jueves, 29 de enero de 2009

jueves, 8 de enero de 2009

Activity 3 "Shopping in England"

What percentage of the money spent in England goes for shopping? Shopping accounts for around 37% of all money spent in England

What is the main shopping street in many towns called, where you should head for if you want to go shopping? The main shopping street in many towns is called the High Street.

What are the shopping times? In England, most retail shops are generally open 6 or 7 days a week.
Most of oppening times are:
Mondays - Saturdays 9am to 5:30pm (some shopping centres stay open until 8 pm or later).
Large supermarkets are open for 24 hours except for Sundays.
Many supermarkets and superstores otherwise open from 8am until 10pm from Mondays to Saturdays and 10am to 4pm (or 11am to 5pm) on Sundays.

What´s a bank holiday? Bank Holiday is the name that receives in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland the holidays that traditionally enjoyed the workers in the bank, but now it has extended to other jobs, reamainng active only firemen, hospital ambulances,police...
In the United States the term makes reference to those days that the banks remain closed by order of the executive or the Congress without is a direct relation with the national festivals.

Find the names of five of the most famous and well-known department stores in England. Harrods, Selfridges, Hamleys, Liberty's, Marks & Spencers.

Give the names of three of the most popular London Markets. Petticoat Lane Market, Portobello Market, Camden Market.

London has over 40,000 shops and 26 major street markets to choose from. Complete the following information.
Oxford Street (Nearest Tube: Oxford Circus) Oxford Street, London's busiest shopping street, is in the heart of the city's West End. It is the place for buying souvenirs, clothes, and so on.
Covent garden (Nearest Tube:Covent Garden) Overflowing with street markets, entertainment, trendy cafes, English pubs, and small boutiques. A must visit for all tourists to London.
Charingcross Road.Charingcross Road is where book worms go. Mainstream bookshops, such as Foyles, Borders and Blackwells, line the street but perhaps the most unique feature about this road are its rare, second-hand and specialist shops. Foyles is famous for five floors containing thousands of titles.
Tottenham Court Road The best place for electronics shops and furniture stores.
Knightsbridge(Nearest Tube:Knightsbridge ) Fashion / Designer boutiques

The cost of living varies from one part of the UK to another. Generally it is more expensive to live in London and the south-east of England, and cheaper up north Britain's currency is based on the pound sterling (£) which is divided into one hundred pence (100p). Could you find the price of these products in England (approximately):
Drinks (in a cafe or bar)
Beer £2.75 per pint,
-----------per half pint
Wine £3.50 per glass
Coffee -> £1.30
Tea -> £1.30
Soft drinks -> £1.70
Bread (400g loaf) -> £0,69
Eggs (carton of 6) -> £1.45
Sugar (750g) ->
Petrol (gasoline) £1.08 per litre
Fish and chips -> £6.00
Theatre Ticket -> £24.00
Cinema Ticket -> £8.50 adult
£5.50 under 15

Activity 2 "Languages"

Dutch: Gelukkig NieuwJaar!

Finnish: Onnellista uutta vuotta.

French: Bonne année.

Gaelic: Ath bhliain faoi mhaise.

German: Ein glückliches neues Jahr.

Greek: Eutychismenos o kainourgios chronos.

Italian: Felice Anno Nuovo/Buon anno.

Polish: Szczesliwego Nowego Roku.

Portuguese: feliz ano novo.

Russian: С Новым Годом (S novim godom).

Spanish: Feliz Año Nuevo.

Welsh : Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda.