Feed the hungry and increase your vocabulary at the same time
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Tue Nov-20-07 07:55 PM
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Feed the hungry and increase your vocabulary at the same time |
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Edited on Tue Nov-20-07 07:59 PM by greenbriar
my kids have been really having fun with this
www.freerice.com
I had one student that asked "what do I get out of this"
I said
"increased vocabulary and the satisfaction that you are helping world hunger"
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Tue Nov-20-07 07:58 PM
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Tue Nov-20-07 07:58 PM
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2. I found this today, too! |
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It checks out on Snopes, as well.
It's fun.
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Tue Nov-20-07 07:59 PM
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3. the person that built the website put in 100,000 of his own money |
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Tue Nov-20-07 08:08 PM
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Tue Nov-20-07 08:36 PM
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Tue Nov-20-07 08:59 PM
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6. I don't remember but I will post later when I play it again! |
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Come on, people! Try it out, and send the link to kids and adults. The game automatically adjusts the words to fit your level of vocabulary. It's also great for those learning English as a new language!
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Tue Nov-20-07 09:14 PM
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and I am suprised at some of the words... WOW
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Tue Nov-20-07 09:49 PM
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8. Where are these people getting the money |
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Tue Nov-20-07 11:16 PM
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10. The google ads are paying for it. |
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I've seen Macy's, Time Life, Mac.com, lots more.
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Wed Nov-21-07 04:38 PM
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Tue Nov-20-07 10:02 PM
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I got to level 47 and then my brain got all wore out, and my intuitive guesses went all to hell. But I'll be back, because it's nice to waste time and feed hungry people at the same time. Thanks for the link!
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Tue Nov-20-07 11:17 PM
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50 is the highest you can get.
Good job!
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Tue Nov-20-07 11:29 PM
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12. I made it to level 50, and even got a couple of them right - it took me 2700 grains of rice |
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I wonder how many grains of rice are in a bag... :shrug:
Thanks for posting this!
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Tue Nov-20-07 11:32 PM
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13. This insanely addicting! And such GREAT words! |
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Edited on Tue Nov-20-07 11:32 PM by devilgrrl
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Wed Nov-21-07 12:29 AM
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Edited on Wed Nov-21-07 12:32 AM by Sabriel
And then it started repeating words. And frustratingly enough, I could never crack 48. Argh.
On edit: I knew reading all those Regency romances would pay off some day....
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Wed Nov-21-07 12:50 AM
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15. Guess what has been happening late at night in my bedroom..... yes we are addicted to vocabulary |
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games and are up to about 12000 grains of rice. I keep closing the window so we have to start again but we are stuck around the 44 level. We don't cheat but find latin really helps with the definitions.
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