American Slang Quiz

20 Questions
Listen to the phrase, repeat using your best "American" accent, and then guess which of the 3 German translations is the right one.

Doesn't seem too hard to me... };)

https://ssl.sueddeutsche.de/reise/spiele/quiz/245/137964/1/?go=1

Can you guess where my accent is from?

Challenging kind of quiz where you watch a short video of a speaker reading a portion of the Rudyard Kipling poem “If.” You’ll then be asked which country he or she is from; answer correctly and you may be able to score bonus points by identifying the speaker’s home city or region.

Think you can tell the difference between an Australian, a South African, and a New Zealander?

Not as easy as it sounds!

Give it a go!
http://www.languagetrainersgroup.com/accent_game.html

Awesome interactive sites for students and learners

Watch this 5 minute video by Jimmy Ruska and see if there is something you want to try out. They look like fun things to play around with. The last 3 in particular might be good for language learners.

SpongeFish - Look smart. Get smarter.

Thinkature - Real-time collaboration for the web

Flashcards: The world's largest library of printable flash cards

BuildQuiz.com: Quick Free Academic Quiz Creator

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Spelling Bee

Because I am a word freak, I like this dictionary for many reasons.

The feature I want to share with you today is both fun and educational. It's called Spelling Bee.

Here's how it works.
1. You go to http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ and look for the Spelling Bee box.
2. Set difficulty level to "easy" so you don't get too frustrated too quickly and you get more common words that people actually use.
3. Look at the definition and guess the word. Take a few guesses. This is an important part of the exercise, so don't skip it!!
4. Then click on the speaker. You will here,... sorry, hear a man say a word. Click once more if you need to hear the word again.
5. Spell the word by typing it in the box as you say the letters in English out loud.
6. Click "answer" to see if you spelled it correctly.(Not "spelt"; that's British!)
7. Now try to use the word in a sentence of your own. If the word is completely new to you, and even if it isn't but you want to get some synonyms etc, click on it to see a definition and some example sentences, synonyms, etc
7. Click "next word" to continue.

Here's the link again.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

8. Play for 10 words and record your score and the date. The nexttime you play you can see if you are getting better.

Blogthings revisited

Here are just a few quizzes I like:

http://www.blogthings.com/howirishareyouquiz/

http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofintelligencedoyouhavequiz/

http://www.blogthings.com/worldsshortestpersonalitytest/

You Know You're From... When...

Here's a fun way to find out more about what people in various parts of the States thinks makes them unique.

http://www.blogthings.com/wherefrom.html


TASK: What conclusions can you draw about people from that part of the country?


Try some of the other weird things on BlogThings

Have fun!

Working late in The Office

One of the friendliest places in Graz to have a pint and a chat.

Centrally located, recently expanded, and home to the notorious Office Pub Quiz with the even more notorious Quizmaster, Adrian.