Saturday, May 25, 2013

STAINED GLASS ...

... is a piece of art made by fitting together pieces of coloured glass.
It is often used in church windows.
A hundred years ago, it was often used to decorate houses.
You can still see stained glass in old houses in Toronto.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

BBQ

"BBQ" is an abbreviation for 'barbecue', which is a foreign word borrowed in English, meaning: cooking outdoors over a fire:

Monday, May 6, 2013

streetcar (or) street-car

... is like a bus, but it runs on rails and is powered by electricity (usually from overhead wires)




I believe that Toronto and San Francisco are the only two cities in North America who have street-cars.