Cheaters vs inspiring people

Cheaters never win, and winners never cheat ... unless you are one of these athletes. Who are some of the biggest cheaters in sport history? Have a look at this video and you will discover! You will probably find a surprise at the end of the video!

 

Fortunately, there are some inspiring people, like Rick Hyot and his father, Dick. What makes them especial is the fact that Rick suffers from cerebral palsy since birth. They have competed together in several events, including marathons and triathlons. During competition Dick pulls Rick in a special boat as they swim, carries him in a special seat in the front of a bicycle, and pushes him in a special wheelchair as they ran. The Hoyts did not finish the 2013 Boston Marathon, the last marathon they have run together. They had about a mile to go when two bombs exploded near the finish line, and were stopped by officials along with thousands of other runners still running the race. They were not injured.

This is their official page 

 Watch the video to know more about them, even though it's in original it has subtitles, remember that this is good listening practice!

Zorbing

Zorbing is the recreation of rolling downhill in an orb, generally made of transparent plastic. Zorbing is generally performed on a gentle slope, but can also be done on a level surface, permitting more rider control. The first zorbing site was established in Rotorua, New Zealand.
The zorb is double-sectioned, with one ball inside the other with an air layer between. This acts as a shock absorber for the rider, damping bumps while traveling. Orbs are lightweight and made of flexible plastic, as opposed to the rigid plastic. Many orbs have straps to hold the rider in place, while others leave the rider free to walk the orb around or be tossed about freely by the rolling motion - water can be added inside, and this is commonly called a "water or aqua ride The inner and outer orb are connected by numerous (often hundreds) small ropes. Orbs have one or two tunnel-like entrances.
Sphereing is also referred to as Orbing or Zorbing, and Zorbing entered the Concise Oxford English Dictionary in 2001 where it was defined as: "a sport in which a participant is secured inside an inner capsule in a large, transparent ball which is then rolled along the ground or down hills".

Wacky sports

Have you ever heard of `toe westling', 'octopushing', 'chess boxing', 'elephant polo', 'cheese rolling' or 'ice racing'? These are some of those sports considered 'wacky'. Watch the videos below to enlight you. Would you practice any of them?

Toe westling 



Octophushing


Elephant polo


Wife carrying 

Infinitive vs Gerund

Would you like to practise using the gerund and the infinitive? Why don't you try this exercise? There are 100 questions but they are shuffled and only 15 are shown at a time. Each time the page reloads you will get new questions so come more than once!!!

Gerund or infinitive?

If you need some practice about when to use an infinitive or when to use a gerund, why don't you try these exercises?


- Many interactive tests - different levels

- Choose the right form

- Exercise on gerunds and infinitives

- Write the correct form

And if you still need some more practice, go to 'Our filing cabinet' to get some exercises with their key.


 

Eleccions al Consell Escolar de l'EOI

Fins el dimecres 18 de novembre està obert el termini de presentació de candidatures al Consell Escolar de l'EOI. L'alumnat interessat a presentar-s'hi com a candidat/a ha de presentar la seua candidatura a la secretaria del centre de 15.00 a 20.00 h.

És molt important que vosaltres estigeu representats en aquest òrgan de govern, és la via principal per fer arribar al centre les vostres propostes, queixes i suggeriments, i ajudar i reflexionar sobre el que s'està fent en l'Escola.

Més informació en : EOI Eivissa.

Anima't i participa-hi!

Exam practice

An old adage proclaims 'Theory without practice is meaningless, but practice without theory is blind'. So now that you have the knowledge, why don't you go ahead and practise? Go to the 'Exam practice' section above to do the exercises you will find there. You will find multiple choice tests, word formation tests, cloze tests, listening, tips, reading...

Remember that you need a password. If you don't have it yet, ask your teacher for it.

Good luck!