My English Springtime!! 🐝🌼| British culture 🫖 | British English 🇬🇧
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2024
- 0:00 - Intro
0:33 - Britain in The Sping!
2:52 - What to read!
5:55 - What do Brits do in The Spring?
7:27 - What I like doing in The Spring :-)
10:29 - Outro
Hi there my lovelies!
Just to say first of all - please bare with us because we are in the process of finding a new editor for our videos. I'm afraid the person who edited this video has made a few mistakes so there are some typos :-( and inconsistencies. We just wanted to get the video out to you guys so please just bare with us, the editing will be back to normal soon :-)
I really enjoyed filming this video about my favourite season!! You will learn about British culture and what we do here in this wonderful season! :-))))))
As usual I am talking in English that is IN USE today and used by my friends, family, and people I come across in daily life. The accent I speak with is a British accent usually found in the South of England, which is called Modern Received Pronunciation. I hope you enjoy my video!
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Springtime films & series:
Beatrix Potter (starring Renee Zelwegger)
Pride & Prejudice (BBC version)
Emma (1996)
Marie Antoinette (2006)
Notting Hill (1999)
Bridgerton
Anne with an E (most lovely series ever!)
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Hi my lovely, rayon de soleil de mes vendredis, délice de mes oreilles, ma rose d'Angleterre, 🌹😊
Thank you Katherine for this lovely, multi-faceted evocation of 'British Spring'. I've been looking forward to it! I loved the floral part and thank you for the pretty flower names. Can we also say that the blooms 'burst out', 'break out', sprout or germinate?... This year I noticed a very early explosion of daffodils for they came out as early as from the beginning of February I think, thanks to a very mild winter we had at that period. I loved 'dawn chorus' and 'at the break of dawn'!
The adjective 'pastoral' (characterized by, or depicting rural life, scenery, etc.) was well chosen and in fact you didn't have to hesitate on its pronunciation; you used and pronounced it very well indeed. ;-) I would see 'country style', 'rural' or even better 'bucolic' as synonyms (I can see adjectives like 'pastoral' too, 'champêtre' or 'bucolique' in French).
Enid Blyton also reminds me of childhood reading. she had indeed a worldwide success with her 'books for youth' and in France too! I don't think I ever read 'The Enchanted Forest' and those you presented, but I do remember 'Oui Oui', 'Le Club des 5' and 'Le Club ses 7' (respectively 'Noddy', 'The famous five' and 'The secret seven' ;-) that I read in French.That was before I became a (early) teenager, around 11 yo I'd say, and stumbled across the 'plein Vent' collection of absolutely wonderful books by authors of all nationalities, and I think I borrowed all the books of that collection in the school library at the time; I recall I literally devoured them, especially the ones with a lot to do with nature and animals. Having acquired a taste for reading thanks to these books, I then moved on to more classic works such as 'La gloire de mon père', 'Le chateau de ma mère' or 'Le temps des secrets' by Marcel Pagnol where he relates his childhood and adolescence in his dear Provence. Wonderful !
I completely understand when you say 'Without Enid Blyton, I wouldn't be here' and no, it's not a 'silly' thing to say, because I think we're all marked by those beautiful childhood books: I think that despite my scientific studies, I've always been more literary deep down and fundamentally, and I probably owe that to all those books from childhood and adolescence. :-)
Then, I regret that we don't have a day here equivalent to 'Shakespeare Day' in England, such as 'La Fontaine' or 'Molière' Day, even though we have 'World Book and Authors Day', which , and though probably not having the same resonance, also happens to be on April 23! I'd love to visit the famous 'Stratford upon Avon' as well as Cornwall or the Coastwolds.
I noted with interest the term 'conjure'. At first I thought it was what we call 'a false friend' because in French the verb 'conjurer' has more the sense of 'Call upon supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations/ to appeal earnestly or strongly to' and less 'present to the mind; evoke or imagine' even if I now realise that yes, it can indeed be used in that way.
Finally, I loved your enthusiasm and delight at seeing the days getting longer. It's even more noticeable here because, as you know, we've stayed on Berlin time here after WW2 and are therefore one hour ahead of London time; which means we're actually 2 hours ahead of the sun in summer (instead of one in England), allowing us to have an even longer daylight duration. So currently, the sun sets an hour later than where you live, which is currently around 9:15pm (instead of 8:15pm) and at over 10:00pm (~10:06pm) at the summer solstice around the end of June. It will still be relatively clear until around 10:30 pm. :-)
Pretty nails and pretty cups and dresses! I love your taste for the simple things that make up life's little pleasures, and you evoke this very beautifully, which also makes you very endearing! :-)
This cake looks really good and yummy and what a lovely name 'Lemon drizzle cake'! Thanks for the recipe and the reading recommendations!
Merci beaucoup ! Thank you so much Katherine pour cette très jolie video, I enjoyed it a lot and I'm eagerly looking forward to a second part. 🙏👏👏
Bisous, have a lovely weekend and a sweet 'English spring time', Love 😘🌹❤❤
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Thank you for always being so cheerful and motivational! I suppose it's not always easy for you but your videos cheer me up every time I watch them apart from improving my English. Keep tthe good work up❤
The part of the flowers reminded me of a song by Miley Cyrus: I can buy myself flowers, Write my name in the sand, Talk to myself for hours, Say things you don't understand. 😊
Lovely lyrics 🥰
You are lovely
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Lovely words.
I definitely love that Flowers song and lyrics , I never heard it before ,
So thanks for posting this comment with this reference to that
Miley Cyrus song. 👍
Dear Katharine! Have a wonderful spring mood! Thank you.
This is the kind of video I love the most!!! Videos, in which you have the chance to discover the way you live, what you English prefer to do in a specific period of the year, books sugggestion and so on... thank you so much!!! 😊❤
Pastoral - it's looks like rural view with green meadow and shepherd(pastor) with flock of sheep . Nice picture, very touching... Dear Katharine, thanks again for your lessons!!❤❤❤
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You are like a spring flower that adorns my dull garden.🌻
As spring progresses, it is good that the daylight become longer!
Enjoy the weather of spring time.
Hi! I’m Spanish and now I want to improve my English 😅 Your Channel is awesome!!! Thanks for your job ❤ I’m in love!!
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Hello, Katharine.😊 I totally enjoyed your "Springtime Special", which did convey us how much Brits wait for productive spring to come up after dormant winter.
Plus, I love your pastel pink spring dress！Yeah, I've already noticed you wear quite a few beautiful dresses. Besides, lemon drizzle cake sounds amazing.😋
I'd say this video does get us in the spring mood as a whole.🌹🌷🌼🌸 Thank you❗
Aww thanks so much for your comment 😊🐝🌼
@@englishwithkatharine Happy to help❗☺️
Your accent is the most wonderful accent 😊😊😊😊❤❤
So many flowers exist on earth.
So many flowers bloom in spring.
But I know only one that remains beautiful and delicate the whole year. This exquisite flower is called Katharine!!!
By the way (can you take a joke? I hope, yes), forget-me-not.........., is my second favourite flower😂.
Leaving jokes on side, I really relished this video.
Have a wonderful weekend!! Enjoy this time!!! Enjoy your life!!!
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To the rose that never withers 🌷❤
Oh I just missed you last week episode dear as I was busy travelling around my country and didn't have much time to dwell on social media..
So, it was nice to see you dear with this lesson after a week of absent.. 😮
Btw, thanks a ton for this nice video on spring time and its activities and I really enjoyed watching and I was absolutely chuffed when you talked about cricket as we are a nation that madly in love with this great sport too and mind you, we gotta good cricketing side as well, and this game was established in the 18th century in here by the British., so, thank you heaps Britain for introducing this international sport to our country 🙏.. 😃🙏❤️ Guess that you know my country by now right and if you don't "it's Sri Lanka" 🤩
So, thanks again, have a lovely evening and enjoy the good vibes of the weekend..
