3. Answer the following questions:

1. How old was Escoffier when he started to work?

2. Where did he work in Paris?

3. Where did he open the Ritz?

4. Where did he move in 1884?

5. Where did he work in summer 1884?

6. Who did he go to London with?

7. What did he manage in London?

8. When did he return to Monte-Carlo?

9. Where did he introduce the first menu?

10. How old was he when he returned to Monte Carlo?

11. Did he stop working there?

12. What does his book still contain?

4. Ask the question about the underlined element of the sentence:

1. Many chefs trained there.

2. Escoffier started cooking at his uncle’s restaurant.

3. In 1884, he moved to Monte Carlo.

4. Escoffier simplified the art of cooking.

5. He still worked for another fifteen years.

6. He had two sons.

5. Read and translate the recipe.

ICY DREAMS

Ingredients (for one person):

• strawberries

• 3 flavours of ice-cream: cherry, vanilla, and nut

• chocolate sauce

• whipped cream

• 1 big strawberry for decoration

Preparation

• First, slice the strawberries

• Put them on the bottom of a shallow bowl

• Put one scoop of each ice–cream in the center of the bowl

• Put the chocolate sauce on the scoops

• Cover it all with whipped cream

• Put the big strawberry on top of the cream

6. Fill the gaps with the verbs from the lists below.

A

Boil ___grate___ chop___ sprinkle ___peel ___beat ___slice

1. Take the red and green peppers and __________ them into small pieces. Next add them to the mixture in the bowl.

2. Put the vegetables in the pot and cover them with water. __________ them for 20 minutes.

3. Next, __________ some cheese and __________ it over the top.

4. __________ the orange and __________ it thinly.

5. Put the eggs into a bowl and __________ them.

B

Grill ___bake ___melt ___sizzle ___season ___stir ___fry

1. Remember to __________ the sauce from time to time.

2. __________ the cookies for 30 minutes.

3. __________ the joint of meat with salt and pepper and __________ it for 20 minutes.

4. Next, __________ a knob of butter in the frying pan.

5. __________ the sausages until they start to __________.

7. Match the cooking methods to the definitions.

Cook over boiling water Cook in the oven without oil Cook in boiling water Cook in the oven with oil Cook in hot oil Cook gently in hot water Cook over/under strong heat

Roost Grill Fry Poach Bake Boil Steam

8. How are the following foods cooked in your country?

Example: In my country we usually eat either fried or grilled chicken.

chicken tomatoes

steak aubergines

bread carrots

fish eggs

potatoes rice

apples cheese

9. Match the utensils to the verbs.

chop roll out beat peel stir sieve grate
	rolling pin	grater	wooden spoon	sieve	knife	whisk