Vocabulary

Meat

• meat, ham, bacon – м’ясо, шинка, бекон

• pork, beef, veal, poultry – свинина, яловичина, телятина, птиця

• beefsteak, sausage, chain sausage, fat – біфштекс, ковбаса, сосиски,сало

• chop, cutlet, dumplings? Stuffed cabbage – відбивна, котлета, пельмені, голубці

• fat meat, lean meat – жирне м'ясо, пісне м'ясо

• stew meat, baked meat, – тушковане, запечене м'ясо

• roast chicken, turkey – запечена курка, індичка

• fried fish, stewed fish, stuffed fish, tinned fish – смажена, тушкована, фарширована, консервована риба

• to bake, to boil, to butter, to fry – пекти, варити, намазувати, смажити

• to chop, to crack, to cut, to peel – кришити (шаткувати), розбивати, різати, чистити (овочі)

• to dress, to stew, to stuff – заправляти, тушкувати, начиняти

• to mix, to melt – перемішувати, розтоплювати

• milk, cream, sour cream –молоко, вершки, сметана

• boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, cheese, cheese spread – варені, смажені яйця, сир, плавлений сир

• crab sticks, pepper – крабові палички, перець

• garnish, mashed potatoes, potato in jackets – гарнір, картопляне пюре, картопля в мундирі

• biscuit, cake, chocolate, pie, pudding, roll – сухе печиво, торт, шоколад, пиріг, пудинг, булочка

• bar of chocolate, box of chocolate – плитка шоколаду, коробка шоколадних цукерок

• ice-cream, pancakes, sweets, candies, rusks, waffle – морозиво, млинці, солодощі, льодяники, сухарі, вафля

Exercise 1: Read and translate the dialogue:

At dinner

Mother: The dinner is ready. Come along, both of you, and let us begin. It’s high time to have dinner.

Father: I’m ready too. I feel very hungry.

Alex: So am I. I could eat a horse.

Mother: Well, we haven’t got a horse for you, but what we have got is very nice. Tour favourite dishes will be here right now.

Alex: What are they? I’ve got so many.

Mother: For the first course we have chicken soup and mixed salad, for the second– mashed potato with vegetables, chain sausages and stuffed fish.

Alex: And for dessert?

Mother: I have fruits, apple pie and a cake.

Alex: Oh, it’s wonderful! It’s a pity that you don’t cook all these dishes so often! May I go and get them now?

Father: Don’t be so impatient. Wait till we finish the second course. Where is the salt, please?

Mother: Alex, pass the salt to father, please.

Alex: Here you are, Dad.

Father: Thank you, son.

Mother: Alex? Why don’t you eat salad?

Alex: You know, that I don’t like cucumbers, they are everywhere in this salad.

Mother: Here is your soup.

Alex: Thank you, mother. May I trouble you with the piece of bread?

Mother: Brown or white?

Alex: Brown, please. The soup is delicious today!

Father: Where are the napkins?

Mother: They are in the drawer. I always forget to put them out.

Father: Never mind. Alex will catch them.

Alex: Here are the napkins, Dad. Mum, now may I have fruit with a pie and a cake?

Mother: Take it from the fridge.

Alex: Oh, apricots and banana!!! It’s great!

Father: Thank you, dear for the most delicious dinner.

Mother: Now , Alex, I want you to help me to clear the table. Take all these plates, spoons and knives to the kitchen.

• How many family members are in the dialogue?

• Where is the family sitting? What is the event?

• Are the other members hungry or no?

• What did the mother prepare for the first course?

• What did the mother prepare for the second course?

• What did the mother prepare for the dessert?

• What is the favourite dish of her son?

• What does he dislike?

• Why is Alex so impatient?

• Where was the dessert all the time?

• What did the mother ask her son to do after the dinner?

• Who prepares dinner in your family?

• What do you have for the first \ second course \ dessert?

• What is your favourite dish?

• What do you dislike?

Exercise 2: Match appropriate words: