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Mar 13,2016

How to sound as British as possible. Part #4

Eat like a British. Aside from the wide range of local beers, The UK is not the place we would go looking for haute cuisine…. Stop you are all wrong!!!… A new generation of young chefs is being inspired by high quality food and is taking advantage of Britain´s delicious produce. You cannot forget that, Read More

Around 3 minutes and 51 seconds to read

Fév 10,2016

Face the music

The meaning > Sometimes, when you have done something wrong, it’s better to accept the consequences rather than try and avoid them. A student who has failed to submit an assignment on time may say to a colleague «Right. I’d better go and face the music», meaning that he will go and meet the lecturer Read More

Around 50 seconds to read

Jan 30,2016

How to sound as British as possible. Part #3

Dress up like a British. Get to know some popular British shops like Topshop, Marks and Spencer (often referred to as “M and S” or “Marks and Sparks”), Primark and Harrods. By the way only old people and tourists shop at Harrods! Unless you are a girl, talking about shopping will be considered a bit Read More

Around 1 minute and 50 seconds to read

Jan 13,2016

Bite the bullet

The meaning > The Macmillan English Dictionary defines the expression to bite the bullet thus: “to force yourself to do something difficult or unpleasant that you have been avoiding doing”. If you have toothache but have been avoiding going to the dentist because you are scared, the pain might finally become so great that you Read More

Around 52 seconds to read

Jan 13,2016

To let the cat out  of the bag

To reveal a secret or a surprise by accident. Etymology It is not very clear : two suggestions are that the phrase refers to « the cat o’nine tails » or « the pig in the bag» scam*. The first origin story comes from the British infamous Royal Navy, when sailors who did not perform Read More

Around 1 minute and 16 seconds to read

Déc 12,2015

How the British celebrate Christmas (part 2)

The Christmas pudding So remember our last post was about the Christmas traditions! Today let’s focus of the Christmas pudding. The Christmas pudding is medieval in origin, it derives from a peasant dish which was made from porridge, animal fat, dried fruit and nuts… It is traditionally made with 13 ingredients, one for Christ and Read More

Around 1 minute and 27 seconds to read

Nov 29,2015

How the British celebrate Christmas (part 1)

The Christmas traditions Typical British Christmas incorporates many traditional customs but most of them are actually recent, the first appearing during the reign of Queen Victoria. Christmas cards Nearly four billion Christmas cards are expected to drop through letter boxes in the USA and in the UK this December. The average households send 28 cards Read More

Around 2 minutes and 24 seconds to read

Nov 02,2015

How to sound as British as possible. Part #2

Act like a British. Now that we have worked on the most common speaking mistakes, lets act like a British. Above all know how to queue! “The art of queuing”, the very simple act of taking one’s turn is one of the things that is sacred in the UK so if your culture isn’t into Read More

Around 2 minutes and 24 seconds to read

Sep 13,2015

When the rubber meets the road

When something is about to begin, get serious, or be put to the test. I’ve been training my body for months so that I could run the upcoming marathon, but tomorrow, when the race actually begins, that is when the rubber hits the road and I find out how conditioned I really am. Etymology Now Read More

Around 1 minute and 19 seconds to read

Sep 09,2015

God save the Queen !

Queen Elizabeth II has become the UK’s longest serving monarch – overtaking Queen Victoria’s reign of 63 years, seven months and two days. Queen Victoria was Elizabeth II’s great great grandmother ! When Elizabeth became Queen in 1952, Stalin was still leader of the USSR and Truman President of the US. Let’s see if you knew Read More

Around 3 minutes and 9 seconds to read

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