Hugs.xoxoxo
Gams ❤️
I loooove everything to do with Sri Lanka 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Hello katharine, thank you for so many wonderful tips. I love mid-seasons like spring and autumn.
I've been watching your videos to improve my English and really enjoy them!
Thank you for this cheerful video. I am in a good, spring mood. I have taken into consideration the books you recommend. It is interesting to learn about the spring activities in your country.
Ohh I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊🥰🤗
Hi Katherine, i liked the way you noticed how late Is Sunset time in those days. Loved It ciao from Rome , Italy💕
Hi,
Finally the video that I wanted is here🎉🎉. I really like such type of videos, where we can learn about British culture as well English language at the same time 🙂. Keep uploading such videos👍🏻. Hope you have a great weekend ahead 💛✨.
I try to do a mix of teaching & culture 🌼🧚♀️🐝🥰
Yeah, that's what I like about your videos ❤❤.@@englishwithkatharine
I'm watching your videos to improve my English ❤☺️.
Love from India 💕🌹🌷
Hi gorgeous Katharine, thanks a lot for your English lesson. Have a nice day! 😃👍
You’re very welcome of course 😊🐝🌼
Oh wow! I've read 'The Enchanted Wood' before! This has helped me a lot improve my reading skills and vocabulary.
Ohhh it’s so adorable 💖🌼🐝☺️
Wishing you a beautiful spring weekend too 😁
Thank you Kathy for cheering us up with this wonderful video about spring in Britain, and for the recommendation of the collection of books you enjoy reading 🙏
You look gorgeous in that lovely « springy »dress ❤
You are very welcome 🤗🤗
This is really wonderful! Thank you!
Hi Katharine, your love for the English literature is really commendable! 👌 😊
I love your Spring mood. You inspired me to walk in the evening as well. Thanks for such a lovely video.
Yay that’s great 🥰
Definitely, 'Far from the madding crowd' is an amazing book! It's full of wisdom. I absolutely love it - and your channel as well, much ❤️❤️😘 Thank you ❤️💖 Best regards ❤️
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Thanks Katharine! I'm in springmood now! 🤗
Oh wow... That was sooo nice to hear dear.. 🙏
Good night and see you soon...
Hugs.xoxoxo
Gams ❤️
Hello🤚
I used to watch your videos in Tokyo, but now I watch them in London.
It feels incredible.
Your pronunciation is very helpful.
Today was summer rather than spring🌞🌞🌞
Oh I’m so glad 😊😊🥰🥰
Thanks also we're waiting for the summer
~~~ Moment of blue Velvet ~~~
When barely a cloud, a flake of wool, swims
In the blue velvet of heavenly fields
When the gilt harvest, waveless and murmuring,
Neath a scorching sun slumbers in a deep sleep.
I listen to me live, and, free of worries,
Far from powdery paths, I remain seated
On mellow carpets of fresh moss and fern,
At bushy woods' edges where the heat softens.
There, to kill the time, I watch the ant's labour
Who, anticipating the enemy winter,
For her attic steals a wheat grain from the sheaf,
The aphid that climbs and hangs on the leaf,
The caterpillar dragging velvety coils,
The drooling maggot with silvery furrows,
The fresh butterfly that o'er blooms flutters;
And then I observe, frivolous pleasure,
The sunlight breaking through my eyelashes,
Fine grid opposing to its subtle beams,
The prism colors; or the fluff that floats
In the air, on the wave of a pilotless boat;
And when I'm weary I let myself doze,
To water's murmur that a pebble makes moan,
Or I listen to the song of the warbler,
And the lark chirping aloft in the azure.
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Thanks for the video. I love the flower part. I learn lots of flower names, which helps me to make some new drawings. This is my first spring in UK. I think the British people really love BBQ. I can smell it all the weekend.
