Monday, October 15, 2001		Kids chat

Cliparti: Hi folks! What's going on?

Windy: What else Cliparti! It's time for studies only, before the schools closes for the autumn break.

Fluppy: Hmmm… That's very much expected from the students like you Windy, who study only in exam time. But students like me who study through out the year can enjoy even in the exam time also.

Windy: Grrr… Let the results decide who is a better student little Fluppy.

Cliparti: Ok Guys! Let's stop this fight here and move ahead with our other friends. So, Fluppy, you just said that you are able to enjoy during the exam time also. Do your parents allow you to play normally as you play in holidays?

Fluppy: No, but I am also quite smart as I play a lot of games on the computer.

Windy: Ha! That's a sure way of getting good results in the exam.

Fluppy: Indeed that's a sure way Windy, as these are educational games and help you learn while you play. I found www.thepuzzlefactory.com/words/wordpuzzles.cfm site to have fun while you learn type of a site, where you can play word puzzles, fill in crosswords, Halloween word scramble, word search puzzles, crossword puzzles, blackout crossword puzzles, brain strains games, printable word search puzzle. If you like puzzles, then you can several other puzzles like jigsaw puzzle, sliders etc. on this site.

Cliparti: That's a good site Fluppy. I also know of a site www.kid-e.tv. This is an excellent site for pure fun and entertainment and uses highly interactive graphics and pictures. On the site you can play games and can also watch Kids TV.

Windy: I also know of a site that provides a very different kind of fun. It's about learning foreign language on the Internet. This is a very good site and provides lessons in various languages. On this site you can learn from tidbits to extensive details of any foreign language. If you don't have time or else if you do not require to learn a language in detail, then you can opt for learning tidbits.

Cliparti: There must be heavy fees for learning languages on the site?

Windy: No Cliparti, the languages on this site are free and you can also learn them at your pace.

Fluppy: Does it teach only a few languages or does it cover a whole lot of languages spoken world wide.

Windy: There's a huge list of languages on this site, for which the resources are available. Broadly speaking it covers all the major languages of the world including our mother tongue Hindi.

Fluppy: Even Hindi also.

Cliparti: Dear Fluppy, Hindi is also a very popular language and the Western world has realised the potential of this language. You should not be surprised to know that Microsoft has launched it Office program in Hindi also besides some other regional languages.

Windy: Not just Hindi Fluppy, you can also learn Sanskrit on this side. By the way, that could be a great news and resource for you Fluppy as by learning these languages on this site you will be saved from punishment, which you normally get for your poor score in languages.

Fluppy: How do you know that Windy. Are you in a habit of peeping inside the house of other people?

Windy: Well! Certainly not, but your face says it all after the results are declared.

Cliparti: Oh come on guys! We were going great guns with our findings this week. What else you have found on this site, Windy.

Windy: Well! This site also has resources on other Indian languages like Urdu, Gujarati, Bengali and Tamil, besides having the most popular languages like French, German, Chinese, Dutch, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish etc.

Cliparti: Well! That's great as knowing foreign language is a big asset with your normal qualification and helps you get better opportunities in the future.

Windy: This is not the only site on the Internet Cliparti. There are many more site on foreign language like www.studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm, which is an excellent site on learning Spanish, www.geocities.com/~oberoi/language.html, a great resources on foreign languages like, French German, Spanish and also English.

Fluppy: Well! That's great. I think if I start learning now, I will have a fairly good command by the time I will finish my higher education in future.

Cliparti: Yes indeed Fluppy, It's a great idea for all kids, who can create big professional asset, simply by learning more and more languages right on their computer in the comfort of their home.

 — Ira Verma