19 de septiembre de 2010

Helado de Dulce de Leche according to The New York Times

Spring days are coming ahead, and with them the helado de dulce de leche pops back in our lives.

Read what The New York Times thinks of of Argentina's favourite flavours when it comes to ice cream!

Buenos Aires: National Treasure in a Cone

Saludos,
and let's go to your favourite ice cream parlor to grab a cucurucho filled with creamy dulce de leche!
Prof. Mariano Ignacio

17 de septiembre de 2010

Bits and Pieces

What's the Correct Word Order?

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a. beautiful
b. to
c. lady
d. what
e. young
f. that
g. happened
h. ?
a. how
b. us
c. waiting
d. has
e. long
f. she
g. been
h. for
i. ?
a. far
b. gas
c. is
d. the
e. how
f. nearest
g. it
h. to
i. station
j. ?
a. didn't
b. our
c. come
d. meeting
e. to
f. why
g. you
h. ?
a. tonight
b. you
c. come
d. do
e. guests
f. how
g. will
h. many
i. know
j. ?
a. green
b. cost
c. much
d. that
e. vase
f. how
g. does
h. Japanese
i. ?
a. I
b. in
c. may
d. this
e. room
f. smoke
g. ?
a. me
b. you
c. ride
d. can
e. give
f. a
g. ?
a. break
b. it
c. we
d. should
e. before
f. do
g. coffee
h. ?
a. will
b. here
c. he
d. when
e. be
f. again
g. ?

Correct or Incorrect use of preposition?

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the sentence is correct (c) or incorrect (i).

She's a very selfish person who doesn't show any consideration for others.
On our school the teachers' basic hourly rate was increased by 5%.
When we said: "the time is over", the young girl glanced quickly on her watch.
There's a fine of 25 cents a day at overdue library books.
In the beginning of his career he had very little success.
He forgot to consider the rise in the cost of living.
This ticket entitles you to a free meal in our new restaurant.
Why did the burden to bringing up her two brothers fall on her shoulders?
When I came through the customs at the airport, I had to pay duty about an electric knife I had in my luggage.
The botanist discovered some new specimens of flowers on that island.

Homophones - A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. The words may be spelled the same, such as rose and rose (past tense of "rise"), or differently, such as to, two, and too. Homophones that are spelled the same are also both homographs and homonyms.

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Things are not as they ___.
a. seam
b. seem
A type of corn is called ___.
a. maize
b. maze
On the ___, he is a nice person.
a. whole
b. hole
He ___ better but he did it anyway.
a. knew
b. new
Always try to buy low and ___ high.
a. sell
b. cell
Didn't you ___ me when I called you?
a. hear
b. here
A rank lower than general is ___.
a. colonel
b. kernel
Do not ___ in the affairs of other.
a. medal
b. meddle
Do you really ___ the money?
a. knead
b. kneed
c. need
During the summer I work as a tour ___.
a. guide
b. guyed
I will have a ___ sandwich on rye bread.
a. stake
b. steak
I told ___ not to go but he would not listen.
a. him
b. hymn
His car broke down so he called for a ___ truck.
a. toe
b. tow
If you run a bear will chase and try to ___ you.
a. mall
b. maul
If you sleep with ___ hair you will catch a cold.
a. wet
b. whet
A vein of gold in a mine is known as the mother ___.
a. load
b. lode
I want to ___ you for your delicious meal.
a. complement
b. compliment
He was not ___ to stay up later than 9:00 at night.
a. allowed
b. aloud
My son has ___ 10 centimeters since this past summer.
a. groan
b. grown
He ___ flowers to his mother on Mother's Day.
a. cent
b. scent
c. sent

10 de septiembre de 2010

Grammar Basics

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Beer is the world's best-selling ___ drink.
a. alcohol
b. alcoholic
c. alcohols
The process of making beer is called ___ .
a. beering
b. brewsing
c. brewing
The first recorded recipe ( ___ on clay tablets) seems to be one for making beer.
a. write
b. written
c. wrote
The ___ ingredients used in making beer are malted grains, water, hops, and yeast.
a. principal
b. principle
c. principles
The most common grain ___ for beer-making is barley, but sometimes wheat, corn, or rice are also added.
a. use
b. uses
c. used
Grain is malted by first soaking it in water, then allowing it to sprout, and finally drying it ___ stop the sprouting.
a. in order to
b. to order to
c. into order to
Hop cones add both flavor and aroma to beer; they are also good ___ .
a. preserves
b. preservatives
c. preservations
In a process ___ fermentation, yeast changes sugar from the malted grain into alcohol.
a. call
b. calling
c. called
Although the alcohol level in beer ___ ranges from 4-7%, it can go as high as 15%.
a. usual
b. unusual
c. usually
The two most ___ styles of beer are lager and ale.
a. common
b. commons
c. commonly
Lager ___ about 150 years ago, and it is now the most popular style of beer.
a. has developed
b. was developed
c. has been developed
However, in recent years, ale has been regaining ___ .
a. popular
b. population
c. popularity
One difference between lager and ale ___ the kinds of yeast used in the fermentation process.
a. lies in
b. lies at
c. lies on
Another difference between these two ___ of beer is the temperature of the fermentation process.
a. type
b. types
c. typicals
In addition, lager ___ lighter in color and body than ale.
a. tends to be
b. tend to be
c. tends to have
Most beer in the United States is made by big breweries, such as Anheuser-Busch and Miller; microbrew or "craft" beer ___ only 5-10% of all beer produced.
a. account for
b. accounts for
c. count for
However, the rapid ___ in the number of microbreweries in the past 20 years means that the United States has a wider selection of beer styles than any other country.
a. increasing
b. increases
c. increase
In Europe, one of the smallest countries, Belgium, produces the ___ variety of beer styles of all and is sometimes thought of as a "Disneyland" for beer drinkers.
a. great
b. greatest
c. greater