27.4.18
His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge
The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to her third child with her husband Prince William by her side on April 23.
After four days of feverish speculation, Kate Middleton and Prince William finally revealed their third child's name – Louis Arthur Charles Cambridge – at 11.00am on Friday, April 27.
A statement released by Kensington Palace on Twitter read: "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their son Louis Arthur Charles.
The baby will be known as His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge."
- Louis:
The name is French and German in origin and means 'renowned warrior'. It is one of William's middle names, and Prince George also has it as a middle name.
Lord Mountbatten was born Prince Louis of Battenburg in Windsor in 1900. His great-grandmother was Queen Victoria and his sister was Princess Alice of Battenberg, Prince Philip's mother.
- Arthur:
Arthur is William's middle name and a link to the legendary King Arthur adds a special Royal pedigree. The name means 'Bear' - currently a popular baby name in its own right - and the 'Art' link suits this pair of History of Art graduates perfectly.
- Charles:
Charles is a time-honoured Royal name and ever popular with the upper classes, making it the perfect way to honour William's father. It means 'man' or 'warrior' and suits our new Bonnie Prince. It is considered an unlucky royal name for a king as Charles I was executed and Charles II's reign featured the plague and the Great Fire of London.
Kensington Palace made the announcement at 11am this morning. William and Kate have plumped for a moniker used for centuries across the Channel by the French, who have had 18 kings called Louis.
The first French king Louis I, known as 'Louis the Pious', reigned between 778 and 840.
The most famous was Louis XIV, known as the Sun King, whose reign started aged four and lasted 72 years and 110 days - the longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country in European history. Queen Elizabeth's reign is currently in its 66th year.
The last one was Louis XVIII - who reigned for a year until Napoleon took power for a second time in 1815 and ensured the monarchy was destroyed.
The name serves as a touching nod to Lord Mountbatten, great- grandson of Queen Victoria and uncle to Prince Philip.
His full title was Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
In 1979, Mountbatten, his grandson Nicholas, and two others were killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), which had placed a bomb in his fishing boat, Shadow V, in Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland.
21.4.18
Her Majesty The Queen's Birthday Party - Full Coverage - video
A celebration concert for Her Majesty the Queen's 92nd birthday at the Royal Albert Hall in London and attended by HM the Queen and members of the Royal Family.
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9.4.18
"Love me do" by The Beatles - video and lyrics
Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So, please
Love me do
Oh, love me do
Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So, please
Love me do
Oh, love me do
Someone to love
Somebody new
Someone to love
Someone like you
Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So, please
Love me do
Oh, love me do
Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So, please
Love me do
Oh, love me do
Oh, love me do
Yeah, love me do
Oh, love me do
"Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles - video and lyrics
You
say "Yes", I say "No".
You say "Stop" and I say "Go, go, go".
Oh no.
You say "Goodbye" and I say "Hello, hello, hello".
I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello, hello,
hello".
I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello.
I
say "High", you say "Low".
You say "Why?" And I say "I don't know".
Oh no.
You say "Goodbye" and I say "Hello, hello, hello".
I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello, hello,
hello".
(Hello, goodbye, hello, goodbye. Hello, goodbye.)
I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello".
(Hello, goodbye, hello, goodbye. Hello, goodbye. Hello, goodbye.)
Why,
why, why, why, why, why, do you
Say "Goodbye, goodbye, bye, bye".
Oh
no.
You say "Goodbye" and I say "Hello, hello, hello".
I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello, hello,
hello".
I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello".
You say "Yes", I say "No".
(I say "Yes", but I may mean "No").
You say "Stop", I say "Go, go, go".
(I can stay still it's time to go).
Oh, oh no.
You say "Goodbye" and I say "Hello, hello, hello".
I
don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello, hello,
hello".
I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello, hello,
hello".
I don't know why you say "Goodbye", I say "Hello-wow, oh.
Hello".
Hela, heba, helloa. Hela, heba, helloa. Hela, heba, helloa.
Hela, heba, helloa. (Hela.) Hela, heba, helloa. Hela, heba, helloa.
Hela, heba, helloa. Hela, heba, helloa. Hela, heba, helloa.
5.4.18
Body - video, interactive exercises (writing & listening) and song
Click on the picture and ... enjoy!
3.4.18
Interactive listening vocabulary game
Follow the path from the bee to one flower. First click on the bee to listen the first word (chair). Then click on the chair to listen the following word, and so on.
