Vocabulary:
to criticize — критиковать
tasteless — безвкусный
overcooked — переваренный
ingredient — ингредиент, составная часть
to invent — изобретать
sauces — соус
to disguise — скрыть
spice — специя, пряность
herb — трава
delicious — очень вкусный
disappointing — обидно
to lend — одалживать
cuisine — кухня
Spirits in Ireland
T
he
most popular spirits in Ireland are Guinness and Whiskey. Ireland has
its own whiskey. The Irish learned to make whiskey from monks. They
came to Ireland from the continent of Europe in the fifth and sixth
centuries. They knew a lot about the way to make spirits. Irish
whiskey is made differently from Scotch whisky. It is also usually
spelled differently - Scotch whisky has no “e”. Irish whiskey
tastes lighter and smoother than Scotch whisky. Just now more people
in the world drink Scotch whiskey. But some people like Scotch whisky
and some like Irish whiskey. In the American Civil War someone said
to President Lincoln that General Grant was drinking too much Irish
whiskey. Lincoln knew that Grant was a good general, and he knew that
Irish whiskey was a good drink. So Lincoln’s answer was: “Find
out the make of General Grant's whiskey. Then give it to the other
generals”. Another popular spirit is Guinness. It's a kind of beer.
Guinness is made from barley, hops, yeast and water. Everything in it
is quite natural; there are no chemicals.
The Irish have made or “brewed” it in Dublin since 1759. The Guinness brewery in Dublin is bigger than any other brewery in Europe. Today there are also Guinness breweries in Britain, Nigeria, and Malaysia. People drink more than seven million glasses of Guinness every day around the world. Irish coffee is another interesting drink. This is how to make it. First you put very hot coffee in a glass, with some sugar. Then you add whiskey. Then very carefully you add some cream, which stays on top of the whiskey and coffee. It is a very good way to drink whiskey!
Questions:
1. What are the most popular drinks in Ireland?
2. From whom did the Irish learn to make whiskey?
3. What ingredients does Guinness consist of?
4. When did the Irish start to make Guinness?
5. What is another interesting Irish drink?
Vocabulary:
Guinness —портер
monk — монах
barley — ячмень
hops — хмель
yeast — дрожжи
brewery — пивоварня
to add — добавлять
Traditional American Food
A
mericans
eat a lot. They have three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Most of Americans don’t eat home but prefer to go to restaurants. They can choose from many kind of restaurants. There is a great number of ethnic restaurants in the United States. Italian, Chinese and Mexican food is very popular. An American institution is the fast food restaurant, which is very convenient but not very healthy. However there are some principles of American cuisine (if we may call it so). Americans drink a lot of juices and soda, eat a lot of meat, fruits and vegetables, not much bread. In the morning Americans have cereal or scrambled eggs, milk or orange juice.
C
hicken
or fish, fried potatoes, vegetable salads, and desert: this is the
most common menu for lunch. Dinner is probably the most important
meal of the day, some people have family dinner, when all members of
family have to be there. For dinner Americans usually have meat,
fried or baked potatoes with ketchup or sour cream, corn, peas,
sometimes macaroni and cheese or spaghetti; ice-cream, fruit or cake
may be for dessert.
Turkey, ham and apple pie are traditional for Christmas and Thanksgiving Day dinners.
Questions:
1. How many times a day do Americans eat?
2. Do Americans like to eat at home?
3. What kind of restaurants is popular in the US?
4. What do Americans eat for breakfast?
5. What is the most important meal of the day?
6. What is a family dinner?
7. What dishes are traditional for Christmas and Thanksgiving Day dinners?
Vocabulary:
ethnic — этнический
healthy — здоровый, полезный
juice — сок
cereal — кукурузные хлопья
potatoes — картофель
salad — салат
ketchup — кетчуп
ice-cream — мороженое
apple pie — яблочный пирог
Christmas — Рождество