Happy International Day of Happiness!

What makes you happy?
Are you happy? Well, now we have an official holiday to be happy! According to the resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations this holiday is celebrated on March, 20
Happy International Day of Happiness!
Since it's the first time the holiday is celebrated this year, there are no special traditions for it. Any ideas and suggestions? How would you like to celebrate it?

The Future of Books?

Once the invention of printing became a really great event in the history of our civilization and gave rise to a faster progress in all spheres of the modern society. Printed books have been the symbol of learning for many centuries, but now it's time for the new generation of books.
Watch this short video where software developer Mike Matas presents the first interactive didgital book for the iPad and demonstrates the options it offers for its readers.
What are your reactions and ideas about it? Do you fancy reading this book? Would you like to make predictions whether you're going to have such interactive books at school? What are the possible advantages and disadvantages of such books?
P.S. If you are interested in what is being done in this direction in Russia, you can check out this news.

How many words do you know?

Would you like to find out how many words you know? There is an easy way to do it!
Test your vocabulary here.
Compare your results with average statistics, which contains some really interesting information about other people's achievements. Have fun!