Britanci piju dnevno 166 miliona šoljica čaja, koji uprkos sve većem broju kafopija, ostaje omiljeni napitak na ostrvu. U Velikoj Britaniji popije se blizu 42 miliona litara čaja na dan, dok jedna četvrtine Britanaca ispije pet ili više šolja dnevno. Zato smo u današnjem izdanju bloga engleskog jezika posebno mesto posvetili kompaniji čiji čaj vekovima ulepšava naš život.
Svakog leta dok osvajamo London jedna od naših omiljenih stanica je poseta najstarijoj radnji u Londonu – prodavnici čaja Twinings. Sa detaljima najpopularnijeg jezičkog putovanja My LONDON upoznajte se ovde, a šta sve može jedna perfektna šoljica čaja…pa najbolje je da pogledati sami u video prilogu koji donosimo u nastavku teksta o kompaniji i čaju Twinings 🙂
Established in 1706, Twinings Tea Shop is the oldest company in London that has traded continuously on the same site since its foundation
Thomas Twining bought Tom’s Coffee House and opened Britain’s first known tea room at No. 216 Strand, London, in 1706; it still operates today. The firm’s logo, created in 1787, is the world’s oldest in continuous use.
Twinings’ 1787 logo – a capatalized font beneath a lion crest – has been used continuously for 227 years, making it the world’s oldest unaltered logo
The location of the shop was perfect as it straddled the border between Westminster and the City of London, an area that was newly populated with the finest of London’s aristocracy as a result of the Great Fire of London.
By this time coffee houses were a popular feature of London life. Men – but never women – of all classes would gather there to drink, gossip and to do business. Coffee shops gathered a loyal clientele by specialising in particular products or by encouraging customers with common interests. Poets for instance would go to one establishment, army officers to another.
Verbalisti trying various teas. There are more than 200 blends to sample at Twinings.
Competition between coffee houses was stiff, so fresh ideas and unusual promotional twists were what kept the business alive. The difference at Tom’s was tea.
Despite efforts to repress tea-drinking through the stupidly high taxes, tea became increasingly fashionable during the early part of the 18th Century, especially among the upper classes, and they flocked in their masses to buy tea from Toms Coffee House.
In fact, soon he was selling more dry tea than wet – we think it was probably the world’s first dry tea and coffee shop.
Letnje škole engleskog: Narednih nedelja u našem blogu engleskog jezika upoznajemo vas sa FunTASTIČNIM aktivnostima koje vas svakog leta očekuju u okviru programa My OXFORD.
Istočni London (East End) je bio jedan od najsiromašnijih okruga i mesto gde se odigrao najveći deo industrijskog razvoja tog grada. Nekad poznat po brojnom doseljeničkom stanovništvu, visokoj stopi kriminala, kao i ubistvima Džeka Trboseka, danas je to umetnički kvart odeven u jedne od najlepših murala na svetu. Ovde je snimao Hičkog, kuvao Džejmi Oliver i slikao Banksi.
U današnjem izdanju bloga engleskog jezika upoznajemo se sa atrakcijama i mestima istočnog Londona koji su postali nerazdvojni deo našeg jezičkog putovanja. Ne propustite da sve ovo i mnogo više vidite uživo ovog leta; upišite ovde jezički program My LONDON za FunTASTIČAN doživljaj tog grada 🙂
The East End is the coolest place in Great Britain. As part of the program My LONDON, a Verbalisti language travel guide will show you around in this interesting quarter of London. Here, we will discover paintings of the famous street artist Banksy at many places. Take a camera because street art is super photogenic 🙂
Verbalists’ My LONDON language travel program – THE EAST END TOUR
Street art in East End
East London is a street art and graffiti hub, with artists travelling from all over the world to leave their mark on London. Lots of artists are living in the East End, but this part of London also played an important role in the career of famous celebrities. Jamie Oliver opened a social Restaurant in the East End, Alfred Hitchcock made some movies there and Damien Hirst made his name in a local gallery.
