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English Meals

The English usually have 4 meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea (5 o'clock) and dinner. Breakfast can be a full "English breakfast" of cornflakes with milk and sugar, or bacon and eggs, toast and marmalade, tea or coffee. Some people, however, have just a cup of tea or coffee with a toast or something similar. This is usually called a "continental breakfast".

At midday everything is stopped for lunch. Most offices and small shops are closed for an hour and the city pavements are full of people on their way to cafes, coffee bars, restaurants. Factory workers usually eat in their canteens.

The English like what they call "good plain food". They must be able to recognize what they are eating. Usually they like steak, roast beef, Yorkshire pudding and fish and chips.

Afternoon tea is taken at about 5 o'clock, but it can hardly be called a meal. It is a cup of tea and cake or biscuits. At the weekends afternoon tea is a special occasion. Friends and visitors are often invited to have a chat over a cup of tea.

Dinner is the most substantial meal of the day. It is usually eaten at 7 o'clock. The first course may be soup (though the English don't like it very much). The main course will often be fish or meat, perhaps the traditional roast beef of old England, and a lot of vegetables. The next course will be something sweet and often cooked, such as a fruit pie. Last of all there may be cheese, often with biscuits.

It is common knowledge that the English are fond of tea. They like to have "a nice cup of tea" 6 or 8 times a day, sometimes even more.

On Christmas Day a roast turkey is traditionally cooked for dinner. It is usually followed by Christmas pudding. Long before Christmas housewives begin to plan what cake to make for Christmas. Usually they make fantastic Christmas cakes.

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I. Речевые модели, обеспечивающие общение в речевых ситуациях «убеждение», «исправление ошибки», «ободрение»

Persuading

Why don't you...?

You'd better (rather)...

Can't I persuade you...?

Won't you... please?

It's in your interests to...

Correcting

I think this information is incorrect.

I'm sorry, there has been some misunderstanding.

You are mistaken, if I may say so.

I really do have to correct you.

As far as I know.

As a matter of fact.

In my opinion you should correct it.

I think it may be more accurate to say ...

May I assure you...

Reassuring

Please, don't worry.

Take it easy.

Don't get upset.

Keep cool.

Cheer up!

Come on!

It's O.K.!

1. Read and act out the dialogues. Make up dialogues of your own.

A.

- Why don’t you try to enter the university? You are smart and hardworking.

- I have already applied for admission and now I’m working hard to get ready for my entrance exams.

B.

- It’s in your interests to call Mr. Green. He has promised me to help you, why don’t you call him up just now?

- Keep cool; we have already got in touch with Mr. Green. He does want to help me and I’m sure everything will be O.K.

C.

• Can’t I persuade you not to quarrel with your sister? As a matter of fact you are sometimes too stubborn and hot-tempered.

• Take it easy! To my mind you take our quarrels too seriously, very often it’s just a joke.

2. Complete the dialogues:

A.

- Can’t I persuade you to join us tonight? The party is going to be exciting!

• …

B.

- …

- I'm sorry, there has been some misunderstanding. Mr. Morgan is my uncle, not my father.

C.

• …

• Don’t get upset. We have enough time before the train starts. Believe me, Tom will be here in a minute.

3. Try to persuade your friend to do the following things:

• Ask his girl friend to marry him

• Go to the mountains with you

• Take part in the students’ championship

• Buy a new computer

• Spend the coming weekend with his parents

• Make certain inquiries in the tourist company about the most interesting voyages

• Help your university friend to build a summer house

• Get ready for exams together

• Lend you some money

• Share a room in the dorm with you

• Go to the nearest supermarket and buy you a blouse or a suit.

4. Make up a dialogue and then act it out.

Customer: Ask the shop assistant to show you a blouse/suit.

Shop assistant: Ask about the size.

C.: Tell your size.

S.: Say that you have only big sizes.

C. Ask when they are going to get small ones.

S.: Answer. (tomorrow, next week etc. )

C.; Say you’ll come next time.

S.: Ask the customer to phone and give the telephone number.

C.: Thank the shop assistant and leave.