15/4/13

HADRIAN`S WALL HISTORY

This wall have any problems, the problem was that they may be unable to mountain his borders and the other problem were to the soldiers because the freezing winter and barbarian incursions. One of the characteristic is this height that is 15 feets and the base 9 feets. To construct the wall 15 to 25 thousand people were needed and it took 5 years to be completed. The superforts had everything to support any army, like hospitals, barracks, temple, assembly hall and bath houses.

14/4/13

CHARACTER
2  ACTIONS
CHARACTER TRAIT
1.- Dinah
·         All she could do was concentrate on not toppling over.
·         She put her suitcase down and felt behind her, trying to push at the door she had come through.
Nervous and hurry.
2.- Camilla
·         With a stream of instructions, Camilla settled into her desk and then leaned back with a happy sigh.
·         Even Camilla stopped talking, and everyone stood very quietly, facing the front
Beautiful, talkative, tall and willowy.
3.- Robert
·         He just looked shrewdly at Dinah before he bent over his desk again.
·         He looked very much like Camilla only younger.
Silent and beautiful like Camilla.
4.- Bess
·         She was clutching a teedy bear on her lap.
·         Gave a pale, polite smile and clutched harder at her teddy bear.
Shy and nervous.

18/3/13

Kneeling: to rest, fall, or support oneself on one's knees.

Hauling up: buckets of dirt, the chance to find.


Pottery Shards: turquoise.


Beads: and other remnants of this ancient community, a tour of Mesa Verde National Park.


Lodging: a temporary residence.


Dig: to form or excavate.


Hectic: characterized by extreme activity or excitement.

Schedule: a plan of procedure for a project, allotting the workto edone and the time for it.

Hanging: the act of a person or thing to hang.

Wares: An article of commerce.

 Allay:
To calm or pacify; set to rest.


 Impoverished: Reduced to poverty.

 Pounding: To strike repeatedly and forcefully.

 Outfitter: A set of clothing, often with accessories.


13/3/13

Taking Time

Questions:

1.- What is volunteering and what role does it play in American life?

It`s to lend your service to work without a pay.

2.- What is a volunteer vacation? Describe two types of volunteer vacations.

These days volunteers all over the country use their vacations to help preserve and projects  America`s environment, culture and history.

3.- Why do America like volunteer vacations?

Because the volunteers don't stop working and you don't pay them.