Curriculum - Lettura

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Ristorante - Lettura - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English on a very unusual restaurant.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful English expressions; you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to information about an under sea restaurant.
So let’s start!

Ristorante - Lettura - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English on a very unusual restaurant.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful English expressions; you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to information about an under sea restaurant.
So let’s start!

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Ristorante - Lettura

Hai ordinato del pesce e uno squalo ti viene vicino nuotando? Non è un’allucinazione! Per saperne di più, leggi la lezione di oggi.

The first all-glass (tutto in vetro) undersea (sottomarino) restaurant in the world has opened its doors for business in the Maldives. ‘Ithaa’ - meaning ‘pearl’ in the language of the Maldives - is located five meters beneath (al di sotto della) the surface (superficie) of the Indian Ocean. Its distinctive feature (tratto) is the use of curved transparent acrylic walls (pareti) and roof (tetto), similar to those used in aquarium attractions, offering diners (clienti) 270-degrees of panoramic underwater views (vedute). At the undersea restaurant diners can experience fine (raffinata) cuisine and be blown away (folgorati) by the colour, clarity, and beauty of the underwater world in the Maldives – without ever getting their feet wet (bagnarsi)! Diners begin their meal (pasto) with drinks on a deck (ponte) over the ocean and then descend to the restaurant via (tramite) a spiral staircase (scala a chiocciola) where the à la carte menu is served. ‘Ithaa’ seats (ha posti a sedere per) only 14 people and offers one of the most intimate and exclusive experiences in the world.
(Adapted from www.hospitalitynet.com)

Televisione - Lettura - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on “Reality TV”.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful English expressions; you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to information about “Reality TV:”
So let’s start!

Televisione - Lettura - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on “Reality TV”.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful English expressions; you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to information about “Reality TV:”
So let’s start!

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Televisione - Lettura

Questa lezione di darà alcune notizie sul fenomeno televisivo del secolo.

What is reality TV?

Reality TV is a new genre of programs (British English: programmes) in which ordinary people (gente comune) are put in unusual (insolite) situations, from which a winner will emerge.
“Big Brother”, which confines a group of people in a small house with cameras running (attive) 24 hours a day, first screened (è andato in onda) in Holland. Since then, reality TV has become (è diventata) a major (importante) phenomenon with most networks screening some type of reality program. So what's the attraction? For the networks, reality TV shows are a cheap alternative to other programming. No scriptwriters (sceneggiatori), paid actors or complex sets are required. Viewers (spettatori) enjoy watching the relationships of the contestants (contendenti) from a safe distance and they can affect (influenzare) the result with a phone call.
Critics argue (sostengono) that "reality" shows have little in common with reality, because they feature (presentano) a selected group of people, confined in an artificial environment (ambiente). Supporters (sostenitori) instead argue that the audience can identify with the contestants, who belong to (appartengono) different social and age groups.

Adapted from www.education.theage.com.au

Cucina - Lettura - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the English Blog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English on how to make a traditional English dish called Cottage Pie.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful English expressions; you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to a recipe on how to make a Cottage Pie.
So let’s start!

Cucina - Lettura - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the English Blog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English on how to make a traditional English dish called Cottage Pie.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful English expressions; you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to a recipe on how to make a Cottage Pie.
So let’s start!

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Cucina - Lettura

Nella lezione di oggi troverai la ricetta di un tradizionale piatto inglese.

COTTAGE PIE (sformato)

Serving for 4 (dosi per 4 persone)
Ingredients
1 lb (450g) mince (carne tritata)
8oz (225g) carrots, peeled and diced (tagliate a dadini)
1 onion finely chopped (affettate)
1lb(450g) old potatoes Knob (noce) of margarine
3-4 tablespoons of milk
Freshly ground (macinato) black pepper

Method

• Pre-heat oven (forno) to 200°C (400°F/ Gas mark 6).
• Peel the potatoes and place them in a saucepan of water to boil.
• Dry fry (fai rosolare) the mince in your frying pan until brown.
• Add the onion and carrot and cook with the mince for 5 minutes.
• Drain (scola) the potatoes in the colander and return to the pan.
• Add the margarine and milk to the potatoes and mash (schiacciale) until creamy.
• Put the mince mixture into a baking dish (pirofila) and spoon over (ricopri con cucchiaiate di) the mashed potato (purè).
• Place in the oven for about 45 minutes.

The British and Americans use different measurement scales (scale di misurazione) – pounds (libbre), ounces, cups, etc. You can download a conversion table from any cookery website.

Adapted from www.bbc.co.uk

Turista - Lettura - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on what to prepare if you are going on holiday.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful English expressions; you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to information about helpful tips on how to prepare for a holiday.
So let’s start!

Turista - Lettura - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on what to prepare if you are going on holiday.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful English expressions; you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to information about helpful tips on how to prepare for a holiday.
So let’s start!

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