Cultural Corner: The Pineapple

 

 

The pineapple has been a universal symbol of hospitality and welcome for many centuries all over the world. For more information, click here.

This Week's What you see and what you don't

 

In our Intermediate One class, we've been looking at optical illusions. What can you see in the picture below? A young woman? An old woman? Look carefully!

 

 



Ths Week's Culture Corner

What makes the British tick? (What makes them think and behave as they do.) Find out here.

Source: Oxford University Press

This Week's Feast Day

The Welsh flag

March 1st is Saint David's Day. St David is the patron saint of Wales, a very beautiful country in the United Kingdom. Although the people there speak English, they also speak Welsh. It's a Celtic language. You can find out about Wales here.

This Week's Cultural Corner (Basic Level)

Pancakes

In many English speaking countries, especially Ireland, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia, the first day of Lent is known as Shrove Tuesday. (martes de carnaval?) On this day, it is the tradition to eat pancakes. Listen to the first part of this video. Complete the list of ingredients. Write the numbers.

____ grammes of flour
____ egg(s)
a piinch of salt

a tablespoon of sugar

 ______ ml milk

 ______ml water

______ grammes melted butter

extra butter

castor sugar

_______ lemons

Now, watch the rest of the video. Put these steps in order.

Step _____: Garnish the pancakes

Step _____: Cook the pancakes

Step _____: Serve the pancakes

Step _____: Get the ingredients together
Step _____: Toss the pancakes
Step _____: Mix the batter

Why don't you try making some English pancakes at home?

Source. OUP España