Food festivals are a common occurrence in the UK and take place in all sorts of places and at all sorts of times. Whatever your taste, there’s a food festival to match — no matter how specialized.
1. Meatopia
This three-day, London-based festival takes place at the end of August and is a meat lover’s paradise. In addition to a range of legally sourced meat products, from juicy burgers to tender steaks, attendees can listen to live music, watch butchery demonstrations, and attend informal meat-based workshops.
2. The National Honey Show
If you have a sweet tooth, then it could be that the National Honey Show, which started in 1921 and is the largest event of its kind, is the place for you to be. This three-day event attracts many local entries who showcase their sweet golden honey, some of which is sold globally.
3. The Orange Sauce Festival
Have you heard about a festival that is devoted only to orange sauce? Held in Cumbria, this sweet, fragrant festival has been running for 3 years. What attracts people most is a competition to find the best homemade orange sauce. There are thousands of participants from over 30 different countries across the globe, bringing their local snacks to share here.
4. The Ginger and Spice Festival
If you’d prefer something with a little more kick to it, then you could attend The Ginger (姜) and Spice Festival held in Market Drayton. Unlike other food festivals, it celebrates its town’s historic connection to Robert Clive, who returned from India with ginger. Because of this, they specialize in baking gingerbread, but also sell a range of traditional spices from mild to hot.
1. What do Meatopia and the National Honey Show have in common?| A．They are of the same duration. |
| B．Both of them hold workshops. |
| C．Both of them originated from London. |
| D．Both of them have a long history. |
| A．The Meatopia. | B．The Ginger and Spice Festival. |
| C．The National Honey Show. | D．The Orange Sauce Festival. |
| A．It has something to do with a historic figure. |
| B．The ginger used in the festival is from India. |
| C．It sells spicy food. |
| D．The food is cooked by Robert Clive. |
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【推荐1】Mother’s Day was coming. Anna really wanted to get her mom something special. In the first grade, Anna made a card for her mom. In the second grade, she wrote her a poem. But now she was in the third grade. Anna thought her mom would want a real gift from a store.
Anna went to a store near her house. That was where she could get her mom’s gift. She saw a beautiful hat, but it was 15 dollars. She wanted to buy a scarf for her mom, but the scarf was even more expensive — 18 dollars! Anna looked around the store but nothing was available (可得到的) for her. She bought nothing because nothing that she wanted was less than 12 dollars.
Anna walked home sadly. She got an idea. She took out some paper and a pencil, and made some cards. On each card, she wrote a thing that she would do for her mom. On one card she wrote, “I will help you make dinner.” On another one she wrote, “I will clean the house and do laundry (洗衣服).” She wrote eight more and put the cards under her bed. She didn’t want her mom to see them before the special day.
On Mother’s Day, Anna gave her mom the cards. Her mom thought the gift was great. In fact, she thought it was the best gift ever!
1. When Anna was in the second grade, she ________ for her mom on Mother’s Day.| A．cooked a meal | B．bought a hat | C．made a card | D．wrote a poem |
| A．18 dollars. | B．15 dollars. | C．12 dollars. | D．10 dollars. |
| A．Because she didn’t know what to buy. | B．Because she didn’t have enough money. |
| C．Because her mom didn’t allow her to buy. | D．Because she forgot to buy a gift. |
| A．on the table | B．on the chair | C．under her bed | D．on her mom’s bed |
| A．The steps to make cards. | B．A little girl and her family. |
| C．The history of Mother’s Day. | D．A special gift on Mother’s Day. |
【推荐2】Where to Eat on Christmas Day in London?
Bob Bob Ricard
The best choice for smaller child-free parties—or pairs—that think of Christmas as an excuse to enjoy distinctly adult treats, let’s say: caviar, oysters, steak, followed by cheese and fries, all washed down with wine (ordered by pressing a button, obviously).
