to be embarrassed [ɪmbærəst]
смутиться
pomegranate grains [pɔmɪgrænɪt] [greɪnz] зёрна граната
ginger [ʤɪnʤə] имбирь
to boil a potion [bɔɪl] [ə] [pəuʃ(ə)n] варить зелье
brew [bru ] напиток, варево
remedy for all diseases [remədɪ] [fərɔ l dɪzi zız] лекарство от всех болезней
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR TASKS
I Fill in the gaps with the verbs from the list below in the appropriate form.
to peel; to slice; to decorate; to grate; to bake; to taste; to blend; to boil;
to mix.
1. Granny ______________ a delicious pumpkin pie every month.
2. Mum is going to cook a stew for dinner. She _________________ potatoes.
3. Dads idea ________________ milk cocktails is brilliant, but today we are going to eat the best ice-cream in the city!
4. Could you help me ____________some cheese for your favourite pasta, please?
5. First you should ______________ the ingredients of the salad in a bowl, and then add the dressing to the dish.
6. Im trying to prepare a quick snack, so I _____________________ tomatoes to serve them with mozzarella and herbs.
7. His girlfriend is always coming earlier to parties and ______________ each dish on the table.
8. The girls are playing with their toy dishes. Now they_________________ a potion for their teddy bears.
9. Mum __________________ the birthday cake with cream flowers. Look at these lovely petals and leaves!
II Give a recipe for a dish.
Provide a list of ingredients and a set of instructions, then tell how to cook it using the verbs from exercise I.
III Complete the crossword puzzle.
Across
1. Having a pleasant flavour. (adj)
3. A dish consisting of oatmeal or another meal or cereal boiled in water or milk. (noun)
6. Any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavouring, food, medicine, or perfume. (noun)
7. A thick mixture of flour and liquid, used for baking into bread or pastry. (noun)
8. The root of a plant that is used to flavour food. It has a sweet spicy flavour and is often sold in powdered form. (noun)
9. A dirty or untidy state of things or of a place. (noun)
Down
2. A round fruit with a thick reddish skin. It contains lots of small seeds with juicy flesh around them. (noun)
4. An aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavour food, e.g. cloves, pepper. (noun)
5. Tidiness, neatness. (noun)
10. A particular kind of tea or coffee. (noun)
DISCUSSION TASKS
I Say true or false. Correct the false statements.
1. Tommys favourite dish was porridge.
2. Tommy preferred cornflakes with milk for breakfast.
3. The boy ate pancakes with plum jam.
4. Mum allowed Tommy to help her in the kitchen.
5. Tom could find a piece of freedom when Granny was in the kitchen.
6. Tommy was glad to learn how to slice vegetables.
7. Tommy was happy to see Lilly in the kitchen.
8. Lilly was quiet and accurate there.
9. Granny turned over a bowl of fish soup.
10. Grannys tea was a remedy for all diseases.
II Explain why:
1. Tommy really liked to spend time in the kitchen.
2. The boy did his grannys errands with pleasure.
3. Tom wasnt glad to see Lilly in the kitchen.
4. Lilly behaved like that in the kitchen.
5. Tommy didnt want the girl to help him.
TALKING POINTS
I Describe your kitchen.
II Tell about your favourite dish.
III Answer the following questions.
1. What is your least favourite food?
2. Do you like cooking?
3. What do you prefer for breakfast/lunch/dinner?
CHAPTER 4
The Library
Later he headed for the Library, the place of intellect in the house. The boy thought that his mum was still there, but she had already left.
It was a snug room, panelled in black oak, with large windows and purple curtains. It had a special smell of wood and ink. Fine curled leaves and buds of the carved ornament on the wall were replicated on different subjects in the house on the family china print, and on the embroidery on the cushions and coverings. That tracery always reminded of the invisible presence of family roots and standards2.
There was a very high wooden bookcase, dark of age, full of different dictionaries, thick volumes of directories and books of all genres adventures, detectives, novels, science fiction, poems, fantasy and fairy tales.
Tommy had a special ritual of choosing a book. He climbed the ladder to get to the upper shelves of the bookcase and slowly ran his fingertip over the many-coloured spines of the books3, reading the titles and the names of the books authors. The process was really serious for the boy. It took him quite long. Some books attracted him by their uncommon prints, others by bright covers or even by the special paper and printers ink smell of the pages. He was able to define if the book was fresh or old only by its smell.
Sometimes the kid chose a book just to look at the pictures. He thoroughly followed each line of a drawing with his observant look and could distinguish grade and grade4. Tommy saw the pictures a thousand times and was able to reproduce them in detail even with his eyes closed. They were alive for him.
A lot of incredible stories captured his attention. The boy spent hours, reading in the old rocking chair in front of the fireplace, he was absorbed in the imaginary world of books so deep that forgot about time.
Another object that aroused the childs interest was ivory chess. The ancient chess box had been on the bureau long before Tommys birth. Sometimes he played with his father when he had spare time, although the boy more often played chess with himself. The chessmen came to life in his hands, and the battle on the chessboard was a real intellectual challenge for the kid.
Tommy often climbed to his favourite place on the wide window sill behind the curtains, where he twisted the globe, dreaming about travelling around the world. He imagined trekking through rain forests, observing wild animals of jungles, admiring the ocean from the shore and from his yacht. Inspired by the literature characters, he was longing for adventures. He couldnt know that inside the house something wonderful was possible and waiting for him.