2017-10-31
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Health, physical and mental is a very important aspect of life and as much energy as we give it can never be wasted. People nowadays are more health-conscious than they used to be. They understand that good health is above wealth. There are many things than can be damaging to your health but if you are sensible you can lessen the risks.
To begin with if we want to be healthy we should avoid different bad habits that can affect our health. In my opinion, smoking and drinking too much alcohol are the worst ones. It’s common knowledge that smoking and drinking can shorten our lives dramatically. Smoking is associated with many health problems such as heart and lung diseases, pneumonia and cancer. It also makes your teeth yellow and skin unhealthy. Besides its is dangerous to both the person who is smoking and other people in the same environment who also inhale the smoke. Fortunately, in recent years smoking has received a lot of bad publicity and fewer people smoke nowadays. Some companies don’t employ people who are smokers. Smoking has been banned in most public places; strong warnings are usually printed on packets of cigarettes. I personally don’t smoke because I don’t want to have unhealthy skin and teeth and die young.
Smoking and drinking are joined by less dangerous habits, such as skipping meals, eating unhealthy food, or even overeating. Of course they are not quite as deadly as smoking or drinking alcohol, but they also affect our health. If we eat too much we become obese and obesity leads to serious health problems. A lot of people like drinking coca cola and coffee and enjoy pizzas and hamburgers. But what is tasty is not always healthy. Fast food makes you fat, that is why Americans are the fattest people in the world. In recent years eating habits have undergone a change. People are encouraged to eat less fat and more fiber. Fat is believed to be one of the major causes of obesity and heart disease. High fibre and low fat foods can be found in all shops and supermarkets. Salads, beans and fruit have taken place of steak and ice-cream. The fashion for healthy food is growing all the time. Many people feel they are too fat and try to improve their fitness. There are a lot of ways to lose weight and avoid gaining it. Perhaps the most popular of them is following a diet. If you want to lose weight, you should cut out snacks and desserts, and cut down on fat. Some people count the number of calories they eat every day. This is called a calorie-controlled diet. But excessive dieting can be dangerous too. Some people refuse to eat meat as they consider it harmful. They say a vegetarian diet reduces the risk of cancer and vegetarians live longer than others. I can’t agree with them because meat is an excellent source of good nutrition. Consumed in moderate amounts meat is perfectly good for your health.
Having too much stress at work and at home can also be damaging to a person’s health and can lead to both physical and mental problems. I think the best solution to the problem is having a hobby or spending your holidays in a proper way. I believe that any holiday must be a change. You need to get away from all usual routines, to escape from the stress and the strain of everyday life
To my mind the best way to stay healthy and to keep fit is by going in for sports. Among the benefits of regular exercise are a healthier heart, stronger bones, quicker reaction and more resistance to various illnesses. Besides you can eat as much as you want because you are burning it all off
I also believe that regularity in life promotes our health. Sleeping eight or nine hours, getting up early, regular meals, a healthy diet, going in for sports and spending a lot of time in the open air is a really good way to live.
Health.
Health and fitness have now become one of the major concerns. Earlier life was very hard and humans used to hunt for their living, and their body had a lot of physical exercise. They ate less and exercised more. Now people live well, much better and easier than it was long time ago. They don’t have to be strong to get their food and as a result they hardly do any physical exercise. People don’t choose their food carefully and easily get overweight. Good health is all that one dreams of. Becoming healthier and fitter is not very difficult but needs a lot of work. People should choose what they eat more carefully, eat a well-balanced diet and eat less fast food. It is possible to lose weight just doing regular exercises. So by doing just two simple things; eating properly and exercising regularly one can live most happily than ever.
ВELARUSIAN CUISINE
Modern Belarusian cookery is based on old national traditions which have undergone a long historical evolution. But the main methods of traditional Belarusian cuisine are carefully kept by the people.
Common in Belarusian cuisine were dishes from potato which is called among people "the second bread". There are special potato cafes in the country where you can try various potato dishes. Potato is included into many salads, it is served together with mushrooms, meat; different pirazhki (patties) and baked puddings are made from it. The most popular among the Belarusians are traditional draniki, thick pancakes, prepared from potatoes. A wide spread of potato dishes in Belarusian cuisine can be explained by natural climatic conditions of Belarus which are propitious for growing highly starched and tasty sorts of potatoes.
A lot of place in the diet of the Belarusians belongs to meat and meat products, especially to the pork and salted pork fat. The salted pork fat is used slightly smoked and seasoned with onions and garlic. Dishes prepared from meat are usually served together with potatoes or vegetables such as carrot, cabbage, peas, etc. It is characteristic that many vegetable and meat dishes are prepared in special stoneware pots.
Among dishes from fish the Belarusians prefer galki and also baked or boiled river-fish without special seasonings. In general, what concerns the most common seasonings such as onions, garlic, parsley, dill,, pepper, they are used very moderately in Belarusian cookery.
The Belarussians enjoy eating fresh, dried, salted and pickled mushrooms, and also berries such as bilberry, wild strawberries, red whortlberry, raspberries, cranberry and some others.
Of flour dishes the most popular is zacirka. Pieces of specially prepared dough are boiled in water and then poured over with milk.