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That was a beautiful video like spring season after harsh winter in the UK as usual.
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I love the eternal Spring of the World Thanks for the video Mam 👌
Thanks for tell us all about that it's great to understand the other people couture
💐 ❤️ thank you, I love your videos ❤️ 😍
I did read ‘Pride and Prejudice’ back when I was twenty (1979) but I should read ‘Emma’. I am not into romance but since I am going to write a second realistic romance novel, I will use a several romance novels as a baseline/source material. I read Alaska Nights: An Anthology (Midnight Sons), Alaska Home: A Romance Novel (Midnight Sons Book 3), The Playboy and the Widow, Changing Habits, Alaskan Holiday, and Merry and Bright. These books were written by Debbie Macomber. If you want to get a slice of modern romantic Americana to read in the springtime then I suggest these books to you women overseas.
I will try to read more British literature as the days go by.
Great suggestions Perry, thank you! 😊💖
Awesome.! I can imagine the beauty of springtime Britain.! I love flowers, birds and the blooming life during this time.! And you look like a princess of some village in Britain.! Waiting for your prince charming..!
I like British cultures my grandfather worked British Indian army during second world War lot of love respect from India
Also, you look like stunning yellow spring flowers🌼🌻🤩. Thanks beautiful princess🥰
Spring 🌼🌱🌼 is an inspiring season. I'm inspired by your video❤❤❤ Thank you 💖💖💖
Ohhh that’s so great 🥰🌼🧚♀️
It is a wonderful video about the spring 🌼 in the UK! Teacher Katharine thank you so much for this amazing presentation 🙏!
You’re welcome 😊😊🐝🐝🌼
How gorgeous, this is about the warmest welcome I have received recently ❤😮❤😮❤ … the positive energy you are feeling really jumps at the viewer. Spring in Britain can almost be smelled. 😊 That you are really into strawberries is not only obvious from taking us along with what you like doing in Spring. Have a great Spring weekend, cheers 😊
So glad you enjoyed the video 😊☺️
Thanks for sharing your way in spring mood. I'm your new fan, it is autumn in Australia. We can see lots of red leaves in Adelaide 🍁🍁
I love autumn too 🤗🤗
Good evening Katharine. I have to tell you it is always very interesting to listen topics about your life and UK life, you're making discover new things about it, it's very nice, thank you so much. Bye for now.
Glad you enjoyed it!! 😊😊🌼🐝
This video is so happy and positive! Have a great weekend!
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Thanks for the video.
Very nice and pretty lesson like you!
So kind 😊💖
Welcome Springtime🎉🎉
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Thank you so much ❤
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You have spring joy of life Kat.🍓🍓🍓
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Like flowers U r Also blooming in spring 🌼🌼🌻🌷🌺🥀🌹💐
Happy Spring Time teacher Katherine. I love the Spring time when flowers and fruit grow in the trees. I like your Spring time vocabularies Katherine and your floral dress is so beautiful. Your spring time choices are amazing. Katherine, I have the read the novels of Jane Austin and Eric Blyton. I really love reading British novels, because they have beautiful English words. You are best to me Katherine in teaching English
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I will be here 'til the end of the channel.
Thank you my dear.
Scent Of The Day :
Papillon - Dryad
A good description of the seasons in rural England is "The Months," a poem by Sara Coleridge (1834).
Wonderful English language good efforts
Thank you❤❤lovely ❤
3:14 so true Katharine! 👍 😊 what about Hans Anderson... you reminded me of this name instantly!
It's so wonderful
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Need more book recommendations ☺️
Like ur accent I wish I had like it ❤
Thanks for the great video, lovely Katharine! 🌼🌺🌹⚘🌷
You’re welcome! I love making them 😊😊💖
Thank you for this video
You’re welcome 😊🤗
Thank you so much
You’re very welcome 😊😊
So, Vivaldi’s “The Four Season” is really a masterpiece! When it comes to Spring, the E Major melodies suddenly comes up to my head 😂
You're dress is bloody gorgeous ❤❤
The pink dress really suits u well, making u both shining.
