29.11.18

Christmas Traditions from Portugal | "Bolo Rei" - How to make Portuguese King Cake | Video recipe


Comforting and homey but at the same time exotic enough to make this year’s holiday meal just a little more special, the Bolo Rei, Portuguese King Cake, is a delicious mix of hearty white dough, crunchy nuts and raisins and sweet crystallized fruit.


This tasty seasonal treat is traditionally served from Christmas Day on December 25th until the Day of the Kings, or Dia de Reis, on January 6th. Bolo Rei’s perfectly round shape is itself a reference to the biblical Three Kings, the three wise men from the East who traveled by the legendary light of the Star of Bethlehem to the birthplace of Jesus Christ. With its meaningful history, rich taste and mouth-watering aroma, the Bolo Rei, Portuguese King Cake, makes the perfect addition to any holiday meal.

22.11.18

Meaning of "bad blood"


Anger or hostility between persons or groups, as in "There's been bad bloodbetween the two families for years". This term is based on the old association with blood and emotion, particularly anger.

14.11.18

Prince Charles' 70th birthday


Being heir-to-the-throne and therefore a pretty big deal, the royal family wasn't going to let a landmark celebration like that slip on by, so Queen Elizabeth hosted a party for her eldest son at Buckingham Palace. 

10.11.18

Countries and Nationalities - vocabulary list


Here is a list of countries and nationalities.
  • Afghanistan - Afghan
  • Albania - Albanian
  • Algeria - Algerian
  • Angola - Angolan
  • Argentina - Argentinian
  • Australia - Australian
  • Austria - Austrian
  • Bahrain - Bahraini
  • Bangladesh - Bangladeshi
  • Barbados - Barbadian
  • Belarus - Belarussian
  • Belgium - Belgian
  • Bhutan - Bhutanese
  • Bosnia - Bosnian
  • Botswana - Botzwanian
  • Brazil - Brazilian
  • Brunei - Bruneian
  • Bulgaria - Bulgarian
  • Burundi - Burundian
  • Cameroon - Cameroonian
  • Canada - Canadian
  • Chad - Chadian
  • Chile - Chilean
  • China - Chinese
  • Colombia - Colombian
  • Congo - Congolese
  • Costa Rica - Costa Rican
  • Croatia - Croatian
  • Cuba - Cuban
  • Cyprus - Cypriot
  • Czech Republic - Czech
  • Denmark - Danish
  • Dominica - Dominican
  • Ecuador - Ecuadorean
  • Egypt - Egyptian
  • Eire - Irish
  • England - English
  • Estonia - Estonian
  • Ethiopia - Ethiopian
  • Eritrea - Eritrean
  • Finland - Finnish
  • France - French
  • Gabon - Gabonese
  • Georgia - Georgian
  • Germany - German
  • Great Britain - British
  • Ghana - Ghanian
  • Greece - Greek
  • Grenada - Grenadian
  • Guatemala - Guatemalan
  • Guyana - Guyanese
  • Hawaii - Hawaiian
  • Haiti - Haitian
  • Holland - Dutch
  • Honduras - Honduran
  • Hungary - Hungarian
  • Iceland - Icelandic
  • India - Indian
  • Iran - Iranian
  • Iraq - Iraqi
  • Israel - Israeli
  • Ivory Coast - Ivorian
  • Italy - Italian
  • Jamaica - Jamaican
  • Japan - Japanese
  • Jordan - Jordanian
  • Kazakhstan - Khazakstani
  • Kampuchea - Kampuchean
  • Kenya - Kenyan
  • Korea - Korean
  • Kurdistan - Kurdish
  • Kuwait - Kuwaiti
  • Latvia - Latvian
  • Lebanon - Lebanese
  • Liberia - Liberian
  • Libya - Libyan
  • Lithuania - Lithuanian
  • Macedonia - Macedonian
  • Malawi - Malawian
  • Malaysia - Malaysian
  • Malta - Maltese
  • Mexico - Mexican
  • Moldova - Moldovian
  • Mongolia - Mongolian
  • Morocco - Moroccan
  • Myanmar - Burmese
  • Namibia - Namibian
  • Nauru - Nauruan
  • Nepal - Nepalese
  • Netherlands - Dutch
  • Namibia - Namibian
  • Nicaragua - Nicaraguan
  • Niger - Nigerien
  • Nigeria - Nigerian
  • Norway - Norwegian
  • New Zealand - New Zealander
  • Oman - Omani
  • Pakistan - Pakistani
  • Paraguay - Paraguayan
  • Peru - Peruvian
  • Quatar - Quatari
  • Philippines - Filipino
  • Poland - Polish
  • Romania - Romanian
  • Russia - Russian
  • Rwanda - Rwandan
  • Samoa - Samoan
  • Saudi Arabia - Saudi
  • Scotland - Scottish
  • Senegal - Senegalese
  • Serbia - Serbian
  • Singapore - Singaporean
  • Somalia - Somali
  • South Africa - South African
  • Spain - Spanish
  • Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan
  • Syria - Syrian
  • Sudan - Sudanese
  • Sweden - Swedish
  • Switzerland - Swiss
  • Syria - Syrian
  • Thailand - Thai
  • Tunisia - Tunisian
  • Turkey - Turkish
  • Uganda - Ugandan
  • Ukraine - Ukrainian
  • USA - American
  • Uraguay - Uraguayan
  • Uzbekistan - Uzbekistani
  • Venezuela - Venezualan
  • Vietnam - Vietnamese
  • Yemen - Yemeni
  • Zambia - Zambian

8.11.18

Strangers


      The story started with a young  man who got on a train and sat in a  seats near another man. Both men looked at each other in an unfriendly and suspicious manner. The man who entered the train and took a  was wearing a Star of David necklace and we assume that he is a Jew. The other man who was already seated was reading an Arabic language newspaper, and we assume that he is an Arab and a  Muslim. While the two men continued to look at each other suspiciously, a group of men who from their hair, dress and tattoos we assume are neo-nazis approached the man reading the newspaper. They sat opposite him and intimidated him, one of the group sprayed a swastika on the man’s newspaper.  Meanwhile the Jewish man looked away and did nothing to help the Arab. The harassment of the Muslim stopped when the Jewish man’s mobile phone went off and they heard a ringtone with traditional Jewish music. At this point all the neo-nazis turned their attention to the Jewish man who made eye contact with the Muslim to run as he knew that they would attack him next. As the train pulled into a station both the Arab and the Jew escape from their attackers and manage to get off the train on opposite sides of the track. They smiled at each other, and then left the station without exchanging any words...

2.11.18

How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas


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