Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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The correct answer

And the person I was thinking about was, of course, Florence Nightingale.

As Silvia very well explains in her answer, "she was the forerunner of modern professional nursing. She put into practice her revolutionary ideas about nursing during the Crimean War, where she used to make nightly rounds with a lamp to attend to her patients in hospital". That is why she was called The Lady of the Lamp  and The Angel of Crimea. Her method was so good that she reduced the hospital's death-rate by two-thirds!!!

Congratulations to Javier, Jaime and Silvia, who were the first three students to give me the correct answer.

This week's challenge

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This week we are looking for someone whose birthday is celebrated globally as International Nurses Day. We have just celebrated it, haven't you heard about it on TV?

I'm going to give just one more CLUE: She was called The Lady of the Lamp or The Angel of Crimea.

To win the extra points, you'll need to tell me why she is famous and why she was given those "names".

The Arabian Astrologer 2

The Arabian Astrologer 1

A bus tour of London

A bus your of London

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The answer is...

And, as you know very well, the correct answer was...

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...the American flag. By the way, the 50 stars represent each of the 50 states in the US, and the 13 stripes represent the original 13 colonies that became the first states in the Union.

Congratulations to Javier, Jaime and Silvia, who were the first three people to give me the right answer.

This week's challenge

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This week we are looking for, let's call it, an object, which you have seen hundreds of times. Read the clues below and let's see if you can tell me what I'm talking about.

CLUES:

1. There are five of them standing on the Moon.

2. It must be burned if it is damaged.

3. Its National Day is celebrated on 14th June.

4. Betty Ross was the first person to make one.

5. There are 50 stars and 13 stripes on it.

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Comparisons in English

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The right answer

I must say I am very proud of all my students! You got the correct answer in almost no time and, yes, the place I was looking for was... STONEHENGE

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Congratulations to Jaime, Silvia and Marta, who were the first three students to tell me the name of this mysterious, fascinating place.

This week's challenge

This week we are looking for a famous place in the UK. Read the clues below. Can you give me the name of this place?

CLUES
1. It is really, really old (1930 - 1600 BC).
2. Some people believe it could be a burial ground.
3. Some of the stones were brought from nearly 200 miles (almost 322 kms)  away.
4. They are known as "ringing rocks".
5. It attracts more than a million visitors a year.
6. It stands on Salisbury Plain, in Wiltshire.

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The correct answer

And, of course, the correct answer was: A paper clip.

Congratulations to the first three students who gave the correct answer: Jaime, Silvia and Javier!

The Enchanted Soldier, chapters 1 & 2

The Enchanted Soldier, chapters 1 &2

This week's challenge

This week's challenge is a bit different. Look at the close-up photo below. Can you guess what it is?

CLUE: It is an object that we use at school every day.

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Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Present Simple- Present continuous