月別アーカイブ: 2016年10月

Tim’s Blog Level 1/2/3 – Cooking Recipes

カテゴリー: 1. 日常英会話, Tim | 投稿日: 2016年10月27日 | 投稿者: kensington

Tim’s Blog Level 1/2/3 – Cooking Recipes

Hello everyone, this weekend in Kensington we are going to talk about cooking and recipes in English.

First we are going to ask some general questions about food and cooking.
What kind of food do you like? Do you like cooking? How often do you cook? etc…

we are going to introduce different ways of cooking such as:
bake, boil, fry, grill, roast, steam, eat raw

After that we are going to talk about how we cook some usual foods.
Level 1
How do you usually cook potatoes?
I usually fry/steam/boil…. them.
Level 2
How do you like potatoes cooked?
I like them fried/boiled/roasted….
Level 3
How do you like potatoes cooked?
I like them fried and served with paprika, oregano and grated parmesan cheese.

Next we will introduce some expressions we use when cooking. For example
cut, chop, slice, peel, stir etc….

Finally you will use the vocabulary to talk about your favourite recipe!
This weekend I will also give all my students a print with my favourite recent recipe. Portuguese-Style Fish Stew. Very easy to make and absolutely delicious!!

See you all this weekend!

My Favourite Breakfast!!
Since we talk about cooking this is a photo of my favourite breakfast. I enjoyed it on a beautiful autumn morning!

Poached egg on garlic bread topped with Parmesan and black pepper, greens with a vinaigrette dressing, crispy bacon, yoghurt with Greek honey and a cup of coffee.

What do you usually eat for breakfast?

Level 3/4 Beer!

カテゴリー: Jaimie | 投稿日: 2016年10月20日 | 投稿者: kensington

Level 3/4 Beer!

Hello everyone. Summer is over but the hot weather is still here!
I find that a good way to stay cool in the heat is by drinking beer!!
Japan has a lot of good beers and I think they are getting better every year, one of my new hobbies is looking for the perfect convenience store beer, and I like to think I have found it.

Here is a list of my top five.

No. 5 Master’s Dream ( Suntory) 6% lager
This is a bit of a classic now, it’s been around for a while, a nice smooth lager, very easy to drink can be found in any convenience store and a lot of supermarkets too.

No. 4 Kin no beer ( Suntory) 6% lager
I found this one a few months ago and it was a real surprise, very smooth creamy, and easy to drink, this is limited to Seven Eleven stores only.

No. 3 Wee Heavy ( Belhaven) 7.4% stout
This is a bit of a cheat because it’s not really a convenience store beer but comes from Sunny supermarket. Sunny is tied to a British supermarket chain called Asda and they occasionally save my life by stocking things like this. This will not be for everyone, a very strong rich flavour and high alcohol content, only beer lovers will like this one. Can be drunk cold or warm. Only found in Sunny.

No. 2 Aooni 7.5% I.P.A
This is a beauty, my wife is a big fan. A very bitter , high alcohol content I.P.A ( Indian pale ale) not so easy to drink if you haven’t tried much I.P.A before but if you are a fan try this one. It never gets boring. The Aooni is a mysterious beer and can only be found in a few places. See me for details.

No. 1 Craft Select (Suntory) I.P.A 6.5%
Suntory, thank you. You have come up with a great I.P.A, strong alcohol content like all I.P.A s but with almost no bitter flavour, goes well with food or just on its own, by far my favourite convenience store beer, and one of my favourite beers in general.

Unfortunately this beautiful invention can only be found in random convenience stores and seems to be a seasonal limited edition. Let’s just hope it comes back next year!!
That’s my list, if anyone knows of any other great beers I have missed please let me know when you next see me, my quest to find the perfect beer is an endless one.

Jaimie

Rina’s Blog – 初めまして！

カテゴリー: 8. 講師・スタッフブログ | 投稿日: 2016年10月6日 | 投稿者: kensington

初めまして！

皆様こんにちは！ケンジントン英会話スタッフの山崎です。
今年の３月から赤坂校で毎週末secretaryをさせて頂いてますが、
今回が初めてのblogになります！
ですので、今回は簡単に自己紹介させて頂きたいと思います。

福岡出身。

趣味は料理、映画鑑賞、海外旅行、運動全般、カラオケ、動物園に行く事などです！

映画もカラオケも、動物園もバーも、なんでもひとりでいっちゃうタイプです。笑
ちなみに大好きな動物はHippo(カバ)です！

好きな映画は、「グッド・ウィル・ハンティング」「はじまりのうた」「Midnight in Paris」
この中にはないですが、特にクライムサスペンスが大好きなので、何かおすすめがあったら是非是非教室で教えてくださいっ♩

特技はマッサージ、水泳、ボーリング。普段は食べ物はすぐこぼすし体はぶつけるし、すごくドジなんですが、こう見えて運動神経が結構いいんです！笑
バレーなど球技は苦手ですが、かつては100Mを13.1秒で走っていたスプリンターです！

好きな場所はハワイ、オーストラリア、沖縄、北海道。
今年は初めてハワイのマウイ島へ行ってきました。
島が自然そのもので、オアフよりもっともっとのんびりしていて、現地の人が温かくて本当に素敵な場所でした。来年はハワイ島まで足を伸ばして、マウナケアで星空をみたいな～と、すでに妄想しています。旅行って本当に大事ですよね。
景色、人、風、空、匂い、どこへ行っても、初めてのものに触れると色んなものにインスパイヤーされて、心も体もエナジーチャージ出来る。私にとって一番の癒しです。