Read the article more carefully. Choose the best answer a, b, or c.

1. The writers believe that British cooking ...

a. has always been very bad.

b. was good until World War II.

c.  is good because it is so international.

2. They say that the British ...

a. eat only traditional British food in their homes.

b. b don’t like cooking with foreign ingredients.

c. buу lots of foreign ingredients.

3. They say that the British weather ...

a. enables the British to produce good quality food.

b. often ruins fruit and vegetables.

c. is not such an important influence on British food as foreign trade.

4. They say that World War II had a great influence on British cooking because ...

a. traditional British cooking was rediscovered and some good cheap recipes were produced.

b. people had limitless supplies of home-grown food.

c. people started to believe that British food was boring, so after the war they wanted to cook more interesting and international dishes.

5. They say that ...

a. British tourists try lots of new dishes when they are abroad.

b. nowadays it is very unusual for British people to cook British food

c. literature and language are more culturally important than food

6. he writer’s final conclusion about British cooking is that …

a. there is no hope.

b. you will only be able to get British food in expensive restaurants.

c. you will be able to get more traditional British dishes, especially in pubs.

 

Discussion

1. Do you agree that food is as much a part of a country’s culture as its landscape, language, and literature?

2. Which are your favourite places to eat in your country? Why?

 

Language work

Work in pairs. Study the text and find the following.

1. One example of like used as a verb and two examples of like used as a preposition.

2. Two examples of the pattern, adjective + infinitive. It’s impossible to learn English.

3. Examples of verbs that are followed by an -ing form. I love learning English.

4. Examples of verbs that are followed by an infinitive with to. I want to learn Italian.

PROGRESS TEST

Part A: Choose the correct variant

1. Be quiet! Mom (to sleep).

    A. sleeps

    B. has been sleeping

    C. is sleeping

2. The Browns (to paint) their house. It looks nice now.

    A. are painting

    B. have painted

    C. paint

3. Why are you so dirty? I (to paint) the walls.

    A. have painted

    B. have been painting

    C. paint

4. Ow! I (to cut) my finger!

    A. have cut

    B. have been cutting

    C. cut

5. I cannot find my glasses. I (to look) for them for about half an hour.

    A. have looked

    B. have been looking

    C. am looking

6. Would you like a cigarette? No, thanks, I (not to smoke).

    A. not smoke

    B. am not smoking

    C. don’t smoke

7. I (to translate) already this text. Usually I (to translate) them quite quickly.

    A. already translated, translate

    B. have already translated, translate

    C. translate, translate

8. My wife (not to like) football, but I (to love) it.

    A. don’t like, love

    B. doesn’t like, loves

    C. doesn’t like, love

9. … it (to stop) raining yet?

    A. Will … stop

    B. Has … stopped

    C. Is … stopping

10. He usually (to get up) at 7 o’clock.

    A. gets

    B. get

    C. is getting

 

Part B: Put the Verb into the correct passive form

1. Your papers (to type) now. Wait a minute.

2. The students (to give) a lot of work last month.

3. The letter just (to write).

4. Our town (to visit) often by foreigners.

5. A lot of people (to kill) during World War II.

6. Whisky (to make) in Scotland.

7. Radio (to invent) by Popov.

8. She (to visit) by her parents every week.

9. Several people (to hurt) in the accident last night.

 

Part C: Insert the definite article where necessary

1. … Sardinia is the second largest island in … Mediterranean Sea.

2. … Lebanon is in … Asia.

3. I live in … North Street.

4. … St. Mark’s cathedral is in … Venice.

5. … Kremlin is in … Russian Federation.

6. … Gobi Desert is in the North of … China and … Great Wall of China is in … East.

7. My friend climbed … Everest last year.

8. … Eiffel Tower is a tower in … Paris.

9. Our fishermen went to fish in … Atlantic.

10.  Where is … Argentine?

 

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