2. Speak about eating habits in Russia:

1. Which food and drink comes from your country?

2. What is a typical breakfast?

3. What does your family have for breakfast?

4. Is lunch or dinner the main meal of the day?

5. What is a typical main meal?

Consolidation & Check:

Use your own experience and information from Texts I, II and Supplementary Reading (Text I) in speaking about:

1. Fast food vs. "slow food": advantages and disadvantages.

2. American cuisine: does it exist?

3. Eating habits in the U.S. and in your country.

4. Your eating preferences.

5. Meals in Great Britain.

Food Quiz

Can you think of ...?

ONE red fruit,

ONE yellow fruit,

ONE green fruit

TWO things that a strict vegetarian doesn't eat

THREE kinds of food which are made from milk

FOUR things people have for breakfast

FIVE things people eat between meals

SIX vegetables you can put in a salad

SEVEN things which are usually on a table in a restaurant

Food and eating

1 How often do you eat...?

a takeaway food b ready-cooked meals

c low-fat food d home-made food

2 What's your favourite...?

a fruit b vegetable

c snack; d home-made dish

3 What food do you like eating..,?

a when the weather's very cold

b when you're feeling a bit down

c for Sunday lunch

4 Is there any kind of food you can't eat?

5 Is food a pleasure for you?

6 What do you normally eat in a typical day?

7 Do you ever cook?

8 Do you ever eat 'unhealthy' food? How do you feel about it?

9 Are you trying to cut down on anything at the moment?

10 Are people's diets in your country getting better or worse?

Restaurants

What's your favourite...?

a kind of restaurant (French, Italian, etc.)

b restaurant dish

c takeaway food

How important are these things to you in a restaurant? Number 1-4 (1 = the most important)

the food 

the service 

the atmosphere 

the price 

How do you prefer these things to be cooked? (grilled, boiled, etc.)

chicken fish eggs potatoes

If you eat steak, how do you like it cooked?

(rare, medium, well done)

WRITING

Quick Test

Name______________________________ Class____________________________________________

Vocabulary: Eating Out

1 Complete each of these sentences with the correct option.

1 Tomorrow, we are _______ our visitors from Russia.

a) eating out b) receiving c) entertaining

2 I don't know where to take my guests. Can you _________________ a good restaurant in the centre?

a) recommend b) invite c)choose

3 I'm hungry. Let's have a look at the _______.

a) bill b) menu c) card

4 For the main _______________________ I think I'll have the moussaka¹.

a) part b) course c) dish

5 Prawn cocktail is a very popular ______.

a) starter b) dessert c) opener

6 ______ is a kind of vegetable.

a) Goulash b) Stew c) Onion

7 They have cod, tuna, ______________ and many other kinds of fish.

a) eel b) lamb c) peach

8 If you are in a restaurant in the States, at the end of the meal you ask for the ___________

a) bill b) check c)tip

9 Thank you very much. That was a lovely ______. I really enjoyed it.

a) food b) menu c) meal

10 Here's the bill, sir. Do you need a ______ ?

a) response b) receipt c) recipe