UK Facts of the Day -- English learning
UK shield coinage: Five coins (2, 5,10, 20, 50 pence and 1 penny) becomes a shield-shaped figure minted like a 1-pound coin // Escudo británico con monedas: Cinco monedas (2,5,10,20,50 peniques y 1 penique) se forma la figura del escudo como la acuñada en la moneda de 1 libra esterlina. Pence: Plural of penny.// Peniques (plural) Currency of the UK: Pound Sterling (£) Divisa del Reino Unido: Libra Esterlina Knocker-upper: A person whose job was to rouse sleeping people so they could get to work on time. This profession existed during the Industrial Revolution in England and Ireland. /Despertador humano: Es una persona cuyo trabajo era despertar a los que dormían manualmente, para que llegaran a tiempo al trabajo. Esta profesión existió durante la Revolución Industrial en Inglaterra e Irlanda. Witches stairs, or alternate-tread stairs: It was believed by some that witches couldn’t climb them, so they were installed in many older residences in New England, hom