What Classic Movie Are You?
Here's an interesting quiz site that allows you to take a quiz to see what your "Classic Movie" would be.
My result was an interesting coincidence considering my previous Disney Sea blog post.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007
Series: Oxford Dominoes Starters (ODM0) YL 1.0~1.2Title: Around the World in Eighty Days
Author: Verne, Jules
Genre: AD
YL: 1.0~1.2
Headwords: 250
Total Word Count: 2000
Rating: ****
Summary: 'Today you can go round the world in eighty days,' says Phileas Fogg.
'Do it, and I will pay you 20,000 pounds,' says his friend Stuart.
This is the beginning of one of Jules Verne's most exciting stories. Phileas Fogg must get back to London by December 21st or lose all his money. And with the help of his servant, Passepartout, Fogg travels in many ways - from train to elephant - and has some surprising adventures on the way.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Hello Everyone,
Last week was my son's first birthday so we took him to visit Disney Sea.
We went on a weekday so it wasn't as crowded as it usually is on the weekend.
I really like Disney Sea because it has a lot for younger children as well as many areas appealing to adults as well.
My favorite areas are Mysterious Island and the Lost River Delta.
It was really interesting to visit the "Mysterious Island" area that in located inside Mount Prometheus.
Two of my favorite rides, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth, are located there.
The name of the area, "Mysterious Island", as well as both rides are based on novels by 19th century French author, Jules Verne.
We took my son on the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ride since it was slow and was interesting to look at the underwater scenery. He didn't get scared and seemed to enjoy the ride.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth ride was a different story.
Since it is a roller coaster type of ride, my wife and I decide to leave Noah with his grandmother and aunt while the two of us went on the ride. We waited for about 20 minutes as the line twisted and turned through the tunnels inside the mountain.
We eventually arrived at a very hot elevator that took us down to the train cars.
It wasn't too bad waiting in line and it was interesting to see all the industrial-style equipment.
When the train came and we climbed aboard, it was surprising how comfortable the seats were.
The safety bar came down and seals you into the seat pretty tightly.
We soon found out the reason for it.
Although the ride is pretty short there are a couple times where it is really exciting.
At one point it feels as though you drop out of the sky!
That is definitely my favorite ride in Disney Sea.
The other area that I really enjoyed was the Lost River Delta.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Crystal Skull and Raging Spirits, a roller coaster built inside the ruins of an Aztec Temple.
I have been a big fan of Indiana Jones since I first waited in line to see Raiders of the Lost Ark with my father back in 1981.
Before you get in line there is an interesting place to take a photo right in front of the Aztec temple.
The ride itself takes place inside the Temple as you drive through it in a big four-wheel drive vehicle.
There are plenty of thrills as you try to escape from the evil within the temple.
The specific effects are really well done and many of the scenes remind you of the movies.
In one area there are booby traps that shoot darts out of holes in statues along the wall.
When you get to the end there is another booby trap with the large round boulder that almost smashed Indy as he escaped with the golden idol in "Raiders".
The other ride was Raging Spirits. It's located right next to the Indiana Jones ride. My wife and I also went on this one together since it was similar to the Journey to the Center of the Earth ride.
The authentic look and the feel of the Aztec ruins really made it exciting even when waiting in line.
Question of the Week
Have you ever been to Disney Sea?
If so, what is your favorite area?
I'm looking forward to your comments!
-Matthew
Map of Disney Sea
Last week was my son's first birthday so we took him to visit Disney Sea.
We went on a weekday so it wasn't as crowded as it usually is on the weekend.
I really like Disney Sea because it has a lot for younger children as well as many areas appealing to adults as well.
My favorite areas are Mysterious Island and the Lost River Delta.
It was really interesting to visit the "Mysterious Island" area that in located inside Mount Prometheus.
Two of my favorite rides, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth, are located there.
The name of the area, "Mysterious Island", as well as both rides are based on novels by 19th century French author, Jules Verne.
We took my son on the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ride since it was slow and was interesting to look at the underwater scenery. He didn't get scared and seemed to enjoy the ride.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth ride was a different story.
Since it is a roller coaster type of ride, my wife and I decide to leave Noah with his grandmother and aunt while the two of us went on the ride. We waited for about 20 minutes as the line twisted and turned through the tunnels inside the mountain.
We eventually arrived at a very hot elevator that took us down to the train cars.
It wasn't too bad waiting in line and it was interesting to see all the industrial-style equipment.
When the train came and we climbed aboard, it was surprising how comfortable the seats were.
The safety bar came down and seals you into the seat pretty tightly.
We soon found out the reason for it.
Although the ride is pretty short there are a couple times where it is really exciting.
At one point it feels as though you drop out of the sky!
That is definitely my favorite ride in Disney Sea.
The other area that I really enjoyed was the Lost River Delta.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Crystal Skull and Raging Spirits, a roller coaster built inside the ruins of an Aztec Temple.
I have been a big fan of Indiana Jones since I first waited in line to see Raiders of the Lost Ark with my father back in 1981.
Before you get in line there is an interesting place to take a photo right in front of the Aztec temple.
The ride itself takes place inside the Temple as you drive through it in a big four-wheel drive vehicle.
There are plenty of thrills as you try to escape from the evil within the temple.
The specific effects are really well done and many of the scenes remind you of the movies.
In one area there are booby traps that shoot darts out of holes in statues along the wall.
When you get to the end there is another booby trap with the large round boulder that almost smashed Indy as he escaped with the golden idol in "Raiders".
The other ride was Raging Spirits. It's located right next to the Indiana Jones ride. My wife and I also went on this one together since it was similar to the Journey to the Center of the Earth ride.
The authentic look and the feel of the Aztec ruins really made it exciting even when waiting in line.
Question of the Week
Have you ever been to Disney Sea?
If so, what is your favorite area?
I'm looking forward to your comments!
-Matthew
Map of Disney Sea
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Good Morning!
Today we are catching up a bit on our achievement tests.
Everyone will take each level of the achievement tests twice; once after finishing the level and one more time to see if we learned from our mistakes and more reading.
I have ordered levels 4-7 of the lesson planners so we will have the upper level tests as well.
Lately, Thomson Learning has sold the ELT arm of their publishing company and have a new name. I was shocked that they would even consider changing their name, but it turns out to have been a condition of the acquisition. The company that purchased their English Language Teaching division isn't allowed to use the name Thomson.
The new company is called Cengage Learning.
Today we are catching up a bit on our achievement tests.
Everyone will take each level of the achievement tests twice; once after finishing the level and one more time to see if we learned from our mistakes and more reading.
I have ordered levels 4-7 of the lesson planners so we will have the upper level tests as well.
Lately, Thomson Learning has sold the ELT arm of their publishing company and have a new name. I was shocked that they would even consider changing their name, but it turns out to have been a condition of the acquisition. The company that purchased their English Language Teaching division isn't allowed to use the name Thomson.
The new company is called Cengage Learning.
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