Preparatory exercise.

Some people in Britain feel that family eating habits are changing for the worse. What do you think these changes might be? What about Ukraine? Are there any changes in family eating habits there?

Once upon a time, not so long ago, families used to sit together round a table for their meals. But times change. With the advent of ready-prepared convenience food, children and teenagers can heat up a meal in the microwave in a matter of minutes, without any assistance from their parents. They can then eat it happily, with a tray on their lap, while watching their favourite soap opera on television. With pressures of modern life this scenario is repeated daily up and down the country. However, at weekends people do have more time. Sunday lunch is still an occasion for families and friends to spend more time together. Children can be persuaded to sit at the table for two courses while their parents and other adults can sit chatting, drinking coffee all afternoon. Here are a couple of recipes for a simple but delicious meal which even the most inexperienced cooks could tackle. Both recipes serve four people. Bon appetit!

Chicken Supreme with Herb Sauce

Ingredients: 4 part-boned chicken breasts

125 gr. pot of Boursin with chives 300 ml double cream 3 tbsp chopped mixed herbs. salt and pepper

Method: Put the chicken breasts, skin side down, into a non-stick frying pan. Cook for about 20-25 minutes, turning occasionally. Mix together the remaining ingredients and pour over the chicken. Simmer gently for 10 minutes or until the sauce is thick and the chicken cooked through. Serve with rice and a green salad or potatoes or vegetables.

Tiramisu

Ingredients: 100 gr Amaretti biscuits 6 tbsp Amaretto or sherry 6 tbsp strong black coffee 400 gr pot of fresh custard 250 gr pot of mascarpone 300 ml double cream (lightly whipped)

Unit 2

Method: Put the lightly crushed biscuits into four glasses. Sprinkle with liqueur and coffee. Mix the custard and mascarpone together well and spoon over the biscuits. Top with the cream, then cover with clingfilm and chill in the refrigerator for at least half an hour.

To decorate: When ready to serve, remove the clingfilm and sift a layer of cocoa powder over the top.

Exercise 11.

Read the text "Untitled" above, look through the selection of possible titles given below and choose the most appropriate one for the text:

a) Something to chew on

b) Keep Sundays special

c) A brighter future for young people

d) The family's Sunday recipe

e) Big savings

Exercise 12.

Decide what problem the author of the article set out to solve.

Exercise 13.

Find out:

a) which ingredient can be found in both recipes;

b) how long it will take to cook the dishes;

c) how much money you will have to spend to buy ingredients for cooking the dishes described.

Exercise 14.

You are one of the participants of the TV programme "Ready, steady, cook". You have decided to show how to cook "Chicken with herb sauce" and "Tiramisu des­sert". Describe the methods.

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Everyday Life

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