Work in small groups and discuss these questions about your country.

Food you like

1. What is a typical breakfast?

· What does your family have for breakfast?

· Is lunch or dinner the main meal of the day?

· What is a typical main meal?

2. Write a paragraph about meals in your country.

Read the text and answer these questions about the people.

1.Who….?

· travels a lot

· goes to cafes to eat their favourite food

· likes sweet things

· eats their favourite food at home

2. Where is Café Sacher?

3. Who invented Sachertorte?

4.When does Graham eat a full English breakfast?

5. How do you make bruschetta?

6. Where is Sergio’s favourite place to go?

7. How often does Madalena eat beef?

8. Who cooks it for her?

My favourite national food

Anke

One dish that is very famous in my country is Sachertorte. It is a kind of chocolate cake and you eat it with cream. I love it! The famous Café Sacher is in the centre of Vienna. They say a chef called Franz Sacher invented it there. When I am in Vienna, I always go to Café Sacher for some of their cake and a nice black coffee.

Graham

Now in my job, I travel the world, and I like all kinds of food…but my favourite, my favourite is… er… I always have it as soon as I come home…is a full English breakfast. Bacon, eggs, sausage, mushrooms, tomatoes, and of course, toast. I love it, not every day, but when I’m at home we have it every Sunday. Mmmm! I`d like it right now. Delicious.

Sergio

We love eating in my country! One of my favourite national dishes is called < bruschetta>. This is actually toast, but you make it with special bread. You can eat it with a lot of things, but my favourite bruschetta has tomatoes, garlic, and olive oil on it. In my town there is a < bruschetteria> . This is a small café -selling only toast! It’s my favourite place to go.

Madalena

One kind of food that my country is very famous for is meat, especially beef. Everybody eats a lot of meat here. My family eats beef three or four times a week. There are a lot of different beef dishes, but my favourite is < bife de chorizo>. This is a big steak! My mum cooks it with tomatoes and chilli. Delicious!

New Headway

Match each verb on the left with a suitable response on the right to form common partnerships.

1. to steam 2. to eat 3. to add 4. to season 5. to use 6. to base on 7. to make 8. to be made of 9. to soften and blend 10. to peach 11. to blend 12. to break 13. to mix 14. to cook 15. to place 16. to roast 17. to brush 18. to give 19. to include 20. to contain

1. cheese at a low temperature 2. a mixture of butter, flour and milk 3. an egg in boiling water 4. many different flavourings in first 5. roasts in a shallow uncovered pan 6. the eggs with a little milk 7. the shell of the egg 8. the dressing to the hot potatoes 9. tender meat cuts by dry heat 10. vegetables 11. mayonnaise to taste 12. many vegetables raw 13. the cooking methods 14. salads of almost any vegetables 15. most fruits raw 16. a spiced sauce over the meat 17. a crisp eating 18. more liquid 19. a large cut of meat on a spit 20. millet, oats, barley, wheat, rye, rice and maize

 

Choose synonyms in the list.

A. 1) to mix 2) to boil 3) to cut 4) to divide

5) to cook 6) dressing 7) to heat 8) to broil

9) to barbecue 10) batters

 

B. 1) to cool 2) to prepare 3) to separate 4) to simmer

5) to grill 6) to chop 7) dough 8) to blend

9) sauce 10) to cook on a spit or rotisserie

 

Choose antonyms in the list.

 

A. 1) moist heat 2) raw vegetables 3) hot dishes

4) to cook in the shell 5) to soften 6) to mix

7) tough 8) liquid 9) to include 10) less

 

B. 1) to poach by breaking the shell 2) solid 3) to harden

4) to separate 5) to exclude 6) cooked vegetables

7) cold dishes 8) dry heat 9) more 10) tender

Read and translate the text.

British Food in History

Although Britain is small it contains no less than three ancient nations, each with a history and traditions of its own. They are England, Sсotland and Wales. Differences between the histories have had an effect on the life that is still felt today. But when it comes to food, the real differences are caused as much by the shape of the land as by its history.

Wheat grows well in the fertile soils and the relative warmth of England. The richest soil in England is called the Fens. Many farms are run like huge gardens and grow vegetables, fruit, flowers. The Fens are surrounded by Britain’s “bread basket”: the grain growing lands of East Anglia where crops like wheat alternate with sugar beet and potatoes. In colder, rockier Scotland and in Wales the place of the main cereal is traditionally taken oats.

