Irregular verbs are verbs that don’t take on the regular –d, -ed, or -ied spelling patterns of the past simple. – “[I]rregular verbs . . . derive from the Old English period. At that time they were called strong and weak verbs respectively. Strong verbs formed their past tense and past participle with an ablaut […]
Christmas quiz
Where does Santa live? What colour is Santa’s suit? Name one of Santa’s reindeer. Name one object that reminds us of Christmas. What “jingles” at Christmas? What do we hang on the fireplace? What does Santa ride on? What do we sing at Christmas time? Where do we put our Christmas gifts? What’s the weather […]
Jamie Oliver won the TED prize
In 2010, Jamie Oliver won the TED prize and gave his TED speech, “Teach every child about food,” in which he spoke about the need for a global food revolution. Four years later, the revolution was in full swing. Jamie’s annual global awareness campaign, Food Revolution Day, reached millions of people every year — the third Food […]
Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver was only 23 when he first appeared on British television screens. More than 4 million people turned in to his popular show “Jamie’s Kitchen”. The show began as an experiment and turned into a phenomenon.