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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Greetings from Rama in Edinburgh

Hi there

I hope you’re all fine.

I’m having a great time here in Edinburgh. But unfortunately, I’m not studying a lot :-(

There is so much to see, so I don’t have a lot of time to spend with my school books.

Twice I went to Glasgow over the weekend to visit an old friend from Switzerland, who‘s studying there at the moment. It was really funny.

Fortunately, the weather’s being kind to us. The sun‘s shining quite often and it’s even warmer than in Switzerland, I guess.

Yesterday we went to Loch Lomond. It was really beautiful.

I’m going to stay here until next Saturday, thus I won’t come to class, today!

Have a nice time!

Cheers

Rama

Learning about the English in Southwest England

Just so you all can see that I actually learned something while I was over in England having fun, here are some pictures with what I learned.

Very pituresque thatched cottages, just like the ones on the calendars. Actually, they ARE the ones on the calendars!
I bet you know this place. It was very parky the whole time we were in England.
Parky- the word of the day: nothing to do with parks, though you often feel it in parks. It means chilly - a chill that runs straight through you.

This is the pub we stayed at. Life there is just like in the films. The village gathers, chats and gossips - no tv, though, thank God!

One of the hounds waiting for a pint of Old Speckled Hen (very tasty, bitter ale - and not warm). This is actually the pooch of the house, and the owner of the pub is in the background. He is a VERY good cook and treated us to Monday roast, chicken and ham pie, crumble, and spotted dick - all very British!
Posh cream tea time at the Roman Baths in Bath.
The word of the day: Clotted cream- basically sweet butter that has been whipped.
Preparation of scones: first the strawberry jam, then the clotted cream.
Preparation of tea: first the milk, then the sugar if desired, then the brewed tea. In posh places you will always be able to top off the tea (add fresh hot water to the brewed tea).

Thursday, February 4, 2010

IELTS

As promised, here are some IELTS sites for you to get an idea of the IELTS. I personally think the third one is pretty good.

IELTS exam practice

More IELTS exam practice

And still more IELTS exam practice

Any other questions??