Food and drink

I. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following word

sample [`sa:mpl] – пробовать

sauce [sO:s] – соус, приправа

cuisine [kwI(:)`zi:n] – кухня, кулинарное искусство

appreciate [{`pri:SIeIt] – ценить, оценивать

abundant [{`b[nd{nt ] – изобильный

delicatessen [,delIk{`tesn] – гастрономический магазин

spice [`spaIs] – специя, пряность, приправа

snack [`sn@k] – легкая закуска

flour [`flau{] – мука

savoury [`seIv({)rI] – соленый

marmalade [`ma:m({)leId] – джем, повидло, мармелад

menu [`menju:] – меню

outlet [`autlet] – торговая точка

ambivalent [@`mbIvalent] – двойственный, противоречивый

II. Read the text.

Britain and good food are two things, which are not commonly associated. Visitors to Britain have widely varying opinions about all sorts of aspects of the country, but most of them seem to agree that the food is terrible. Why? One reason could simply be that British tastes are different from everybody else’s. However, the most common complaint is not so much that British food has a strange, unpleasant taste, but rather that it has very little taste at all.

Another explanation may be that most visitors to Britain do not get the opportunity to sample home cooking. They either eat the food cooked in an institution, such as a university canteen, or they ‘eat out’ a lot, usually in rather cheap restaurants and cafes. These places are definitely not where to find good British food. Typical British cooking, which involves a lot of roasting, does not suit the larger scale production or the quick preparation which is required in such places. For one thing, food should, according to British people, be eaten hot, which is difficult to arrange when feeding large numbers of people. In addition, the British have not got into the habit of preparing sauces with grilled food in order to make it tastier.