Tunisian gastronomy
Task 1. Translate the text. Переведите текст.
Tunisian gastronomy.
Localed in the centre of the Mediterranean Basin this country has known many different civilizations. The people brought with them their own ways of cooking and eating. Like everybody else Tunisians have two meals a day and breakfast, a breakfast which varies according to individual taste: either white coffee, ordinary Turkish coffee or something more substantial. The food is not very spicy but well seasoned. Generally a normal meal consists of two courses: a course prepared with sauce, a plate of pasta, together with an hors d'oeuvre to be eaten either at the beginning or during the meal.
In big cities gastronomy is a refined art. Their way of eating is again an art with precise and elaborate rules. Women of the house are not usually invited to the table, unless you happen to be in a modern household. Tunisians usually have no fixed order for the courses that make up a meal. Dishes are served together with hors d'oeuvre - a variety of grilled or green salads, and a thousand side-dishes which stimulate the appetite: small bowls of olives, tuna fish, pickles, harissa, and pure olive oil. Cheese is not part of the menu; it is only used for breakfast, for children's snacks, and in the preparation of certain dishes. The same applies to butter. Pastas make an important part of cooking. You will see then at every table and at every meal, and in the most varied forms. As for sauces Tunisians have a different one every day of the week - there are as many sauces as there are vegetables. They are made with potatoes, peppers, pickles. Soups are many and varied but Tunisians eat them only in winter. They usually give soups some colour by using tomatoes.
Task 2. Make up 8 questions to the text. Составьте не менее 8 вопросов по содержанию текста.
Task 3. Put the word "serve" in the correct tense form. Поставьте глагол «serve» в нужную временную форму.
1. They often _ (to serve) white coffee for breakfast in Tunisian restaurants.
2. Cheese _ (not to be served) during the usual meal.
3. Yesterday they _ (to serve) tuna fish and pickles in this par.
4. I _never _ (to serve) foreign guests.
5. Many tasty things _ (to be served) tomorrow at the banquet.
Task 4. Give the English equivalents for these word combinations. Дайте английские эквиваленты следующим словосочетаниям.
-обыкновенный турецкий кофе
-существенный завтрак
-современная семья
-определенный порядок блюд
-возбуждать аппетит
-разнообразные соусы
-придавать цвет
Task 5. Make up your own sentences. Составьте свои предложения с данными словосочетаниями.
Spicy food, to your taste, order, snacks, serve for breakfast, elaborate rules, prepare dishes.
Task 6. Fill in the blanks with the words from the text. Заполните пропуски недостающими словами из текста.
1. You can give soups some colour by using _, for example.
2. Tunisians have as many souces as there are _.
3. _ is served for children's snacks or in the preparation of certain dishes.
4. As a rule _ are not invited to the table.
5. You will see _ at every table and at every meal.
6. Dishes are served together with _, for example, grilled or green salads.
Данная контрольная работа по английскому языку имеет достаточно высокий уровень сложности.
