A continuación ofrecemos un pequeño texto para que usted practique la lectura y a la vez desarrolle su vocabulario. Muchas de esas palabras aparecen en un glosario que se ofrece al final de esta unidad, pero no busque las palabras nuevas allí a no ser que le resulte imprescindible para entender las ideas principales que se expresan en el texto. Trate de inferir el significado de las palabras a través del contexto en que están utilizadas.
Tasks for reading
1. Say Right, Wrong or I don´t know(R,W or IdK)
- ___Working in a bar is very easy.
- ___There are different glasses for different drinks
- ___A barman needs a variety of utensils to do his job.
- ___Liqueur glasses are very small
- ___We serve brandy in a balloon glass
- ___The Mojito is a Cuban cocktail
- ___There is brandy in a Mojito
- ___We garnish some cocktails with papaya slices.

2. Tick the right choice (Marque la definición correcta en cada caso) 
a) A glass is  __ a container for ice cream
   __ a container for straws
   __ a container for drinking liquids
b) A can-opener is __ a utensil for opening cans
    __ a utensil for stirring drinks
    __ a utensil for opening bottles

c) Sip-sticks and swizzle-sticks are  __ Accessories used in drinks
      __ glasses for different drinks
      __ flowers used for garnishing drinks
d) Lemons, oranges, papayas and pineapples are __ drinks
        __ juices
        __ kinds of fruit
Here comes the barman
Working in a bar is not that easy. A barman has to know a thing or two to be able to do his job efficiently.
There are many kinds of drinks, beverages, cocktails, etc., and they are all served in different glasses. For example, there are balloon glasses or snifters for brandy, champagne glasses, wineglasses, cocktail glasses, liqueur glasses, old-fashioned glasses and many other kinds for port, sherry, etc. The barman also needs a variety of utensils that have different uses. So we have can-openers, bottle-openers, corkscrews, different kinds of spoons..., you name it.
Cocktails sometimes call for accessories such as straws -also called sip-sticks- for sucking up liquid and swizzle sticks for stirring the drinks.
In addition, we usually garnish cocktails with fruit slices (orange, lemon, pineapple, etc.) flowers or a sprig of peppermint.
Finally, we want to give you the recipe for a famous Cuban cocktail, the Mojito. We suggest you give it a try.
 

Mojito Criollo
(In an 8 oz glass)
- 1 teaspoonful of sugar and mint leaves. Crush the stem with a bar spoon 
- Add ¼ oz lemon juice
Mix well and add...
- 1 ½ oz of light dry Cuban rum and several ice-cubes.
Fill the glass with soda water
Garnish with a sprig of mint and add a swizzle-stick and a straw.

3. Pruebe usted ahora a explicar la receta para un coctel sencillo como el "Cuba Libre" u otro que usted conozca bien. Comience por enumerar los ingredientes y después explique los procedimientos a seguir para su elaboración.