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  • hi everyone I'm Gina the Notting Hill Carnival happens every year in August in

  • the Notting Hill area of London it is the colorful celebration and the biggest

  • carnival in Europe in this lesson you're going to learn about what happens during

  • the carnival and the history behind it

  • food is a big feature of the festival do you know what the most popular foods are

  • we'll show you the answer at the end of this video the carnival in its current

  • form was first held in 1966 and runs over three days the August Bank Holiday

  • Monday and the two days preceding it over 1 million people attend the

  • festival and the main event a colorful parade winds through 20 miles of London

  • streets the carnival began as a small-scale local festival arranged by

  • the West Indian community from those humble beginnings it has evolved into a

  • full-blooded Caribbean carnival highlights of the weekend include a kids

  • day with a costume contest and the parade where floats and thousands of

  • people walk through the streets one of the key features of the carnival is

  • music steel bands line the streets and play and their music can be heard for

  • miles there are also displays of other types

  • of music such as Calypso and soccer and in recent years professional and

  • international artists have begun to play the carnival in increasing numbers

  • when the carnival first started it was without approval from the authorities

  • it wasn't until 1987 that the police began to take a conciliatory approach

  • with the carnival instead of simply trying to shut it down and now I'll give

  • you the answer to the earlier quiz food is a big feature of the festival do you

  • know what the most popular foods are stalls at the festival so many types of

  • Caribbean food the most popular and famous dishes are jerk chicken curried

  • goat and rice and peas how was this lesson did you learn something

  • interesting are there any festivals celebrating a

  • foreign culture in your country leave us a comment at English class 101.com

  • and we'll see you in the next lesson

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British English Holidays - Notting Hill Carnival

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approach

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UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/

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  • The means or opportunity to reach something.
  • other
  • To come near or nearer to someone or something in distance or time.
  • other
  • To come near or nearer to someone or something in distance or time.
  • To speak to someone about something, often making a request or proposal.
  • noun
  • Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
  • An initial proposal or request made to someone.
  • A way of dealing with something.
  • Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
  • Specific way to handle a project, task, problem
  • verb
  • To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • To request someone to do something specific

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scale

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  • Size, level, or amount when compared
  • Small hard plates that cover the body of fish
  • Device that is used to weigh a person or thing
  • An instrument for weighing.
  • A sequence of musical notes in ascending or descending order.
  • Range of numbers from the lowest to the highest
  • The relative size or extent of something.
  • Dimensions or size of something
  • verb
  • To adjust the size or extent of something proportionally.
  • To change the size of but keep the proportions
  • To climb something large (e.g. a mountain)
  • To climb up or over (something high and steep).
  • To remove the scales of a fish

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evolve

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  • To develop gradually.
  • To develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form.
  • verb
  • To change or develop gradually.
  • To develop gradually.
  • To develop certain features
  • To develop or change slowly over time
  • To slowly change or develop into something better
  • other
  • To develop (something) gradually.

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community

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  • Group of people who share a common idea or area
  • An interacting group of various species in a common location.
  • A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
  • A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
  • The European Economic Community.
  • A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
  • A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
  • An interacting group of various species in a common location.
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
  • A group of people who share a craft or profession and learn from each other.
  • A group of people who interact with each other primarily through online platforms.
  • A group of people who interact with each other primarily online.
  • An organized group of people with a common interest or purpose.
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
  • A group of people sharing common characteristics or interests.
  • A group of people living in a particular area or locality.
  • Joint ownership or use.
  • adjective
  • Relating to or shared by the people in a particular area.
  • Relating to or characteristic of a community.
  • Relating to or done by a community.
  • Relating to or shared by the people in a community.
  • Shared or participated in by all members of a group
  • other
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
  • Joint ownership or use.
  • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.

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current

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  • In general use or accepted by most people.
  • Of or relating to the present time; up-to-date.
  • Happening or being in the present time
  • Happening or existing now; belonging to the present time.
  • Valid or up-to-date.
  • noun
  • Electricity flowing through wires
  • Currency in circulation.
  • Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
  • A widespread feeling or opinion.
  • A general tendency or course of events.
  • other
  • A flow of electrical charge through a conductor.

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comment

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  • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • An explanatory note in the source code of a computer program.
  • An explanatory note in a computer program.
  • A verbal or written remark expressing an opinion or reaction.
  • verb
  • To say something that gives your opinion
  • other
  • To add explanatory notes to the source code of a computer program.
  • To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
  • To express a negative opinion or criticism
  • To express an opinion or reaction verbally or in writing.
  • other
  • To express an opinion or reaction verbally or in writing.

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feature

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  • noun
  • Special report in a magazine or paper
  • A distinctive attribute or aspect of something.
  • Distinctive or important point of something
  • A part of the face, such as the eyes, nose, or mouth.
  • A full-length film intended as the main item in a movie program.
  • adjective
  • Main; important
  • verb
  • To highlight or give special importance to
  • other
  • To give prominence to; to present or promote as a special or important item.

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increase

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  • noun
  • A rise in size, amount, or degree.
  • Fact of increasing; amount something grows by
  • A rise in size, amount, number, etc.
  • A rise in size, amount, number, etc.
  • A rise in strength or intensity.
  • other
  • To become or make larger or more numerous; to grow.
  • To become larger or greater in size, amount, number, etc.
  • other
  • To make larger or greater in number, size, or extent.
  • To make something larger or greater in size, amount, number, etc.
  • verb
  • To make or become larger in size or amount
  • other
  • A rise in amount, number, or degree.
  • other
  • A rise in amount, number, or degree.

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jerk

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  • Someone you think is an idiot
  • Sudden sharp movement; tug
  • verb
  • To move suddenly and violently; tug

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humble

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  • Being lower in quality or status
  • Of low social, administrative, or political rank
  • Not proud/arrogant; of low status
  • Unpretentious; simple
  • other
  • Lower (someone) in dignity or importance
  • verb
  • To make someone feel less proud or confident

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