Food and eating habits.

Vocabulary and speech exercises.

1. Read the words and word combinations and memorize them.

1. Places to eat:

restaurant ресторан;

cafe кафе;

canteen столовая;

coffee shop кофейня;

pizza place пиццерия;

bar бар;

buffet буфет;

snack bar/sandwich shop закусочная;

pub паб, пивной бар.

2. At a restaurant/ cafe/ pub:

to get a reservation сделать заказ;

to book a table заказать столик;

to ask for menu попросить меню;

to order заказать;

to serve food подавать пищу;

to start with начать с...;

a starter закуска;

for the first course на первое блюдо;

for the second/ main course на второе/ основное блюдо;

for dessert на десерт;

to ask for a bill попросить счет;

to give a tip платить чаевые.

3. Meals and courses:

tomato (fish, meat) soup томатный суп;

mushrooms in cheese sauce грибы в сырном соусе;

prawn cocktail салат из креветок;

egg mayonnaise яйцо под майонезом;

hot dogs хот доги;

roast chicken with special stuffing тушеная курица с начинкой;

grilled beefsteak бифштекс, жареный на углях;

kidney pie пирог с печенью;

veal escalope эскалоп из телятины;

chicken Kiev котлета по-киевски;

pork and apple casserole свинина тушеная с яблоками;

French fried potatoes жареная картошка по-французски;

green leaves листья салата;

beans бобы;

peas горох;

carrot морковь;

strawberries and cream клубника со сливками;

apple tart яблочный торт;

cheese and biscuits печенье с сыром;

fresh fruit salad салат из свежих фруктов;

chocolate mousse шоколадный мусс;

ice cream мороженое;

4. Quality of food / general appearance:

plain простой, незамысловатый;

tinned консервированный;

frozen замороженный;

nourishing питательный;

delicious восхитительный;

tasty вкусный;

appetizing аппетитный;

home made домашний;

greasy жирный;

over-cooked / over-done пережареный;

under-cooked / underdone недожареный;

stodgy тажелый, плохоусвояемый;

sweet сладкий;

bitter горький;

sour кислый;

spicy острый;

bland пресный;

savoury ароматный;

5. ways of cooking food:

to boil (boiled) варить(вареный);

to fry (fried) жарить(жареный);

to bake (baked) печь(печеный);

to roast (roasted) тушить(тушеный);

to grill (grilled) жарить на углях(жареный на углях);

6. drinks:

1. alcoholic / strong

whiskey(on ice;on its own)

wine(white / red / rose)

sherry(sweet / medium / dry)

champagne

liquor

rum

brandy

vodka

beer

7. non- alcoholic / soft:

juice

coke

lemonade

mineral water

tea

coffee

2. Read the following sentences with the new words and put all types of questions to them:

1.The coffee felt cold.

2.The steak smells delicious.

3.All main courses are served with a choice of vegetables.

4.At the bar you can buy drinks, sandwiches, nuts, pies.

5.I prefer a simple cafe to a big restaurant.

6.Ice-cream is the most popular dessert all over the world.

3. Insert the suitable word from the active vocabulary into the following sentences. Use:

menu; starter; steak or fish; dessert; eating out; reserve; cancel; tip; bill; drinks; containers; pub.

1.A very popular pastime today is ........... in a restaurant.

2.If you want to dine at a restaurant you’d better .......... a table.

3.If you can’t come don’t forget to .......... your reservation.

4.You ask the waiter to see the .......... .

5.First, you can have soup or a salad as a ......... . Then follows the main course, for example, .......... . Finally you can order ........ .

6.Then you finish eating, ask the waiter to bring you the .......... .

7.If you are satisfied with the service you may give the waiter some extra money. This is called a .......... .

8.Food which is taken away from a restaurant is packed into special ........... .

9.For many British people ............ is the center of their social life.

10.You can buy many kinds of ........... in pubs.