Thursday, January 26, 2012

Superheroes and Supervillains


Batman

Also known as Bruce Wayne (his secret name)
Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger
First appeared in Detective Comics #27 in 1939
He lives in Gotham City.
He wants to fight crime.
His partner is Robin.
His enemies are The Joker, The Penguin, Two-Face and Catwoman.
Batman is the most dangerous man on Earth.
He is a master of disguise (Meister der Verkleidung). His costume is the Batsuit, his car ist he Batmobile.
There are Batman comics, films and TV series.

Spiderman
Also known as Peter B. Parker.
He is a superhero.
Created by Stan Lee and Steve Dico.
First appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 in the 1960s.
He is an orphan (Waisenkind) and lives with his Aunt Mary and Uncle Ben.
He is super strong, can climb everything, shoots spider webs and has a “spider-sense”.

Catwoman
She is a supervillain, later an anti- heroine (Antiheldin), also known as Selina Kyle.
Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane.
First appeared in Batman #1 in 1994. There she was called “The Cat”.
She is an athlete, a gymnast and a burglar (Einbrecherin)
She has climbing shoes with steel and razor-sharp claws (rasiermesserscharfe Klauen)

Wolverine
Appears in comic books, first in The Incredible Hulk #180 in 1974
He has superhuman senses (Sinne) and strength (Stärke).
His wounds heal quickly.
He is a martial artist (Kampfsportler), a spy (Spion) and a trained swordsman (Schwertkämpfer, Fechter)
His skeleton metal inlays and his claws are made of steel.
He is a member of the X-Men.


Monday, January 23, 2012

The Food Pyramid

Dialogue: Talking about Fast Food


Photo: centralcoast247.com.au


Clare talks about why the USA is a Fast Food Nation and why people enjoy eating fast food.
Click here and switch on the speakers.






Activities




How healthy are you?
Click here to do the quiz.

Food gives us energy and makes us grow. Food keeps us healthy - and it's best if we eat a balanced diet. But what is a balanced diet?
Do this quiz and find out!



How much do you know about food?
Try a quiz!

Practise the names of fruit and vegetables with a matching activity.
Paint the words the right colours
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Find ten food words in the puzzle
and practise food vocabulary.

Videos about Food

Backwards Hamburger - An Animation


Backwards Hamburger

Free Range Studios | MySpace Video


Pancakes for your face



Animaniacs - Be careful what you eat