and leeks. Middle Ages With culinary traditions from Rome and Athens, a cuisine developed in Sicily that some consider the first real Italian cuisine. Muslims invaded Sicily in the 9th century. The Arabs introduced spinach, almonds, rice and perhaps spaghetti. During the 12th century, a Norman king surveyed Sicily and saw people making long strings made from flour and water called atriya, which eventually became trii, a term still used for spaghetti in southern Italy. Normans also introduced casseroles, salt cod (baccalà) and stockfish which remain popular. 4 Early modern era The courts of Florence, Rome, Venice and Ferrara were central to the cuisine. Christoforo Messisbugo, steward to Ippolito d'Este, published Banchetti Composizioni di Vivande in 1549. Messisbugo gives recipes for pies and tarts (containing 124 recipes with various fillings)
Tallinna Inglise Kolledz Canada. The land of diversity. Tallinn 2006 Canada. If you had to use two words to describe Canada, they might be large and diverse. Canada is the second largest country in the world with a territory of about 10 million square kilometers and it is bordered by three oceans: the Arctic, the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. The population of Canada is about 31 million people. About 77% of the people live in cities which lie in a band about 100 miles wide above the border of the United States. The capital of Canada is Ottawa. Other large cities are Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Quebec. Canada has two official languages English and French. It's interesting to know that about 61% of Canadians name English and 24% French their mother tongue. There are also many other languages spoken in Canada such as: Italian, Chinese, German, Polish, Ukrainian, Greek and Dutch. There are also many
There was a great gold rush. Thousands of people came to Australia to find their fortunes. In ten years the population grew from 400,000 to 1,200,000. Forty years later there was another gold rush. This time gold was discovered in the west. With gold came new roads, railways and growing cities. On 1 January 1901 all the six separate states of Australia united into one country. Many people left Britain for a new life in Australia. After 1945 people from other European countries, like Italy, Greece, Germany and Holland, began coming to Australia. Since 1945 more than three million people have moved there. Economy Australia is extremely rich in mineral resources like coal, iron, copper, nickel, lead, tin, zinc and others. The forests have much good timber. Along the seashores pearl shell and tortoise shell can be gathered. Australia is one of the biggest producers of diamonds, apals, sapphire, agates. Oil and
Tallinna Inglise Kolledz Topic United States of America Mari-Liis Pakats Tallinn 2007 2 Introduction..................................................................................................................4 Geographical Position..................................................................................................4 Geographical Regions..................................................................................................5 Climate ........................................................................................................................6 Natural Resources........................................................................................................ 7 History..........................................................................................................................8 Culture................................................................................................
Canada is the second largest country in the world. Situated to the north of the United States, in North America, it has both English and French as its official languages. Even though its area is bigger than that of the United States, its population is only about 11% of that of the USA some 35 million. Because of that, Canada has one of the lowest population densities in the world. The capital of Canada is Ottawa the name of whose comes from the old Algonquin language, with the original word meaning `to trade'. Due to the country's huge size and position, it is very diverse. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Atlantic to the east, and the Arctic to the north. The landscapes differ greatly from rolling plains and mountains to the cold tundra in the northern part of the country. Geographically, the country's split into 5 major regions the Pacific, the Prairie Provinces, Central Canada, the Atlantic Provinces and the North. The Pacific Region is known for it
The state is named after George Washington, the 1st President of the United States. It is the only U.S. state named after a president. Washington is a great place for tourist to visit, with art galleries and museums that it has. The nature in Washington in really diverse and it is good for people, who don't like so much night life, but historical cities. Mt. Rainier reflected in Reflection lake. Famous Americans Leonardo was born in Vinci, near Florence, Italy, in 1452. Leonardo da Vinci was a skilled painter, sculptor, engineer, architect, and inventor. Two of his most famous paintings--The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa--are considered by many art historians to be priceless. Although Leonardo studied to be an artist, he also became interested in anatomy, optics, and botany, or the study of plants. He used what he learned from his studies to invent new things. Today, Leonardo is remembered as one of the most important figures of the Renaissance
CANADA Canada is a vast country, second largest country of the world after Russia. It stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and to the Arctic Ocean in the North. Canada Covers most of the northern part of North America and its geography is very diverse. Canada's area is about 10 million square kilometers and its population is 31 000 000. Its capital is Ottowa and other main cities are Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Almost 75 % of canadians lives within 300 kilometer of the USA border, because the climate is softer in the South. 89 % of Canada is almost unhabited. Its official languages are English and French, but many other languages are spoken too. Like Italian, Chinese, German, Polish, Ukrainian, Dutch and Creek. There are also many native languages such as Algonquian. Most of the canadian's speak English (67 %), but French is very largely spoken too (26 % of the canadians).
minister and Noble prize winner for literature, inventor and scientist Isaac Newton who discovered gravity, filmmaker Charlie Chaplin who is known for his many black and white silent films, musician and singer John Lennon, who is known as a member of legendary band The Beatles. English sportsmen are also known all over the world. Right now, it could be said that one of the most famous ones is footballer David Beckham, who plays for L.A. Galaxy in USA but is currently on loan in AC Milan, in Italy and is the most-capped player in England’s national football team. Traditions and holidays There are a lot of holidays in England and some of them are centuries old. They all have their own traditions. Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night is celebrated on 5 November. In 1606 Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators attempted to blow up the House of Parliament but they didn’t succeed. The celebrations involve firework displays and building bonfires
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