English Iii Project Holidays & Food And Drink.pdf

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HỌC VIỆN NGÂN HÀNG KHOA NGOẠI NGỮ

ENGLISH III PROJECT

ĐỀ TÀI:

HOLIDAYS & FOOD AND DRINK

Giảng viên hướng dẫn Nguyễn Thị Diệu Hằng:

Lớp : K24KTDNB

Thành viên : Đỗ Thị Minh Nguyệt Khà Thị Mai Phương

Vũ Thị Mai Linh Phạm Diệu Hương Trần Quỳnh Hương

Hà Nội, ngày 13 tháng 11 năm 20

MỤC LỤC

PHẦN I: ĐỀ BÀI 1

PARAGRAPH 1: 1

QUESTIONS 2

PARAGRAPH 2: 5

QUESTIONS 6

PARAGRAPH 3: 6

QUESTIONS 7

PASSAGE 4: 8

QUESTIONS 9

PASSAGE 5: 10

PHẦN II : ANSWER KEY 11

PASSAGE 1 11

PASSAGE 2 12

PASSAGE 3 15

PASSAGE 4 16

PASSAGE 5 18

PHẦN I: ĐỀ BÀI

PARAGRAPH 1: READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND MARK THE LETTER A, B, C OR D ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET TO INDICATE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO EACH OF QUESTIONS.

CLASSIC BRITISH FISH AND CHIPS RECIPE

Classic fish and chips are a British institution and a national dish that everyone can't help but love You can buy them from one of the thousands of fish and chip shops all over the country, including the world-famous Harry Ramsden's—or you can make them at home

Use a thick white fish for this recipe; sustainable cod, haddock, or pollock are preferable The fillets are dipped in a flour batter that includes both dark beer and sparkling water, and the carbonation ensures a light, crispy fried fish The "chips" are simply freshly cut fried potatoes Use one pot to fry the chips, then the fish, then the chips again (for that crisp exterior and fluffy interior) to ensure both fish and chips are ready to eat at the same time Serve with a pint and bring the pub home

Steps to Make It

1 Gather the ingredients

2 Set aside 2 tablespoons of flour In a large, roomy bowl, mix the remaining flour with the cornstarch and baking powder Season lightly with a tiny pinch of salt and pepper

3 Using a fork to whisk continuously, add the beer and the sparkling water to the flour mixture and continue mixing until you have a thick, smooth batter Place the batter in the fridge to rest for 30 minutes to 1 hour

4 Meanwhile, cut the potatoes into a little less than 1/2-inch-thick slices, then slice these into 1/2-inch-wide chips Place the chips into a colander and rinse under cold running water

5 Place the washed chips into a pan of cold water Bring to a gentle boil and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes

6 Drain carefully through a colander, then dry with paper towels Keep in the fridge covered with paper towels until needed

7 Meanwhile, lay the fish fillets on a paper towel and pat dry Season lightly with

a little sea salt

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8 Heat the oil to 350 F in a deep-fat fryer or large, deep saucepan Cook the chips

a few handfuls at a time in the oil for about 2 minutes Do not brown them Once the chips are slightly cooked, remove them from the oil and drain Keep

to one side

9 Place the 2 tablespoons of flour reserved from the batter mix into a shallow bowl Toss each fish fillet in the flour and shake off any excess

10 Dip into the batter, coating the entire fillet

11 Check that the oil temperature is still 350 F Carefully lower each fillet into the hot oil Fry for approximately 8 minutes, or until the batter is crisp and golden, turning the fillets from time to time with a large slotted spoon

12 Once cooked, remove the fillets from the hot oil and drain them on paper towels Sprinkle it with salt Cover with greaseproof paper (parchment paper) and keep hot

13 Heat the oil to 400 F, then cook the chips until golden and crisp, or about 5 minutes Remove from the oil and drain Season with salt

14 Serve immediately with the hot fish accompanied by your favorite condiment Why Is Simmering the Potatoes Important?

British "chips" are the same as french fries, and restaurants use a few tricks to make really good and crispy fries The most important of those are blanching and double frying; the same method used in this recipe Simmering and the cold water rinse leaves you with blanched potatoes that contain less moisture and will result in crispier fried chips

QUESTIONS

1 What’s the best title for the passage?

A How to make perfect crispy chips

B Cod, haddock, and pollock: The perfect choices to make fish and chips

C The history of Fish and Chips

D Classic British Fish and Chips Recipe

2 The word “whisk” most probably means

A mix

B chop

C bake

D peel

3 According to the passage, the tip to make delicious chips is

A Seasoning before frying

B Blanching and double frying

C A thick and smooth batter

D Simmering the chips for 30 minutes to 1 hour

4 Of the following answers, which are the ingredients needed in the recipe?

A fish fillets, potatoes, cornstarch, salt, baking soda, oil

B oil, fish fillets, baking soda, cornstarch, salt, beer

C fish fillets, potatoes, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, oil, beer

