Vegetables - овощи

asparagus – спаржа

beans – бобы, фасоль

beet – свекла

cabbage – капуста

cabbage head – кочан

chop cabbage – шинковать

carrot - морковка

cauliflower – цветная капуста

cucumber – огурец

fresh-salted cucumbers – малосольные

pickled cucumbers – соленые, маринованные

egg-plant – баклажан

garlic - чеснок

lettuce – салат

marrow (squash) – кабачок

onion – лук

parsley – петрушка

peas – горошек

pepper – перец

potatoes – картофель

boiled potatoes – вареный

fried potatoes –жареный

mashed potatoes - пюре

new potatoes – молодой

peel potatoes - чистить

potatoes baked in their jackets – картофель, запеченный в мундире

potato peel – очистки

pumpkin – тыква

radish – редис

salad – салат (блюдо)

dress a salad – заправлять

mix a salad – приготовлять

Russian salad – винегрет

sauerkraut – кислая капуста

tomatoes – томаты

tomato juice – томатный сок

tomato sauce – томатный соус

spinach [spinidз] – шпинат

turnip – репа

vegetable – овощ

pare (peel) vegetables – чистить

vegetable dish – овощное блюдо

Fruit, berries, mushrooms and nuts – фрукты, ягоды, грибы, орехи

almond – миндаль

apple - яблоко

apricot – абрикос

banana – банан

berry – ягода

cherry – вишня

sweet cherry – черешня

chestnut – каштан

cranberry – клюква

currant – смородина

date – финик

fig – инжир

gooseberry – крыжовник

grapes – виноград

bunch of grapes – кисть винограда

hazel-nut - фундук

honeysuckle – жимолость

lemon – лимон

lime – круглый лимон

mushroom – гриб

dried mushrooms – сушеные

grilled mushrooms – жареные

pickled mushrooms – маринованные

melon – дыня

nut – орех

olive – маслина

orange – апельсин

peach – персик

peanut – арахис

pear – груша

pine-apple - ананас

plum – слива

pomegranate – гранат

prune – чернослив

quince – айва

raisins – изюм

raspberry – малина

seed – семечко, зернышко

shadberry – ирга

stone – косточка

strawberry – клубника, земляника

tangerine (mandarin(e)) – мандарин

walnut – грецкий орех

water melon – арбуз

Seasonings and spices, gustatory tastes – приправы и специи, вкусовые ощущения

acid – кислый

baking powder – разрыхлитель теста

bitter – горький

cinammon – корица

dressing – приправа к салату

ginger – имбирь

gravy – подливка

horse radish – хрен

hot - острый

mustard – горчица

oil – масло

sunflower oil – подсолнечное

pepper – перец

mayonnaise – майонез

salt – соль

salty – соленый

soda – сода

- pinch of soda – щепотка

sour – кислый

sugar – сахар

- powdered sugar – сахарная пудра

sweet – сладкий

vanilla – ваниль

vinegar – уксус

yeast – дрожжи

Drinks - напитки

beer – пиво

brandy – бренди

chocolate – шоколад (напиток)

