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May 31, 2012

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1A

Vocabulary Bank

Food and restaurants



baked             
beans  
boiled             
dessert           
duck               
fish                 
fork                
fresh               
fried               
frozen            
fruit                
glass               
grilled            
home-made                
knife              
lettuce            
low-fat                       
main course    
meat               
napkin            
peaches          
pepper            
plate               
prawn             
raw                 
roast               
salmon           
salt                             
sausages         
seafood          
serviette         
spicy              
spoon             
starter             
steamed         
strawberries   
sweet             
takeaway       
vegetables                  

bowl               
dish                
eat out            
fat                  
heat up                       
honey             
portion                       
soup               
stew               
wholemeal                 
abroad            
admit             
amount                       
atmosphere    
be addicted (to sth)     
bee                 
canteen          
cereal             
chef                
colleague        
cut down (on sth)     
cut (sth) out   
diet                
fashionable    
fast food                    
favourite        
feel down      
follow            
fuel                
get better       
healthy                       
hungry           
improve          
liquid             
meal               
miss (sth)       
plant               
pleasure          
price               
proper              _
pub                 
quantity         
rare                 
ready-cooked 
recommend    
salad              
service            
snack              
strict               
sweet tooth    
talent              
typical            
unhealthy       
variety            
vegetarian                  

well done       
westernized   
worry (about sth)      _



baked                         
beans                         
boiled                        
dessert                       
duck                          
fish                            
fork                            
fresh                          
fried                           
frozen                        
fruit                           
glass                           
grilled                        
home-made                
knife                          
lettuce                        
low-fat                                  
main course               
meat                           
napkin                        
peaches                      
pepper                        
plate                           
prawn                        
raw                            
roast                           
salmon                       
salt                             
sausages                     
seafood                      
serviette                     
spicy                          
spoon                         
starter                        
steamed                     
strawberries               
sweet                         
takeaway                   
vegetables                  

More Words to Learn

bowl                                      
dish                                       
eat out                                   
fat                                          
heat up                                  
honey                                    
portion                                   
soup                                       
stew                                       
wholemeal                             

More Words in 1A

abroad                       
admit                         
amount                                  
atmosphere                
be addicted (to sth)   
bee                             
canteen                      
cereal                         
chef                           
colleague                   
cut down (on sth)      
cut (sth) out               
diet                            
fashionable                
fast food                    
favourite                    
feel down                  
follow                        
fuel                            
get better                   
healthy                                  
hungry                       
improve                     
liquid                         
meal                           
miss (sth)                   
plant                          
pleasure                     
price                           
proper                        
pub                            
quantity                     
rare                            
ready-cooked            
recommend                
salad                          
service                       
snack                         
strict                          
sweet tooth                
talent                         
typical                        
unhealthy                   
variety                       
vegetarian                  
well done                   
westernized               
worry (about sth)        _____________________________

1B

Vocabulary Bank

Sport

beat                            
captain                                   


beat                
captain           
circuit             
coach             
course            
court              
draw              
fan                 
get fit             
get injured     
lose                
pitch               
play                
player             
pool                
referee            
score              
slope
spectator        
stadium          
sports hall      
team               
track               
train               
warm up         
win                             
ban                 
career             
cheat              
crowd            
jockey            
protest            
race                
retire              
sword             

TV commentator
disgrace         
drop (sth)       
even               
examine         
exception
exciting          
experience      
fail                 
failure            
fair                 
fall over         
famous                       
foul                
glamour          
loss                 
           
accident         
adjust             
anecdote        
celebrity         
cheer              
compete         
complicated   
decision         
depression      
disadvantage 
discover         
discovery       
optional          
pain                
partly             
peak               
pick
physical education
pain                
partly             
peak               
pick                
physical education                   
pretend                      
professional   
recognition     
recover                       
retirement      
stand out        
touch              
trophy                        

circuit                        
coach                         
course                        
court                          
draw                          
fan                             
get fit                         
get injured                 
lose                            
pitch                          
play                            
player                         
pool                           
referee                       
score                          
slope                          
spectator                    
stadium                      
sports hall                  
team                           
track                          
train                           
warm up                    
win                            

