Picasso and the masters

Italy Slow Food

Say if the following sentences are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) and fill in the gaps with the missing information.
- Chianti has very good wine.
- Greve has a population of ______________ people.
- Two typical products from Greve are: ______________ and ________________
- In Greve, people are always in a rush.
- Slow Food movement has more than ___________________ members around the world.
- Salvatore moved to Greve 15 years ago and opened a new restaurant.
- Pecorino cheese is made from the milk of white sheep.
- Pecorino cheese is hand molded three times a day.
- Before the Slow Food movement started, pecorino cheese wasn’t known.
- Slow Food wants some respect for every product.





KEY
- Chianti has very good wine. T
- Greve has a population of 4,000 people.
- Two typical products from Greve are: MUSHROOMS and CHEESE
- In Greve, people are always in a rush. F
- Slow Food movement has more than 66,000 members around the world.
- Salvatore moved to Greve 15 years ago and opened a new restaurant. F (He moved 5 years ago)
- Pecorino cheese is made from the milk of white sheep. F (black sheep)
- Pecorino cheese is hand molded three times a day. F (twice a day)
- Before the Slow Food movement started, pecorino cheese wasn’t known. T
- Slow Food wants some respect for every product. T

Tattoos

- More than 1 in 7 North Americans has a tattoo nowadays.
- They have the tattoos on _____________, __________, ____________ and ____________
- It was believed that the word tattoo came from a Polynesian word.
- A frozen body was discovered in ________________________
- This body was the youngest man ever found.
- The body was ____________ years old.
- Some of the organs of the frozen body were intact and some were damaged.
- More than __________ tattoos covered the body.
- The tattoos were the mark of a religious leader.
- Thomas Edison designed the first tattoing gun.
- Tattoos contain metal so it is possible that you have a burning sensation in medical exams.

KEY

- More than 1 in 7 North Americans has a tattoo nowadays. T

- They have the tattoos on legs, arms, heads and hands

- It was believed that the word tattoo came from a Polynesian word. F (From a Samoan word)

- A frozen body was discovered in 1991

- This body was the youngest man ever found. F (The oldest human ever found)

- The body was 5300 years old.

- Some of the organs of the frozen body were intact and some were damaged. F (all were intact)

- More than 59 tattoos covered the body.

- The tattoos were the mark of a religious leader. T

- Thomas Edison designed the first tattoing gun. T

- Tattoos contain metal so it is possible that you have a burning sensation in medical exams. T

Grand Canyon

Fill in the gaps with the missing information:

History of Thanksgiving

While you watch: Put in chronological order:

a. Sarah J. Hale wrote letters to politicians
b. The Wampanoag taught the colonists fishing, planting and hunting
c. The Macy’s Day Parade began
d. The pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts
e. Lincoln declared the last Thursday of November a holiday
f. People celebrated the victory of the battle of Saratoga on Thanksgiving
g. The pilgrims and the Wampanoag celebrated the harvest with a three-day feast
h. The tradition of football matches on Thanksgiving started in the 1920s
i. Thanksgiving became a religious holiday


KEY


a. Sarah J. Hale wrote letters to politicians 6
b. The Wampanoag taught the colonists fishing, planting and hunting 2
c. The Macy’s Day Parade began 9
d. The pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts 1
e. Lincoln declared the last Thursday of November a holiday 7
f. People celebrated the victory of the battle of Saratoga on Thanksgiving 5
g. The pilgrims and the Wampanoag celebrated the harvest with a three-day feast 3
h. The tradition of football matches on Thanksgiving started in the 1920s 8
i. Thanksgiving became a religious holiday 4

American grandmother

What do the following numbers refer to?

5
14
9
20
10000
2500

True or false?

a. This old lady was born in Senegal
b. She had a daughter who died very young
c. One of the girls in the village went to ask her for help with her studies
d. The old lady accepted to help her immediately
e. The girl was a terrible student
f. The girl was not very intelligent
g. The problem is girls don’t attend classes regularly
h. Some girls learn manual skills


KEY

5 grandchildren
14 when her daughter died (14 years ago)
9 years old (little girl)
20 girls in class at the beginning
10,000 girls (10,000 girls is the name of the programme)
2,500 number of students in her programme



a. F (in the USA)
b. T
c. T
d. F (first she said no)
e. T
f. F
g. T
h. T

How to make chocolate brownies

INGREDIENTS: Fill in the quantities

____g caster sugar
____g soft butter
____g plain chocolate drops.
_____ teaspoonful vanilla extract
___ large eggs
___g plain flour
____ soft butter
____g chopped Walnut


INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in the verbs

add ----- bake -- cut – fill –-- leave---- place ---– put ---– remove---- set---- smooth---- sprinkle ---- stir ---– turn off----- turn on ----- whisk


Grease the side of the tin with a kitchen towel
Line with a square of baking parchment
(1) ______ the oven and (2) ____ it to 170 degrees
(3) ______ the saucepan with a little water
Sit a heatproof bowl on top
(4) ______ the butter up into small pieces
(5) ______ them in the bowl and add the chocolate
(6) ______ the saucepan over a low heat
When completely melted (7) _____ gently with a wooden spoon
(8) _____ the heat, remove the pan and leave it to cool.
Put the three eggs, sugar and vanilla extract into a large bowl.
(9) _____ together
Fold in the cooled chocolate mixture
(10) _____ plain flour and chopped walnuts
Put the mixture in a tin and (11)_______ the top evenly
(12) _____ at 160 degrees for 20-30minutes
(13) ______from the tin and (14) ______ to cool for at least 30 minutes
Cut into squares with a sharp knife
You can (15) s_______ over a little icing sugar

KEY

250g caster sugar
185g soft butter
185g plain chocolate drops.
1 teaspoonful vanilla extract
3 large eggs
110g plain flour
A little soft butter
150g chopped walnut

Grease the side of the tin with a kitchen towel
Line with a Squire of baking parchment
Turn on the oven and set it to 170 degrees
Fill the saucepan with a little water
Sit a heatproof bowl on top
Cut the butter up into small pieces
Place them in the bowl and add the chocolate
Put the saucepan over a low heat
When completely melted stir gently with a wooden spoon
Turn off the heat, remove the pan and leave it to cool.
Put the three eggs, sugar and vanilla extract into a large bowl.
Whisk together
Fold in the cooled chocolate mixture
Add plain flour and chopped walnuts
Put the mixture in a tin and smooth the top evenly
Bake at 160 degrees for 20-30minutes
Remove from the tin and leave to cool for at least 30 minutes
Cut into squares with a sharp knife
For a finishing touch you can sprinkle over a little icing sugar