Добавил:
Upload Опубликованный материал нарушает ваши авторские права? Сообщите нам.
Вуз: Предмет: Файл:
Posobie_Novoe_v_tekhnologii_produktov_obsch_pit...doc
Скачиваний:
0
Добавлен:
01.05.2025
Размер:
1.06 Mб
Скачать

Exercise 4. Match the synonyms:

to direct

to lay a table

a customer

delicate

to serve up

lavish

subtle

to lead

generous

a visitor

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences using the information from the text.

  1. With my order settled,…

  2. Along with the salad,…

  3. The veg­etables were fresh, and…

  4. I noticed that many of the cafe's customers see it as…

  5. The decor of the cafe is simple, but…

  6. They patiently described what…

  7. Served with broccoli and cooked tomatoes,…

Exercise 6. Answer the questions to the article.

  1. Where is the Moscow-Berlin Cafe located?

  2. What reputation does this café have?

  3. What was the Berlin connection in writer's opinion?

  4. What can you say about the work of the staff?

  5. Did you like the décor of this café?

  6. What did the customer order as a starter?

  7. What did the customer order for the main course?

  8. What did the customer order for a dessert?

  9. What was the quality of the dishes?

  10. Would you like to visit this café? Why?

Exercise 7. Three reasons of a success of the Moscow-Berlin Cafe are described in this article by the author. Read the text once more attentively and fill in the table:

Reason

Description

Exercise 8. For questions 1–15, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

I had some important business to do in (1)... United States last week and I flew out last Monday. It was all a (2)… of a disaster. On (3)... news before I went I heard that the weather was going to be bad so I took (4)… of warm clothes.

This meant that I had four (5) … of luggage apart from my briefcase but only three of them appeared and I had to wait two days before the (6)… bag was delivered to my hotel.

The first evening I wanted to go out to dinner so I asked the hotel receptionist for some (7)... about local restaurants. He recommended one in the same street and I decided to take his (8)… .

I ordered their specialty: (9) … whole roast chicken with a garlic sauce. When the waiter brought my meal he somehow managed to spill some of the sauce on my favourite (10)… of trousers leaving a terrible stain. The food tasted awful so I decided to go back to the hotel and go to (11)… .

About an hour later I woke up with (12)... terrible headache and hardly got any sleep for the rest of the night. In the morning I got into the shower intending to wash (13)… hair only to discover that there was no hot water. I rushed off to my meeting but when I got there I was told it had been cancelled because the president of the company was ill in bed with (14)… cold. It had all been a (15)… of time.

Exercise 9. Write an article to the local newspaper about one of the cafes in your city which you consider to work successfully (not more than 180 words).

TASK 2

Exercise 1. a) Look at the headline of the article below and say what you think it is going to be about.

b) Read the words and translate them without a dictionary:

a restaurant, to intrigue, atmosphere, an aquarium, elegant, complementary, originality, to focus, an appetizer, a cocktail, a soup-puree.

Exercise 2. Read and memorize the words from the article.

survive, v

остаться в живых; продолжать существовать; уцелеть

loyal, adj

верный, преданный; лояльный; верноподданный

establishment, n

учреждение, организация

brisk, adj

живой, оживленный; проворный

usher, v

провожать, сопровождать; вводить (in)

assure, v

уверять; заверять кого-л.; убеждать

muf­fle, v

глушить, заглушать (звук)

enhance, v

увеличивать, усиливать, улучшать

survey, v

осматривать

lap, v

упиваться

luxury, n

роскошь

quail, n

перепел

proclaim, v

превозносить, расхваливать

vouch, v

ручаться, поручиться (for)

foam, n

пена

seek out, v

искать, разыскивать

sommelier, n

offering

предложение

moan, v

жаловаться

feat, n

подвиг