More Words to Learn

ban                                        
career                                     
cheat                                      
crowd                                    
jockey                                    
protest                                   
race                                        
retire                                      
sword                                    
TV commentator                   

More Words in 1B

accident                     
adjust                         
anecdote                    
celebrity                     
cheer                          
compete                     
complicated               
decision                     
depression                 
disadvantage             
discover                     
discovery                   
disgrace                     
drop (sth)                   
even                           
examine                     
exception                   
exciting                      
experience                 
fail                             
failure                        
fair                             
fall over                     
famous                                  
foul                            
glamour                     
loss                            
optional                     
pain                            
partly                         
peak                           
pick                            
physical education     
pretend                                  
professional               
recognition                
recover                                  
retirement                  
stand out                   
touch                         
trophy                        

1C

Vocabulary Bank


affectionate   
aggressive      
ambitious       
bossy              
charming        
clever             
competitive    
dishonest       
disorganized  
extrovert        
friendly          
generous        
hard-working 
honest            
imaginative    
impatient        
independent   
insecure          
insensitive      
irresponsible   
jealous            
kind               
prediction      
promise          
promote         
relationship    
relative           

lazy                
manipulative  
mean              
moody           
organized       
patient            
quiet               
reliable                       
responsible     
self-confident
selfish            
sensible          
sensitive         
shy                 
sociable          
spoilt              
stupid             
talkative         
tidy                
unambitious
unfriendly      
unimaginative
research          
reunion           
single-parent  
spiky  
                       
unkind           
unreliable       
unselfish        
unsociable      
untidy
age gap          
bite                 
blame             
close               
cool                
generation      
kids                
make up (after an argument)  
pinch              
shape
according to   
advantage      
affect             
awful             
coat                
couple
stepmother     
still                 
teenager         
thin                
top                 

cousin            
crash              
criticize (sb)   
deaf               
defend (sb)    
definitely       
description     
divorce                       
earn money    
extended        
fashionable    
founder          
generous        
great-grandparents  
guest              
half-brother    
in-laws                       
nephew          
nervous          
niece              
nuclear family
offer
only child       
position
truth               
wide               


Personality

affectionate               
aggressive                  
ambitious                   
bossy                         
charming                    
clever                         
competitive                
dishonest                   
disorganized              
extrovert                    
friendly                      
generous                    
hard-working             
honest                        
imaginative                
impatient                   
independent              
insecure                     
insensitive                  
irresponsible              
jealous                       
kind                           
lazy                            
manipulative              
mean                          
moody                       
organized                   
patient                       
quiet                          
reliable                                   
responsible                 
self-confident            
selfish                        
sensible                      
sensitive                     
shy                             
sociable                      
spoilt                          
stupid                        
talkative                     
tidy                            
unambitious               
unfriendly                  
unimaginative            
unkind                       
unreliable                   
unselfish                    
unsociable                  
untidy                        

More Words to Learn

age gap                                  
bite                                        
blame                                     
close                                      
cool                                       
generation                             
kids                                       
make up (after an argument) 
pinch                                     
shape                                     

More Words in 1C

according to              
advantage                  
affect                         
awful                         
coat                            
couple                        
cousin                        
crash                          
criticize (sb)               
deaf                           
defend (sb)                
definitely                   
description                 
divorce                                  
earn money                
extended                   
fashionable                
founder                      
generous                    
great-grandparents    
guest                          
half-brother               
in-laws                                   
nephew                      
nervous                      
niece                          
nuclear family            
offer                          
only child                  
position                      
prediction                  
promise                      
promote                     
relationship                
relative                                  
research                     
reunion                      
single-parent              
spiky                          
stepmother                 
still                             
teenager                     
thin                            
top                             
truth                           
wide                           _

May 27, 2012

You'll be in my heart - Phil Collins



Come stop your crying 

It will be all right 
Just take my hand 
Hold it tight 

I will protect you 
From all around you 
I will be here 
Don't you cry 

For one so small, 
You seem so strong 
My arms will hold you 
Keep you safe and warm 
This bond between us 
Can't be broken 
I will be here 
Don't you cry 

[Chorus] 
'Cause you'll be in my heart 
Yes, you'll be in my heart 
From this day on 
Now and forever more 

