Bread and butter
Meaning: One’s main source of income or livelihood; basic necessities.
Jelentés:A megélhetés, a fő bevételi forrás; alapvető szükségletek.
Example  Teaching is my bread and butter.  – Tanításból élek.

The best thing since sliced bread
Meaning: Something considered an outstanding new invention or idea.
Jelentés: Valami zseniális, korszakalkotó új dolog vagy ötlet.
Example: This new app is the best thing since sliced bread. – Ez az új app egy zseniális találmány. 

Know which side one’s bread is buttered on

Meaning: To know what is in one’s own best interest; to know who or what benefits you.
Jelentés: Tisztában van azzal, hogy mi az érdeke; tudja, mi éri meg neki.
Example: She always flatters her boss – she knows which side her bread is buttered on. – Mindig dicséri a főnökét – tudja, hol van a kenyere megvajazva (mi jó neki, mitől lesz jó neki)

Break bread with someone

Meaning: To share a meal with someone; to make peace or form a connection.
Jelentés: Békét köt valakivel; étkezést oszt meg valakivel.
Example: I would love to break bread with you sometime. – Szeretnék majd egyszer békét kötni veled.

Breadwinner

Meaning: The person in a family who earns the main income.
Jelentés: A családfenntartó, aki a pénzt keresi otthonra.
Example  He is the main breadwinner in the family. – Ő a fő családfenntartó.

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Bread and water
Meaning: The bare minimum to survive; traditionally associated with prison rations.
Jelentés: A létező legszűkebb minimum; hagyományosan a börtön kosztja.
Example: I have to survive on bread and water until payday. – Csak kenyéren és vízen kell tengődnöm fizetésnapig.

Bread always falls on the buttered side
Meaning: Bad luck tends to compound — if something can go wrong, it will (Murphy’s Law).
Jelentés: Murphy törvénye: ha valami rosszul sülhet el, el is fog.
Example: I spilled coffee right after printing my report – bread always falls on the buttered side. – Pont miután kinyomtattam a riportot, kávét öntöttem rá – Murphy törvénye.

Na, és akkor hogyan mondják, hogy lekenyerezni valakit? 

“To butter someone up”, ez a legtermészetesebb kifejezés erre. Jelentése: hízelgéssel, bókokkal megpuhítani valakit, hogy valamit elérjünk tőle.

She buttered up her boss before asking for a raise. – Lekenyerezte a főnökét, mielőtt fizetésemelést kért.

Van még a “to grease someone’s palm” is, de az inkább megvesztegetést jelent (kenőpénzt adni), nem csak hízelgést.

The history of sliced bread

Behold, sliced bread. But where did it come from? Meet Otto Frederick Rohwedder, born in Iowa in 1880.

Okay, okay, Otto didn’t invent the idea of sliced bread. Bread itself is an ancient invention. Over thousands of years, many people independently figured out how to bake and prepare it.

However, Otto did invent the bread slicing machine that makes it possible to sell loaves of bread pre-sliced.

After growing up in Iowa, Otto moved down to Missouri with hopes of becoming a successful jeweller. And he was off to a good start. He owned three stores and seemed set for even bigger success. But as time went on, he became more and more interested in building a mechanical bread slicer.

Otto mulled over this idea for years, and by 1916, he decided to sell his jewelry stores and make his bread slicer a reality. The mechanical bread slicer was off to a rocky start. Otto’s first prototype was unsuccessful, and in 1917, the factory he’d planned to use burned down, along with his blueprints and prototypes.

At this point, most people would have given up. Luckily, Otto wasn’t most people. By 1928, he’d created a machine that both sliced and wrapped loaves of bread. In July of that year, pre-sliced bread was sold for the first time, and the invention’s popularity skyrocketed.

Today, most loaves come pre-sliced. And if you think something is particularly impressive, you might describe it as the best thing since sliced bread, all due to Otto’s stuff of genius.

Decide if the statements are true or false! 

