2.2 Decide whether the following statements are true or false:

1) Britain is starting to get a reputation for bad cuisine.

2) Advertising campaigns are encouraging British people to try new foods.

3) The most popular TV chefs in Britain are younger and more charismatic than

they used to be.

4) ‘Jamie’s Kitchen’ is a TV programme about ordinary people who set up their own restaurants with no cooking experience.

5) Jamie’s restaurant ‘Fifteen’ will be opening in several months time.

6) The traditional British diet may be dying out.

13. The recent survey finds that the number of those … is slowly declining and around half of Britain’s consumers would like … .

14. There are more and more people who … at UK universities and colleges.

15. Now Britain … with countries such as France and Italy … .

2.3 Answer the questions.

1. What reputation did the British cuisine use to have?

2. How are eating habits changing in Britain?

3. What do the results of the market study show?

4. How is this new tendency reflected through TV scheduling?

5. What are the reasons why the TV show‘Jamie’s Kitchen’ has turned into a phenomenon?

6. What does Jamie Oliver’s example prove?

7. What do UK colleges and universities offer for those who are willing to expanding their culinary knowledge and skills?

8. What countries is Britain now competing with in the field of culinary excellence? What does it speak for?

2.4 Write a one-page summary of the article, containing its key ideas.

2.5 Express your opinion while answering the questions.

• Are cookery shows popular in Russia? Do they help Russian people to make their cuisine more intricate and diversified? Would you like to take part in such a programme? Why yes / no?

• Is it good that foreign dishes are so easily adopted by our national cuisine? Aren’t we running the risk of loosing our own national food traditions?

• Are food courses likely to become popular among Russian people? What should they offer to attract more people?

• Are there any other ways to acquire cooking skills and knowledge besides those mentioned in the article? What are they?

Section 3 Writing

1. What is your spatiality? Can you write it down and share the recipe with the class?

2. Make up an advertisement of your dish. Use the adverts below as a guide.

“Imagine tender, juicy pork drizzled with a silky, rich sauce. This one’s worth serving on a special occasion”.

“Experience two of autumn’s most treasured harvests, sweet apples and pears, baked in a pastry crust”.

1. Choose one of the proverbs given below and write a paragraph enlightening its meaning.

1. The glutton digs his grave with his teeth.

2. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

3. You can’t eat a cake and have it.

4. The appetite comes with eating.

5. Too many cooks spoil the broth.

6. You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs.

7. Hunger is the best source.