Focus on Language
Dialogue 1
Jack(J): Do you have any plans for dinner tonight?
Linda(L):No,I was thinking of putting a frozen pizza in the oven or something.How about you?
J: I was thinking maybe we could make dinner together tonight.What do you think?
L: I’m absolutely useless at cooking!
J: I could teach you how to cook something healthy.Frozen pizzas are so bad for you!
L: I know they aren’t good,but they are cheap,convenient,and fairly tasty.
J:I recently saw a recipe for spicy chicken curry in a magazine.Maybe we could try that.
L: Yeah,why not.Do you have all the ingredients?
J: I bought all the ingredients this morning,so let’s start!
L: What do we do first?
J: First,you need to wash the vegetables and then chop them into little pieces.
L: OK.Should I heat the wok?
J:Yes.Once it gets hot,put a little oil in it,add the vegetables and stir fry them for a few minutes.
L: What about the chicken?
J:That needs to be cut into thin strips about 3 cm long and then it can be stir fried on its own until it’s cooked through.
L: How about the rice?
J: I’ll prepare that.Do you prefer white rice or brown rice?
L: White rice,please.None of that healthy brown stuff for me!
Dialogue 2
Waiter(W): What kind of vegetable do you want?
Guest(G): Any recommendation?
W: Yes.What about potatoes? Mashed,boiled or baked?
G: Mashed potatoes.Some asparagus please.
W: And,soup or salad?
G: Oh,I’ll try the cream of cauliflower.
W: Good.Anything to drink while you wait?
G: An iced water,please.
Task 1 Can you write down the English name below the pictures?
Task 2 Try to retell the reciepe.
CONFIT DUCK LEG WITH ROCKET,APPLEAND BLUEBERRY SALAD
Tender and flavoursome,the dusk is complemented wonderfully by the peppery,fruity salad.
Ingredients(serves 4):
For the confit duck leg:
4 duck legs,trimmed
150ml duck fat
50ml duck jus
10g sea salt
2 sprigs of thyme
2 bay leaves
1 star anise
3g black peppercorns,crushed
20g dried apple skin
5g orange zest
For the rocket,apple and blueberry salad:
100g rocket
1 green apple
20g blueberries
20ml apple balsamic
Direction:
Marinate the duck legs in the sea salt,thyme,bay leaves,star anise,peppercorns,dried apple skin and orange zest for 24 hours.Remove the duck legs and rinse in cold water.Place the duck legs into a casserole dish and pour over the melted fat.Confit at 60℃ until tender.Remove from the fat and allow to cool.Before serving,reheat the duck legs inthe oven and glaze with the jus.
Prepare the salad by cutting the apple into strips.Combine with rocket and blueberries then dress with apple balsamic.Season to taste.
Task 3 Topic discussion.
(1) Which is your favourate fruit? Discribe the tasty of it.
(2) Discuss the common nutrition you could get from fruits.
Task 4 Translate the following sentences into English.
1.浆果有营养并且有一种带甜味的口味。
2.这种富含营养和奶油色的鳄梨被称为水果中的“巧克力”。
3.杧果冰激凌的味道很不错。
4.你所要做的就是把菠萝去皮然后挖出果心。
5.切一颗奇异果，搭配火鸡肉、木瓜、杏仁片和菠菜叶，就是一道清爽的沙拉了。
6.那盆鱼上配了几片柠檬作为装饰。
7.厨房里好像正在做越橘果派。
8.他把草莓酱涂在烤面包片上。
