Proyecto integrado: FOOD by Juan Francisco 2C from Delia Rodriguez
Juan
Francisco Serrano Moreno 2Bachillerato C.
England
The United Kingdom is made up by
Scotland, Wales, England and Notherm Ireland. I'm going to focus on
England. England lies in the south and central part of Great Britain.
It has a temparate climate. It has the largest population in Great
with eighty percent of population. It's language is English, spoken
by millions of people throughout the world.
The are a lot of important cities in
England, one of them is Birmingham which is the second largest
English city in the United Kingdom.
This city was so important during the
Industrial Revolution that it has been known ever since as the
“thousands business city”.
Liverpool lies in the west of the
country. It has always been important for its port where most of
exports take places.
Leeds located in the north of the
country is one of the most important business places and has
importants universities like the Metropolitan Universities.
Two other important cities are Oxford
and Cambridge, whose rivaly is legendary.
Both of them are well known by their
prestigious universities. They lie on the outside of London and they
have a strong student tradition apart from being great resorts.
Oxford has the most ancient
Universities in the country. Every other in habitant is a student
that why night life is so lovely. It´s pubs are famous. One of them
'the parsonage' was Oscar wilde´s favorite pub.
If Oxford is the university of
philosophers and writers. Cambridge is the one of scientific men like
Charles Darwin or Isaac Newton who studied there.
As for London, the capital of country,
is one of the most important cities in the world. It is locolated in
thhe southeast of the country on the river Thames. It has been the
political, commercial anda cultural centre for centures.
Over the centuries, London has
developed, despite all the menace, like the great plage, the great
fire, the civil war and second world war.
Its size is huge but travelling across
it is very eassy as there is a wide network of underground called
“the tube”.
An important feature of London is it
multiracial nature. Its cultural and night life at tract a lot of
visitors.
Among the most important building in
London is the “Houses of parliament” which were built in 1840 and
the are in the neogothic style.
“Backingham Palace” that has been
the Royal Family's house since 1837. It has really valuable
treausures the “Tower of London” is worldwide kwon too and the
“Big Ben” is for English people like the “Eiffel Towe” is for
French people, the emblem of the city.
Tipycal
dishes
The most tipycal dishes of English cooking are “fish
and chips” which are rolled in batter cod and fried potatoes.
An other tipycal dishes “Roast beef” whicho you can
have rare, medium or well done. This dish trimmings are steamed
vegetable and horseradish sauce.
There are famous “pies”, especially “Shepherds
pie” which is made with mince beef meat and mashed potatoes.
And as a dessert the most know is apple pie.
Juan
Francisco Serrano Moreno 2Bachillerato C.
Vocabulary
To
be made up = Estar formado To focus on = Centrarse en Large =
Grande
Ever
since = desde entonce Ancient = Antiguo Lively =
Animado
Thames
= Tamesis Centures = siglos
Over = a lo large de
To
develop = Desarrollar Menace = amenaza Huge = enorme
Feature
= rasgo To attract = atraer
valuable = de valor
Worldwide
= mundialmente Dishes = platos Cod =
bacalao
Rare
= poco hecho Medium = en su punto well
done = hecho
trimmings
= acompañamiento Steamed = al vapor Mashed potatoes =
pure de patatas
To
lie – lay – lain : situarse
To
lay – laid – laid : poner
To
lie – lied – lied : mentir
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