Vocabulary
1 to be licensed – имееть разрешение, право
2 hookah – кальян
3 to tolerate – допускать; дозволять, позволять, разрешать
4 to congregate – собирать(ся)
5 backgammon – нарды (игра)
6 recitation – повествование; публичное чтение
7 imam – имам
8 to ban – налагать запрет
9 to be in existence – существовать
10 parasol – балдахин, тент (от солнца); небольшой зонтик (от солнца)
Text work:
1. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
1 A coffeehouse has some features of a cafeteria and of a pub.
2 Coffeehouses serve only alcoholic beverages and main dishes.
3 Nowadays you will never see people smoking hookah in coffeehouses.
4 People are not allowed to congregate for a long time there.
5 In Middle Eastern countries men gather in coffeehouses and play checkers.
6 In 1457 the first coffeehouse opened in Turkey.
7 In Europe first coffeehouses appeared in the 17th century.
8 A Jewish man named Jacob established the first coffeehouse in Scotkand.
9 When the weather is warm people can sit in the outdoor section of a coffeehouse.
10 Such chains as Starbucks, Coffee Republic, etc. brought back the idea of coffeehouses.
2. Look through the text once again and explain to your partner the meaning of the dates and names given below.
1 the 15th century
2 Istanbul
3 between 1512 and 1524
4 1530
5 the 17th century
6 Jacob
7 St Michael's Alley
8 1960s
9 Caffè Nero
10 brasserie
3. Work with your partner. Make a list of the main characteristics of a coffeehouse. Compare it with your partner. How many correspondences have you got? What are the main features of coffeehouses in Russian?
4. Look at the pictures of different coffeehouses given below. Are there any common features? Which seems to be more attractive for you? Why? Discuss these questions with your partner.
Traditional Café Central in Vienna, Coffeehouse in Damascus
Austria
"A Cafe in Paris" Coffeehouses in the United States often sell
pastries or other food items
5. Translate the following phrases:
1 it is different from a cafeteria
2 focus on providing coffee and tea
3 a range of hot meals
4 licensed to serve alcohol
5 from a cultural standpoint
6 centers of social interaction
7 smoking indoors is forbidden
8 which were more male dominated
9 fell out of favour
10 on the way to and from the workplace
6. Imagine that you are going to open your own coffeehouse. Think of some features in design, location, cuisine, music, etc. Discuss it with your partner. Do you have any correspondences?
Text 4. Pubs
Scan the text and point out the main features of a traditional pub.
The inhabitants of the UK have been drinking ale since the Bronze Age, but it was with the arrival of the Romans and the establishment of the Roman road network that the first inns, in which the traveller could obtain refreshment, began to appear. By the time the Romans left, the beginnings of the modern pub had been established. They became so commonplace that in 965 King Edgar decreed that there should be no more than one alehouse per village.
A public house, usually known as a pub, is an establishment which serves alcoholic drinks — especially beer — for consumption on the premises, usually in a comfortable setting. Pubs originated in English-speaking countries, particularly in the United Kingdom and Ireland and are now found globally.
In North America, drinking establishments with a British or Irish name or theme are called pubs as well. Although the terms may have different connotations, there is no definitive difference between pubs, bars, taverns and lounges where alcohol is served commercially.
One of the most common form of pub around the world is the Irish Pub, highlighted by its association with Guinness Stout and renowned for its 'Craic' (Irish for Fun).
There are approximately 60,000 public houses in the United Kingdom, with one in almost every city, town and village. In many places, especially in villages, a pub can be the focal point of the community, playing a similar role to the local church in this respect.
Public houses are culturally and socially different from places such as cafés, bars, bierkellers and brewpubs.
Pubs are social places based on the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages, and most public houses offer a range of beers, wines, spirits, alcopops and soft drinks. Many pubs are controlled by breweries, so beer is often better value than wines and spirits, whilst soft drinks can be almost as expensive. Beer served in a pub may be cask ale or keg beer. All pubs also have a range of non-alcoholic beverages available. Traditionally the windows of town pubs are of smoked or frosted glass so that the clientèle is obscured from the street. In the last twenty years in the UK and other countries there has been a move away from frosted glass towards clear glass, a trend which fits in with brighter interior décors.
The owner, tenant or manager (licensee) of a public house is known as the publican or landlord. Each pub generally has regulars; people who drink there regularly. The pub that people visit most often is called their local. In many cases, this will be the pub nearest to their home, but some people choose their local for other reasons: proximity to work, a traditional venue for their friends, the availability of a particular cask ale, non-smoking or formerly as a place to smoke freely, or maybe a darts team or pool table.
Until the 1970s most of the larger public houses also featured an off-sales counter or attached shop for the sales of beers, wines and spirits for home consumption. In the 1970s the newly built supermarkets and high street chain stores or off-licences undercut the pub prices to such a degree that within ten short years all but a handful of pubs had closed their off-sale counters.
A society with a particular interest in the traditional British beers, ales and the preservation of the 'integrity' of the public house is Campaign for Real Ale, (CAMRA).
In July 2007, a law was introduced to forbid smoking in all enclosed public places in England and Wales. The most striking result of this legislation has been the end of the smokey atmosphere that has characterised the public house.