Myadukha, berezavik, kvas, beer are traditional Belarusian drinks.
A goose stuffed with apples is a traditional New Year dish.
Machanka is used as a Belarussian traditional saurce for draniki or blini. It may be different in different regions. Most often it is made with pork, sausage, sliced onion, sour cream and flour.
British meals.
The first day in the morning is breakfast. A traditional English breakfast is a cooked meal which may contain sausages, bacon, black pudding, scrambled or fried eggs, mushrooms, boiled potatoes, beans and toast. A continental breakfast is a small uncooked meal: a bread roll or croissant with cheese or ham. The most common drinks at this part of the day are orange juice and a cup of tea or coffee.
If a meal is eaten in the late morning instead of both breakfast and lunch it is called brunch
Lunch is the meal eaten in the middle of the day (usually between 12.30 and 2.00. Many people eat meat, cheese or other sandwiches. Drinks at lunch are very different: fruit juices, coca-cola, Fanta, sprite, pepsi-cola and others.
Supper is the most common name for the meal eaten in the evening (usually between 7.00 and 8.30) Dinner is another name for supper. It is a cooked meal of meat or fish and two veg (vegetables), one of which is often potato. It is common to eat dessert (also known as pudding) after the main dish.
A potluck party.
Potluck parties or potluck dinners are very popular in Great Britain. It is a time for people to get together, enjoy meeting new people or seeing old friends again. Everyone is told to bring a dish. There are some rules who organize potluck parties. All dishes should be prepared in advance. The dishes should be easy to transport. A traditional English dish is shepherd’s pie. In England shepherd’s pie is traditionally made with mutton. You do it in the following way. You make several layers of cooked minced meat and vegetables, with mashed potatoes on the top, and bake it in the oven.
Can you tell me how to cook one of your favorite dishes?
Frankly speaking I’m not very good at cooking but what I can do perfectly well is to cook an apple pie. You need 5 apples, a cup of flour and a cup of sugar, 4 large eggs, a pinch of vanillin powder and a little bit butter. First you peel and slice apples then put eggs and sugar in a bowl and mix them together, add flour. vanillin powder and mix everything again. Then preheat the pan, butter it a little and pour the dough into the pan. Then you should bake your pie in the oven for 30-40 minutes.
Okroshka is a traditional Belarusian dish. To cook okroshka you need some meat, four cucumbers, two onions, two eggs, two potatoes, half a teaspoon salt, half a teaspoon sugar and one litre of kvas, you should also have some sour cream. First you meat and eggs should be boiled.. Then you cut meat, onions, eggs and cucumbers and add sour-cream, salt, sugar and kvas and mix everything carefully. Then you should put the okroshka in the fridge and keep it for some time to make it cool.
What questions can you ask your British friend about their eating habits?
How many meals a day do you usually have? Do you like fast food? Is homemade food better than fast food? Do you like fruit and vegetables? What food do you hate / like? How often do you drink juice? Do you enjoy eating outdoors? Are fast food restaurants popular in your country? Are you a sweet tooth?
What questions will you ask your friend who has invited you to a pot-luck party?
What time will the party start? How many people are going to come? What dishes are they going to bring? What dish should I bring? Shall I cook some traditional Belarussian food?
Food. Meals
Meals in Britain
The usual meals in Britain are breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper.
For breakfast English people mostly have porridge or cornflakes with milk or cream and sugar, bacon and eggs, marmalade with buttered toasts and tea or coffee. For a change they can have a boiled egg, cold ham or fish.
They usually have lunch at about one o’clock. At lunch time in a London restaurant one usually finds a mutton chop or steak and chips, or cold meat, or fish with potatoes and salad, then a pudding or fruit to follow.
Afternoon tea can hardly be called a meal. It is a substantial meal only in well-to-do families. It’s between five or six o’clock
In some houses dinner is the biggest meal of the day. Dinner time is about 7 o’clock in the evening
1. Could you describe to your foreign friend some places of eating out in your country?
There are hotel restaurants, cafes, stolovayas or dining-rooms, ice-cream parlous and snack shops in our country.
Hotel restaurants are open for residents and non residents too. There are state-run and privately-run restaurants. They serve a wide variety of dishes of Belarussian / French and Italian cuisine. They are often open till late at night but they are very expensive.
Cafes are cheaper than restaurants. They concentrate on a limited menu. They serve pizza, hot sausages, sweet dishes
A dining-room is the common person’seatery. It has a small choice of meat or fish, soup, boiled vegetables, tea and coffee
If you have a sweet tooth you can go to an ice-cream parlor.
There are also little snack shops around oars and markets, on streets, near railway or bus stations
2. Fast food restaurants are becoming very popular. Do you think they are a good idea?
There are a lot of arguments in favor and against fast food restaurants
On the one hand… On the other hand…
For Against
- the service is very quick - the food contains a lot of fat and is unhealthy
- the restaurants are usually very clean - the food is not cheap
- the atmosphere is informal - the restaurants create much litter
- they are the same everywhere so you know exactly - the material which is often used for fast food
what you can order cartons takes centuries to decay and contains
elements dangerous for your health
