This is no fake news!!! In Japan they have invented barking trains so as to prevent collisions with animals, such as deer, on the tracks.
Here are some related articles you can read:
Japanese train barks like a dog to prevent accidents (BBC News)Japan invents a train that barks like a dog and snorts like a deer in order to prevent collisions with animals on the tracks (Daily Mail)
Japan's new trains are 'barking' as device is fitted to reduce delays (New Zealand Herald)
Snorting, barking train scares sika deer from tracks in Japan (The Times)
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25. Identify the correct word combination in each sentence. Circle both clues and the correct responses.
1. I paid a lot of money, but got very little for it. So, from my point of view, it wasn't a very good ................... (A
exchange B rate
C value D
deal)
2. They had a great .................. of trouble getting through customs. (A lot
B level C
quantity D deal)
3. The police have issued
........................ to local shopkeepers to be on the lookout for thieves.
(A complaints B
warnings C advice
D information)
4. When you stay in a country for some time you get used to the people's ..................... of life. (A
habit B custom
C way D
system)
5. Suzanne had had a special
........................ with her aunt ever since her mother died. (A affection B
sense C relationship
D feeling)
6. I drove around the town for half an hour, but couldn't find a car ..................... (A
park B garage
C plan D parking)
7. Have you a rough ............ of how many people are coming to the party? (A
hope B imagination
C thought D idea)
8. You can't get sleeping pills unless you go to the doctor and get a ................ (A receipt B bill C prescription D recipe)
Solutions to VOCABULARY exercises in the previous post.
24. 1. exchange 2. bargain 3. deal 4. change 5. rate 6. opinion 7. advice 8. mind 9. intention 10. meaning
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Today a lot of animals are abandoned, or when have puppies these are eliminated. I think that a lot of people buy puppies but when these grow up they abandon them on roads and this dog are run over.
ResponderEliminarI think that if the people only want a puppy they should think better because you buy a puppy but when times goes by grow up and it is already a hindrance for the family, but before that abandon is better give in host.
Other problem is the space when a family decide adopt a puppy they dont think that a dog need a lot of space, and they have a dog on a very small floor when the dog need a lot of space.
In conclusion if you want a puppy you would better if you think before that, think about the space, the drawbacks and the money that need a dog, but if you really want a dog you can doing.
Miguel Ángel González Ortega 2A Bachillerato
many people, leave their pets abandoned, some people when they give him a gift or buy a puppy, when he is big he leaves it abandoned because those pets are bigger and take more space, they have to take care of them more ...
ResponderEliminarIf you know how to take care of a pet and you will take care of it, buy it or adopt it
Some people have a dog, and they do not take care of it very well, mistreat them ..
A puppy needs a big place, the money to buy the things he needs.
Hmm... My mother wasn't play any game, she was studying all time and help her father.
ResponderEliminarMy father with his friends plaed some games like hide and seek and more.
He played lots of videogames, he basically played videogames all time. He told me that he met friends to did this, but he don't win me, I play videogames more than he.
My mum played games like the floor is lava or jump to the rope. My father used to play basketball or football with his friends. Now, we don´t use to play games in the street or out of ours houses, we can play anithing that we want with our computers, mobiles or with videogames. Sometimes I ride my bike, but ussually I stay in house, playing video games.
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ResponderEliminarSus Pér Bos4 de marzo de 2018, 12:43
EliminarMy mother told me that when she was a girl she played a lot in the street.
She played climbing the trees.
She gave food to rabbits and chickens in the field.
She played ball sports, for example football, volleyball, basketball…
She learned to fish with her father and I have learned with her.
She played cooking with her mother, she made cookies and biscuits, but I do not like cooking.
She played games with her brother and sister at home, for example chess, parchis, cards, bingo...
I play on the street with my brother and my friends.
We go running, jumping, hiding, ... street games called catch, hide-and-sike, run for the bottle, ...
I also play soccer, basketball, tennis, ...
I love going cycling with my uncle when the weather is nice.
Susana P. Bosch 2ºESO Grupo A
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ResponderEliminarMy mum played tennis every day with her friends, and sometimes she also played clap hands or other similar games. My father used to play football in a team, he was a very good player. Now I play football and videogames.
ResponderEliminarMy mother told me that she played unknown chalk game, she played kick and batter, but she didn´t played with a new ball she played with a cloth ball, she played clap hands with her friends and she played more games, but the games hasn´t got a name because the game was invented by she.
ResponderEliminarMy father doesn´t played games as my mother he was working with my grandparent even when he was little , but after he played basketball and football.
Now I play videogames and sometimes basketball.
My mother used to play games like jump the rope, but she also like to read books. My father used to play football or basketball with his friends . Now we don´t used to play this games. My siter use to do videos with music and I used to play videogames with my friends and cousins.
ResponderEliminarJohn Wayne popularly known as The Duke was an American actor who began his film career in the 1920s. John Wayne was born in 1908 in Winterset, Iowa, and was called Marion Robert Morrison, although his parents changed the name to Marion Mitchell Morrison when they decided to call their next son Robert. His early years were marked by poverty. Duke was a good and popular student. High for his age, he was a star football player at Glendale High School and was recruited by the University of Southern California (USC).
ResponderEliminarMy mother played elastic, this consists of two people holding an elastic and a person jumps over to different heights being the highest above the head.
ResponderEliminarAnd also played the rope, this consists of two people put on each end of the rope and another jump between them without falling.
