Food and cooking by Diana Gagarina https://padlet.com/gagarinads/umin343nihygb5vb en-us 2023-02-03 12:25:43 UTC 2023-02-03 19:38:54 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. Work in pairs and answer the questions. gagarinads https://padlet.com/gagarinads/umin343nihygb5vb/wish/2467606514 1. Who does the cooking in your house?
2. What kind of things do they cook?
3. What is your favorite dish?
4. Do you know anyone who doesn't eat certain kind of food? Why not?]]> 2023-02-03 14:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gagarinads/umin343nihygb5vb/wish/2467606514 2. gagarinads https://padlet.com/gagarinads/umin343nihygb5vb/wish/2467725569 2023-02-03 15:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gagarinads/umin343nihygb5vb/wish/2467725569 3. Do you know who are vegans? Would you like to try a vegan life for a week or more? Why? gagarinads https://padlet.com/gagarinads/umin343nihygb5vb/wish/2467804701 2023-02-03 16:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/gagarinads/umin343nihygb5vb/wish/2467804701 4. Let’s read the text and find out if the author liked vegan nutrition and if she decided to stay vegan for the rest of her life. gagarinads https://padlet.com/gagarinads/umin343nihygb5vb/wish/2467826857 I’m that girl who can eat a rack of ribs in one sitting…easily. I adore wing night and I crave juicy steak at least once a week. But one thing I love in this world, more than my meat eating habits, is a challenge. This week I challenged myself to go vegan. Let me describe one day of my vegan nutrition. For breakfast I had fruit with cereal and coffee. For lunch I had a hummus with pretzel crisps. For dinner I grabbed some rice, stir fry vegetables, and tofu in a brown sauce. 

The one thing that I can tell for sure after the week of being vegan is that I've gained a new respect for vegans. The amount of foods that contain animal products is more than I ever imagined. Little things like marshmallows and Hershey’s kisses I picked up and put down. Everything with even the slightest bit of butter I had to say “no” to. In terms of how I felt, it varied. The first day I was so exhausted I fell asleep at 9 pm. I don’t think I took in enough calories that day. On the fourth day, I felt fantastic. I seriously considered going vegan for longer than just my five days. 

Even though this week taught me that I could be vegan, I don’t think I ever will be. One of my favorite things is to travel. In travelling, trying new foods is part of the experience. Saying "no" to trying something different would make me have more regrets than eating a piece of grilled chicken. I think veganism is great both environmentally and healthfully, but my lifestyle and view of food makes it a dietary path that I could never take.]]> 2023-02-03 16:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/gagarinads/umin343nihygb5vb/wish/2467826857 5. gagarinads https://padlet.com/gagarinads/umin343nihygb5vb/wish/2467871246   A: How was it?
   B: Nowhere near as easy as it sounded!
   A: Exactly. Nothing like as nice as the one on the blog!
   B: Well, not quite as stylishly presented, that's for sure.
   A: The equipment they use is a hundred times  expensive then yours.

]]> 2023-02-03 17:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gagarinads/umin343nihygb5vb/wish/2467871246 6. Complex comparatives gagarinads https://padlet.com/gagarinads/umin343nihygb5vb/wish/2467890097  1. To say a bit more.
a tiny bit/a little bit/a bit more complicated than..
just a touch nicer than..

2. To say a lot more.
much more complex than..
way/miles more delicious than..

3. To say a bit less.
not quite as easy as..
a tiny bit/a little bit/a bit/a touch less complex than..

4. To say a lot less.
nowhere near as diffucult/simple as..
nothing like as tasty as..
much/a lot/miles/way less expensive than..
ten/fifty/a hundred times less greasy than..
]]> 2023-02-03 17:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gagarinads/umin343nihygb5vb/wish/2467890097 7. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. gagarinads https://padlet.com/gagarinads/umin343nihygb5vb/wish/2467913209  1. The vegan food served these days is miles better than it used to be. The vegan food served back then ____________ (nowhere) 
2. The food here is way cheaper than it is back home. The food back home ____________(nothing) 3. It wasn't as easy to cook as I thought it would be. ________________ I thought it would be. (ten/ complicated) 4. These portions are much bigger than I'm used to. These portions ____________  than I'm used to. (way)  5 The food was probably a touch better last time we were there, but it was still great. The food _____________ it was the last time we ate there, but it was still great. (quite) 6. Her new recipes are boring compared to her old ones. Her old recipes __________ her new ones. (miles)]]> 2023-02-03 17:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gagarinads/umin343nihygb5vb/wish/2467913209 8. Use at least three comparisons using complex comparative structures about one of the following topics: gagarinads https://padlet.com/gagarinads/umin343nihygb5vb/wish/2467931086
  • the food in two different places you've eaten in  
  • the food in two different countries you've been to  
  • the food that two different people you know cook 
  • a dish you've tried in at least two different places
    • ]]>     2023-02-03 18:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gagarinads/umin343nihygb5vb/wish/2467931086