Thank you! 😊
I read The Five by Enid Blyton when I was a kid. It's the best you have in England, after the band Genesis.
I love genesis !!!!
Hi Kat...love your english 🎉🎉❤❤❤❤
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So beautiful pronunciation
I am watching your video first time today. it is so good for me I hope I can improve my english with your videos. Have a nice day.
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Wow ,your interested book, recipes ,flowers,and share your life style in spring 🌼 🌹🌺,thanks Katherine
Yay! So glad you liked it 😍😍
Professor Katharine, I am conscious Britain is not part of EU, but in the country I live there are the same flowers as the symbol of the springtime - catkins, snowdrops, crocuses, daffodils, so I do not need to go beyond EU to feel springtime, and I think there is little difference between our springtimes.
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I have never been to England it's big country l wish l had... thanks for the video ...have a nice weekend Katherine...
Thanks Katharine! I'm in the spring mood too enjoying my flowers and birds in my garden! I'd like your recipe of the Lemon drizzle cake...where can I find it? Thanks ❤
It’s in the description box 😊😊💖💖💭
As always thank you! This is amazing video.One suggestion: could you relate old videos on your channel?eg:the end of video:se this video I am talking about... imagine talking present perfect and relate past perfect video.
Oh my God. 3 pm is too early to start getting dark. Here in Brazil the Sun goes down between 5:25 and 6:00.
The thumbnail felt like a heaven.
Aww so glad you like it! Tom made it 😍
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He's a great editor.
hi kathi...I live in Canada...I always follow your video...I love them all...thanks a million.🥰
Thank youuu!! 😊😊😊😊🐝🐝
Your videos are romantic and energy.
Dear Katherine, as soon as I see you, I start smiling😊
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Dear Katharine, thanks so much for the book recommendations.
You’re welcome!! 🌹🌹
Thanks Kat, for the very useful pictures with the name of the flowers ! 🌷
Helps me a lot with the flower vocabulary .
- I m reading " Call the Midwife "by Jennifer Worth at the moment ,
and in it a lot of medical English vocabulary about labour and newborn babies .
Mother 's Day is this Sunday in the Netherlands , the 12th of May .
Strange , Mothering Sunday is on a different date in the UK .
- I love the beautiful dress you re wearing . 👗
Oooh that’s a lovely book and also series 😊🥰
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Lovely ❤
Glad you like it 🌼🌼🐝
@@englishwithkatharine ❣️😘
You are truly the best teacher who has been able to get very good results. ❤Thank you. I really i want to be able to get some lessons. (Syllables)
Very kind 😊😊🙌🙌
Thanks ❤❤❤❤❤❤
You’re welcome! 😊
Hello from an Indian nurse from Portsmouth 😊
Your inspirational discourse is always amazing apart from informative. It is really unbelievable that you haven’t read far from maddening crowds.
I know 😅😅 I will!!
It’s the next book I’m going to read 🥰
I think 'far from the madding crowd' by thomas hardy is a good book.Spring is also a good season in India, there is a kind of freshness and vitality I find everywhere. 🙂
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Hello Lovely, gorgeous and beautiful Katherine,
Desperately waiting for your videos.
Thanks for uploading the content.
I have read The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. ❤
Hi Katharine,
Speaking of culture, I'm fascinated by the British culture, history, geography, royalty and, above all, values ;) I'm compelled to say that I would love to understand the British identity rather more deeply: what makes the British basically British. In that regard, and kindly asking, which authors would you say are worth reading?
I truly enjoy watching your videos. Educational and humorous, we need that!
All the best
Lovely Katherine thankbyou
You’re welcome ☺️
I'd rather going a walk especially in countryside or having a picnic instead of reading books in springtime 😊😊😊