Answer questions II

Answer questions about Halloween



Activity 1: Halloween’s history

1.      It comes from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.

2.      Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France.

3.      Celts believed that on the night before the New Year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31 they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth.

4.      Crops.  

5.      Druids built huge sacred bonfires, where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities.

6.      They wear costumes that consist of animal heads and skins.

7.      When the celebration was over, they re-lit their hearth fires from the sacred bonfire to help protect them during the coming winter.

8.      The Roman Empire.

9.      The Feraliaa and a day to honour Pomona.

10.  The church would make November 2 All Souls' Day, a day to honour the dead.

11.  All Souls Day was celebrated similarly to Samhain, with big bonfires, parades, and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels and devils.

12.  All-hallows or All-hallowmas.

13.  All-hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween.

Apple-bobbing

1.      The game is played by filling a large tub with water and putting apples in the water. Apples will float at the surface. Then players have to try to catch one apple with their teeth. Players are not allowed to use their hands, so their hands often are tied behind the back to prevent cheating.

2.      When the Romans conquered Britain, they believed the apple tree is a representation of the goddess of fruit trees, Pomona. It is believed that the pentagram was a fertility symbol. When an apple is sliced in half, the seeds form a pentagram-like shape, and this shape meant that the apple could be used to determine marriages during this time of year. Therefore, the apples are used to play the game.

3.      Their teeth.

4.      Hands.

Trick-or-treating

1.      Sweets.

2.      Trick or treat?

3.      The "trick" is a threat to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given.

4.      Since at least the early 1950s.

5.      They will decorate their entrances with artificial spider webs, plastic skeletons and Jack O'Lantern.

6.      In Great Britain and Ireland.

7.      Souling and guising.

8.      The children and poor people would sing and say prayers for the dead in return for cakes.

9.      Skull.

Answer questions about 'The Legend of Stingy Jack'

Activity 2: Popular Halloween traditions

1.      An Irish myth about a man named "Stingy Jack."

2.      Stingy Jack convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin, so Jack could use to buy their drinks. Because he didn't want to pay for his drink.

3.      Under the condition that the devil would not bother Jack for one year and that, if Jack should die, the devil would not claim his soul.

4.      Jack again tricked the Devil climbing into a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree's bark so that the Devil could not come down until the Devil promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years.

5.      Jack died.

6.      Neither heaven nor hell can Jack go.

7.      The Irish began to call Jack’s Ghost "Jack of the Lantern," and then, simply "Jack O'Lantern."

8.      People began to make their own Jack's lanterns by carving scary faces into turnips or potatoes and placing them into windows or near doors to frighten away Stingy Jack and other wandering evil spirits.

9.      Pumpkins.

Oxford Street Bus Fire

Oxford Street Bus Fire



A L94 bus was on fire at Oxford Street, Darlinghurst this moning while it was travelling from Sydney eastern suburbs to the city as usual. None of the 30 passengers were injured. When it happened, both of the bus driver and the passengers were very pacnic, and they did not know what to do. After that, people started moving out of the bus and getting away down to the street. In addition, about 50 people were evacuated from nearby shops. Actually, the fire started from the back of the bus, so the whole back of the bus was burned seriously. According to the police, the cause of the fire was still under investigation.

Who killed Angela Spelling?

Who Killed Angela Spelling?



It is a detective game to find out the murder who killed Angela Spelling. In the game, players need to use the ability of skimming and scanning to sort out all the clues. 

Angela Spelling is found die in a room of Sleaze Inn Hotel by the maid Manuella Novella. The maid finds the body at 11.50pm 14 February 2002. There are 3 possible suspects. They are her husband Terrance Spelling, her lover Don Juan Fiction and the maid Manuella Novella.
Two airline tickets are found in Angela's suitcase, which shows that she is planning to go somewhere recently. This indicates that she would not kill herself. There are two different sets of fingerprints on the razor in the room. It means there must be another person in the room on the night when Angela Spelling is murdered. The police also finds some sleeping pills which are belong to Manuella Novella in the hotel room.
On the police document, it can be known that Angela's lover Don Juan Fiction  is the maid's hunsband. Manuella says she is at home watching "Tales from Pleasure Beach" on BBC1 at 10.35pm at night Angela dies. ctually, the program broadcasts during that time is "Crimewatch UK Update(S,T)". Therefore, it can be concluded that the maid is lying.
In the morgue, the police find there was a small piece of black fabric which is hold in Angela's hand. At Manuella Novella's home, her black uniform loses a small piece of babric.
According to the clues, the maid should be the murderer. She kills the woman, because she is jealous to her.

2012 Paralympics

The Paralympic Games are an international sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete.The Paralympics first started in London 1948. Ludwig Guttmann organized a sports competition which involved World War 2 veterans that had spinal injuries.

It will be held on 29 August 2012.The London Paralympics uses a logo sharing a common design with that of the Summer Olympics. It is a representation of the number 2012, and has its own distinct colour scheme.

The London Paralympic Games will be the fourteenth Paralympics. As we know, the start of Paralympic Games was a sport competition for injuried veterans in UK 1948.  Therefore, it has a great significance for London Paralympics. Moreover, it will be the biggest Paralympic Games ever.

More than 2100 medals will be up for grabs.There are 165 countries send around 4200 athletes to London. 161 Australian Paralympians is going to competing in 13 sportsGreg Smith, who is a wheelchair rugby player and four-time Paralympian, will carry the flag for Australia into the London 2012 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony.The name given to the Australian Wheelchair basketball team is the Rollers.

Kurt Fearnley is an Australian wheelchair racer. He was born without the lower portion of his spine. He won two silver medals at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics games. In 2004, he made a breakthrough with gold medal in the 5000 metres and marathon races. Following the 2004 games, Kurt conquered the world. He won five world championships and more than 20 marathons around the world, including 10 marathons in 2007 and three straight New York marathon titles. In 2009, he won his fourth New York City marathon title, his third consecutive title in the Chicago marathon and victories in Seoul, Paris, London and Sydney.At the 2012 London Paralympics, he is aiming to be the first person to win three consecutive marathon T54 gold medals.

Compute Health

5 suggestion for staying safe and healthy when using a computer

 1. Place the keyboard in a position that allows the forearms to be close to the horizontal and the weists to be straight.

2. Adjust the seat silt so that you are comfortable when you are working on the keyboard. Your knees should be bent at a comfortable angle and greater than 90 degrees flexion.

3. Avoid cradling the phone between your head and shoulder when answering calls.

4. Set the eye-to-screen distance at the distance that permits you to most easily focus on the screen.

5. Place the monitor to the side of the light source.