Ingredients:

• 2 chicken breasts

• A handful of bean sprouts

• A handful of deep-fried beancurd

• 1-2 carrots, cut into matchsticks or grated

• 1 cucumber, seeded and thinly sliced at an angle

• 1 green mango, cut into matchsticks or finely grated

• A bunch of mint, leaves and roughly chopped

• 1 small red onion, cut into fine wedges

• 2 spring onions, finely diced

• A handful of plum or cherry tomatoes, halved

• A handful of roasted peanuts, roughly ground, to serve

• Coriander leaves and finely sliced red chili, to serve

Dressing:

• 2 tbsp fish sauce

• 2 tbsp fresh lime juice

• 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar

• 2 tbsp grated palm sugar

• 1 garlic glove, finely chopped

• 1-2 red or green bird’s eye chillies, deseeded and finely chopped

Preparation method

1. For the dressing, mix the fish sauce, lime juice and rice wine vinegar in a small bowl. Add the grated palm sugar, stirring until completely dissolved. Add the garlic and chilli then taste to make sure the flavours and balanced. It should be zesty, sweet and fresh, with depth from the fish sauce.

2. Place the chicken in a deep pan, cover with water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until cooked through. Transfer to a bowl of iced water to cool, then drain and shred the chicken and place the meat in a large bowl.

3. Add the remaining salad ingredients to a bowl with the chicken and toss to combine. Divide among serving plates and drizzle lightly with the dressing. Sprinkle over peanuts, coriander leaves and chilli to serve.

Quick Pho Soup

A quick version of the traditional Vietnamese soup that takes up to half a day to prepare. Don’t worry! This version is ready in a matter of minutes.

Ingredients:

• 300 g fillet steak, cut into thin sliced

• 1cinnamon stick

• 2 star anise

• 1 tbsp light soy sauce

• 1 red chilli, finely sliced

• 2 spring onions, cut into rounds

• ½ tsp salt

• 900 ml chicken stock

• 350 g fine egg noodle nests

• Handful mint leaves, stems removed

• Handful coriander, chopped

• 1 lime wedge, to serve

Preparation method

1. Cook the noodles as directed on pack

2. Combine cinnamon stick, star anise, soy sauce, salt and stock in a large pan and bring to the boil.

3. Lower heat, and add the meat and cook for 30 seconds until the meat is tender.

4. Skim any fat off the top of the pan, and add the noodles.

5. Ladle into individual bowls and serve, garnishing with the mint, chilli, spring onion, bean sprouts and coriander and a squeeze of lime.

Unit 13. The united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland.

Vocabulary.

relatively - относительно

considerable- значительный

to maintain- поддерживать

density- плотность

to establish- установить

drought- засуха

calming- успокаивающий

vast- огромный

humid- влажный

mild- мягкий

1. Read the text and choose the right word. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Great Britain is a small, highly developed country (1)(with, from, to) population over 60 million. (2)(he, it, she) includes three coun­tries: England, Wales, Scotland. (3)(a, an, the) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (4)(will be formed, is formed, was formed) in 1921.

The country is situated (5)(at, on, in) the British Isles which lie to the West of the continent for Europe. The area (6)(total, totals, totaling) some 242,500 sq. km. Britain is just under 1.000 km long (7)(from, on, with) the south coast of England (8)(to, on, with) the extreme north of Scotland, and just un­der 500 km across in the (9)(wide, wider, widest) part. Great Britain is sepa­rated from Europe (10)(at, by, on) the North Sea and (11)(a, an, the) English Channel. In 1993 the new Tunnel underneath the English Channel (12)(opening, were opened, was opened) between Dover (England) and Calais (France).

The length of (13)(a, the, an) Tunnel is 30 miles.

(14)(with, without, in) some 57 million people, Britain (15)(to rank, rank, ranks) six­teenth in the world in term of population. The population (16)(to remain, has remained, be remained) relatively stable over (17)(an, a, the) last dec­ade, but (18)(has aged, to age, aging) . Britain is a relatively densely popu­lated country. England has the (19)(highest, high, higher) population density of the four lands and Scotland the (20)(low,ower,lowest).

Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy headed (21)(by, at, with) the Queen Elizabeth II. Buckingham Palace (22)( are, am, is) the official residence of Her Majesty (23)(a, the, an) Queen.

But it is the Prime Minister and the (24)(houses, housed, housing) of Parliament that actually rule (25)(the, a, an) country.

Britain`s democratic system (26)(to, with, of) government is long established and has (27)(providing, provide, provided) considerable (28)(political, politics, politically) stability. Close links (29)(are, is, am) maintained (30)(on, with, at) many (31)(other, another, the other) countries notably within the Commonwealth, (32)(who, these, which) links 50 independent nations.

Britain (33)(becoming, becomes, became) the world`s first industrialized country in (34)(a, the, an) late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Wealth (35)(be, was, were) based (36)(on, with, under) manufacture of iron and steel, heavy machinery and textiles, and calming, shipbuilding and trade.

A very broad range of cultural activities (37)(to exist, exists, exist) in Britain. Many Britons engaged in the arts and media (38)(enjoying, enjoys, enjoy) international reputations. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is one of the three public bodies responsible (39)(on, for, at) television and radio. BBC World Service broadcasts by radio worldwide (40)(in, at, on) English and 37 other languages.