Categorías
Learning Reading Vocabulary

Stress-free full English breakfast

 

foto english breakfastA proper fry-up is a very personal thing, so feel free to swap in and out what you like best.

 

Ingredients

Per person, allow:
Categorías
Culture Learning Reading Vocabulary

Quotes by Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf

It is fatal to be a man or woman pure and simple: one must be a woman manly, or a man womanly.

— Virginia Woolf

Categorías
Culture Learning Reading

John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22nd, 50 years ago

JFK

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, is assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas, in an open-top convertible.

Categorías
Culture Learning Vocabulary

Traditional English Recipes

Categorías
Culture Learning

Sylvia Plath

Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she studied at Smith College and Newham CollegeCambridge, before receiving acclaim as a professional poet and writer.

Categorías
Comprehension Culture Learning Vocabulary

Speech analysis

John F. Kennedy: the Decision to go the Moon, 1961

JFK
Great moments require great speeches. The simplicity of Kennedy’s rhetoric preserves a sense of wonder at going beyond human capabilities, at this great event for science and technology.

Categorías
Comprehension Learning Vocabulary

The best pancakes ever!

pancakes_platano

Categorías
Learning Vocabulary

The meaning and uses of «Wind down»

la-persistencia-de-la-memoria-dali2

Categorías
Culture Learning

Famous quotes

 

einstein

«There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.»

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Categorías
Culture Learning Vocabulary

The meaning and origin of this saying: “Dressed to the nines”

Dressed flamboyantly, dressed well.

 

images

New Years Eve is the one day of the year when people like to go out dressed to the nines.

Common lore has it that a tailor making a high quality suit uses more fabric.

Categorías
Culture Learning

Top 5 Most Extreme Places in North America

 From Death Valley to Mt.McKinley, North America is a land of extremes.

Count down the 10 weirdest, loneliest, windiest, snowiest, hottest, coldest, driest, wettest, highest and lowest places on the continent.

 1. North America’s Weirdest Place

north-america-fly-geyser-625x450

North America fields many candidates for the weird category, but one that will surely make you wonder if you’ve been transported to an alien planet is Fly Geyser located in the westernmost county of Nevada.

Categorías
Learning Vocabulary

How to make cheesecake

how_to_make_cheesecake_30383_16x9

Baked cheesecake with vanilla and strawberries is a perfect pudding with a light and creamy texture.

Ingredients

For the base

For the cheesecake