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Here is an easy recipe for you:

Preheat the oven to 190°C and grease 2 cake tins.

Cream together 225gr butter and 225gr sugar.

Add 4 beaten eggs to the mixture, beat well!

Mix 225fr flour and 2 teaspoons of baking powder together and gradually add it to the mixture.
Use a spoon or a mixer

Divide the mixture equally between 2 two tins and spread out carefully.

Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until golden.

Leave to cool in the tins for 10 minutes and turn out to a cake rack to cool completely.

When cold, spread one half of the sponge cake with with whipped cream, then top with raspberry jam.

Sandwich the two halves together and dust with icing sugar before serving.

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I'm from california. I was born in San Diego in 1986.

What I like best is Chinese food.

well, I was given the nickname "the Flying Tomato" you can guess why ! I've got red hair; you see , my ancestors were Irish!I guess that's why I've got red hair! I've actually got a new nickname that's kinda been catching on. There's a drummer for the Muppets called "Animal," and apparently I look like him.

My favorite rock group is Led ZeppelinI like listening to them when I'm snowboarding! My favorite song in the world is Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love."

I began snowboarding at 6 and became professional at 13.

I won my first X-Games medal at 16 and got my first Olympic gold medal at 19. This is a secret but I lost that medal! I can't find it anywhere!

Of course, I can! But this time there are two snowboarding events : half-pipe and Slopestyle- so winning is more difficult.

Well in the 2006 and 2010 Olympics, what I did before the competition was eating a big steak the evening before and I wore my lucky shorts. I plan to do the same this time at Sochi!

yes, I began skateboarding when I was 9 and became professional at 17. I won lots of medals in the Summer X-games. One time I had an accident skateboarding ; I broke my hand, my foot and my skull! I nearly died!

I love both! I do snowboarding in the winter and skateboarding in the summer. It keeps both sports fresh and exciting for me!

Yes, but just for fun! i live at the beach , so i can surf right in front of my house!

Well, I play the guitar in a rock band called BAD THINGS. In 2013 we went on a tour and we made our first album called ANYBODY
I've also made two video games. And I'm a clothes designer. I usually draw the designs on planes when I'm travelling to competitions.and last but not least I've invented a chewing-gum. it's called Whitemint. You should try it! It has a mint flavour hat lasts a long, long time!

thanks, I'll try to get my third gold medal!

The 2014 Winter Olympic Games are in Sochi, Russia
One of the stars is American snowboarder Shaun White.
let's ask Shaun about his snowboarding secrets!
hello, Shaun, tell us, where are you from?
what is your favourite food?
what's your nickname?
what's your favourite music?
and when did you start snowbaording?
How many medals did you win?
do you think you can win another gold medal at this Winter Olympic Games?
What's your secret to success?
We heard you're also a champion skateboarder, are you?
Which do you prefer, snowboarding or skateboarding?
Someone told us that you can surf. Is that true?
Do you have any secret talents?
Good luck in the Olympics!

Football star Michael Oher was born on May 28, 1986, in Memphis, Tennessee.

He was one of 12 children born to Michael Jerome Williams Sr. and Denise Oher, who couldn't take care of them.
Michael Sr. was often in prison, and Denise was a drug-addict.
As a result, Michael Jr. was taken to foster homes and sometimes homeless when he ran away from his foster home.
He wasn't a good student, and he went to 11 different schools during his first nine years as a student. Oher's father, was murdered while Oher was in high school.
The young boy was finally taken in by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy when he was 16, and the Tuohys became Oher's legal guardians when he was 17.
Oher began to excel in football. He quickly became a top football prospect in the state of Tennessee. He finally accepted a scholarship offer from the University of Mississippi
In 2006 the author Michael Lewis released a book "The Blind Side". It tells the story of Michael Oher's life from foster child to college football star.
The book was turned into a movie in 2009, and starred Sandra Bullock
That same year, Michael Oher was selected by the Baltimore Ravens. He helped take the Ravens all the way to the 2013 Super Bowl . The Ravens were victorious and Oher said "I came so far—from nothing to a Super Bowl championship,"

<The sound of Jjang-ah's fart.>(Febraury 9,2014)Jjang-ah was startled by the sound of his own fart. Just a while ago, when he was sitting on the sofa, he let out a fart suddenly. Then he was startled by his own farting noise and jumped up and ran around. So our family burst out laughing at the same time. He is always startled by his own fartng noise. So fun! How could he still be startled after 11 years?"
*The pictures of today: Jjang-ah is lying on my son's knee.

Good afternoon,
Thank you for giving me such a warm welcome and for being here today. I have promptly accepted Dr Goodlaw's invitation to speak about my reasons for hope in front of you, his students. First of all, when we think of all we have already accomplished as humans, we can have reasons for hope. We've sent robots to Mars, we've found cures for so many diseases, and we've started to take our survival and the future of our planet more seriously than ever.
Secondly, a lot of young people like you have already taken action and got involved into so many environmentally-friendly actions that we can be optimistic about the future.
But a lot of work remains to be done to make people aware of the emergency of acting, right now. Right now, we are going to organize meetings. Right now, we are going to promote our actions. Right now, we are going to show the world our determination to make a change, to make a difference in the world !
There are reasons for hope. Let's share them ! Thank you very much for your time and attention.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Barack Obama
The White House
The US Capitol
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
JF Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln became president of the US in 1860.
JF Kennedy became president of the US in 1960.
The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven
letters.
Both presidents were concerned with Black Americans. The Emancipation Proclamation of Lincoln became a law in 1863. Kennedy presented his reports to Congress on Civil rights in 1963.

The two presidents lost a child while living in the White House.
Lincoln’s secretary was called Kennedy.
Kennedy’s secretary was called Lincoln.
The two presidents were assassinated.
They were shot in the head.
They were killed on a Friday.

Andrew Johnson succeeded Lincoln.
He was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson succeeded Kennedy.
He was born in 1908.
Andrew / Lyndon 6 letters !

John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln , he was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated Kennedy, he was born in 1939.
John Wilkes Booth , Lee Harvey Oswald have 15 letters each.

Lincoln was killed in a theatre called Ford's Theatre.
Kennedy was killed in a Lincoln, made by the Ford Motor Company.

Booth ran from the theatre and was caught by the police in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught by the police in a movie theatre.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated.

He was born on February 22nd, 1732 in Virginia.
He was born in Kentucky on February 12th, 1809.
He became the first American president.
He became president in 1860.
He has his face carved in the rock at Mount Rushmore.
You can see the statue of this president sitting in solemn thought.
He was assassinated.
He wrote the US Constitution.
He is called the "Father of the Nation".
He was 1 metre 93 tall !
He won the Civil War and preserved the union of the country !
His face appears on the one dollar bill.
He was an army leader during the American revolution.
His face appears on the one cent US Coin.
His face also appears on the 5 dollar bill.
He abolished slavery.

Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
George Washington led the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787.
Thomas Jefferson helped write the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
President John Adams became the first president to occupy the White House in 1800.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite of Mount Rushmore, South Dakota. It shows the heads of four United States presidents. Each head is 60-foot tall (18 metres tall). The sculpture represents 130 years of the history of the United States. Millions of visitors come every year to admire the beauty of the site and learn about American history.
Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in 1863. he has curly hair and a beard. Can you find him in the photo ?
George washington was the first president of the United States. He was president from 1789 to 1797. He's on the left.
The man with the moustache is Theodore Roosevelt. He became president in 1901 and he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906.Can you find him in the photo ?
Thomas Jefferson was the main author of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and he was the third president of the United States, from 1801 to 1809. He's next to George Washington.