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 Vasco da Gama

-         Place of his birth and the date:

Vasco da Gama was born in Sines, Portugal between 1460 and 1469.

-        His most important voyages

     He is one of the most famous explorers from      the Discovery Ages, he was the first                    European to reach India by sea. 

-         New places discovered by him

Vasco de Gama discovered the route from Europe to the Indies by sea bordering Africa.

-         Other interesting facts

             He was named in 1524 as the Governor of India, under the title of viceroy.

LISTENING ACTIVITY

CHRISTOPHER COLOMBUS 

1. When/Where born?

 Christopher Columbus is generally believed to been born in the Italian city of Genoa in 1451.

2. What did he try to find/first voyage?

He had the idea of looking for a Western route to the Indies

3. Which countries/ financial support?

He asked for financial help from Portugal and England, but he finally got financial support from the Catholic Kings of Spain.

4. Why: “INDIANS”?

He called the native peoples “Indians” because he believed he was in the Indies.

5. How many voyages?

He made four voyages in total, but he never found the Western route to the Indies.

A woman buys two iPhones for 1,500$ and receives two apples

A woman buys two iPhones for 1,500$ and receives two apples.

The most curious of the scam is that seller and buyer were seen conducted face-to-face selling.

A woman from Brisbane, Australia, has received two apples in her home when she had bought, through a website, were two iPhones to the company Apple. So the scam came also accompanied by a sneer.

The Police Crime Prevention Unit of Upper Mt Gravatt have informed the Herald Sun newspaper that a woman of 21 years old, who would not reveal her name, put an ad on the website saying that it was interested in buying two iPhones.

Short time after this ad was placed, a woman contacted the owner and told him that she had two smartphones Apple for her. The strange thing is that these two women were face to face, and made ​​the transaction face to face.
The girl paid $ 1,500 (1,129 euros) for the iPhones, which gave her two boxes of iPhone apparently new. The mistake was not checking inside them

THE THREE ESTATES OF THE REALM

The clergy (first estate): They were the monks and priests. Their duty was to pray for the espiritual salvation of the people.

Types:

-Bishops: Name given to a clergyman of higher rank inside the secular clergy, they manage or control a large church territorial unit called diocese.  A diocese is an ecclesiastic province and each diocese is divided into smaller church territorial units called parishes.

-Priests:  Name given to a clergyman of lower rank inside the secular clergy, they manage or control a small church territorial unit called parish.

-Abbot:  Name given to a clergyman of higher rank inside the regular clergy, which is divided into religious orders. Each religious order was led by an abbot.

-Superiors, friars, monks and nuns: Below the abbots  were the superiors who managed the monasteries, were priests, monks and nuns lived.

The nobility (second estate): They were the knights and their famlies. Their duty was to defend the population.

Types:

-High nobility: Their members were very rich and owned large fields.

-Middle nobility

-Low nobility: their members owned only their horses and weapons.

The workers (third estate): They were mainly peasants, but also artisans (craftsmen) and merchants. Their duty was to produce and sell food and other products needed by society.

Types:

-Peasants: all peasants paid a tithe, a percentage of the harvest, to the church.

-Artisans or Craftsmen

-Merchants

End of the Simpsons?

           It is not the first time we read announcing the end of The Simpsons, and for about a 6 or 7 seasons ago that has been insisting with this subject from the same fans of the series producers, demanded more than once the show ended.

Now, thanks to an interview with the official translator of The Simpsons (Maria Jose Aguirre de Carcer) it was learned that The Simpsons have programmed the end of the series.

Maria Jose Aguirre de Carcer, is responsible for passing the texts and original screenplays English to Spanish, and takes this job for 23 years, on a recent professional translator said that Matt planned the end of the show emitted after season 25 the Simsposn and the reason why would you end is the same as the fans would have been calling for years now. The quality of the series is affected and before end very badly, Matt wants to retire with glory.

HISTORICAL TIME PERIODS

-Prehistory:
It began with the appareance of the first human beigns in about 5,000,000 B.C. and it ended with the invention of writing in about 3,000 B.C.
-The Ancient Age:
It began with the invention of writing in about 3,000 B.C. and it ended whith the fall of the Western Roman Empire in about 476 A.D.
-The Middle Ages:
It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire in about 476 A.D. and it ended with the discovery of America in 1492.
-The Early Modern Age:
It began with the discovery of America in 1492. and it ended with the French revolution in 1789.
-The Modern Age:

It began with theFrench revolution in 1789. and it ended at present day.

Cara Delevigne :)

Cara Delevingne was born in 1992. She is an English fashion model and actress. She became really well-known when she was the face of Burberry`s spring/summer campaign of 2012 (when she was just 20). Then she started apearing in the catwalks of many brands like Moschino, Dolce & Gabbana or Chanel.
 In 2012 she also won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards.

The Jabbawockeez

“The jabbawockeez” are a group of latin american people who dance hip hop, they always wear white masks to cover their indentity. Their dances are amazing and they have spectacular and incredible moves.
Here they are in american’s best dance crew, a TV program, they are AWESOME!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihx1BO7_Jvc 

Dancing link

Here it isa link of a break dancing tutorial.

We hope you to enjoy it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldouZfMS_28