Πέμπτη 25 Μαρτίου 2021

Δευτέρα 22 Μαρτίου 2021

HAMBURGERS-Passive Voice

 THE STORY OF THE HAMBURGER

The hamburger is the most eaten food in the whole world. The first hamburgers were made and sold in Connecticut in 1895 by an American called Louis Lassen. Louis called them hamburgers because he was given the recipe by sailors from Hamburg in Germany.

Hamburgers became a favourite meal in America in the early part of the twentieth century. Their popularity grew even more after the Second World War, when they were bought in large quantities by teenagers who preferred fast food to family meals. In 1948 two brothers Dick and Mac Donald opened a drive-in hamburger restaurant in San Bernardino, California.

Since then over 25,000 McDonald’s restaurants have been opened worldwide and now 35 million MacDonald's hamburgers are eaten every day in 115 countries from India to the Arctic Circle.


Exercise :

 Put the verbs into the correct tense, active or passive.

The first hamburgers (make) in 1895. Louis Lassen (call) them hamburgers because he (give) the recipe by sailors. Hamburgers (become) his favourite meal. Their popularity (grow) even more when they (buy) in large quantities by teenagers who (prefer) fast food. Dick and Mac MacDonald (open) a drive-in hamburger restaurant. 25,000 McDonald's restaurants (open) worldwide. More than 35 million hamburgers (eat) every day.



 





Answer:
The first hamburgers were made(make) in 1895. Louis Lassen called(call) them hamburgers 
because he was given(give) the recipe by sailors. 
Hamburgers became(become) his favourite meal. 
Their popularitygrew(grow) even more 
when they were bought(buy) in large quantities by teenagers who preferred(prefer) fast food. Dick and Mac MacDonald opened(open) a drive-in hamburger restaurant. 25,000 McDonald's restaurants have been opened(open) worldwide. More than 35 million hamburgers are eaten(eat) every day.



Πέμπτη 18 Μαρτίου 2021

SUGAR-WHITE GOLD

 What you always wanted to know about sugar!!

Δευτέρα 15 Μαρτίου 2021

Let's go fly a kite!!

 Flying a kite on "Clean" Monday!!

Enjoy the Mary Poppins version!




"Clean" Monday


Clean Monday (Greek: Καθαρά Δευτέρα), also known as Pure MondayAsh MondayMonday of Lent or Green Monday, is the first day of Great Lent throughout Eastern Christianity and is a moveable feast, falling on the 7th Monday before Pascha (Easter).

The common term for this day, "Clean Monday", refers to the leaving behind of sinful attitudes and non-fasting foods. It is sometimes called "Ash Monday", by analogy with Ash Wednesday (the day when the Western Churches begin Lent).
Liturgically, Clean Monday—and thus Lent itself—begins on the preceding (Sunday) night at a special service called Forgiveness Vespers, which culminates with the Ceremony of Mutual Forgiveness, at which all present will bow down before one another and ask forgiveness. In this way, the faithful begin Lent with a clean conscience, with forgiveness, and with renewed Christian love. The entire first week of Great Lent is often referred to as "Clean Week", and it is customary to go to Confession during this week, and to clean the house thoroughly.

Clean Monday is a public holiday in Greece and Cyprus, where it is celebrated with outdoor excursions, the consumption of shellfish and other fasting food, a special kind of azyme bread, baked only on that day, named " lagana" (Greekλαγάνα) and the widespread custom of flying kites. Eating meat, eggs and dairy products is traditionally forbidden to Orthodox Christians throughout Lent, with fish being eaten only on major feast days, but shellfish is permitted in European denominations. This has created the tradition of eating elaborate dishes based on seafood (shellfish, molluscs, fish roe etc.). Traditionally, it is considered to mark the beginning of the spring season. Kite flying is also part of the tradition, as it symbolises "trying to reach the Divine".





Παρασκευή 12 Μαρτίου 2021

ST. PATRICK'S DAY


Looking at celebrations throughout the year, like Christmas or Easter, there is one which isn't celebrated in Greece, unless you are of Irish decent. 

St. Patrick's Day is a global celebration of Irish culture on or around March 17. ... It particularly remembers St Patrick, one of Ireland's patron saints, who ministered Christianity in Ireland during the fifth century. St Patrick's Day is celebrated in countries with people of Irish descent.