Finally answer the question: Which flower did the bee choose?
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1.4.18
Here’s What the Food Brands Are Up to This April Fools’ Day
April Fools’ Day is this Sunday, which means it’s time for all of the big food #brands to pull over-the-top pranks in the name of marketing. Don’t fall for these jokes.
Taco Bell
T-Bell wants you to live mas at its “one-of-a-kind vacation rental” called the Baja Bungalow. The house is said to come with “everything you can dream of for the ultimate summer rental including an indoor hydro typhoon surf simulator and tropical blast shower heads,” as well as a supply of Mountain Dew Baja Blast in bottles and cans. Unfortunately, this place isn’t real, and the posting on Craigslist was flagged for removal.
Burger King
Not to be outdone by its fast-food rival, Burger King is introducing a phony chocolate Whopper. This thing supposedly has a chocolate cake bun, flame-grilled chocolate patty, raspberry syrup, white chocolate rings, candied blood oranges, milk chocolate leaves, and vanilla frosting. Sound good? Too bad; it isn’t real.
Jägermeister
Every college kid’s favorite beverage to enjoy 1.5 ounces at a time, Jägermeister has concocted a healing balm to remedy “bartender’s elbow.” It purportedly contains Jägermeister, beeswax, coconut oil, shea butter, vitamin E, pan away, cinnamon, orange, clove, copaiba essential oils, cardamom, and star anise. Of course, it isn’t actually real.
Reese’s
Reese’s
In its press release, Hershey described its April Fools’ stunt as “a practical joke you’d welcome.” We will be the judge of that. Reese’s recently took over the egg aisle at a New Jersey grocery store and swapped out chicken eggs with peanut butter crème eggs. Reactions were “happy, surprised, amused, and confused,” according to the Reese’s brand manager. Sounds like it was a real wild time.
WArby’s
WArby’s
As reported earlier this week, Arby’s and hipster eyewear company Warby Parker got a very early jump-start on April Fools’, advertising a supposed partnership highlighting “WArby’s Onion Ring Monocle.” Per the press release, the item is “a crispy yet corrective product that’s positioned at the intersection of food and fashion, encompassing the ideals of WArby’s in a single offering.”
How to prank your kids as April Fool's Day and Easter Sunday coincide
Parents rejoice! For the first time since 1956, Easter Sunday and April Fool’s Day take place on the same day – meaning it’s a once in a lifetime chance to play corny and obvious Easter-themed pranks on your children. Here are some suggestions:
A treasure hunt with a twist
A fantastic Easter Sunday tradition is to do a treasure hunt where the Easter Bunny has left eggs around your house, and each egg has a small written clue or riddle directing the children to where they can find the next one. But this year, instead of hiding chocolate eggs, why not leave some carrots in their place. On the third or fourth clue you can make it appear as if the Easter Bunny has left a note apologising for eating all the chocolate, but saying they hope you enjoy this left-behind lunch.
An Easter basket with a difference
Prepare an Easter basket for the children, and either wrap it up or cover it up so the contents can’t be seen. Have a card from the Easter Bunny next to it which they can open first, with a message that the Easter Bunny wants them to have an extra special Easter this year and so has prepared a special gift for them. But rather than chocolate or sweets, what you’ve put in the basket is incredibly dull stuff that kids will be completely unimpressed by - new toothpaste, some socks, a packet of batteries.
Surprise them with grapes
This one is a bit fiddly, but promises huge rewards. Buy a packet of mini eggs with foil wrappers. Unwrap them carefully, and (optionally) eat the chocolate yourself. Wrap grapes up in the place of the chocolate. Put the grapes back in the packet and wait for hilarity to ensue.
A sticky situation
You’ll need to prepare this in advance, but buy some of the plastic eggs that contain toys. Unwrap them, open them, and then carefully glue them shut and re-wrap them. You don’t have to be too tidy – your children are going to be thinking about getting to the toy, and are not going to be suspicious. Sit back and enjoy them trying and failing to open the eggs.
The invisible Easter egg hunt
This is an excellent plan if you have a garden. Tell the children there is an Easter egg hunt in the garden. Put the children in the garden. Close the back door. Let them spend ages searching fruitlessly for Easter eggs that you haven’t actually hidden. After you’ve enjoyed a rare 10 minutes of peace and quiet indoors, while they get increasingly bemused and frustrated, go into the garden claiming to have found a note from the Easter Bunny. The note reads “April Fool”.
