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Reading Insight 2 ( Unit 16 )

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  • vocabulary : to put two things together
    pair
  • vocabulary : something that people do by tradition
    custom
  • What ingredients did chefs use for French course dishes ?
    Frog legs, fatten goose livers, or even snails were used for interesting dishes.
  • vocabulary : a part of a recipe such as a food or spice
    ingredient
  • vocabulary : very impressive
    distinguished
  • vocabulary : to make or cook meals
    prepare
  • vocabulary : requiring or using serious and proper clothes and manners
    formal
  • Who did Catherine bring to France from Italy ?
    She brought distinguished chefs to France.
  • vocabulary : to go bad; to become bad tasting
    spoil
  • How long did dishes take to prepare ?
    It took several hours or days to prepare.
  • How did people use spices in France in the 1500s ?
    They used spices to change the taste of spoiled food.
  • Who was Catherine de Medici ?
    She is an Italian princess.
  • Why did Catherine de Medici move to France ?
    She moved to marry a man who would become King.
  • vocabulary : a set of instructions for making food
    recipe
  • What custom did Catherine de Medici introduce ?
    She introduced serving food in courses.
  • What is the main idea of the passage ?
    French food has changed over time.
  • Where did French food come from ?
    French food came from Italy.
  • How did Catherine changed cooking in France ?
    She turned cooking into a formal art.
  • How was the courses, the serving foods ?
    The food took hours or days to prepare and the recipes were complicated
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