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This is one bird that won't be flying to the South. Not Badminton Ball for sure.  In English it is not called a Ball because it is not one. In Spanish we call this object a PELOTA (ball) perhaps for lack of a better term. It is obvious to us, Spanish speakers, that it is not a Ball but, then again Badminton is not that popular in our countries.  The name is BADMINTON BIRD. Standard BADMINTON BIRDS include feathers as part of their structure (that section is called Skirt) which helps the object move through the air differently from regular balls of racket sports. The use of feathers explains why the object is called a BIRD or BIRDIE. A more professional name is SHUTTLECOCK.These days the skirts of SHUTTLECOCKS are no longer made of feathers which are perhaps harder to obtain and also more fragile and other light materials, such as plastic, are preferred.

Quite often we find that most students feel Reading and Writing a boring class, and it is if we cannot come up with ways to make it entertaining for them. One way to do it is by giving the whole thing a "sense of purpose: we read and then we write because we are going to do something with it.  Here is an idea (that is not mine, BTW). This activity is about creating movie posters based on the stories your students are reading. Of course you need stories that have not been translated into movies but have the potential.  Tell your students that by the time they finish reading this or that story they have to create a movie poster based on that particular tale. They have to do the casting that is looking for the actors that are right for the roles in the story. They have to explain those decisions in an exposition to the class and next they must elaborate the art concept for the movie poster which should include one of those catchy sentences to hook the audience. The beau...

You'd like to sleep here, wouldn't you? TRAGALUZ in English is SKYLIGHT.  Like that, no space in between. Also known as CLARABOYA, a SKYLIGHT is an opening in the roof of a house that allows the entrance of natural light.  SKYLIGHTS vary in size depending on the amount of light you really need. Some are quite small and others as large as windows (overhead windows in this case).The pic that accompanies this article shows one of the large ones and as you can see the visual impact makes them quite desirable for those who value the aesthetic aspect of their homes. The only problem is that, unlike regular windows, SKYLIGHTS  are not meant to be "closed" so unless you really need one in a certain part of your house do not become a fan of SKYLIGHTS just yet.