English blog http://peteroblak.blog.com by Peter Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:53:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Recycling http://peteroblak.blog.com/2008/04/17/recycling/ http://peteroblak.blog.com/2008/04/17/recycling/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:53:37 +0000 Pero Most items that we use every day—especially containers—are made of materials that can be used over and over again. Recycling is collecting used materials that would otherwise be thrown away and breaking down and remaking these materials into new products. When we recycle more, we are saving resources and sending less trash to landfills and incinerators. That’s good for the environment.

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Do you recycle at home? Which materials do you recycle? Write your answers as a comment. ]]> Most items that we use every day—especially containers—are made of materials that can be used over and over again. Recycling is collecting used materials that would otherwise be thrown away and breaking down and remaking these materials into new products. When we recycle more, we are saving resources and sending less trash to landfills and incinerators. That’s good for the environment.

recycling center sign
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/recycling-3.jpg

Do you recycle at home? Which materials do you recycle? Write your answers as a comment.

]]> http://peteroblak.blog.com/2008/04/17/recycling/feed/ Screen Violence http://peteroblak.blog.com/2008/04/17/screen-violence/ http://peteroblak.blog.com/2008/04/17/screen-violence/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:12:43 +0000 Pero Look at the pictures below...

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What do you think about screen violence? Which violence is justified and which unjustified? Write an example for each.

HINK: http://www.medialit.org/reading_room/article576.html

 ]]> Look at the pictures below…

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What do you think about screen violence? Which violence is justified and which unjustified? Write an example for each.

HINK: http://www.medialit.org/reading_room/article576.html

]]> http://peteroblak.blog.com/2008/04/17/screen-violence/feed/ Volcanism on the Moon http://peteroblak.blog.com/2008/04/16/volcanism-on-the-moon/ http://peteroblak.blog.com/2008/04/16/volcanism-on-the-moon/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:13:49 +0000 Pero http://amadeo.blog.com/repository/1151805/3033496.gif


Do you think there are any volcanoes on the moon? If your answer is yes - how many?

HINK: http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/planet_volcano/lunar/Overview.html

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Do you think there are any volcanoes on the moon? If your answer is yes - how many?

HINK: http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/planet_volcano/lunar/Overview.html

]]> http://peteroblak.blog.com/2008/04/16/volcanism-on-the-moon/feed/ Thousands of newspapers on the Net http://peteroblak.blog.com/2008/04/15/thousands-of-newspapers-on-the-net/ http://peteroblak.blog.com/2008/04/15/thousands-of-newspapers-on-the-net/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:08:43 +0000 Pero A newspaper is a written publication containing news. Newspapers are most often published on a daily or weekly basis, and they usually focus on one particular geographic area where most of their readers live.

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CLICK HERE to see a lot of the world’s newspapers

CLICK HERE for the 50 most popular newspapers accessed from Online newspapers

In Slovenia we know a lot of different newspapers. Which is your favourite? Write your answer as a comment.


 ]]> A newspaper is a written publication containing news. Newspapers are most often published on a daily or weekly basis, and they usually focus on one particular geographic area where most of their readers live.

Image:Brookgreen reading 9739.JPG
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/37/Brookgreen_reading_9739.JPG

CLICK HERE to see a lot of the world’s newspapers

CLICK HERE for the 50 most popular newspapers accessed from Online newspapers

In Slovenia we know a lot of different newspapers. Which is your favourite? Write your answer as a comment.

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What do you think, which part of the Earth is most exposed to floods and which to droughts?
Write your answer as a comment.

]]> Floods and droughts are opposites, but both can be caused by the same things. They can be mild, almost unnoticed, or they can change our lives violently. Although floods and droughts can cause damage and fatalities, they still have their place in the circle of life.

 
What do you think, which part of the Earth is most exposed to floods and which to droughts?
Write your answer as a comment.

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