READING ASSIGNMENT

The book "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger has been assigned by your English teacher.




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European Day of Languages, the 26 of September

European Day of Languages, the 26 of September: "Languages"

READING COMPREHENSION

Read the text carefully and do the exercise below.

The Food: Pizza

Pizza is Italian? Of course it is! I don't quite understand those who say (thinking they have knowledge that others don't) "its an American invention". Well, maybe tomatoes are, yes, tomatoes were brought back to Europe by Columbus, but it would be more accurate to argue that the Greeks invented pizza, but even still, that was foccacia, which may be considered the prototype for pizza. Pizza is Italian, make no mistake. Granted, pizza in the USA is not only one of the most popular foods in all the country (if not the world), and it may greatly vary from the pizza in Italy, but pizza is an Italian dish. In Italy, you will not see as much cheese on the pizza as you will in the USA. It seems as if pizza made in the USA is mostly cheese, while the key to Italian food is the balance of all ingredients, even the crust is often paper thin, unless of course its Sicilian pizza, then the dough is a little thicker, but certainly not like the deep dish pizza we find that was invented in Chicago. Here are some basic types of classic pizzas you will find in "real" Italian restaurants:
Margherita - named for Queen Margherita, it is basic, light and a true classic, with light tomato, mozzarella, basil and extra virgin olive oil as its topping.
Marinara - tomato, garlic, olive oil and oregano
Napolitana - tomato, mozzarella, anchovy, oregano and olive oil
Alla Fiamma - tomato, onions, oregano, hot pepper, olives and olive oil
Quattro Stagione - divided into 4 sections, these sections can often represent anyone's favorite 4 ingredients, but the classic would be tomatoes over the whole pizza, then one section would be mozzarella, another artichoke hearts, one prosciutto, and the last mushrooms and/or olives and olive oil drizzled all over
Quattro Fromaggi - literally means 4 cheese, usually mozzarella, provolone, pecorino romano, and in the US you will see cheddar
Capriocciosa - Tomato, mozzarella, anchovies, oregano, olives, artichoke hearts and mushrooms

(Taken from URL: http://www.sicilianculture.com/food/pizza.htm )

Decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F).

a) Pizza is American invention.

b) Columbus brought pizza to Europe.

c) The Greeks invented foccacia, another type of pizza.

d) Pizza is one of the most popular foods in the USA.

e) The crust of the pizza is paper thin in the USA.

f) There are only few types of classic pizzas.

You can find more READING COMPREHENSION exercises here and here also.

Vocabulary: VEGETABLES ,VEGETABLES2 and FRUIT .

A pizza recipe you can find here.

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