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Lesson 16. Topic: Healthy food.
Task 1. Read and translate the text.
Healthy food.
As a way of introduction, I am Archie, an engineer from Berlin. I used
to live in Italy when I was a boy. My parents used to work in Rome and we
used to travel about the country a lot. We would go to restaurants and eat
famous Italian dishes. I got used to eating fresh, tasty and healthy Italian
food. Though Italian cuisine is incredibly varied, one thing remains
constant - there are no artificial ingredients and no processed foods
involved. It contains home grown ingredients, lots of fresh fruit and
vegetables. I always enjoyed the incredibly delicious meals which were
prepared by Italian chefs.
However, on one occasion I experienced a real shock. We went to a
‘haute cuisine’ restaurant in Milan. It served molecular gastronomy, which
was a new growing trend in many parts of the world.
When we got a jelly instead of soup, I didn’t know how to react. Then
we were served a pear that was made to taste like meat. All other dishes
came in the form of gels and foams. I had no idea what strange mixture of
components they contained, but they all were disgusting. I had never had
such a terrible food experience before. I was also very disappointed to learn
that molecular food involves the usage of gases and other chemical
compounds, and is considered to be unhealthy. Anyway, it’s impossible to
get used to eating such strange dishes.
Task 2. Write down and learn the new words.
Healthy / unhealthy, used to, be used to, get used to, artificial, fresh,
varied, various, to vary, a variety, however, to contain, to remain, to
experience, to taste, to react, to serve, to involve, to consider, haute cuisine,
molecular gastronomy, incredible / incredibly, strange, constant, real,
terrible, disgusting, miniature, gas, chemical, a mixture, a chef, a trend, an
ingredient, processed, a gel, a foam.
Task 3. Answer the questions.
Where did Archie use to live when he was a boy?
Where did Archie’s parents use to work?
Where would Archie and his parents go when they lived in Italy?
What did Archie get used to eating?
