English Corner: November 2014

My name is Tere.
I teach English at IES "Saladillo ", in Algeciras (Cádiz).
Would you like to have a look at my del.icio.us ?
Welcome to my blog.

This Day in History & Today's Birthday

This Day in History

Downed US Air Force Pilot Rescued in Bosnia (1995)

On June 2, 1995, US Air Force pilot Scott O'Grady was enforcing a NATO no-fly zone over Bosnia when his F-16 was hit by a surface-to-air missile. He ejected and, for the next six days, survived in the wilderness by eating leaves and ants. During that time, he avoided capture by Serb patrols and made contact with US forces. The Marines then mounted a daring rescue and brought him home. The 2001 film Behind Enemy Lines is loosely based on O'Grady's ordeal. Why did he sue the filmmakers? More... Discuss

This Day in History provided by The Free Dictionary

Today's Birthday

Francis Harry Compton Crick (1916)

While working in a research lab at Cambridge after WWII, Crick helped discover the molecular structure of DNA. It was one of the most important scientific findings of the century, and he shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work. He also clarified how cells use DNA to build proteins. During WWII, he was deflected from his original course of research after a bomb hit his lab. Crick later said he had been studying "the dullest problem imaginable" at the time. What was it? More... Discuss

Today's Birthday provided by The Free Dictionary

English Corner

30 Nov 2014

Christmas Is Coming!

23 Nov 2014

Mª Teresa Gutiérrez Coyle's Global Project Evaluation: The Lunchbox Project.

22 Nov 2014

Introduction

16 Nov 2014

Wideo Story: Problems at school

6 Nov 2014

Downed US Air Force Pilot Rescued in Bosnia (1995)

Francis Harry Compton Crick (1916)