In 1066 the Duke of Normandy invaded England and became its king. The country was very rich: the forests were full of game, wild boars and the rivers full of fish. Cooking in Europe was varied and sophisticated, and made use of tastes and techniques that originated in ancient Rome or even further east. Mint sauce – the sour-sweet dressing for lamb that many British love and many foreigners hate – originated in this period. The recipe for mint sauce:

Ingredients:

· A bunch of fresh mint (above six stems)

· Malt vinegar

· Sugar

· Boiling water

Method:

1. Chop the mint as finely as you can and put it in a small bowl. Add 2 teaspoons of sugar. Pour 2 tablespoons of boiling water on top.

2. Stir until the sugar is dissolved; then add 2 tablespoons of vinegar and stir again. Leave until the meat is ready.

The food of the British poor was much less complicated. When Norman aristocracy entered forests, the poor had milk to make into cheese, eggs, from their hens, and vegetables like beans and peas that they grew. They also grew their own corn which they made into bread. From the 16^th century life in Britain began to change very fast. Rich merchants brought new products and spices. Thanks to the “Agricultural Revolution” landowners could grow more corn and breed bigger animals. Following the “Industrial Revolution”, specialized food industries quickly grew up too, helped by new inventions for preserving food like canning and refrigeration. British farmers sell the crops they grow direct to the public; it is common in the countryside to see farmgate notices saying “Eggs for sale” or “Pick your own strawberries”. But most of what they produce, however is sold to the food industry.

The names of the people who sell different sorts of food are among the words that a British child learns very early: the butcher, the grocer, the green – grocer, the fishmonger, etc. Their shops still survive but more and more British shoppers now prefer to buy their food in supermarkets. Their sales are so big that they can afford to keep their prices low. They also reduce shopping time by having everything a shopper needs under one roof.

Nowadays there is one thing that most people in Britain have in common, it is love of the foods that its history and traditions have created.

Prospects

True or False?

1. Cooking in Europe was simple and not complicated.

2. Britain contains many ancient nations, each with a history and traditions of its own.

3. The poor grew their own corn which they made into bread.

4. Specialized food industries quickly have grown up since the “Industrial Revolution”.

5. In Scotland the place of the main cereal is traditionally taken oats.

6. British farmers grew the crops for themselves.

7. Life in Britain began to change after the Norman invasion.

Decide on your five favourite ingredients and invent a new pizza. Give a name.

There’s cheese, there are onions

and there are mushrooms.-

It’s called Pizza Cheeseonionmush!

Are Pizzas from Italy?

Pizzas are from Italy – or are they? Pizza is an Italian word, it means piece. In Italy, pizzas are small with a thin base. In America, pizzas are enormous, with a thick base. These are deep pan pizzas, and there are deep pan pizzas in restaurants from Buenos Aires to Beijing. So, are pizzas from Italy, or America?

Look at the pizza menu.

Margharita: mozzarella cheese, tomatoes.

Quattro Stagioni (Four Seasons): cheese, tomatoes, mushrooms, peppieroni.

Fiorentina: cheese, tomatoes, spinach.

Capricciosa: cheese, tomatoes, mushrooms, ham.

Siciliana: cheese, tomatoes, ham, olives, mushrooms.

Neptune: : cheese, tomatoes, tuna, olives.

Giardiniera: green peppers, onions, peas, tomatoes ( no cheese).

La Reine: cheese, tomatoes, ham, olives, mushrooms.

Do you know that...

There are about 500 pizza delivery workers in London. In the USA, there are about a hundred thousand! Pizza is now a number one take – away food in the world. But it’s difficult for three people to order one take – away pizza! People want different things. For example, Kate likes tomatoes and mushrooms, but she hates spinach. She loves pepperoni but she doesn’t like ham. Alan likes ham, tuna and pepperoni. He likes onions, peas and olives, but he hates cheese. Lizzie’s a vegetarian. She loves spinach but she hates mushrooms.

Pair Work

Say if you like or don’t like the ingredients on the pizza menu. Make a note of your partner’s likes and dislikes.

Example: I like cheese. I don’t like onions.

Me too. Don’t you? I do.

Change partners. Tell your new partner about your old partner. Respond in the same way.

Example: Petra likes cheese. Does she? I don’t.

She doesn’t like onions. Me neither.

Give reasons for your dislikes.

Example: Why don’t you like...?

I don’t like the taste / I’m a vegetarian.

I don’t like vegetables.

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