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Along with painted egg shells and LOADS of chocolate, another Easter staple in most native English speaking countries is the hot cross bun. A bread roll sweetened with spices and raisins and marked with a cross on top, toasted and served with butter, they are eaten on Good Friday (Easter Friday) and all through the Easter weekend.
They are fairly easy to make, even for beginner bakers, just take a look at this simple recipe… Continue reading
¡Esperamos que el Conejillo de Pascua os haya traido muchos chocolates esta Semana Santa! ¿Sabíais que fueron los españoles los primeros en difundir el chocolate en Europa en el siglo XVI? Sin embargo, fueron los franceses y los alemanes quienes empezaron la tradición de regalar huevos de chocolate en Semana Santa, durante el siglo XIX.
Entonces, ¿se dice a chocolate o some chocolate? Es decir, ¿chocolate es contable o no contable? Saber diferenciar entre sustantivos contables y no contables en inglés es algo básico, pero a veces el mismo sustantivo puede ser tanto contable como no contable (por ejemplo chocolate), algo que no aprendemos hasta el nivel B1. Cuando se habla de “a chocolate”, se refiere a los bonbones tipo Lindor o Ferrero Rocher, mientras que el chocolate que se coge de la tableta no es contable. Aquí os dejamos algunos otros ejemplos.
«For Lent you have to give something up for 40 days – what are you going to give up?»
«Last year I gave up chocolate. This year I think I’ll give up coffee…»
Are you giving something up for Lent this year? Let us know in the comments!
As it’s Pancake Day tomorrow, why not take the opportunity to teach your kids a little about the story behind it while allowing them to let their creative juices flow and eating some delicious pancakes!
We’re talking about pancake art!
Every year at GNP Idiomas we look forward to Easter, as it’s one of our biggest events! But how much do you really know about Easter and its traditions?
A favourite tradition of ours is “Shrove Tuesday” also known as “Pancake Day”, and it takes place the day before Lent begins.