Verbalisti will show you the street art that has come to characterize the East End, most notably by the elusive artist Banksy, and walk down streets lined with family stores laden with rolls of brightly-decorated fabric. But this tour is more than just a history lesson – you will also be treated to a behind-the-scenes look at the secret world of street art. With over 40 pieces of art located both above and below eye-level, down narrow alleys and in tight corners there is plenty for you to look at. The tour is unique and fresh with the artwork changing daily – we may even get to see a street artist at work!
Jack The Ripper, London’s first serial killer, never caught
But there is much more! As part of our language travel tour, you’ll also touch a bit on the terrifying legacy of Jack the Ripper, one of the world’s first serial killers. We will follow the steps of Jack The Ripper, who was never caught, as we trace his path amongst the maze of narrow cobbled streets, where in five short months of the summer of 1888 the East End of London was terrorized by the most brutal & horrific slaughter of a series of women. The Jack the Ripper murders occurred in an area comprising of little more than one square mile, with all victims being prostitutes. There were 11 murders in total, and these became known as the Whitechapel Murders.
Back in those times, Whitechapel had some of London’s worst slums, highest death rates and the most dreadful living conditions. Every day was a constant fight for survival, where people were endlessly fighting for jobs in order to feed their families. The area was densely populated, with the worst area seen to be the “evil quarter mile”.
We will also explore the only circus school in England on our tour through this amazing quarter.
At the end of the tour, you are free to carry on exploring on your own or you can join your guide for lunch at one of the finest East End curry houses. Yum! Or you can take a breather and enjoy a Pie & Mash, the traditional dish of the working class in London, in one of the numerous pubs.
Highlights:
Learn about the ever-changing street art scene in the East End of London
Hear harrowing stories about East End gangsters
Follow in the footsteps of the notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper
Find out what Dracula, Banksy, and the Elephant Man all have in common
Join Verbalisti guide for an optional curry lunch
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Ostale aktivnosti i obilaske u okviru jezičkog putovanja My LONDON možete pogledati ovde ili na linku u nastavku:
Verbalisti su brend i poslovna grupa kompanije PRODIREKT LLC, koja je sertifikovan predstavnik i partner elitnih koledža u čuvenim evropskim, američkim i kanadskim univerzitetskim centrima. Upravo u saradnji sa tim vodećim školama jezika nastali su Verbalisti kao regionalna društvena mreža, jedinstvena u jugoistočnoj Evropi. Verbalisti su i odgovor na rastuću potrebu obezbeđenja regionalnih standarda za usavršavanje stranih jezika.
Istorija svadbene torte zauzima posebno mesto kada je o venčanjima reč. Svoje korene svadbeni kolač ili torta vuku iz Starog Rima. Nekada se kolač lomio iznad mladine glave a mladoženja bi jedan deo njega morao da pojede. Istorija svedoči da je lomljenje kolača simbolično predstavljalo početak dominacije muškarca nad ženom u braku. Međutim, legenda kaže da je klasična bela trospratna svadbena torta prvi put napravljena u Londonu. Za današnje izdanje bloga engleskog jezika pripremili smo kratku priču o ovoj svadbenoj torti, enjoy 🙂
Wedding Cakes
St. Bride’s Church in London
Although there’s no factual proof, the legacy of the tiered cake has been accredited to a bakers apprentice working in Ludgate Hill during the 18th century. The apprentice, William Rich, is said to have fallen madly in love with the daughter of his boss and, to impress her and win her hand in marriage, he created a large cake inspired by the spire of St Bride’s church, thereby giving us our tradition of a tiered cake
The multi-tiered cake was originally reserved for the English royalty. They would also use these cakes for christenings, as the wedding and christening events would take place very near each other. This fact rationalized the thought that all weddings should have three tiered cakes. The bottom tier was for the wedding reception, the second tier would be distributed amongst guests and the third tier would be for the christening. As the wedding and christening became disassociated with each other, the top tier was then saved by the bride and groom for their first anniversary. The top tier is now considered a nice reminder of their wedding day.