You'll be in my heart 
No matter what they say 
You'll be here in my heart, always 
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/p/phil+collins/youll+be+in+my+heart_20108086.html ] 
Why can't they understand 
The way we feel? 
They just don't trust 
What they can't explain 
I know we're different but, 
Deep inside us 
We're not that different at all 

[Repeat Chorus] 

Don't listen to them 
'Cause what do they know? 
We need each other 
To have, to hold 
They'll see in time 
I know 

When destiny calls you 
You must be strong 
I may not be with you 
But you've got to hold on 
They'll see in time 
I know 
We'll show them together 

[Repeat Chorus] 

Oh, you'll be in my heart (You'll be here in my heart) 
No matter what they say (I'll be with you) 
You'll be here in my heart, 
I'll be there always 
Always 

I'll be with you 
I'll be there for you always 
Always and always 
Just look over your shoulder 
Just look over your shoulder 
Just look over your shoulder 
I'll be there always


May 3, 2012

Like in the Listening


Frederick's Cafe & Bistro, Santiago

Frederick's Cafe & Bistro - Santiago, Chile
Frederick's Cafe & Bistro
Almirante Gotuzzo 102, Santiago, ChileMap
Esquina Monedo Santiago Centro
+56 2 699 8399
Neighborhood: Downtown
Overview
With a shaded afresco, a stylish and comfortable environment Frederick's Cafe and Bistro is one of Downtown Santiago's most famous places. This upscale eatery is a great place to dine if you like varied and experimental items. White interiors with lemony shades and bold Chilean landscapes make an interesting interior. Enjoy a meal at the private terrace with a stunning view of La Moneda. The menu includes European styled cuisine, hamburgers, salads, desserts and ice creams. With the freshest ingredients and products used, the food is quality driven. Foodies will love the tasting menu, where you can sample delicacies before indulging in them.
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May 1, 2012

Food Revolution - Jamie Oliver

You can visit Jamie Oliver's facebook
https://www.facebook.com/jamieoliver
jamie writes call to join revolution

Together we can change the way people eat by educating every child about food, giving families the skills and knowledge to cook again, and motivating people to stand up for their rights to better food. Add your voice to the conversation with your best cooking and food education tip, favorite ingredient, or tell us why you support the Food Revolution and what actions you are taking.


Click on
Jamie Oliver page and enjoy the link:

Oct 4, 2011

Transport

British Transport - British culture, customs and traditions

A History of Transport in the UK

Bicycles

The first bicycles were introduced into Britain from France. There was a great craze for the hobby-horse or dandy-horse, though it was little more than a scooter. In 1839 a Scottish blacksmith, Kirkpatrick Macmillan, added pedals that drove the back wheel. But an invention in France in 1865 produced the more popular 'bone-shaker' bicycle, driven by pedals attached to the front wheel. To increase speed, the front wheel was made bigger and bigger until it measured five feet across with a back wheel of only 14-18 inches in diameter. This was known as the penny-farthing.
On a penny-farthing a rider perched five feet up on his saddle could have a nasty fall so it was the chain driven safety bicycle with wheels of equal size that became popular. Today's bicycle is very similar, with the addition of Dunlop's air-filled tyres, better brakes, a free wheel, three-speed gears and various types of handlebars.
Nowadays you can take your life in your hands and cycle around Britain. There are many cycle lanes set aside for this use, but don't be surprised if they run out in the middle of three lanes of traffic.
Canals
With the Industrial Revolution in the UK there was a need to transport coal more quickly and efficiently, efforts were made to improve water transport. The Duke of Bridgewater commissioned The Bridgewater canal, the first of its kind, so that large quantities of coal could be transported from his mines in Worsley, Lancashire, to Manchester, seven miles away (11km). His engineer, James Brindley, designed a waterway that went to the very coalface of the mines and included an aqueduct across the River Irwell. The canal was so successful that on its opening, the price of coal in Manchester halved.
As factory and mine owners realised the value of water transport, the great canal age began. Between 1760 and 1840 nearly 4,000 miles (6,400km) of canal were built. These canals were vital to the new industries because they carried materials for building factories, for making cotton, iron or pottery goods, and then took these goods away to be sold once they were made.
The success of the railway saw the demise of Britain's canals, however interest in their maintenance has been revived recently as they now attract holiday makers.
Cars
It is usually agreed that a German, Carl Benz, built the first motor car in 1885. It was really a tricycle with a petrol motor at the rear. Members of the Royal family and other wealthy people took up motoring as a sport; they were pleased when the Red Flag Act was removed in 1896.
Many of the early cars were two seaters, steered by a tiller, not a wheel. They had no hoods, so motorists wore goggles, hat-veils and short leather coats. There were no petrol pumps and few garages, so every driver had to be his own engineer for the frequent breakdowns which occurred.

