Wednesday, October 31

Providing Sustenance with Words

Through internet advertising Free Rice is accomplishing two things:

1. Providing English vocabulary to everyone for free.
2. Helping end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.

So, have a go and test/strengthen your vocabulary (as a lover of words, I find this game incredibly addictive). They give you a measurement of your vocabulary level - there are 50 levels but it is rare to get above 48 - up for the challenge?! Does cockloft mean "womb", "garret", "need", or "relief"?

For every correct answer, the sponsors donate 10 grains of rice. They even provide a lovely graphic so you can watch as your bowl fills up with rice - how satisfying. Fill a bowl everyday and you will undoubtedly speak with flare!















"The rice is distributed by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). The World Food Program is the world’s largest food aid agency, working with over 1,000 other organizations in over 75 countries. In addition to providing food, the World Food Program helps hungry people to become self-reliant so that they escape hunger for good. Wherever possible, the World Food Program buys food locally to support local farmers and the local economy."

1 comment:

Mike Websdale & Dani Price said...

first encounter a thousand grains, level 41. Some toughies in there. Multiple choice makes it a whole bunch easier and it makes it impossible to remember a single word