The royal wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, July 29, 1981
It was the marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1840 that really set the fashion for weddings – the dresses and cakes both became big and white as a norm. In the minds of most people, wedding cakes are supposed to be white. The symbolism attached to the colour white, makes explaining this tradition rather simple. White has always denoted purity, and it relates to white wedding cake icing that first appeared in Victorian times. Another way in which a white wedding cake relates to the symbol of purity, has its basis in the fact that the wedding cake was originally referred to as the bride’s cake. This not only highlighted the bride as the central figure of the wedding, but also created a visual link between the bride and the cake.
Cutting of the Cake Tradition
Wedding cakes take centre stage in the traditional cake cutting ceremony, symbolically the first task that bride and groom perform jointly as husband and wife. This is one tradition that most of us have witnessed and wedding photographers have captured many times.
The first piece of wedding cake is cut by the bride with the “help” of the groom. This task originally was delegated exclusively to the bride. It was she who cut the wedding cake for sharing with her guests. Distributing pieces of wedding cake to one’s guests is a part of that tradition from the Roman Empire when guests clamored for the crumbs. But, as numbers of wedding party guests grew, so did the size of the wedding cake, making the distribution process impossible for the bride to undertake on her own. Wedding cake cutting became more difficult with early multi-tiered cakes, because the icing had to be hard enough to support the wedding cake’s own weight, so the cutting of the wedding cake became a joint project. After the cake cutting ceremony, the couple proceed to feed one other from the first slice. This provides another lovely piece of symbolism, the mutual commitment of bride and groom to provide for one another.
From Tudor ‘subtleties’ to nine-foot tall towers, via the first ever model bride and groom on top a cake
Marc Meltonville, food historian and project leader of the historic kitchens team at Historic Royal Palaces, tells us about the fascinating history of royal wedding cakes:
Reading in between the lines of what Londoners are saying is for our My LONDON program travelers and other verbalists studying in London just as important as understanding the words themselves. To better prepare you for our language travel to London, we bring you the complete and amazing guide to ‘British-isms’ 🙂
The most important tip for our students in London is queuing. British people would love to stand in a queuing and wait for their turn. So, next summer, while we explore London you should follow the rule of queuing strictly.
The second important tip is punctuality. Brits strictly follow the rule of punctuality. If we are going to meet British people then we should be very punctual.
Another important tip for verbalists in London is the reserved greetings. In London, men and women greet people with a simple handshake. Don’t expect that people welcome you with a kiss.
We also need to keep in mind that British people always use please, thank you and sorry in their conversation. In other words, these words are very common in English language and can never be overused. PROČITAJTE VIŠE OVDE
Epic, motivating and uplifting chanting song from the movie “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Matthew McConaughey has talked about the chest beating scene in The Wolf of Wall Street, which has become one of the most talked-about parts of the film. While promoting his new film Dallas Buyers Club, the actor explained where the chest thump idea came from: “It’s something I do from time to time to relax myself before a scene or get my voice lowered and I was doing it before takes and Leonardo had the idea of saying ‘why don’t you put that in the scene’ and so I did.” He also added that the director Martin Scorsese loved the idea.
Matthew McConaughey explains how the famous humming from The Wolf of Wall Street was created:
We say “no” all the time and yet, when we have to say it to someone’s face and crush their spirits, it somehow becomes hard. Because this is so hard, we thought we should find some creative ways to say no, so here is our list: PROČITAJTE VIŠE
This ad, with the edginess inspired by ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and ‘Pulp Fiction’, is almost 20 years old and could play today with no problem. Great concept. Great execution. Just a wholly underrated classic.
It’s 141 years since Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis were granted the US patent to make the first riveted men’s work trousers from denim, effectively inventing blue jeans as we know them today.
