- •Правительство Москвы
- •Dictations
- •How Long Have People Been Using Surnames?
- •Topic Two: Your Health
- •Various Diseases
- •Diseases and Common Ailments
- •Topic Three: Family Life
- •The Adams Family
- •My Aunt Emily
- •Topic Four: Jobs and Occupations
- •David the Teenage Tycoon.
- •Choosing an Occupation
- •Job Resume
- •15 Topic Five: Schooling
- •My New School
- •My School
- •What Do We Know about esp?
- •Topic Six: Place to Live in
- •The Remarkable Suite
- •My Room
- •A New House
- •A Tudor Mansion
- •Topic Seven: Meals and Food
- •The Peculiarities of Russian Cooking.
- •The Wilsons' Party
- •American Food
- •Topic Eight: Daily Routine
- •A Typical English Day
- •Everyday Life in a British Family
- •Topic Nine: Climate and Weather
- •Weather in New York
- •The British Climate
- •27 Topic Ten: Pastimes
- •A Sunday Picnic
- •Pastimes
- •Topic Eleven: Town Life
- •Budapest
- •Topic Twelve: Shopping
- •How to Shop in America.
- •Some Hints on Smart Shopping for Clothes
- •Topic Thirteen: Theatre
- •Theatres in Britain
- •The History of Entertainment
- •A Visit to the Bolshoi Theatre
- •Topic Fourteen: Appearance
- •Returning Home
- •The Engagement
- •Section 2 narrative dictations
- •Good Advice
- •The Witty Farmer
- •Dutch Cigarettes
- •A Present from the Son
- •Does It Make Any Difference?
- •A Bedtime Story (An Old Japanese Legend)
- •The Dinner Party
- •Marie Cure, the Greatest Woman-Scientist
- •The Story of Uncle Theo
- •The King and the Tortoise
- •The Fairy Haunts
- •The King and the Witch
- •Gilbert and Mahaut.
- •Princess Pocahontas
- •The Knight and the Dragon
- •Piers and the Dragon
- •King Canute
- •The Invisible Ghost
- •The Quarrelsome Giants
- •Renderings
- •Rendering 2 An Alternative Cinderella
- •Rendering 3 Two Loaves of Bread (after o'Henry)
- •The Pendulum (after о’Henry)
- •59 Rendering 5 The Story of Othello
- •The Oval Portrait (after e.A.Poe)
- •Section 4 Fairy Tales for Rendering
- •Lazy Jack
- •St. George and the Dragon
- •How the Tiger Got His Stripes (after r. Kipling)
- •Rendering 4 Caporushes
- •Rendering 5 Catskin
- •Rendering 6 The Baron and the Poor Man's Daughter.
- •80 Rendering 7 Dick Whittington and His Cat
- •83 Содержание
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The Peculiarities of Russian Cooking.
In Russia cooking is characterized by its wide assortment of ingredients and preparation process. A Russian stove was constructed to allow a dish to be stewed, baked, poached or boiled. It also defined specific ways of cooking geese, duck and chicken. At the same time meat and fowl are also roasted on a grill over an open flame.
Porridge cooked in a stove acquires a specific taste. That is why nowadays many dishes made with grain and semolina are prepared not on stove tops, but rather in ovens. Buckwheat served in this way is especially tasty when accompanied by milk.
Russian cooking has borrowed ingredients from other nations. The Greek settlements on the Black Sea coast, for example, contributed the secret of dough made with yeast, while trade with Italy enriched Russian cuisine with spices, herbs and rice. Tea and dumplings came from Asia. Peppers, aubergines and zucchini were delivered from Bulgaria.
Russia's western neighbours also influenced the style of cooking introducing appliances such as pots, pans and slotted spoons. Thanks to them, the list of dishes prepared on frying pans was substantially extended to include beefsteaks, roast mutton and the like.
French cuisine came to Russia in the nineteenth century. It was most noticeable in restaurant cooking, as professional chefs brought from France recipes for sauces and delicate dishes made with poultry, fish and vegetables.
Since ancient times, the traditional order of serving has remained unchanged: first – appetizers, second – soup, third – the main course, accompanied by gravy and lastly follows dessert – pastries and sweets.
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Dictation 19
The Wilsons' Party
Mr and Mrs Wilson invited all their friends to a party last night. They stayed at home all day yesterday and prepared for the occasion.
In the morning the Wilsons worked outside. Their daughter, Margaret, cleaned the yard with a broom. Their son, Bob, cut the grass with the help of the lawnmower. Mrs Wilson planted flowers such as lilies, asters, tulips, etc. in the garden, and Mr Wilson fixed their broken banisters using various tools. In the afternoon the Wilsons worked inside the house. Margaret washed the floors with a mop and hoovered the Persian beige carpet with the vacuum cleaner. Bob dusted the antique furniture and cleaned the window panes.
Mr and Mrs Wilson stayed in the kitchen all afternoon. He cooked roast chicken with sauce and rice for dinner, and she baked cream cakes and scones for dessert. The Wilsons finished all their work at six o'clock sharp. Their house looked wonderful!
The Wilsons' guests arrived at about seven thirty and were immediately shown into the living room. For the starter they ate Swiss cheese with Dutch biscuits, drank sweet Portuguese wine, and talked about their children, weather and the Wilsons' house.
Dinner was served in the dinning room. Everybody enjoyed the meal very much. They liked the delicious chicken and cream cakes. In fact everybody asked for seconds.
After dinner all of them went to the drawing room. First, Bob Wilson played the grand piano and his sister, Margaret, sang some folk songs. Then Mr and Mrs Wilson showed the photos of their trip to Lisbon. Later they turned on the stereo and danced. As you see, the guests enjoyed the party greatly. In fact, nobody wanted to go home.
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