English practise and culture

Easter is a traditional religious time all over the world, and it is not the same in UK. There are some food´s that are typical in Easter in UK, those are the following: HOT CROSS BUNS The traditional Hot Cross Buns. They are only available at the supermarkets during Easter times even though sometimes you can find them after Easter in many supermarkets. They are usually bought rather than baked. They can be eated toasted and buttered, or simply by adding butter to them. There are many flavors available today when it comes to Hot Cross Buns, the tradional ones include cinnamon, sugar and raisins, but nowadayes there are many types of buns available depending on each state, for instance, some included dried cranberries, blueberries, even some include chocolate or toffee. Needless to say, they are really delicious and usually eaten for tea time or after a meal in Easter time. They are only eaten in English speaking countries such as Australia, UK, New Zealand and some parts of the U...

In this post we will talk about more traditional English dishes, there are so many that  a lot of posts in the blog will be about this. Discovering English foods and traditional recipes are a way to learn their culture and some of them are surprinsigly really good and tasty. Usually England is not very well known for its cooking, but in fact it has a long tradition of recipes.  Fish pie: Fish pie or Fishermen´s pie is one of the most traditional English´s pie made with pieces of white fish or salmon or mixed both with salmon and white fish , sometimes adding some schrimps as well, and topped with mashed potatoes and cheese. It is similar to the Cottage Pie, just that this is made with fish instead of meat. Usually is done with haddock, pollock, cod and salmon. However, it can be done with any type of fish or seafood you like. The fish is boiled first, when it is ready it has to be mixed in cheese sauce or white sauce, possible some vegetables and finally the top is done...

There are still more English traditonal dishes that were not mentioned in the previous post. I am going to continue here the last post where I was talking about the most popular English dishes https://englishpractiseandculture.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/traditional-english-foods.html . Here they are: Traditional English breakfast:   The traditional English breakfast consists of fried bacon, fried eggs, or scrambled eggs, beans, fried champignons, sausages and some slices of toasts with butter. It is served with coffee, tea and or orange juice. It can also include black or white pudding (English sausage). This breakfast is usually eaten on weekends most of the time, because it is when people has more time to cook it and enjoy it without the rush of going to work. After having this breakfast, a light lunch is followed, such as a sandwich. This is considered as a  fried breakfast, and it takes some time to prepare it. It is served in pubs and in many types of English r...

Saint David´s  Day is the national day of Wales, and it is celebrated on the first of March. The popular flower for Saint David´s is the daffodil. It is a custom to wear leeks or daffodils attached to your clothes with a pin. Children and women often will wear some traditonal clothes. Saint David´s day is a bank holiday in Wales. The daffodils are considered the national flower of Wales. Wales has many different symbols which are: the leeks, the dragon, the daffodils, the welsh lovespoon and the red kyte (bird). The daffodil became associated with Wales in the 19th century, but, how they became the national emblem of Wales it is still difficult to say. Mostly, it is said that it is based on different legends, there is one legend that says that Saint David advised the Britons to wear leeks on their clothes, so that in the time of the battle against the Saxons they could distinguish one to another. After following the advice done by Saint David´s on the eve of the battle,...

We are going to talk about culture today. We are going to present some of the most common and popular foods in England.Probably you have heard about most of them, but some might be unknown to a lot of people that is visiting England. Here they are: Fish and chips:  fish and chips are usually eaten on Fridays. They are sold in the fish and chip restaurants and stands. Usually they are eaten with salt and vinegar (malt vinegar) and peas. Their origins are not exactly clear, but some stories saying that it could have been originated either in Lancanshire or in London in the 19th (around the 1830s). Nowadays it is considered as a national dish. Yorkshire pudding : They are usually eaten on Sundays sreved with roast food. They are traditionaly baked on the oven made from batter. It contains milk, eggs and flour As its name points out it has started to be cooked in the north of England in the 18th century. In this case pudding doenst mean anything sweet, if not that...

Complete the following sentences using:  even, even if, even though, even so, even when. Puedes encontrar la explicación en la entrada del blog que sigue a esta donde se explica como usar correctamente estos conectores 1. A  sedentary lifestyle can harm you, ________ you exercise. 2.  A  sedentary lifestyle is defined by an excessive amount of daily sitting  Be it to watch television, work the computer, or ____________ read 3. Sitting for 60 hours a week (_____________ you work out five times a week) is still considered a sedentary lifestyle 4. Y ou should exercise every day during the holidays __________ you don't want to 5.    _______ ,  asthmatics should make sure they're prepared with appropriate medication. 6. Why you are not getting any fitter,________ you exercise all the time. 7. _________ there isn´t internet conection, I still do my homework and prepare my projects. 8.  The company was grow...

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