unit 20 - other types of meals. potluck

8/12/2019 Unit 20 - Other Types of Meals. Potluck

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Unit 20Other Types of Meals: Potluck

A potluck is a gathering of people where each person isexpected to bring a dish of food to be shared among the group. It isoften organized by religious or communitygroups, since it simplifiesthe meal planning and distributes the costs among the participants.The only traditional rule is that each dish be large enough to beshared among a good portion (but not necessarily all) of theanticipated guests. In some cases, each participant agrees ahead oftime to bring a single course, and the result is a multi-course meal.ariations!

- Safari supper, where a group of neighbours physically mo"ebetween different houses for each part of the meal. Typically, thisin"ol"es the preparation of one course only, and "isiting differentneighbours for the other # courses. Although it is a little difficult toexplain, and does re$uire careful and complex planning, the idea isrelati"ely straightforward! for example, %eighbour A ma&es a starter,and is "isited by %eighbours ' and . After this, %eighbour A mo"esto a different house, %eighbour , and is *oined by %eighbour +.

%eighbours ' and go on to different houses also, but not the sameone. inally, a similar pattern for dessert! %eighbour A mo"es to%eighbour s house, *oined by %eighbour . This style of eating hasrecently become popular as a charity fund raiser in rural 'ritain, andis a good way of meeting different neighbours in the community.

- Rotameal, where participants ta&e turns pro"iding food forthe entire group, rather than each participant bringing a dish. orregular meals with a fairly consistent set of participants, thisdramatically reduces the amount of preparation effort re$uired.

- Travelling dinner(orprogressive supper). +ach course of ameal is ser"ed at different homes. or example, the appetizer isser"ed in the first home, the entr/e in the second home, and the

dessert in the last home. The number of courses "aries depending onthe number of guests. A constraining factor of the tra"elling potluc& isrin&ing and ri"ing. roups ha"e opted to manage this by limitingthe guest list to neighbours within wal&ing distance, a designateddri"er, or limiting alcohol consumption. (After Wikipedia, the FreeEncyclopedia)

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Exercises0. True or false9

Statement True alse

A potluc& is a gathering of people where eachperson is told to bring a dish of food to be sharedamong the group.A potluc& is often organized by religious orcommunity groups.

In a rota meal, participants ta&e turns pro"idingdrin&s for the entire group.In a safari supper, a group of neighbours mo"ebetween different houses for each part of the meal.In a tra"elling dinner, each course of a meal isser"ed at different places.

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#. roup the following words related to drinking alcohol and the effectit has on a person, as in the model.

alcoholic bar bartender be drunk be intoxicated drink drink under the table drunk drunkard had too many hangover imbibe saloon soused under the influence wino

!or"s referrin# to

a "rinkin#establishment

"rinkin#alcohol

someone$ho "rinks

a lot ofalcohol

the aftereffects of

bein#"runk

the effectalcohol has

on aperson

drunkard

1. ;atch the following.

0. communitya. a gathering of people where each person is

expected to bring a dish of food to be sharedamong the group

#. courseb. agroupof interacting people li"ing in a common

location

1. dinner c. a prepared part of a meal which would normallybe ser"ed on a single plate

:. dishd. a single dish in a series of subse$uently ser"ed

dishes, constituting, for example, a three-coursemenu

. supper

g. the name for the e"ening meal in somedialects

of+nglish, ordinarily the last meal of the day

:. ?pea& of gatherings of people in your area, mentioning!

- the rules of the gathering@- the &inds of food eaten there.

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>. hange the "erbs from Passiveintoctive.

If birthday parties can be held only once a year, then potluc& parties,another American fa"ourite, can be held almost e"ery wee&end orwhene"er friends decide to come together. At such a party,e"erybody brings one dish to ser"e the group and friendlycon"ersation ta&es care of the rest. ?alad may be brought by oneperson, dessert may be brought by another person and the maindishes including be"erages are di"ided among the others who attend.

The ad"antage of such a party is that cost is &ept to a minimum andresponsibility for the e"ent is shared.

K. ill in the blan&s with the !ausatives getor haveand the re$uiredform of the "erbs between brac&ets, as in the model. Then put theminto Homanian.

" want to # my carpets # before the party next week $clean% &" want to have my carpets cleaned before next week'

- De his tic&ets two wee&s in ad"ance, *ust to be sure.(book)

- %ext wee& I my fence so that my neighbours cant peepinto my bac& yard when Im entertaining guests. (mend)

- Cnce at the hotel, we our luggage to our room. (carry)- ?he the old loc& and so we could not get into her house

to throw her a surprise party. (replace)- ?he said she her hair before their wedding anni"ersary.

(do)- ?he wants to her house for the wedding party.

(redecorate)- hen you your room 9 Gast month it wasnt li&e this.

(paint)- hy you your hair 9 Lou ha"e lots of grey hairs. (not

dye)- Lou must the grass in front of the house (mow).

M. Answer the following $uestions!

- o you thin& potluc& is a good idea9 hy (not)9

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- Da"e you e"er been to a potluc&9- Da"e you e"er heard of such parties being organised in

Homania9- hat meals would you prepare when going to such a party90N. ind the adjectivesand adverbsin the text below and gi"e theirforms, as in the model.

little less the least

A little-discussed but widely-&nown fact about potluc&s is that theytend to inspire fierce competition among dedicated coo&s. After all,who can hang around a big potluc& table without wondering whosedish disappeared the $uic&est9 hich was the tastiest9 The mostlabour-intensi"e9 e intend for e"ery one of our "isitors dishes to flyoff of the table and win a spot in the non-official Ootluc& Dall of amePCur team of potluc& specialists sifted through the tens of thousands ofastonishing recipes and selected the most interesting potluc& recipes.or your con"enience, they are organized by category.

%et&s %au#h'

(ow to cook a turkey

?tep 0 Q o buy a tur&ey?tep # Q Ta&e a drin& of whis&ey?tep 1 Q Out tur&ey in the o"en?tep : Q Ta&e another two drin&s of whis&ey?tep < Q ?et the degree at 1>< o"ens?tep = Q Ta&e three more whis&eys of drin&?tep > Q Turn o"en the on?tep K Q Ta&e four whis&s of drin&ey?tep M Q Tur& the bastey

?tep 0N Q his&ey another bottle of get?tep 00 Q ?tic& a tur&ey in the thermometer?tep 0# Q lass yourself another pour of whis&ey?tep 01 Q 'a&e the whis&ey for four hours?tep 0: Q Ta&e the o"en out of the tur&ey?tep 0< Q Ta&e the o"en out of the tur&ey

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?tep 0= Q loor the tur&ey up off of the pic&?tep 0> Q Tur& the car"ey?tep 0K Q et yourself another scottle of botch?tep 0M Q Tet the sable and pour yourself a glass of tur&ey?tep #N Q 'less the saying, pass and eat out.

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