Sunday, 16 March 2014

Fines for not wearing life jackets

Recall questions:
1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?
Mr Norman (the harbour master) and a group of people in the Hawkes Bay.
2. What was the key event from the news article?
People were getting fined for not wearing their life jackets.
3. Where did this event take place?
Hawkes Bay
4. When did this event take place?
11 March 2014
5. Why did this event happen?
Because people were dying because they weren't wearing their life jackets.

Thinking questions:
6. Find a quote from the main person in this news article?
"the people fined were seen putting their life jackets on only as they entered the harbour in the hope to not get caught."

7.Use the Dictionary in the bottom right hand corner to find the meaning of 3 words from the article.

 Whilst = while, during; as long as; although.
regulations = Law or rule.
However = In whatever way. 

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

Apostrophes (Student)

- What are the 2 times to use an apostrophe?
In possession and and a contraction.

- When should you use an apostrophe of possession?
When something is owned in your sentence.

- Where does it go in a sentence? *
In a contraction where the missing letter is and in possession either before the s if he/she owns it but if it is a plural possessive it would then be after the s.

- When should you NOT use an apostrophe of possession?
For the plural of the name.

- When should you use an apostrophe of contraction?
To replace the missing letter.

- Why do we use apostrophe of contractions?
To replace the missing letter.


- Where does the apostrophe of contraction go in a contracted word? *
Where the missing letter was.

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Tuesday, 11 March 2014

A snake kills and eats a crocodile whole


Python is constricting his prey, about to consume a crocodile.





Cobra vs mongoose but mongoose wins amazingly with lightning reflexes.

NFC tags (Near field communication)


What they are?
They are tags that allow your phone or tablet to communicate with a NFC enabled devices.

What they are used for?
for communicating with devices to transfer photos, business cards and much more.

How they work?
They are wireless with metal coil antenna inside which communicates with your NFC compatible phone.

Where are they being used?
In stores all around the world.

What is the maximum range?
About 4 Inches/10 Centimetres.

What is good about a NFC tag?
Well it can also replace your big heavy wallet in your back pocket.

What is a potential weakness of a NFC tag?
People can hack as it can be accessible to any phone unless it is locked.