 rounds to challenge the King.

Play this free game now!!