English Culture

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royal residence in the English county of Berkshire
(ˈbɑːkʃɪə; -ʃə)
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Windsor Castle
Hampshire, National Motor Museum
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Beaulieu
also Palace House
a National Park in Devon; ponies; prison at Princetown
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Dartmoor
a network rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk
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Norfolk Broads
an island off the north west coast of Wales. Two bridges span the Menai Strait, connecting it to the mainland: the Menai Suspension Bridge and the Britannia Bridge.
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Anglesey
Welsh festival, literature, music and performance
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Eisteddfod
a village in the south of Scotland famous for runaway weddings; Dumfries and Galloway county
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Gretna Green
a city where Formula One Monaco Grand Prix takes place
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Monte Carlo
a large sandstone rock formation; the Northern Territory, central Australia
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Ayers Rock
Kennedy Space Center, NASA's launch complex, astronaut, rocket launch, Florida, the USA
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Cape Canaveral
capital of Egypt, the largest city in the Middle-East and Africa
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Cairo
a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Taj Mahal
a country situated in the northwest corner of South America
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Colombia
the capital and largest city of Colombia
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Bogota
American daredevil, entertainer, international icon 1970s; spectacular motorcycle jumps
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Evel Knievel
a recklessly bold person
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daredevil
the fastest land animal, has yellow or tan fur with solid black round or oval spots; live in the savannas, Africa
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cheetah
a small, long-tailed, seed-eating parrot.
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budgerigar
helmet or ski mask, a form of cloth headgear designed to expose only part of the face
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balaclava
a type of blanket, traditionally composed of three layers of fiber
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quilt
dish, cooked, flaked fish, boiled rice, parsley, hard-boiled eggs, curry powder, butter
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kedgeree
condiments, South Asian cuisine, spices, vegetables, fruit
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chutney
thick soup, Italian, vegetables, pasta, rice, beans, onions, celery, carrots, tomatoes
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minestrone soup
a traditional French dish, stewed vegetable, aubergine, casserole; originating in Nice
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ratatouille
French dessert, sauce, caramelized sugar, butter, tangerine, orange juice, liqueur
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Crêpe Suzette
a good source of fiber
zarodki pszenne
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wheatgerm
a herb known also as Chinese parsley
kolendra
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coriander
[ˌkɒriˈændə]
bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in the bottom, used for rinsing food
durszlak
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colander
['kɒl.ən. də]
sweet, round roll sprinkled with sugar, currants, sultan; Somerset
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Bath bun
round, soft, doughy cake, made of wheat, barley or oatmeal; served with jam or cream; nice with tea / a village in Scotland
babeczka jedzona z dzemem lub smietana; [skɒn] / [ˈskuːn]
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scone
French and British supersonic passenger airliner
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Concorde
Victorian bicycle with a very large front wheel
bicykl
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penny farthing
[ˌpen. iˈfɑː.ðɪŋ]
in the UK, a post with a flashing orange light on top that shows where cars must stop to allow people to walk across a road
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Belisha beacon
named after the first Baron Hore-Belisha, a former British Minister of Transport
scaly, whitish scurf, flakes formed on a skal; hair; collar
łupież
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dandruff
[ˈdændrʌf]
be uncomfortably hot
prazyc sie
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swelter
It's sweltering today. Barney sweltered in his doorman's uniform
A river of southern Brazil, the Iguaçu Falls, a spectacular series of waterfalls
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Iguaçu
/ˌɪgwəˈsuː/
one of the tools of cooking and baking
jeden z przyborów kuchennych
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utensil
[ju:ˈtensəl]
merging of different elements into a union
połączenie
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fusion
(ˈfjuːʒən)
A decorative style or scheme, as of a room
wystrój wnętrza
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decor
[ˈdeɪkɔ:ʳ]
moving belt that transports materials or packages
taśmociąg, przenośnik taśmowy
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conveyor belt
[kənˈveɪəʳ]
A car designed to operate on a cableway or cable railway.
kolejka linowa; trolejbus
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cable car
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
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Rio de Janeiro
/ˌriːəʊ də dʒəˈnɪərəʊ /
The capital, since 1960, of Brazil
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Brasilia
/brəˈzɪlɪə/
Objects kept or collected because of their associations with memorable people or events
pamiątki
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memorabilia
/ˌmɛm(ə)rəˈbɪlɪə/

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