John Constable, an English Romantic painter and landscape painter John Constable is best known for his paintings of the English countryside around his home in Suffolk. His most famous paintings include Dedham Vale of 1802 and The Hay Wain of 1821. The area surrounding his home, on the Essex-Suffolk border in east England, is now
Read about Albert Einstein A Gentle Genius Hi, my name is Diana and I'd like to suggest reading the text Albert Einstein A Gentle Genius. An "Einstein" If someone calls you an 'Einstein' ['ainstain], consider it a compliment. It means that you are compared to one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century. Actually, many people
Writing: A Letter to a Friend Exam in Mind: Write a letter to a friend and tell him / her how you spent your winter/Christmas holidays. Revise how to write an informal letter. Level B1 Here is Diana's Letter Hi Andrew, Sorry that I haven't been in touch for a while. I hope you had
Would You Like to Try Ube Desserts? Diana's Project Hi, I'm Diana and I'm studying the theme "Food. Cuisine" at the moment. I came across a new word 'ube' while making a "Food & Drink Alphabet". I have found some interesting facts about ube and would like to share them with you. Violet-colored ube desserts have
Formal Letter: A Letter of Application for a Course Read the advertisement and write your letter of application for a course. EXFORD COLLEGE Exford is beside the sea and surrounded by beautiful countryside Courses at all levels, September to June (full-time) Summer schools (mornings only) during August. Full social programme including sports and hobby clubs
Writing an Informal Letter Exam in Mind Imagine you are spending a holiday at an activity camp. Write a letter to your friend and tell: what you are doing there which of the activities you like and which ones you don't like very much how you feel about the camp and whether you could recommend
Tell about one of the endangered species Orangutans, Red-haired Apes Hi, I am Diana and I want to tell you about orangutans. I am sure each of you at least once heard about these animals, but do you know that they are in danger of extinction? I hope you'll enjoy the short information about these
Write about your dream house. If money was not a poblem, what kind of house would you like to have? Write about: type and size of house location outside (garden / garage) inside (rooms / furniture and furnishing / style other (neighbours / attractions in the neighbourhood) If money wasn’t a problem, I’d like to
Marie Curie, an Outstanding Woman Do you know who was Marie Curie? Hi! Diana's here and today I'd like to share with you who Marie Curie was. Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person — man or woman — to win the award twice. With her husband
Read about Serhiy Pavlovych Korolyov, a rocket engineer and spacecraft designer Academician Serhiy Pavlovych Korolyov, the famous scientist and designer of space-rocket systems, was born on the 12th of January 1907 in the city of Zhytomyr in the family of a teacher. In 1916 Serhiy's parents divorced and a year later his mother remarried. In 1917