Daniel del Pozo Quesada 2º ESO A
Barking trains? What is it? For a start, in Japan they have invented barking trains so as to prevent collision with animals, such as deer, on the tracks. It actually is an attempt to reduce the number of animal deaths on the railway.
ResponderEliminarApparently, deer are attracted to railway lines because of a need of iron in their diets. Therefore, experts hope that this would be the best solution to stop it. The device has been devised by a team at the country’s Railway Technical Research Institute and has already reduced the number of deer spotted on the railway by 40 per cent.
Moreover, the deer have a habit of repeatedly snorting short, shrill sounds to alert other deer when they perceive danger, so officials explained they thought it would be a good idea to combine that with the sound of dog, which scares them.
All in all, I reckon that it is always a good idea to protect animals, in this case the deer, and also the environment. What’s more, I think we should put into practice more ideas like that. Thus we could change our world to make a better one.
Andrea Gutiérrez López 2BACH A
Barking trains, a new invention that leaves us surprised. Are they really useful or are they just a rare invention that doesn't work? In China, researchers have launched this curious invention, adding it to high-speed trains. Well, let's talk a bit of this new application on real life and how it can be used in other ways.
ResponderEliminarNowadays, the population of deers is having some problems with regard to trains and their railways. Apparently, deer are attracted to railway lines because of a need of iron in their diets. This causes that when the train approaching with a great speed, the deer can't get away quickly. For this reason, they have installed megaphones on the train that emit a bark that scares the deer. If proved to be effective, future plans include static barking sites where deer are commonly seen, but the noises will not be blared in areas where people live beside the tracks.
However, this invention could be applied in other fields, for instance, in public safety. For people who can not see, it would be very calming hearing to a noise each time that they approach to a traffic light. Moreover, many cars use a system that alerts the drivers if they are going to have a collision with another car when they are parking.
From my point of view, this type of inventions are very useful because they prevent many accidents and moreover, they can save lives. All of us have to think in new ways that improve our planet and our lifestyle.
Joaquín España 2ºBACH
My mother played rope with her friends. My father used to play soccer and with the computer to video games. Now, usually teenagers are all day with the mobile, the computer or playing video gams, I usually go with my mother but sometimes I use my computer to study.
ResponderEliminarMy mother when I was young did not play anything because I did not have time. She had to work as a child, study and take care of her brothers because she was the oldest. My father played footboll with his friends and also worked as a child.
ResponderEliminarI and teenagers my age have much more time to play. Some are stuck to social networks every day, some go out with friends, some do sports, study and almost nobody works at this age.
My mother when I was young did not play anything because I did not have time. She had to work as a child, study and take care of her brothers because she was the oldest. My father played footboll with his friends and also worked as a child.
ResponderEliminarI and teenagers my age have much more time to play. Some are stuck to social networks every day, some go out with friends, some do sports, study and almost nobody works at this age.
Any people, leave their pets abandoned, some people when they give him a gift or buy a puppy, when he is big he leaves it abandoned because those pets are bigger and take more space, they have to take care of them more.
ResponderEliminarIf you know how to take care of a pet and you will take care of it, buy it or adopt it
Some people have a dog, and they do not take care of it very well, mistreat them.
A puppy needs a big place, the money to buy the things he needs.
Trains and railways nowadays are a great invention.
ResponderEliminarIt helps the transport of passengers, heavy materials and especially chemical, although ... Is everyone in agreement?
-There are people who do not see a bad idea but there are others who do not.
The people who think that it is not because the sound that the train emits can cause great effects in the population of deer since it emits a sound that makes the deer flee crazily.
People who think it's a good idea because they can take a lot of material and people to places with great security and in a short time.
2ºB
We live in a world where is so important and popular the transport vehicles because it´s the way that we use to transport to other places but they are so different because some of them are so far, others are more dangerous, also, others more dangerous…, and they are everywhere, some of them are the cars, trains, buses, airplanes,…. And they cause many accidents with many animals.
ResponderEliminarResearchers in Japan have fitted a train with a speaker that barks like a dog and snorts like a deer in order to prevent collisions on the railway. The combination of sounds is designed to scare deer away from the tracks in a bid to reduce the number of animal deaths on the railway. This avoids that many animals haven´t got any accident.
According to the Toyo-based institute, the deer have a habit of repeatedly snorting short, shrill sounds to alert other deer when they perceive danger. Officials explained they thought it would be a good idea to combine that with the sound of dogs , which scare the deer, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported. When the deer hear a combination of a three second-long recording of a deer´s snort and 20 seconds of a yapping dog they panic and flee rapidly.
It is a good way to avoid many accidents of animals and it should be in all the world. I think that researchers should research more ways to decrease the accidents of many animals caused by transport vehicles.
Patricia Roríguez Martín 2ºBach
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ResponderEliminarmy parents used to play bicycle They played football bicycle played the game of wheels until you reached and the one who arrived first would win play video games but I prefer playing bicycle I like playing
ResponderEliminarI like talking about the animals , the first animal is the dog , an excellent animal for the people , I like them , I have one water dog Its name is Nevado , It is beautiful .
ResponderEliminarThe second animal is the cat , I don’t like this animal , but I like talking about this animal , I think that this animal is ugly and dangerous,
It is thin , It is sometimes lazy , and a bit boring , but others times , they are hard workings animals .
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