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test your vocab + donate rice + game for students

 
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superdave



Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: over there ----->

PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:41 pm    Post subject: test your vocab + donate rice + game for students Reply with quote

yep, all that packed into one fun little flash game.

http://www.freerice.com/

simply, test your vocabulary and the website's sponsors will donate 10 grains of rice for every correct answer.

you can also see your vocabulary level (in the bottom corner)

so, test your vocab and donate rice to poor countries.

you could also give this to advanced students, just to see how smart they are!

post your average vocab levels here -

i'll start: my vocab level is 41 ... i donated 600 grains of rice.
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Boodleheimer



Joined: 10 Mar 2006
Location: working undercover for the Man

PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

45

thanks to latin and greek
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Alyallen



Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!

PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good stuff when killing time before going home.

vocab level 38 1890 grains of rice.

I've been playing for a while... Embarassed
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normalcyispasse



Joined: 27 Oct 2006
Location: Yeosu until the end of February WOOOOOOOO

PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't mean to insinuate that this is not a worthwhile thing to do, but in the interest of disclosure, this IS a for-profit enterprise.
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seoulsteve



Joined: 03 Jul 2007

PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

normalcyispasse wrote:
I don't mean to insinuate that this is not a worthwhile thing to do, but in the interest of disclosure, this IS a for-profit enterprise.



Can you elaborate? How are they making a profit?

Just asking because I find the whole thing to be fishy. So they have a crap load of rice, ready to donate, but first you have to answer some vocabulary questions? Why not just send the rice over? Maybe I need to read over the websites FAQ, but, it's time for me to go home!
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Boodleheimer



Joined: 10 Mar 2006
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

normalcyispasse wrote:
I don't mean to insinuate that this is not a worthwhile thing to do, but in the interest of disclosure, this IS a for-profit enterprise.


is it? hmmm Confused
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Alyallen



Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!

PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

seoulsteve wrote:
normalcyispasse wrote:
I don't mean to insinuate that this is not a worthwhile thing to do, but in the interest of disclosure, this IS a for-profit enterprise.



Can you elaborate? How are they making a profit?

Just asking because I find the whole thing to be fishy. So they have a crap load of rice, ready to donate, but first you have to answer some vocabulary questions? Why not just send the rice over? Maybe I need to read over the websites FAQ, but, it's time for me to go home!


FAQ answered every question you asked. I suppose that's why it's called a FAQ Confused
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superdave



Joined: 20 Aug 2006
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

oh come on people ...

there are ads on the site ... ads generate views and click throughs. ads are paid for by companies. you spend time on the site, view the ads, the companies spend their money donating rice on your behalf.

you just play the vocab game and more rice is donated. everyone wins.

why the f.u.c.k are people so cynical??

i don't see anything fishy, except companies hoping to get a bit of traffic in return for their donations ... which i think is fair.

how many bags of rice have you personally handed to the United Nations?
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Samantha



Joined: 20 Jul 2006
Location: Jinan-dong Hwaseong

PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I averaged 40-41 donated 1260 grains of rice before I gave up Smile
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Ryst Helmut



Joined: 26 Apr 2003
Location: In search of the elusive signature...

PostPosted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

First go... a level 42...who the hell knows "dhole"? I chuckled at least...

!shoosh,

Ryst

So, what word stumped you?
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RedRob



Joined: 07 Jul 2003
Location: Narnia

PostPosted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

40, but two of my wrong words were spanish. I want my money back!
































Oh, right.
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