Location: 1 Upper James St, Soho, London W1F 9DF, UK
Contact: 020 3145 1000
Min Jiang Restaurant
If a typical modern Chinese banquet (宴会) is required to refresh the family’s Christmas spirit, book a table atop the Royal Garden Hotel and look out over Hyde Park while sharing a feast that includes traditional Chinese dishes. Since it’s Christmas, it’s probably worth going all out by pre ordering a whole or hall Beijing (Peking) duck, too.
Location: 2-24 Kensington High St, Kensington, London W8 4PT, UK
Contact: 020 7361 1988
The Alexandra
A special case: The Alexandra in Wimbledon offers a wonderful Christmas dinner to anyone spending Christmas Day alone, no charge under whatever circumstances. It is a place of spirit, refuge, and generosity.
Location: 33 Wimbledon Hill Rd, Wimbledon. London SW19 7NE, UK
Contact: 020 8947 7691
The Pem
Sally Abé’s newest restaurant is serving up a classic three courses in Westminster, for £130 a head (children under six, free if accompanied by adults). Guests can choose between smoked sea fish and crab mousse or a special ham for a starter, with bee Wellington or a plate of goose coming as main dishes, followed by Christmas pudding and ice scream. We offer a 10% discount if the total cost is over £500.
Location: 22-28 Broadway, London SW1H 0BH, UK
Contact: 020 3301 8080
1. Which number should you dial if you love Chinese food?| A．020 3145 1000. | B．020 7361 1988. | C．020 8947 7691. | D．020 3301 8080. |
| A．A family banquet. | B．A wine party. | C．A living place. | D．A free dinner. |
| A．£468. | B．£520. | C．£585. | D．£650. |
【推荐3】Tell a Joke Day
On August 16, make everyone around you laugh by telling them a joke because it is Tell a Joke Day.
Jokes have been an integral (不可分割的）part of human history and a great many minds have spent time and energy trying to understand what makes jokes funny.
The day is known in the US as National Tell a Joke Day.
| A．A joke can be of different types. |
| B．Everyone enjoys being with pleasant people. |
| C．The origins of this very funny day are unknown. |
| D．But don’t be confused with International Joke Day on July 1. |
| E．Pick up a joke book and spend your lunch hour reading it. |
| F．Either way, the main purpose of a joke is to provide humor. |
| G．You may want to know how to become a person with humor. |
【推荐1】“My Story of Chinese Hanzi”is an international competition, hosted by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and organized by People’s Daily Online.
The entire competition consists of preliminary rounds(预赛)，semi-finals，and finals.
The first two rounds of the competition will be held online.Contestants will answer the questions and provide one-minute videos in the preliminary rounds.The second-round contestants will produce videos featuring a virtual talent show.Votes will be cast by fans online, and the top ten selected winners will move onto the finals, which will be held offline in late August.
Each finalist will deliver a seven-minute speech focusing on the theme of "Ren", a fundamental value long cherished in Chinese culture.
Eligible(具备条件的)candidates：
International students in China, including ethnic Chinese who are at least third-generation immigrants；
Foreigners working in China whose native language is not Chinese and whose parents’ native language is not Chinese；
Other non-native speakers of Chinese(including full-time students and community members)who are non-Chinese citizens.
There is no age limit for contestants.
Schedule：
Preliminary rounds—The top 30 contestants will receive participation awards and be eligible to enter into the semi-finals.
Semi-finals—The contest organizing committee will upload the videos of the winners of the preliminary rounds onto the People's Daily Online website, organize online voting, and then select ten winners after completion of online voting and scoring by the judges.
Finals—Upon finishing up the speech competition, various awards will be announced after the scoring is carried out by the judges, with the scores comparing competitors' Chinese language speaking abilities, expressiveness, the core message behind their stories, and how their stories promote exchanges between different civilizations.
To take part in the contest, please scan the QR code and complete the questionnaire.
CPAFFC reserves all rights for final explanation.