Statements:

1. Otto Rohwedder grew up in the same state where he was born.
2. Otto decided to leave the jewelry business after his bread slicer became a commercial success.
3. A fire destroyed Otto’s early plans and models before his machine was finished.
4. The machine Otto built in the late 1920s could both cut and wrap loaves of bread.
5. The phrase “the best thing since sliced bread” existed before Otto invented his machine.

Correct answers:

1. True – The text says Otto was born in Iowa and that he grew up in Iowa before moving to Missouri, so he was born and raised in the same state.
2. False – The text says Otto sold his jewelry stores in 1916 in order to build his bread slicer, not after it became successful. He gave up the business before the machine was finished.
3. True – The text states that in 1917, the factory Otto had planned to use burned down, taking his blueprints and prototypes with it.
4. True – The text says that by 1928, Otto had created a machine that both sliced and wrapped loaves of bread.
5. False – The text connects the phrase “the best thing since sliced bread” to Otto’s invention, suggesting the expression came about because of his work, not before it.

A delicious chicken pie to feed the whole family. The chicken and leek filing is tasty and moist, topped with ready-made puff pastry.

Ingredients

• 1.5kg free-range chicken
• 1 carrot, peeled, cut into chunks
• 2 celery sticks, cut into chunks
• 2 onions, peeled and chopped
• 2 bay leaf
• 1 tbs olive oil
• 2 leeks, trimmed and sliced thickly
• 150g bacon lardons, smoked or unsmoked
• 60g butter
• 60g plain flour
• 3 tbs crème fraîche, optional
• 1 tbs coarse-grain mustard
• a few thyme sprigs
• salt and ground black pepper
• 375g pack ready-made puff pastry
• a little beaten egg
• 1.5-2 litre (2½-3½ pints) pie dish

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Kosárba

Preparation

1. Put the chicken in a large pot with the carrots, celery and an onion. Add a bay leaf and pour in enough cold water to cover. Put a lid on the pan, bring to the boil, then simmer, uncovered, for about 45 mins until the chicken meat starts to fall off the bone.
2. Take the chicken out and set aside for about 20 mins. Put the pan back on the heat, bring the stock to the boil and simmer for an hour to reduce it. As soon as the chicken is cool enough to handle, take the meat off the bones and add the bones to the stockpot for extra flavour.
3. Heat the oil in another pan, and add the other onion and leeks. Fry for about 5 mins, stirring. Add the bacon and fry for 5 mins more. Put into pie dish with bite-sized chunks of chicken.
4. Add the butter and flour to the pan, and cook, stirring to make a paste. Remove bones before gradually adding 600ml (1 pint) of the hot chicken stock to make a smooth sauce. Let it boil for a couple of mins, then add the crème fraîche, if using, and the mustard, the other bay leaf, thyme leaves and seasoning. Pour over chicken and leeks in the dish and stir well. Leave to cool.
5. Roll out the pastry just a little larger than the top of the pie dish and cut out. Brush the edge of the dish with egg, fit some trimmings round it, then put the cut-out pastry on top. Press down well to seal, trim off excess pastry and roughen up edges. Roll out trimmings to make decorative “leaves”. Make a small hole in the top and arrange the “leaves” on the pastry top. Chill the pie while the oven heats up.
6. Set the oven to Gas Mark 6 or 200°C. Heat a baking sheet in it. Brush pastry with egg. Put the dish on the baking sheet. Bake for 30-40 mins until the pastry is golden and the filling is bubbling up.

a dog and pony show
meaning:a show or other event that has been organized in order to get people’s support or to persuade them to buy something
magyarul: “parasztvakítás”
example: The two boxers nearly started a fight at the press conference. I know they hate each other, but it’s really just a dog and pony show to drum up interest in the fight. –  A két bokszoló majdnem összeverekedett a sajtókonferencián. Tudom, hogy ki nem állhatják egymást, de igazából ez csak parasztvakítás, hogy felturbózzák az érdeklődést a meccs iránt.

as sick as a dog
meaning:very ill
magyarul: nagyon beteg, nagyon rosszul érzi magát
example: She was as sick as a dog after eating that strange clam-chowder. – Nagyon  kutyául érezte magát miután megette azt a fura kagylólevest.

