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How much of Earth’s surface is covered in water?
About 71%
What is the shortened form of the one laptop per child project?
OLPC
What are the two non-fruit pies mentioned in the article "International Desserts"?
Pumpkin and Pecan
How many new words did we study in the last two weeks?
44
How can you reduce the carbon footprint of your shopping habits?
Buy local
Buy good quality
Buy less often
Buy carbon offsets
How much of the water on Earth is salt and how much is fresh?
98% and 2%
How many photos are uploaded on Facebook every day?
About 350 million photos
Where does Baklava come from?
Middle-East and Mediterranean countries
Of the words that we studied, name 3 of them and their meanings.
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What has a greater carbon footprint? Using biofuel in your car or riding a bike?
Using biofuel in your car.
Which activity is responsible for 70% of all freshwater use?
Irrigation
What's the final price of the XO laptop that Nicholas Negroponte was selling to the other countries?
U.S $188
Where does Gulab Jamon com from?
South Asian countries
What's wrong with this sentence? Explain CAREFULLY.
"Collecting stamps, is my hobby."
You cannot separate a subject and its verb with a comma.
What is a pro and a con of the biofuel controversy?
Pro: use less fossil fuel and reduce carbon footprint
Con: food prices will go up and a rise in hunger
How many people on Earth cannot get clean water?
Almost 800 million.
What are three benefits of giving all children access to a computer?
Access to the internet
Access to the world community
More communication (connection, language)
Brighter future
What floral flavour is in Gulab Jamon?
Rose
To swim is a great activity on a hot summer day.
Name the underlined phrase.
Infinitive phrase
What are some of the catastrophic effects of climate change, according to our readings (name two).
Spreading of tropical diseases
Extreme weather
How many children die each year from drinking contaminated water?
Why did Negroponte's plan to supply children with computers as a not-for-profit endeavour not succeed?
Computer companies were worried about their profits and build their own low-cost computers.
Describe Crepe Suzette.
Thin pancakes rolled in a sauce of orange juice, sugar, and liqueur.
To swim is a great activity on a hot summer day.
Change the infinitive phrase into a gerund.
Swimming is a great activity on a hot summer day.
In the breakdown of an average person's carbon footprint, which took up 14%?
recreation and leisure