D fish fillets, potatoes, wine, salt, vegetable oil, cornstarch, baking powder

5 To cook the chips, we should

A Heat the oil to 350 degree Fahrenheit, fry for about 8 minutes

B Fry them in 350 degree Fahrenheit oil for about 2 minutes, then fry again in 400 degree Fahrenheit oil after draining until they get golden and crispy

C Heat the oil to 400 degree Fahrenheit, fry for around 5 minutes

D Fry them with the fish fillets

6 Which one is the antonym for “fluffy”?

A fleecy

B woolly

C fuzzy

D coarse

7 To have the best experience, when should the dish be eaten?

A after 8 minutes

B after 3 to 4 minutes

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C after about 5 minutes

D straight away after it is cooked

8 The reason why simmering the potatoes is considered necessary?

A It makes the potatoes soft and chewable for elderly

B It makes the potatoes have better textures

C It makes drier and more delicious

D It kills the bacteria containing in raw potatoes

9 Which one of the following is the order to have a thick, smooth batter?

A Mix flour with cornstarch, then season with a bit of salt and pepper While beating the mixture with a whisk, pour beer and sparkling water Finally, put the batter in the fridge to rest

B Add flour, cornstarch, seasonings into a mixture of beer and sparkling water Whisk till the mixture gets thick and smooth Then put the batter in the fridge to rest for a half hour to an hour

C Take cool beer and sparkling water from the fridge and pour them into a mixture of flour, cornstarch, salt and pepper Whisk for 30 minutes to 1 hour until you have a thick, smooth batter

D Add the mixture of flour, cornstarch, seasonings and pour beer, sparkling water all

at once in a large bowl Whisk until it gets thick and smooth Place the batter in the fridge to be cooled for an hour

10 Which one is the synonym for “moisture”?

A dryness

B humidity

C contemplation

D aridity

PARAGRAPH 2: READ PASSAGE BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTION.

HOLIDAYS IN THE UK

When?

British people usually have their holidays in summer, in July or August Many working people take a two-week holiday during the summer School children are on holiday from approximately the end of July to the start of September A second holiday break

in winter or in spring is also becoming more popular in the UK In winter some people

go skiing in Europe, and in spring, visits to cities such as Paris, Amsterdam or Barcelona are popular

Where?

The most popular holiday locations for Brits include Spain, France, Greece and the USA Lots of people buy a package holiday which includes flights and a hotel or an apartment Cheap flights to warm places mean that many British people are able to spend two weeks a year relaxing in the sun abroad Flights and package holidays are much cheaper during school term time and the British government is worried that some young people are missing school to go on holiday Parents who take their child

on holiday during term time can now pay a fine of up to 100 pounds

UK holidays

British people also like to go on holiday in the UK: in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales Warm weather and sun are not guaranteed in the UK of course! What can young British people do on a UK holiday? Here are a few examples – Alton

Towers, in Staffordshire, is one of the top UK theme parks It is famous for its

terrifying rides and is very popular with teenagers You can sign up to try their new rollercoaster ride on their website The Eden Project is an environmental project in Cornwall, in the south-west of England It has huge domes that contain thousands of plants from all around the world As well as plants you can also see top bands play at the Eden Project This year the Eden Sessions at the centre included Tim Minchin, Example, Frank Turner, Chase & Status, Plan B, Blink-182, Noah And The Whale and The Vaccines

Holiday resorts

A holiday resort provides accommodation, food and entertainment for all the family Butlin’s holiday resorts first started in the 1930s and they are still popular today Prices are low A seven-day July summer holiday at the Skegness Butlin’s, on the east coast

in England, costs about 130 pounds per person There’s a massive indoor swimming centre with a wave pool and waterslides at the resort Butlin’s ‘silent disco’ where you listen to music on wireless headphones and dance to your favourite tune (everyone dances to different music!) is a big hit with teens Other activities aimed specifically at teenagers include Wii and Xbox challenges as well as beach volley

Independent holidays

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Some teenagers want to spend their holidays doing something without their family A language exchange is one way to be more independent and improve language skills A British teenager spends a week or two in a foreign country, staying with a family who has a son or daughter of the same age and practises the local language Later the foreign teenager visits the UK to practise their English with the British family Summer camps can be fun too Do it 4 Real organises camps for 10–19-year-olds in the UK where young people can do quad biking, paintballing, film making and street dancing There’s also a ‘Future leader’ camp for 17–19-year-olds where activities include leadership skills as well as raft building, archery, climbing and survival skills

QUESTIONS

1 What is the author's main purpose in the passage?

2 The British have only one holiday in the summer?

3 Why is the British government anxious that some young people are missing school

to go on holiday?

4 What measures does the government use to prevent parents from taking their children on holidays during the term?

5.According to the passage, where can you sign up to try new rollercoaster ride?