Barking dog never bites.
meaning:Someone who makes threats all the time seldom carries out the threats.
magyarul: Amelyik kutya ugat, az nem harap.
example: My boss threatens to fire me at least once a week, but a barking dog never bites.- A főnököm legalább hetente egyszer megfenyeget, hogy kirúg, de amelyik kutya ugat, az nem harap.

be like a dog with two tails
meaning:to be very happy
magyarul: nagyon örülni/ örül, mint majom a farkának
example: Mike’s team won the match. Their manager was like a dog with two tails. – Mike csapata nyerte a meccset. A menedzserük úgy örült, mint majom a farkának.

dog-tired
meaning:extremely tired
magyarul: nagyon fáradt
example: He usually got home at around seven o’clock, dog-tired after a long day in the office. – Általában hét körül ért haza, hulla fáradtan egy hosszú, fárasztó nap után az irodában.

done up like a dog’s dinner
meaning:wearing clothes which make you look silly when you have tried to dress for a formal occasion
magyarul: “kiöltözik, mint Szaros Pista Jézus nevenapján”(népszótár:- ), túlöltözik, nevetségesen kiöltözik
example: There she was, all dressed up like a dog’s dinner, in a ridiculous frilly shirt and a skirt that was far too short. – És akkor ott volt ő, nevetségesen kiöltözve egy röhejes fodros-bodros blúzban, és egy túlságosan is rövid szoknyában.

Every dog has its day.
meaning:Everyone gets a chance eventually.
magyarul: mindenkinek eljön az ideje, mindenkinek van egy esélye valamikor
example: You may become famous someday. Every dog has his day.- Egyszer lehet, hogy még híres leszel. Mindenkinek eljön egyszer az ideje.

fighting like cat and dog
meaning:to argue violently all the time
magyarul: kutya-macska harc
example: The two sisters are always fighting like cat and dog. They never agree on anything. – A két nővér állandóan veszekszik. Soha nem értenek egyet semmiben.

We get on very well as adults but as kids we fought like cat and dog. – Felnőttként jól kijövünk egymással, de gyerekkorunkban állandóan veszekedtünk.

It’s raining cats and dogs!

meaning:something that you say when it is raining very heavily
magyarul: szakad az eső, zuhog
example: It’s raining cats and dogs out there! Don’t go out, unless you want to get soaked to the skin. – Szakad kint az eső! Ne menj ki, hacsak nem akarsz bőrig ázni.

Let sleeping dogs lie!
meaning:Do not instigate trouble!/ Leave something alone if it might cause trouble.
magyarul: Ne keltsd fel az alvó oroszlánt!
example: ‘Should I ask the boss if he’s upset at my coming in late in the mornings?’ ‘If he hasn’t said anything about it, just let sleeping dogs lie.’ – “Megkérdezzem a főnököt, hogy haragszik-e, hogy későn érek be reggelente?” “Ha eddig nem mondott semmit, akkor ne keltsd fel az alvó oroszlánt!”

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
meaning:You should not do something you have hired someone else to do.
magyarul: Minek tartasz kuttát, ha te  magad ugatsz?/ Minek veszel igénybe egy szolgáltatást, ha megcsinálod úgyis?
example: ‘The cleaning lady washes my floors every Wednesday, but I always wash them over again.’ ‘Don’t be silly, Ellen. Why keep a dog and bark yourself?’ – “A takarítónő minden szerdán felmos, de én mindig újra megcsinálom.” “Ne őrülj már meg, Ellen! Minek van kutyád, ha te ugatsz helyette?”

