Что едят англичане?

Английский завтрак состоит не только из булочек, масла и кофе. Это овсяная каша с молоком и сахаром, бекон, яйца и мармелад. Англичане обычно пьют чай или кофе с тостами. Иногда они едят на завтрак варёное яйцо, холодную ветчину или рыбу. Британцы, которые работают или учатся, обычно обедают в столовой, кафе или ресторане. “Пятичасовой чай” – хорошо известный английский обычай. Это не приём пищи, а скорее возможность друзьям встретиться и поболтать. Вечером англичане едят немного: омлет, колбасу, сыр, хлеб, фрукты свежие или консервированные.

состоять из … – to consist of …

булочка – a roll

овсяная каша – porridge

бекон – bacon

мармелад – marmalade

вареное яйцо – a boiled egg

ветчина – ham

обычай – а custom

возможность – possibility

омлет – omelette

колбаса – sausage

консервированные фрукты – bottled fruit

IV. Read the text, explain the usage of the articles and retell it.

How to lay the table

First I take a table cloth and spread it over the table. Then I put out table mats to protect the table from hot plates and dishes – a small mat for each guest and a large one for hot dishes. I take the cutlery – a knife and a fork. Then there is a little spoon and a fork for the sweet and a soup-spoon for the soup. I put the knives and the soup-spoon on the right-hand side and the forks on the left, except the little spoon and fork, which I put across the top. On the left of each guest I put a small plate for bread and on his right a wine-glass if we are having wine. Then I put out the table napkins for each guest. I put coffee-cups and saucers, cream, sugar and coffee-spoons on the tray and I am ready for the guests to come.

V. Make the correct choice.

1. ¼ apples are good for you.

a) –; b) an; c) the

2. In Britain ¼ coffee is more expensive than ¼ tea.

a) a; b) the; c) –

3. The British Prime Minister lives in ¼ Downing Street.

a) the; b) –; c) a

4. It was very late, so I went ¼ home.

a) a; b) the; c) –

5. We had dinner with ¼ Smiths.

a) a; b) –; c) the

6. Some mountains like ¼ Urals are old.

a) the; b) –; c) a

7. What language do they speak in ¼ England?

a) –; b) the; c) a

8. Which is the largest sea in ¼ Europe?

a) –; b) a; c) the

9. The longest river in the world is ¼ Mississippi.

a) a; b) the; c) –

10. Don’t sit too much in ¼ sun on a hot day.

a) a; b) –; c) the

11. It is not easy to cross ¼ Atlantic Ocean in a small boat.

a) the; b) –; c) a

12. ... Great Britain exports very good textiles.

a) the; b) a; c) –

13. He went to ¼ school at the age of six.

a) –; b) the; c) a

14. ¼ Christmas is my favourite holiday.

a) the; b) –; c) a

15. I was thirsty, so I took ¼ second cup of tea.

a) –; b) a; c) the

16. For a hundred of years ¼ Tower of London was used as a prison.

a) the; b) a; c) –

17. ¼ British Museum is a famous museum with a large library.

a) –; b) the; c) a

18. In ¼ “Computer news” you can find all the necessary information on computer world.

a) the; b) –; c) a

19. As ¼ rule women watch more TV than men.

a) –; b) the; c) a

20. There are ¼ lucky people who chose their profession in childhood.

a) the; b) –; c) a

VI. Give the plural form of the following nouns.

egg, waiter, cigarette, teacup, table, napkin, flower, potato, tomato, sheep, cow, leaf, orange, pear, cucumber, peach, nut, apple, berry, ox, city, hero, belief, foot, child, datum, sister-in-law, tooth, fish, herring, supply

VII. Choose the correct form of the nouns, singular or plural.