執筆者 Modern English | 2012年10月29日 | Pictures
Ginkgo leaves are a beloved symbol of fall in Japan. In America, they are thought of more as a nutritional supplement. It is uncommon to see the leaves or fruits, but you can find the name on the labels of different herbal concoctions. The name can be spelled as...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年10月22日 | Pictures
What is orange and round and sweet, and eaten in the fall? Persimmons are well-known in Japan, but actually they can be grown in many other places as well, such as the U.S., Europe, and Brazil. America also has its own species of persimmon, and there are other...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年10月15日 | Pictures
In autumn, the weather gets cooler, and the leaves turn brown, orange, yellow, or red before falling from the trees. In the northern hemisphere (including England, shown here), this starts in September, but in the southern hemisphere it begins in March. The word...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年10月01日 | Pictures
Northumberland has lots of wildlife. It is a great place for salmon and trout fishing, has lots of deer, otters, puffins, red squirrels and wild badgers. The most famous wild animals are the Chillingham cattle. This is the last herd of wild cattle now living free in...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年09月24日 | Pictures
Northumbrian castles are famous worldwide. They have been used in many films, such as Macbeth, Elizabeth and Harry Potter. Some are now ruined, others are still lived in and some have been converted to hotels. It is possible to book a wedding or a holiday in a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年09月10日 | Pictures
Northumberland is a very rebellious county. People from the area don’t think of themselves as English, they are Northumbrians or Geordies first. Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland and his son, Harry Hotspur, led rebellions against King Henry IV in the 15th Century....
