Learn English Newsletter
Welcome to the February issue of the english-at-home.com newsletter.
Happy reading!
Clare
1. What's new on english-at-home.com
The english-at-home.com site is mainly in British, rather than in American English, but this page compares some of the biggest differences between British and American English.
Istanbul is European Capital of Culture for 2010. Read about it here.
2. Vocabulary quiz
Choose a word from List B to combine with a phrase from List A to make pairs of things often found in a kitchen.
List A
bread and
bubble and
fish and
knives and
salt and
pestle and
pots and
List B
butter
chips
forks
mortar
pans
pepper
squeak
Answers
bread and butter = a staple, or main source of income: "Painting houses is his bread and butter."
bubble and squeak = reheated (refried) mashed potato and cabbage leftovers.
fish and chips = traditional British food.
knives and forks = cutlery
salt and pepper = common seasonings
pestle and mortar = a heavy grinder and its bowl for crushing spices, pepper etc
pots and pans = the saucepans and frying pans used for cooking
That's all for this issue. See you in March 2010!
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