8. Find words in the text to match the following definitions:

1.________ a moist Italian dish of short-grained rice and other ingredients cooked gently in stock.

2.________ a fresh or dried food that is usually made from flour, eggs, and water formed into a variety of shapes, for example, macaroni or spaghetti.

3.________ a liquid made by cooking vegetables, meat, seafood, or poultry in water for a long time, used as a base for soups and sauces.

4._________ a food made from the milk of cows, sheep, goats, and some other animals. Cheese ranges in texture from hard to semi soft, and in flavour from mildly acidic to sharp.

5.__________ a fruit preserve that is made by boiling fruit juice, sugar, and sometimes pectin until it has a semisolid consistency.

9. Translate into English:

1. Сервірування столу має велике значення.

2. Офіціант подає страви в певному порядку: спочатку першу страву, потім другу, сир, та десерт.

3. Вино подається в пляшці, відкорковується біля столу, потім офіціант наповнює бокал на половину.

4. Якщо гості замовляють інше вино, келихи потрібно замінити.

5. Поклавши виделку зліва, а ніж справа, Нік зазирнув у конспект, щоб подивитьсь чи правильно він зробив.

6. Подавши суп кожному гостю, офіціант вийшов на кухню за другою стравою.

7. В якому посуді Ви подаєте салат: скляному чи порцеляновому?

8. Заздалегідь дістаньте твердий сир з холодильника, щоб він був потрібної температури, коли його подадуть на стіл.

10. Put questions to the italicized words:

1. Every meal starts with correct serving of the table .

2. The knife and soup spoon are placed to the right .

3. The lady is served first; then the gentleman is served.

4. Seconds are never offered when soup is served.

5. Fish is served whole and divided afterwards.

6. Salad is served in a glass, china or wooden bowl never in a metal bowl.

7. Before dessert is served the bread must be removed from the table.

8. Cakes are presented whole and then cut into pieces at the table .

9. Water is on the table when the guests are seated.

10. Wine glass is filled only half-full .

11. A) Read the following dialogue between friends:

Bob: Well, my friend, as this is my first visit to your town, could you tell me how many restaurants you have here?

Lisa: Well, we have some restaurants. But two are better than others.

Bob: Now, which of them would you recommend?

Lisa: Well, frankly speaking, it’s like this, my dear friend: whichever one you go to, you’ll be sorry you didn’t go to the other.

11. B) Dramatize a dialogue between a head waiter and an apprentice about how to set the table correctly. Use the following words and word combinations:

to lay the table, on the left, to the right, to cut into pieces, half-full, to serve a dish, to clean plates, to fill a glass, to serve soup/risotto/pasta, to remove bread.

Unit 21 Etiquette: Table Manners

1. Read and learn the following words and word combinations:

straight – прямо:

e.g. Sit straight and don’t move.

lap– коліно;

elbows – лікті;

at one's elbow – поряд, під рукою;

acceptable– прийнятний

mutually acceptable – взаємно прийнятний;

e.g. The conditions are acceptable to all concerned. On the far side of the street was a restaurant that looked acceptable.

to accept (Syn: acknowledge) – допускати, визнавати

to chew – жувати; syn: munch, champ;

e.g.You've been chewing away all afternoon, you can't still be hungry.

chewing-gum– жуйка

in private – на одинці;

to get caught – застрягати;

controversial subjects – спірні питання; syn: questionable, disputed, disputable;

subject – тема, предмет; syn: burden , matter , topic , theme , subject matter;

e.g. He brought up that subject.

entirely– повністю syn: completely , utterly;

to engage in– залучатись, долучатись;

e.g. He engaged them to declare in his favour. They engaged in a free and easy conversation.

emergency– крайність; непередбачений випадок;

in case of emergency — у випадку крайньої необхідності;

on emergency – на крайній випадок.

left-handed– лівша; ant: right-handed;

e.g. Left-handed people are considered to be more artistic than right-handed people. Left-handed people hold a fork and a knife differently than right-handed people.

vice versa– навпаки; syn: clockwise , conversely

to appear– 1) виникати; 2) тут здаватись;

e.g. Choosing the correct silverware from the variety in front of you is not as difficult as it may first appear.

appearance – поява.

work one’s way in– рухатись вперед, продовжувати;

e.g. If you want to achieve success, you should work your way in business. No matter how hard it may be he will work his way.

utensil– (звuч. pl) посуд, начиння.

outermost– найдальший від середини, від центра; syn: farthest.

dessert spoon– десертна ложка.

diagonally– діагонально.

to follow – іти за кимсь; іти слідом; наслідувати; syn: tag, trail; ant: lead , precede;

e.g. She followed her sister example. He followed his friend home.