By 1905, cars began to look like cars today, with headlamps, bonnet, windscreen, rubber tyres and number plates. Roads were sprayed with hot tar to ensure a smoother ride and fewer punctures. Henry Ford's 'Model T', introduced in America in 1909, was cheaper because it was made on assembly line. It brought cars closer towards the reach of 'ordinary people'.
The popularity of the car meant that registration was introduced in 1903 with the Motor Car Act . Competency tests were introduced in 1935. Today the legal driving age for a car or van in the UK is seventeen. You are not allowed to drive a car unsupervised until you have passed a driving test, which involves three sections: a theory test , a hazard perception test and a supervised driving examination).
Forty years ago, Britain celebrated the opening of its first motorway, the Preston bypass, just one month before the M1. Until then, no one really understood what a motorway was, not even the labourers who were building it. The bypass hailed a new era in motor travel and was greeted with excitement and optimism.
Nowadays we have the M25 - affectionately known as the largest car park in the world.
Service stations came with the motorway and the legend of the transport café was born. Of course, the service station has diversified greatly since the days of chip butties and grey tea, but - whether it's an English cooked breakfast or a cappuccino and croissant - one thing has remained the same: the prices.
Planes
In 1852, Henri Giffard made the first powered airship flight in France. But it was Count von Zeppelin's rigid airship of 1900 that proved air travel was possible.
Powered aeroplane flight began in 1903 when the Wright Brothers flew their first machine in America. In 1919, a passenger service began between London and Paris and the first regular Atlantic crossings were made in 1937. The jet engine was successfully tried out during the Second World War.
The most famous British aeroplanes of all time have to be the Comet and Concorde. Even now, Concorde excites much admired for its beautiful design. It took its first ever commercial flight in 1976, with two planes taking off simultaneously from Paris and London. But the plane was just too costly and Concorde was doomed almost from the start.
Trains
The first man to combine the steam engines and wagon-ways was Richard Trevithick. An engineer, he designed a steam engine that could run on wheels in 1803. In 1804, his engine pulled wagons carrying 18 tonnes of iron ore and 70 men for five miles (14km) in South Wales, but it was so heavy that the track broke when it reached five miles per hour (8kph).
The rail transport system in Great Britain developed during the 19th century. Britain's railways were initially owned by four companies, then during WWII they were the railways were taken into state control and they were nationalised in 1947. It wasn't until 1996 that they were privatised again!
Today there are 25 train operators who run the services. One infrastructure company - Network Rail. Three rolling stock companies. And all sorts of companies who do maintenance work on the 13,000 miles of track. There are also a number of government organisations like the Strategic Rail Authority and the Health and Safety Executive which are involved in running the railways, making the whole structure extremely complicated.
Broken tracks, leaves or the wrong type of snow on the line and trains past their sell by date are a feature of rail travel in the UK nowadays where, according to statistics, only two out of ten British trains are late, the main problem is they always seem to be my trains! If you have a problem when travelling by train in Britain there is a very good network called the Rail Passenger Council which deals with complaints and will also give a lot of advice on any problems you might have had.
Taxis
A taxicab (sometimes called taxi, cab, or hack) is a vehicle for hire which carries passengers. The word hack comes from the horse-drawn for-hire hackney carriages that began operating in London in the early 17th century. It wasn't until 1903 that gas-powered, metered taxis began to operate in London.
The most famous taxis have to be the black cabs taxi service in London. Black cabs--also known as hackney carriages, or hackney cabs--are particularly famous on account of the specially constructed vehicles. London taxi drivers have to pass a difficult test called the knowledge, which can take up to three years (the taxi driver here says " free years of me life"). The taxi drivers have to know every street in London.