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
meaning:something that you say which means it is difficult to make someone change the way they do something when they have been doing it the same way for a long time
magyarul: Öreg kutyának nem tudsz új trükköt tanítani./ Ne akard az öreg mórt arabul tanítani.
example: ’I have been trying to teach my dad to use the computer, but he is never going to get it.’ ’You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.’ – „Próbálom megtanítani apukámat a számítógép használatra, de nem fogja soha megérteni.” ”Már túl idős hozzá, hogy új dolgokat tanuljon meg.”

Be hot-headed
meaning: to be rash, hot-tempered
magyarul: heves vérmérsékletűnek lenni
example: I don’t like working with him because he is very hot-headed and he is always shouting. – Nem szeretek vele dolgozni, mert nagyon heves vérmérsékletű és állandóan kiabál.

Too hot to handle
meaning: something that is too dangerous
magyarul: valami, ami túl veszélyes
example: The jobs that they offered him were too hot to handle, so he looked for another workplace.  – Túl veszélyesek volak azok a munkák, amiket ajánottak neki, ezért másik munkahelyet keresett.

Be full of hot air
meaning: talking nonsense
magyarul: hülyeséget mond
example: She is always so full of hot air that nobody ever believes her. – Mindig olyan sok hülyeséget mond, hogy senki sem hisz neki.

Be in hot water
meaning: people are angry with somebody
magyarul: pácban lenni
example: He stole some money from his parents so now he is in hot water. – Ellopott némi pénzt a szüleitől, így most nyakig ül a pácban.

Have the hots for somebody
meaning: be strongly attracted to somebody
magyarul: odaáig lenni valakiért
example: He has had the hots for the new girl ever since he saw her. – Amióta meglátta az új lányt, teljesen odáig van érte.

Have cold feet
meaning: to be a coward at the moment of action
magyarul: beijedni valamitől az utolsó pillanatban
example: He wanted to try horse riding but he got cold feet when he saw how big the horse was. – Ki akarta próbálni a lovaglást, de beijedt, amikor meglátta, hogy milyen nagy a ló.

In cold blood
meaning: planned, without emotions
magyarul: hidegvérrel
example: He is in prison because he killed two men in cold blood. – Börtönben van, mert hidegvérrel megölt két embert.

Cold-shoulder somebody
meaning: ignore somebody
magyarul: semmibe venni valakit
example: I was trying to explain the situation, but he just cold-shouldered me and left. – Próbáltam elmagyarázni a helyzetet, de ő semmibe vett és faképnél hagyott.

Stop somebody cold
meaning: to halt suddenly
magyarul: hirtelen megtorpanni
example: The sound of the explosion stopped him cold. – Megtorpant a robbanás zajától.

Knock somebody cold
meaning: strike somebody so hard to make them unconscious
magyarul: kiütni valakit eszméletlenre
example: Sam shouldn’t have fought with a professional boxer because he knocked him out cold with a single blow.  – Samnek nem kellett volna profi bokszolóval verekednie, mert egy ütéssel teljesen kiütötte.

A program 2026. szeptember 22-én indul és szeptember 29-én lesz vége. 

ÚJDONSÁG: Kombinált Szicília és Málta tanfolyam és utazás! 4 nap Nórival Szicíliában, ahol átvesszük és gyakoroljuk a legfontosabb angol nyelvtani pontokat és kirándulunk, strandolunk, várost nézünk közben, majd átmegyünk komppal Máltára, ahol a GSE akkreditált és minősített nyelviskolával (20! éve dolgozunk együtt) közösen szervezve anyanyelvi tanárokkal lesz beszédgyakorlat, velem meg programok. 

Várok szeretettel mindenkit, aki legalább gyenge középhaladó szinten van  (tudja nagyjából a Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Future Simple igeidőket – LEVEL1-2-t elvégezte vagy addig el fogja : ) – Ez a minimum szint, aki felette van, az is persze bátran jöhet!

