蜜芽传媒

I hope you enjoy your trip to London this weekend. You've asked me to recommend a well-kept secret away from the tourist hoards. That's quite tricky because London is jam-packed with holidaymakers in July. But there is a place slightly off the beaten track. The Sir John Soane's Museum is a fascinating collection of curios and antiques in the home of the architect who gathered them. Apart from the strangeness of the exhibits themselves, the museum is run in quite an eccentric way. Here's a If you go, let me know what you think of it. Whenever I visit I lose track of which country I'm in and even what century it is!

LANGUAGE

A few things of interest and to work on:

Mailbox
In British English we say usual say letterbox.

...that's something I don't still get used.
You need to use present perfect tense for this because you weren't used to it in the past and you are still not used to it now. The correct way of saying this is ...that's something I still haven't got used to.

...you can easily see what people is doing in their houses.
This is quite a common mistake for Spanish speakers of English. We say 'people are...' You can easily see what people are doing in their houses.

British drink 165 million cups daily.
'British' is an adjective, so it must be followed by a noun. In this case British people drink 165 million cups daily. Another was of saying it is The British drink 165 million cups daily. Or a more informal way would be Brits drink 165 million cups daily. You can read more about that in the USEFUL VOCABULARY section.

...she gave her some advices.
Again this is quite a common error. 'Advice' is an uncountable noun in English, so the sentence should be ...she gave her some advice.

HOMEWORK

Thanks to everyone who did the homework last time. Here are the answers:

Verbs

1. to poach - c. to cook something in gently boiling water.
2. to steam - a. to cook food using the gas from boiling water.
3. to deep-fry - d. to cook food in a pan so it's completely covered with oil.
4. to braise - e. to cook food slowly in a covered dish with some fat and liquid.
5. to grill - b. to cook something using direct heat, especially a very hot surface.

Paloma's been describing what she finds unusual about British life. Often it's quite difficult to look at your own culture from outside. But I'd love to hear what you think someone visiting your country would find unusual about it.

USEFUL VOCABULARY

鈥� Brits - informal way of saying 'British people'.
鈥� Odd - strange or unusual.
鈥� Trampoline - a piece of sports equipment for jumping on.
鈥� Jam-packed - full of people or things.
鈥� Off the beaten track - away from the usual places people visit.
鈥� Eccentric - strange or unusual in a humourous way.