domingo, 22 de março de 2015

La Guilde Culinaire

"La Guilde Culinaire"

If you want to improve your cooking and try some great food, "La Guilde Culinaire", in Montreal, is the right place to you. In this place, you pay to have a cooking lesson for about 2 hours. You can learn whatever you want, you just a have to choose! When you finish cooking, you can try the plate you made! The classes are taught by a French chef, and are a great option for a birthday party or to meet with your friends, as you can have private groups up to 20 persons!
Don't miss this great experience and get your tickets to Montreal!

The London Aquarium

The London Aquarium 

If you are planning a trip to London, and love observing aquatic animals, you need to visit the London Aquarium. It is one of Europe's largest collection of  sea life. You can see a big variety of sharks, turtles, stingrays and others amazing animals! The aquarium is divided according to each ecosystems of the world. For example, you can see in the rainforest section all the biodiversity that this ecosystem is known for. During your visit, you can also complete a questionary according to what you've learned.
So, if you're thinking about visiting London, don't miss this great experience! 

quinta-feira, 19 de março de 2015

King Arthur Summary

King Arthur



The legend of King Arthur is one of the greatest British stories of all time. But did King Arthur really exist?



Introduction: who was King Arthur?

The historic figure of King Arthur is a British warrior who lived during the 15th century, that leaded Britain against the Saxons. The existence of the king has never been proved, as we haven’t found any historic register about the battle against Saxons that tells about him.



First sign of a legend?

The only historic register that has ever been found about King Arthur is “History of Brittons”, written by Nennius, in 830. It tells about the 12 battles that Arthur have fought. But back in those times, it would be impossible that a man could fight 12 batttles, which indicates that the legend of King Arthur really is a legend after all.





Arthur’s legend is introduced in French culture.

Inspired by the works of Nennius and Geoffrey (a Welsh writer who wrote about King Arthur too), who bloomed in France after the Norman Conquest, Chrétien de Troyes,  a French writer, wrote about the mysterious “Holy Grail”, and introduced King Arthur in his text. The story got very famous, and due to that, all the French people know Arthur’s history.


The royal Arthur

Inspired by Chrétien’s story, British writers started to write chilvaric tales about Arthur and the Knights of the Round table. One of them was “The Death of Arthur”, by Tomas Malory. The tales became very popular, and the Tudor king  Henry VII decided to baptise his eldest son as Prince Arthur. The legend of King Arthur was one of the favorite royal family’s tales during many centuries. For example, when the parliament’s houses were rebuilt after the disastrous fire in 1834, the queen’s robing room was decorated with the themes of Malory.


Conclusion


Even if it’s very difficult that King Arthur has really existed, his myth was very important for Britain. He was a way of explaining why was Britain going so bad. It created hope in the British people during the bad times, and of course, became a symbol of British culture. We can then conclude that the myth of King Arthur was very important, even if he didn’t exist.

domingo, 4 de janeiro de 2015

Missing answers

What did each of the Three kings gave to Jesus? What is the meaning of these gifts?
-Caspar gave frankincense for divinity, Melchior gave gold for kingship and Balthazar gave myrrh for humanity.


What made the bag in the cracker and how did it work?
- Tom Smith made a coloured paper wrapper and put in it another strip of  paper impregnated with chemicals which, when rubbed, created enough friction to produce a noise.



What does the word 'capitalise' mean?
-To take advantage of.


What was the Blitz another name for?
The Blitz was the period of sustained strategic bombing of the United Kingdom by Nazi Germany during the World War II.


What were considered good qualities for the gifted hostess?
-Be always prepared for the visitors and always wear a gracious smile.

domingo, 14 de dezembro de 2014

Irregular verbs

Bend: to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form


Bite: to cut, wound, or tear with the teeth:


Burst: to break, break open, or fly apart with sudden violence


Cost: to require the payment of (money or something else of value) in an exchange


Creep: to move slowly with the body close to the ground, as a reptile or an insect, or a person on hands and knees.


Cry: to utter inarticulate sounds, especially of lamentation, grief, or suffering, usually with tears.


Deal: to take action with respect to a thing or person (followed by with)


Die: to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.


Dig: to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.


Dream: to see or imagine in sleep or in a vision.


Feed: to give food to; supply with nourishment:



Feel:
to perceive or examine by touch.
to have a sensation of (something), other than by sight, hearing, taste, or smell


Find: to come upon by chance; meet with


Fly: to move through the air using wings.


Get: to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of.


Hear: to perceive by the ear.


Hit :to deal a blow or stroke to



Hold: to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp:
She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.


Hurt: to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp


Keep: to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own.



Kneel: to go down or rest on the knees or a knee.


Lay: to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down.


Lead: to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort.























In a city, there was a bird. The bird lived in a tree near to a cemetery, in a nest on a bent branch. He used to see people crying, praying knelt for their loved ones who died. One man was always digging to bury the dead people. It was John, the gravedigger. The bird liked him because he fed him with bits of bread, that the bird bit quickly, everyday. John was the only human that could get near to the bird. From other people, the animal flew away.
One night, the branch where the bird lived burst. The bird fell down, and part of the branch fell over him and hit him. The bird got seriously hurt. John, who lived near to the cemetery, was dreaming that he was taking vacations at a paradise island when he heard the sound and woke up. He ran to the tree and found the bird. He was in the middle of the "wreckage", so John crept to the place where the bird was. He held him and brought the bird to his house, where he laid the animal. He didn't get better, so John took him to a veterinary team who was led by a friend of him. It will be expensive for the gravedigger, but he was able to do anything for his friend.They gave some medicines to the bird and said to John to let the animal rest.
John was feeling sad, thinking that the bird was going to die. But some days after, the bird got better. John got very happy. The animal kept living with the bird, and they lived together until the end of their lives.

segunda-feira, 1 de dezembro de 2014

After (Conjunction)

CLAUSE + AFTER+ CLAUSE

AFTER + CLAUSE, + CLAUSE


I went to America after I left school.

After I left school, I went to America.


He did military services after he went to university.

After he went to university, he did military service.


After he did military service, he went to university.


Present with future meaning


I will call you after I arrive home.



Perfect tenses


In clauses with after, we often use present and past perfect tenses to show that one thing is completed before another starts. 

-I will telephone you after I have seen Jake

-After I had finished school, I went to America



After... ing


In a formal style, we often use the structure after + ing. After having + past participle is also possible, especially when talking about the past.

-After completing this form, give it to the secretary
-He wrote his first book after returning/having returned from Mongolia