Jöhetnek kísérők is, akik, ha a tantermi órákon nem akarnak részt venni, akkor is ki kell tölteniük a jelentkezési lapot, és azt megjelölni, hogy nem szeretnének részt venni a tantermi órákon.

Nézd meg a képgalériát a legutóbbi, szicíliai turnusról! 

Maximum 12-14 fős csoportban fogtok tanulni velem a tantermi órákon (kísérők nélkül – de a programokon a kísérőkkel is számolni kell), és a 7 nap alatt nagyjából 50 angolóránk lesz (külső helyszínen és tanteremben).
– A közlekedést és a transzfereket tömegközlekedési eszközökkel fogjuk megoldani, ez sokkal nagyobb szabadságot biztosít, és lényegesen kevesebb pénzbe is kerül (viszont meg kell venni most előre már a jegyeket, nehogy ne legyen, amikor kell és arra a járatra, amire kell). Ugyanez vonatkozik a szállásokra is.
–  4 nap Ragusa és 3 nap Málta lesz a program rengeteg kirándulással, élménnyel és gyakorlással. 
–  Az utolsó nap is Máltán lesz, ahonnan haza lehet menni szeptember 29-én este vagy 30-án reggel is Budapestre. 

A REPJEGYEKET ÉS A SZÁLLÁST CSAK AKKOR FOGLALJÁTOK LE, HA VISSZAIGAZOLTAM A RÉSZVÉTELETEKET!

Program (változhat időjárás függvényében)

1. nap: érkezés, ebéd önállóan, szieszta, délután tantermi óra majd séta a városban (angolozással)
2. nap: 9:00-12:30 – Ragusa Ibla – városnézés és közben tanóra, gyakorlás, délután tantermi óra
3. nap: 8:15-13:45 Modica városnézés közben tanóra, csokimúzeum, csokikóstolás, délután tantermi óra
4. nap: Punta Secca/Marina di Ragusa – tengerpartozás és tanóra a tengerparton
5. nap: tanulás délelőtt és este utazás Máltára komppal 
6. nap: Városnézés, kirándulás, délután-este óra
7. nap: hajós kirándulás egész nap, délután beszédgyakorlat 
8. nap: városnézés, tanóra – délután indulás haza / vagy másnap 

Az utazások és a transzferek tömegközlekedési eszközökkel (távolsági busz, helyi busz, vonat, rövid utakra taxi, kisbusz) történnek. Az árban benne van a Szicília-Málta komp járat. 

Tanfolyam (tantermi és külső helyszínen tartott tanórák – belépőjegyekkel együtt, programok, transzferek): 430.000 HUF/1200 EUR + ÁFA HELYETT 360.000 Ft+ÁFA/ 1000 EUR
Részvétel tantermi tanórák nélkül (belépőjegyekkel, programokkal és transzferekkel): 210.000 HUF + ÁFA
EARLY BIRD AKCIÓ – 2026. június 30-ig 20% kedvezmény!

JELENTKEZÉSI LAP – Kérjük, hogy csak akkor töltsd ki (kísérők is külön), ha 100%, hogy jössz, és számolhatunk veled!

Repjegy: Ryanair, nagyjából 45.000 Ft-tól oda-vissza (bőrönd nélkül).
Szállást Ragusában nagyjából 300 EUR/5 nap/2 fő áron lehet találni már, míg Máltán (San Gwan) 3 éjszaka 2 főre már szintén300 EUR áron is elérhető – természetesen szállástól függően, de segítünk a választásban és a foglalásban is. Máltán van student residence és home stay is (rendelkezésre állástól függően).

A jegyeket addig NE vegyétek meg, szállásokat ne foglaljátok le, amíg össze nem áll biztosan a csoport.

