Hospitality has always been a main character trait of Kazakh people. Even if you have just a minute to pop in to a Kazakh house, an owner will still ask you to sit down and offer a fragrant tea with sweets. Hospitable owner would offer his guest a seat at a place of honor. Traditionally, meal is served at a low round table, called dastarkhan. First and foremost, in order to quench thirst of the guest a hostess would treat him with a bowl of yogurt drink. This can be "kumys" - a drink based on fermented mare's milk - or shubat the main ingredient of which is camel milk. Then, table will be filled with baursaks - balls of dough, pre-fried in boiling oil, samsa - triangular pastries with meat,kausyrma - a kind of thin pastries or fried doughs filled with meat and onions, raisins,kurt (small, salted cheese balls) and, of course, tea. After a long-drawn tea ceremony, assortment of dishes on the festive table will be complemented by meat dishes:kazi, shuzhuk, zhal, zhaya, karta, kabyrga. The above dishes are traditionally prepared from horse meat or lamb. The main dish of Kazakh cuisine, with which owners welcome their guests is besbarmak. Name of this dish is translated from Kazakh as “five fingers” because of a manner to eat the dish by hand. Besbarmak's main ingredients are: meat (lamb or horse meat), pasta (it is cut into small squares), as well as herbs (dill , parsley, cilantro, etc.). As for traditional Kazakh first course, sorpa – rich broth completed by seasoned vegetables, spices and herbs - occupies a special place. Sorpa, unlike other first courses, is for drinking, so it is served in bowls. Tea ceremony completes the meal. 1. What is the name of the main dish of Kazakh cuisine, with which the hosts greet their guests. Choose one correct answer. 1 балл A. Kumys B. Beshbarmak С. Baursaks D. Sorpa E. Kausyrma 2. What is the name of a drink based on fermented mare's milk? Choose one correct answer. * 1 балл A. samsa В. kumys С. baursaks D. shubat E. Kurt 3. Determine the main product on the basis of which kurt is prepared? Choose one correct answer. 1 балл A. cheese B. shubat C. cottage cheese D. fried wheat E. dough 4. The traditional food of the Kazakh people includes mutton and horse meat, as well as fermented dairy products. Determine what this may be related to? * 1 балл A. sedentary lifestyle B. sharply continental and dry climate C. large areas of pasture fields D. nomadic lifestyle E. all the answers are correct 5. Suggest a name for the 1st and 2nd paragraphs of this text. * 1 балл A. Hospitable people B. Tea ceremony C. Kazakh sweets D. Dastarkhan E. Features of Kazakh cuisine 6. What dish of Kazakh national cuisine can be prepared from the list of products listed below? Oil Flour Egg salt water starter culture * 1 балл A. beshbarmak B. male C. kausyrma D. baursak E. kurt 7. Group the following dishes of Kazakh cuisine according to a common feature: koumiss, shubat, kurt, kospa, cottage cheese * 1 балл A. Dairy products B. Meat dishes C. National drinks D. Flour products E. Fish products 8. What is the Kazakh national drink made on the basis of camel milk? Choose one correct answer. * 1 балл A. samsa В. kumys С. baursaks D. shubat E. kurt 9. For what purpose did the author write this text? * 1 балл A. To tell about the hospitality of the Kazakh people B. To acquaint readers with the national dishes of the Kazakh people C. To tell about the tea ceremony D. To acquaint readers with the national drinks of the Kazakh people E. To tell about the traditional ceremonies of receiving guests 10. Choose interesting features of Kazakh cuisine. Choose one answer option. 1 балл A. The main ingredients of traditional Kazakh cuisine are meat, flour and dairy products. B. It is believed that Kazakhs are among the leading countries in tea consumption, almost every meal in Kazakh families is followed by tea. C. Kazakh cuisine is usually not spicy. D. There are many high-calorie dishes in traditional Kazakh cuisine. E. All the answers are correct