1. Who decide the winners to move onto the finals？| A．Committee members. | B．Online Fans. |
| C．International judges. | D．Non-Chinese citizens. |
| A．Occupation and gender. | B．Education and age. |
| C．Native language and nationality. | D．The stories selected. |
| A．It will be held online throughout. |
| B．Fluency will be weighed most by judges. |
| C．The scores will be given by the audience. |
| D．People can attend by scanning the QR code. |
【推荐2】I Don’t Want to Be …
To those who, my dear parents, teachers, and seniors, want to see the future of China in us.
Actually no answer of it is available from me now. But, what I can share with you is, what kind of person I don’t want to be.
I don’t want to be an extremist with a saw in hand, who always sees people as two distinct categories, men vs women, partners vs opponents, in which life becomes a matter of defying each other and fighting out without a sound judgment.
I don’t want to make myself a mean person, teasing others of their success or failure, envying those who live a better life than myself while looking down upon those who are not as good as myself. I don’t want to be the kind of person who complains and makes excuses, who is quick to blame others whenever something fails.
I don’t want to be a person like a product on an assembly line. There is no independent personality, only a predetermined persona (表面形象). There is no brilliant talent, only delusional (假象的) high popularity. There are no wonderful works, only gossips of on-lookers.
I don’t want to make myself an invisible man. I will, offer to bell the cat when needed, instead of being lost in sight when trouble comes and disappearing in the crowd when solutions are sought.
I don’t want to be an unpleasant insincere person, who tells you being at a disadvantage is a blessing when you suffer, who says ignorance is a perfect happiness when it is time to be serious.
Yes, I don’t want to be . I don’t want to be a cold-hearted person. I don’t want to be a cheater. I don’t want to be a barbarian (没有教养的人). I don’t want to be a quitter. I don’t want to be an ingrate (忘恩负义的人). I do not want to be someone who is unpatriotic.
I don’t want to keep on proclaiming, “Humanity further doomed generation after generation.”
When I become a parent, a teacher, or a senior, I hope my child would tell me, I want to be someone like you.
1. What may the speaker most probably be now?| A．A teacher. | B．A judge. | C．A student. | D．A worker. |
| A．The speaker intends to be popular. |
| B．The speaker prefers to be dependent. |
| C．The speaker likes to be praised by others. |
| D．The speaker wants to be a man of character. |
| A．kind-hearted | B．responsible | C．unreliable | D．stubborn |
| A．Comparison. | B．Metaphor. | C．Exaggeration. | D．Parallelism. |
【推荐3】It can be tough to pull kids away from their computers and mobile phones these days. While they’re playing games, wouldn’t it be great if they could be learning at the same time? Good educational apps offer fun challenges that teach specific grade-level skills. Here are four that combine fun and learning.
Understanding Math ($ 3. 99;iOS)
Understanding Math goes beyond basic comprehension to gain a deeper understanding of the whys and hows of math. The app tracks your child’s progress to determine strengths and weaknesses in different skill areas, and you can customize(订制)your child’s learning experience to suit the needs.
Word Creativity Kiti ($2. 99;iOS)
Word Creativity Kit aims not only to make creative writing fun but also build up grammar rules. The app presents a series of words from seven categories, such as space or fantasy. Kids add their own words to finish the complete thoughts that these words have inspired.
Barefoot World Atlas1($ 4. 99;iOS)
Barefoot World Atlas helps kids learn about geography and world cultures with a touch of the screen. Each region features a set of sub-topics, from wildlife and natural features to native people, landmarks, and architecture. These facts and illustrations are delivered in photographs, sounds, and hundreds of mini videos.
My Grades & Homeworki ($0. 99;iOS)
A combination of grades and homework tracker My Grades& Homework can help your child stay organized and on top of the progress in school. A convenient calendar and course list format and offer a glance at your child’s assignment schedule that he or she might not normally get from standard homework planners.
1. Which app is helpful to improve children’s writing skills?| A．Understanding Math. | B．Word Creativity Kit. |
| C．Barefoot World Atlas. | D．My Grades & Homework. |
| A．They help children find jobs. |
| B．They make studies fun for mini videos. |
| C．They need buying when they are used. |
| D．They inform parents of their children’s progress. |
| A．parents | B．engineers | C．friends | D．doctors |