Természetesen mind Ragusában, mind Máltán lehet máshol is megszállni, a lényeg, hogy:
– Ragusában a Piazza Libertá-hoz sétatávolságra legyen
– Máltán San Gwan (GSE – Gateway School of English) legyen közel

Michael Jackson: History

He got kicked in the back
He say that he needed that
He hot willed in the face
Keep daring to motivate
He say one day you will see
His place in world history
He dares to berecognized
The fires deep in his eyes

How many victims must there be
Slaughtered in vain across the land
And how many struggles must there be
Before we choose to live the prophet‘s plan
Everybody sing…

Every day create your history
Every path you take you’re leaving your legacy
Every soldier dies in his glory
Every legend tells of conquest and liberty

Don’t let no one get you down
Keep movin’ on higher ground
Keep flying until
You are the king of the hill
No force of nature can break
Your will to self motivate
She say this face that you see
Is destined for history

How many people have to cry
The song of pain and grief across the land
And how many children have to die
Before we stand to lend a healing hand
Everybody sing…

Every day create your history
Every path you take you’re leaving your legacy
Every soldier dies in his glory
Every legend tells of conquest and liberty
Every day create your history
Every page you turn you’re writing your legacy
Every hero dreams of chivalry
Every child should sing together in harmony

All nations sing
Let’s harmonize all around the world

How many victims must there be
Slaughtered in vain across the land
And how many children must we see
Before we learn to live as brothers
And leave one family oh…

Every day create your history
Every path you take you’re leaving your legacy
Every soldier dies in his glory
Every legend tells of conquest and liberty
Every day create your history
Every page you turn you’re writing your legacy
Every hero dreams of chivalry
Every child should sing together in harmony

A soldier dies
A mother cries
The promised child shines in a baby’s eyes
All nations sing
Let’s harmonize all around the world

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Can you match the half sentences from the lyrics?

Key:

1. c.

2. a.

3. b.

4. f.

5. d.

a small hollow mark in the surface of something, caused by pressure or by being hit

Have you noticed? There is a dent in the door of your car. – Észrevetted már? Van egy horpadás a kocsid ajtaján.

2.to slip – megcsúszni

often used as ’slip and fall’ – megcsúszni és elesni

to slide without intending to

I slipped on the ice. – Megcsúsztam a jégen.

3.to spill – önteni, kiloccsantani (véletlenül) to spill-spilled-spilled (US); to spill-spilt-spilt (UK)

to cause a liquid to flow or fall over the edge of a container or beyond the limits of something, or of a liquid to flow or fall in this way

Your husband has just spilled gravy on my shirt. – A férje épp most öntött szaftot az ingemre.

4.to step on gum/a shard of glass – rágóba lépni/üvegszilánkra lépni

to put your foot on gum/a shard of glass

Why are you hobbling around? I’ve stepped on a shard of glass and hurt my foot. – Miért bicegsz? Beleléptem egy üvegszilánkba, és megsérült a lábam.

5.to trip/to trip up – megbotlani

often used as ’trip and fall’ – megbotlani és elesni

an occasion when you knock your foot against something and fall or lose your balance, or someone causes you to do this, when you are walking or running

I tripped up and hurt my foot. – Megbotlottam és megsérült a lábam.

sources: Cambridge Dictionary; Collins Dictionary

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34,900Ft Original price was: 34,900Ft.24,900FtCurrent price is: 24,900Ft.

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He Is British, Mysterious and Has Outlasted 5 Prime Ministers: Meet ‘Hot Podium Guy.’

A sound engineer has emerged as an unexpected heartthrob amid Britain’s political tumult.

In England, over the last few years, when a lectern has appeared outside the black door of 10 Downing Street, the office and official residence of the prime minister in London, it has typically been an indicator of one of four things.

It could be that the prime minister is about to resign, call a general election or address the nation. Or it means the internet is likely to be reacquainted with the so-called hot podium guy, a dashing sound engineer who has been tasked with setting up the lectern and microphones for these momentous events. In Britain’s political merry-go-round of the last decade, the mysterious heartthrob has been a welcome distraction and an enduring presence.

