Amazing things

Hello guys!

I do not have a specific question; therefore, I will speak of two topics:
a) listening strategy and
b) amazing things

a) listening strategy
The last class, we saw the topic of listening strategist, this is very important because for most it is difficult listening the language, because has sounds that we don`t have in our mother tongue, is for this reason that I believe that the only way to get used to the English language is through practice, so I leave here some links, to practice their listening strategy:

http://www.esl-lab.com/
http://www.mansioningles.com/listening00.htm
http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/listening.html

b) Amazing things

Why I'm going to talk about amazing things? well, this is because to get to enjoy something, it must first be interesting.

1. - Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
2. - The dollar symbol ($) is a U combined with an S (U.S.)

3. - Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33.

4. - Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.

5. - No animal, once frozen solid (i.e., water solidifies and turns to ice) survives when thawed, because the ice crystals formed inside cells would break open the cell membranes. However there are certain frogs that can survive the experience of being frozen. These frogs make special proteins which prevent the formation of ice (or at least keep the crystals from becoming very large), so that they actually never freeze even though their body temperature is below zero Celsius. The water in them remains liquid: a phenomenon known as 'supercooling.' If you disturb one of these frogs (just touching them even), the water in them quickly freezes solid and they die.

6. - Emus cannot walk backwards!!!

So, I invite you to Google "listening exercise" and "amazing things", so you can put into practice your knowledge of English and have to talk about at parties (jeje).

Like latter suggestion, I think that weekend, more people can write, because that's when we have more free time.

I finally say I am very comfortable in the group and very happy to have a teacher so interested in their students. :)