Учебное пособие Санкт-Петербург 2010

Exercise 3.1. Match the methods of cooking with their definitions:

1. 
   Bake a. cook meat, etc. in an oven
   
2. 
   Fry b. cook something in a little hot oil or fat
   
3. 
   Boil c. cook bread, etc. in an oven
   
4. 
   Grill d. cook an egg in or over boiling water without its
   

shell

5. 
   Roast e. cook in very hot oil
   
6. 
   Steam f. hang fish or meat in smoke
   
7. 
   Stew g. cook under/over a flame
   
8. 
   Smoke h. cook meat(fish) with vegetables slowly in liquid for
   

a long time

9. 
   Sauté i. cook over hot water
   

10.Poach j. cook in hot water

Exercise 3.2. Match the ways of preparing food with the items on the right. Some may have more than one answer:

1. 
   сhop a. eggs
   
2. 
   stir b. carrots
   
3. 
   scramble c. apples
   
4. 
   slice d. onions
   
5. 
   grate e. sauce
   
6. 
   peel f. cooked meat
   

Exercise 3.3. In what ways could you cook the following food?

dish	boil	fry	bake	roast	grill	steam
a fancy cake			+
shrimps
pasta
chicken
duck
a pudding
an egg

Exercise 3.4. Use the prompts to explain the dishes in the list. Name the dish, list its ingredients and say how it is served:

Paella, sauerkraut, chicken biriyani, chocolate terrine, goulash, scampi alla marinara

1. 
   Spain/vegetables, fish, chicken/rice
   

Paella is a Spanish dish made with vegetables, fish and chicken served with rice.

2. 
   Hungary/meat cooked in paprika sauce/potatoes
   
3. 
   Germany/pickled cabbage, sausage and bacon/boiled potatoes
   
4. 
   Italy/shrimps, tomatoes and Parmesan cheese/ pasta
   
5. 
   France/dessert/chocolate, eggs and milk/creamy vanilla sauce
   
6. 
   China/stewed pork and mushrooms/noodles
   

Exercise 3.5. Fill in the blanks with the correct word:

Sour, salty, greasy, crunchy, stale, tough, watery, spicy, sugary, bony

1. 
   Indian food is often very hot and ___.
   
2. 
   I suppose this milk is bad, it is very ___.
   
3. 
   I’m sorry for being so noisy, but this apple is ___.
   
4. 
   I can’t eat this stake any more, it’s too ___ for me.
   
5. 
   Haven’t we got any fresh bread? This loaf is ___.
   
6. 
   I don’t like ___ fish.
   
7. 
   I don’t eat fried bacon, it is ___.
   
8. 
   Fizzy drinks are very __ and can be bad for your teeth.
   
9. 
   These crisps were ___, now I want to drink.
   

10) They didn’t like my soup, it was ___. I should have put more vegetables in it.

Exercise 3.6. Combine the following dialogue:

Student A: a client in a restaurant, who is reading the menu and wants more information about definite dishes
Student B: a waiter in a restaurant, who describes different dishes to a client