He appeared again on Monday, when Keir Starmer resigned from his post. The man, Tobias Gough, a 42-year-old sound engineer with MGi London, first caught the public’s attention in 2019, while setting up the lectern when Theresa May, then the prime minister, stepped down. Almost overnight, he became a social media sensation. Some pointed out his muscular arms, while others said, despite not hearing much from him, that they trusted him over May to successfully broker Brexit, Britain’s complicated exit from the European Union.

In the years since, prime ministers have come and gone, while Gough, in his uniform black T-shirt, has outlasted them all. Pictures and videos of him carrying the lectern and testing its microphones have become something of a harbinger of significant political news.

Users online have praised Gough for his reliability; some joke that he seems to be more consistent than the leaders of the country and has one of the most stable jobs in a sluggish economy.

Katie Glass, a columnist at The Times of London, called him “the one reliable man in politics” in a recent article, also describing him as a cross between “a choirboy and a Chippendale.”

During the BBC’s morning broadcast ahead of the resignation of Starmer on Monday, two of the network’s presenters, Jon Kay and Henry Zeffman, discussed Gough’s recurring appearances.

Gough did not respond to requests for comment, and the Downing Street press office declined to comment. But in 2019, in an interview with The Daily Mail, Gough expressed his bemusement about all of the attention and chalked the internet’s obsession up to “great lighting.”

source: New York Times

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Pasta al Forno (Baked Pasta)

Ingredients:

• 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 2 celery stalks, finely chopped
• 1 large carrot, finely chopped
• 400g beef mince
• 1 x 680g bottle tomato passata
• 400g rigatoni

Béchamel sauce:

• 50g butter
• 50g flour
• 500ml (2 cups) milk
• 200g Parmigiano Reggiano, grated
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions, celery and carrot and cook until soft. Add the beef mince and sauté until the meat is browned. Add the tomato passata, reduce the heat and simmer for a minimum of one hour.
2. Cook the rigatoni in boiling water until al dente. Drain and set aside. In a separate saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat, add the flour and stir to combine.
3. Gradually add the milk and, stirring with a whisk to avoid lumps, simmer until bubbling and thick in consistency. Combine the cooked rigatoni with the beef, béchamel sauce and the grated cheese. Season to taste.
4. Pour the mixture into a greased oven-proof dish and cook in an oven preheated to 190ºC for 45 minutes.

Italy has given a lot of different things to global culture. The food, the art, the music, and the history of Italy are all well- known around the world. Since this is the case, it makes sense that Italian loan words are common in English.

Let’s check out some common Italian loan words.

Concert

From the Italian “concerto.”

Do you like going to concerts in your free time? A concert is a performance of live music. This can be for any kind of music. It could be a classical concert or your favourite rock band. Going to a concert to see your favourite musicians play is a great way to spend your time. A concert can be a very exciting night out!

Cartoon

From the Italian “cartone.”

A cartoon is a drawing or animation, which is usually funny. Cartoons can be in the newspaper or on TV. There’s a whole cartoon section in the newspaper. I think watching a funny cartoon is a good way to unwind!

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Novel

From the Italian “novella.”

Novels are books with a story that is made up. Some people prefer reading books about things that actually happened. However, I think novels are very interesting and fun. We have the Italians to thank for this great loan word!

Al fresco

From the same.

This is a great Italian loan word to know in summer. In summer, many people eat al fresco. If you eat al fresco, it means that you eat outside.

Umbrella

From the Italian “ombrello.”

An umbrella is a piece of cloth that is stretched over metal. You can use an umbrella to keep rain off you. I don’t mind using umbrellas when it’s rainy, but I always forget my umbrella at home!

Money

From the Italian “Moneta.”

Money is a word we use every day. Money is paper that we use to pay for things. These can be things that we need or want. When you work a job, you are paid in money. Money is a very useful thing to have, since we can’t buy anything without it!

source: Italian loan words in English, BeSpeaking.com