The play

The play

Hi everyone,

Sorry it´s been a while since I last posted. I´ve been under (1)______ at work and haven´t had a free moment to write. I´ve also been a bit under the (2)______ with a cold, but it´s finally clearing up.

Anyway, I´m writing with (3)______ to what we discussed at the last meeting, namely putting on a play for the neighbourhood children. I´ve spoken with the community centre and they´ve given me the (4)______ that we can use their space for the project, although they are  in the (5)______ of redecorating and I don´t know  when that will be finished. At any (6)______, I should have more information from them before (7)______.

I expect everyone´s dying to get started, but there´s no point us getting ahead of (8)______.

Keep an eye on this blog and I´ll tell you more as soon as possible!

What is genealogy?

What is genealogy?

Genealogy is a (1)______ of history. It concerns family history, (2)______ tan the national or world history studied at school. It doesn´t merely involve drawing a family tree, however – tracing your family history can also (3)______ in learning about your roots and your identity. The internet enables millions of people worldwide to (4)______ information about their family history, without great (5)______.

People who research their family history often (6)______ that it´s a fascinating hobby which (7)______ a lot about where they come from and whether they have famous ancestors. According to a survey involving 900 people who had researched their family history, the chances of discovering a celebrity in your past are one in ten. The survey also concluded that the (8)______ back you follow your family line, the more likely you are to find a relation who was much wealthier than you are. However, the vast majority of people who (9)______ in the survey discovered they were better off than their ancestors.

Why we need to play

Why we need to play

Human beings are not the only creatures that like to (0) ......... run. Many animals play, as do some birds.
However, no other creatures spend so much time enjoying themselves as human beings do. Indeed. we
(1) ........ onto our sense of fun right into adulthood.
So why do human beings spend so much time playing? One reason Is that we have time for leisure;
animals have very little time to play as most of their life is spent sleeping and (2) ......... food.
So, is play just an opporrunity for us to (3) ......... in enjoyable activities or does It have a more important
(4) ......... ? According ID scientists, (5) ......... from being fun, play has several very real (6) ........ .
for us - it helps our physical, intellectual and social development. It also helps to (7) ......... us for
what we have not yet experienced. With very (8) ......... risk, we can act out what we would do in
unexpected, or even dangerous, situations.