6 Butlin's resorts first started in the 1930s and they went bankrupt because their service is low prices?

7 What activities can you experience at The Eden Project?

8 Alton Towers is famous for its terrifying?

9 Do it 4 Real organizes camps for 10–19-year-olds in the UK where young people can street dancing as raft building, archery, climbing?

10 Do it 4 Real organizes camps only for 10–19-year-olds in the UK?

PARAGRAPH 3: READ THE PASSAGE BELOW AND CHOOSE T/F FOR THE CLAUSES

HALLOWEEN

Halloween (also spelled Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31 It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints Halloween has origins in the ancient festival known as Samhain, which is derived from Old Irish and means roughly "summer's end" This was a Gaelic festival celebrated mainly in Ireland and Scotland.This festival celebrates the end of the "lighter half" of the year and beginning of the "darker half", and is sometimes regarded as the "Celtic New Year".The celebration has some elements of a festival of the dead The ancient Celts believed that the border between this world and the Other world became thin on Samhain, allowing spirits (both harmless and harmful) to pass through The family's ancestors were honored and invited home whilst harmful spirits were warded off It is

believed that the need to ward off harmful spirits led to the wearing of costumes and masks Their purpose was to disguise oneself as a harmful spirit and thus avoid harm But where does the origin of the name "halloween" come from? Well The term Halloween, originally spelled Hallowe’en, is shortened from All Hallows' Even – e'en

is a shortening of evening It is now known as "Eve of'' All Saints' Day, which is November 1st As Christianity started to spread, the church tried to supplant these pagan festivities with the Christian holiday (All Saints' Day) by moving it from May

13 to November 1 Although All Saints' Day is now considered to occur one day after Halloween, the two holidays were once celebrated on the same day

Halloween is also related to A jack-o'-lantern (sometimes also spelled Jack O'Lantern) which is typically a carved pumpkin In a jack-o'-lantern, typically the top is cut off, and the inside flesh then scooped out; an image, usually a monstrous face, is carved onto the outside surface, and the lid replaced At night, a light is placed inside to illuminate the effect

Trick-or-treating is a customary celebration for children on Halloween Children go in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as candy or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?" The word "trick" refers to a (mostly idle) threat to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given In some parts of Ireland and Scotland children still go guising In this custom the child performs some sort of show, sings a song or tells a ghost story, in order to earn their treats

QUESTIONS

Question 1: The word Halloween means hallows' evening

Question 2: The name 'Halloween' is not pagan but actually comes from the Catholic church

Question 3: Halloween falls on different dates each year?

Question 4: Halloween is sometimes referred to as the "Celtic New Year"

Question 5: The festival of Samhain actually lasts a week

Question 6: The main symbol of the holiday is two-toned in the middle of the pumpkin with jagged teeth

Question 7: Children dress up in fancy costumes and visit other homes in the neighborhood

Question 8: The "trick" is a (usually idle) threat to perform mischief on the

homeowners or their property if nothing is given

Question 9: Children ask "trick or treat?” when they want you to give them candy Question 10: In some places, children go to school in their Halloween costumes

PASSAGE 4: READ THE PASSAGE BELOW AND MATCH THE ANSWERS

TO THE QUESTIONS

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ALL ABOUT POTATOES

A

Potatoes were first grown for food in South America thousands of years ago People found a way to preserve them by leaving them out at night in the cold and then warming them in the sun the following day During the day, the potatoes were crushed

by stamping on them After doing this for five days, a potato pulp was made which could be stored and kept for up to ten years in case crops failed

B

In 1532 Spanish traders, who had been searching for gold, brought potatoes back from South America and used them on board ships as food It was not long before farmers in Spain to grow them as crops and the potato spread across the rest of Europe They were regarded with suspicion, however, and many people thought they weren’t suitable for humans to eat, partly because of their odd shape In some places, they were grown just as food for animals

C

There are different opinions about how the potato came to Britain in the late 1500s One view is that Spanish fishermen ate potatoes on their fishing trips to the North Sea

On their way home, they would land in Ireland to put salt on fish they had caught to stop it rotting It is believed that the sailors gave some off their potatoes to the farmers who grew them in the rich Irish soil

D

Another view is that Sir Walter Raleigh, a British explorer who went to the Americas many times, brought potatoes back to his Irish farm and planted them there It is said that he gave a potato plat to Queen Elizabeth I of England as a gift, and to celebrate, a royal feast was held to eat the potatoes Legend has it that the cooks threw away the potatoes and instead served up the boiled stems and leaves (which are poisonous) This made everyone very ill and potatoes were then banned from the royal menu

E

Potatoes are very popular today and, despite what some people think, they are also good for you A baked potato contains a surprisingly large amount of vitamin C and more fiber than two slices off wholemeal bread Potatoes also provide carbohydrates and other important nutrients like vitamin B6 They are low in fat too, provided you don’t fry them or add lots of butter!

F

Potatoes are easy to grow This makes them a perfect crop for farmers in the developing world, who can grow a nutritious food in poor soil They are plenty of varieties to choose from and they usually produce a good harvest

QUESTIONS