A trade of a cook

Task 1: Match

1.      a cook                                              а) кухар-прислуга

2.      a kitchen helper                               b) кухар в буфеті (кафе, барі)

3.      a cook-housekeeper                         c) шеф-кухар

4.      a line cook                                       d) головний шеф-кухар

5.      a short order cook                            e) кухар

6.      a chef                                               f) рядовий кухар

7.      a Head Chef                                     g) помічник на кухні

8.      an Executive Chef (a sous chef)      h) помічник шеф-кухаря

Task 2: Read the text about different steps in the culinary career. Fill in the gaps, using the words from task 1.

The culinary arts are an excellent choice for a career.

a)___________ is a person that prepares food for consumption. The profession requires profound knowledge concerning nutrition. If you want to be a cook you should study the technology of cooking different dishes, laying the table, organization of banquets, cocktail parties. Professional skills of the future workers must be constantly improved with modern equipment.

b)___________ is a person acting without profound knowledge.

c)___________ is the head of the kitchen in a great house, responsible for cleaning as well.

d)___________ is a skilled worker in a professional kitchen ranking above an unskilled worker or kitchen aide and below a sous chef or a specialized chef. The line cook is one step in an apprenticeship in professional cooking. The line cook prepares food for cooking. A typical task would be the preparation of stocks and simple sauces.

e)___________ is a cook who prepares fast, easily-assembled meals to order, often working in a diner or a café.

A cook is sometimes referred to as f)____________, although within the professional kitchen.

g)____________ is a person in charge of one kitchen.

h)____________ (a sous chef) is in charge of more kitchens or of a larger kitchen brigade.

Task 3: Are the statements true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false information.

1.      A person can’t make a career in the culinary art.

2.      A cook should know how to cook dishes, lay the table, and organize banquets or parties.

3.      A kitchen helper has to attend culinary school.

4.      If you want to have your own cook at home you should hire a cook-housekeeper.

5.      A line cook usually prepares stocks and sauces.

6.      An Executive Chef is responsible for only one kitchen.

Task 4: What kitchen appliances are commonly used in the kitchen? Replace the next word-combinations with one word. Use the table below.

1. a part of cooker with a door  ________________________

2. a machine that washes plates, glasses and other kitchen equipment  _____________________

3. a machine that heats bread so that it becomes brown  _____________________

4. an electric machine for making soft foods into a smooth liquid _____________________

5. an electric equipment with a sharp blade, for cutting and mixing food __________________

6. an equipment used to cook food ______________

7. an appliance which is artificially kept cool and used to store food and drink _______________

8. a type of saucepan in which food can be steamed ___________________

9. an oven that uses microwaves to cook or heat food __________________

10. a basin in the kitchen (connected to the water supply)  _____________________________       

dishwasher, cooker/stove , sink,  food processor,  refrigerator,  toaster, oven, blender, microwave oven, steamer

Task 5: Would you like to learn cooking Chicken Kyiv? Put the making steps in the correct order.

Chicken Kiev

Ingredients:

4 chicken fillets
100 g butter
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
lemon juice
1 tablespoon seasoning that contains salt and bits of vegetables
flour
eggs
breadcrumbs
ground black pepper
salt
sunflower oil

Preparation:

a)      Chicken fillet lightly beat off, sprinkle with salt and lemon juice. Frozen creamy mass divided into four equal parts and put on the fillets.

b)      It turns out that’s a chop.

c)      Close the fillets in a roll.

d)      If we cut the patty, then it should pour out the oil warmed up. Delicious! Yum.

e)      Beat the butter with parsley, vegetable seasoning and black pepper.

f)       Roll in flour, beaten eggs and breadcrumbs. Fry in a large volume of sunflower oil on the hot pan for 5-7 minutes on each side.
g) The resulting creamy mass take the form of sausages, wrap in foil and put in the freezer so that it hardened.

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     Task 6: Listen how to set a classic dinner table. Make the following sentences complete.

     

1.      Place soup bowls or appetizer plates on top of the…

a)      salad plates;

b)      dinner plates;

c)      entrée plates.

2.      Fold a napkin and place it … of the plate.

a)      to the left;

b)      to the right;

c)      in front of .

3.      Place the dessert spoon to the right of the… .

a)      soup spoon;

b)      knife;

c)      dinner plate.

4.      Place the entrée fork to the left of the.. .

a)      dessert fork;

b)      salad fork;

c)      appetizer fork.

5.      Place bread plates … the forks.

a)      between;

b)      under;

c)      above.

6.      Put water glasses just above the tip of the… .

a)      fork;

b)      knife;

c)      plate.