Aviation English

If you are interested in learning Aviation English visit the Macmillan site. They have just released a new method.
Plus here : the ICAO Rating Scale.

Relative clauses

Here is the end of the exercise:



The film deals with a child whose father was killed during the war.

Arthur Miller, whose fascinating biography I read, died in February 2005.

Here is the book (that) I was telling you about/ I was talking about.

We met a lot of women, most of whom had never heard about the disease.

The town, a third of which was destroyed during the war, has a beautiful gothic church.

He lacked courage, which surprised me.

What surprised me was his lack of courage.

I remember the day (when) we met.

He read all that he could lay hands on/ whatever he could.

Sustainable food

COWS UNITE!!!!

Visit this interesting site devoted to sustainable food.

You can read information like:

"A recent poll conducted for Food & Water Watch indicates that 80 percent of consumers want milk from cows not treated with the hormone to be labeled “rBGH-free" but Monsanto, the manufacturer of rBGH, has asked for such labels to be restricted."

You bet!! Who stands to gain?

Organic war

A very imaginative view of organic food vs junk food.

Antismoking ads

Watch and listen to this great antismoking ad by Stynx: Why do you keep running boy?

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Hey, whatcha sayin', boy,
Fancy gettin' jiggeh?
Hey, whats the problem, boy?
The smell of my exhale
I want you there, boy
I wanna hold you close
Is it my breath? My hair and stinky clothes?
You disappear, right outta sight
When I say, "Have you got a light?"
Why do you keep on running, boy?
Can't run so fast, got a pain in my chest (oh!)
Why do you keep on running boy (Runnin' boy)
I wish you'd stop, cos I'm so out of breath
*puff* *wheeze* *takes another drag*"

The Meatrix

The Meatrix is an imaginative pastiche of a famous movie, denouncing industrial farming.
Have fun.

Ecological Footprint

Try this amazing quiz.

The quiz is based on national consumption averages and is meant to give you an idea of your Ecological Footprint relative to other people in the country you live in.

I was amazed to learn that, environmentally-conscious though I may be, if everybody lived like me we would need THREE planets!!! How appalling! I'll have to act.

I'll see what I can do to offset my household's carbon emissions.

Plant new trees?