Donate some rice

Thomzo · Post: # 74962Post **Thomzo** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:51 pm

For all you home-eders (and everybody else) here is a game to play to improve your English. The more points you get, the more rice you donate.

http://www.freerice.com/index.php

And nowhere does it say that you can't cheat and use a dictionary.

Zoe

baldowrie · Post: # 74978Post **baldowrie** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:56 am

thanks have saved that for the children to improve their language understanding.

Now is there one for pronunciation, in particular that says 'teacher aitch does not begin with an 'H'!!!!'

oh yes true grumpy old woman that one

the.fee.fairy · Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:58 pm

My dad forwarded that to me a few days ago - its brilliant!

cat · Post: # 76283Post **cat** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:42 pm

Love it!
Thanks

QuakerBear · Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:45 pm

I've been playing it for two days (with a little sleep in between). Mr. QuakerBear consistantly gets two points more then me as his top score and I know he's going to beat me to 50. Ggggrrr. Good link though.

QuakerBear · Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:24 pm

After more playing on this site I've realised all is not as good as it at first appeared. Many of the spellings and deffinitions are American. Also some of the deffinitions are abit odd e.g. amah = wet nurse! and offal = disgusting waste!

Any suggestions for sites which will improve my spelling?

Stonehead · Post: # 76368Post **Stonehead** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:21 pm

Thanks for posting that - one of the few web quizzes I've found challenging. Yes, there were some Americanisms, but that makes it all the better in my view as it stretches your vocabulary still further.

I managed to donate 640 grains of rice before getting stuck on chirk (cheer). No dictionary. Vocab 49 - it was 50 until I hit chirk.

I suspect it helped that the quiz seems to have been put together by someone like me! I kept getting medieval arms and armour, medical terms and words with classical roots.

I'll have to try again later.

Chickenlady · Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:38 pm

I have visions of some poor sod having to count out grains of rice! Might be good for Andy's insomnia...I was enjoying it until the screen froze. Will have another go in a min.

Chickenlady · Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:12 pm

That is addictive! I love it!

eccentric_emma · Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:43 am

i just cant get past level 40!

QuakerBear · Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:49 pm

Dear EE,

You have to keep playing, I'm on day three and each day my top score goes up by one.

Have to go and play now...

multiveg · Post: # 76741Post **multiveg** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:09 pm

Got to level 50, but went straight back down to 42!

Fizzy Izzy · Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:14 pm

I suspect this is a bit addictive! My best is 45 so far...

Thanks for the link!

florence · Post: # 84882Post **florence** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:06 am

totally addictive... love the game and love the concept. Thank you!