cocktail – коктейль

cocoa – какао

coffee – кофе

black coffee – черный

grind coffee – молоть

white coffee – с молоком

make coffee – заварить

strong coffee – крепкий

lemonade – лимонад

sherry – херес

soft drinks – безалкогольные напитки

strong drinks – алкогольные напитки

tea - чай

draw tea - настаивать

water – вода

mineral water – минеральная

soda water – газированная

whisky – виски

wine – вино

dry wine – сухое

old wine – выдержанное

port – портвейн

red wine – красное

sweet wine – сладкое

table wine – столовое

wine list - карточка вин в ресторане

Plate and cutlery – кухонная утварь

bottle – бутылка

uncork a bottle – откупоривать

bowl – глубокая тарелка, ваза

bread-board – доска для хлеба

butter-dish – масленка

china – фарфор

coffee-pot – кофейник

cork – пробка

corkscrew – штопор

cream-ewer – сливочник

crockery – посуда

cup – чашка

cutlery – ножи и вилки

decanter – графин

dinner set – сервиз

dish – блюдо, тарелка

fork – вилка

glass – стакан

raise one’s glass to - поднять бокал за

wine glass – рюмка, бокал

goblet – бокал

jug – кувшин

knife – нож

ladle – половник

milk-jug – молочник

mug – кружка

mustard-pot – горчичница

pepper-box – перечница

plate – тарелка

salt-cellar – солонка

salver - металлический поднос

sauce-boat – соусник

saucer – блюдце

silverware – столовое серебро

spoon – ложка

- dessert spoon – десертная

- table spoon – столовая

- tea-spoon – чайная

sugar-basin – сахарница

tea-kettle – чайник (для кипятка)

tea-pot – чайник (для заварки)

tea-set – чайный сервиз

tray – поднос

Part I

Read and translate the dialogues. Learn by heart any you like.

Dialogue 1

Jane: It's high time to have a snack. Would you like to go to our buffet?

Peter: As for me I'd rather have a good substantial dinner. What about going to our refectory?

Jane: All right. Let it be our refectory.

At the refectory

Peter: Have a look at the menu. What do they ser­ve today?

Jane: Oh, the choice is very good. For the first course we can take either mushroom soup or chicken broth. For the second course they serve rissoles with mashed potatoes, fried fish with chips and stewed meat with vege­tables.

Peter: I'll have mushroom soup and rissoles. And what about you?

Jane: I think I'll take chicken broth and stewed meat with vegetables. Any dessert?

Peter: Let's have black coffee and ice cream.

Jane: Fine. Would you like any appetizers?

Peter: I don't think I'll have any.

Dialogue 2

Mother: Ann, would you kindly help me (to) lay

the table?

Ann: Of course, mother dear. Where are the things?

Mother: The table-cloth is in the upper drawer of the sideboard. Spoons, knives and forks are there too. Dinner plates are in the kitchen.

Ann: Where is the breadbasket? Mother: It's on the kitchen table. Cut some brown and white bread, will you?

Ann: Ready. What else must I put out?

Mother: Don't forget to put out the mustard-pot, the saltcellar and the pepper-box.

Ann: The napkins are in the sideboard too, aren't they? Do you want me to do anything else?

Mother: No, thank you, dear. So the table is laid, isn't it?

Ann: Sure it is.

. Ex. 1 Agree or disagree with the following statements beginning your answers with: Yes, you are quite right; It's really so. I really do. It really is. Of course, I do (he, she does, it is); That's not quite so. In my opinion ... I'm afraid you are wrong. On the contrary. Extend your answers wherever possible.

1. You prefer mineral water to lemonade, don't you? 2. The cucumber salad is very tasty today, isn't it? 3. You take two lumps of sugar with your tea, don't you? 4. You are not overfond of pastry, are you? 5. Your husband can cook a little, can't he? 6. He seems to be a poor eater, doesn't he? 7. Washing up takes a lot of time, doesn't it? 8. Pears are tastier than apples, aren't they? 9. Your mother is a good cook, isn't she?

Ex. 2 Complete the following sentences.

1. Help yourself to .... 2. The meat is .... 3. The soup lacks .... 4. Can I offer you ... ? 5. Will you have ... ? 6. May I trouble you ... . 7. Will you pass ... ? 8. Shall I treat you ... ? 9. For dessert I'll have ... . 10. Will you ... ? 11. Let's have ... . 12. They serve ... .

Ex. 3 Insert the missing parts of the dialogue.

A . Where shall we sit? There are many vacant seats.

В..........

A . Here is the menu card. Have a look at it. What are they serving today?

В..........

A . Shall we have the soup?

В..........

A . I don't like soup either. What would you like for the second course?

В..........

A . And what about dessert?

В..........

А . Shall we anything to drink?

В..........

A. Waiter, will you take our order? Two roast chickens, two ice creams, two coffees and a bottle of dry white wine.

Ex. 4 Name four or five kinds of:

meat dishes; soup; fruit; dishes taken for breakfast; dessert; beverages; appetizers; sweet dishes.

Ex. 5 Insert prepositions or postverbal adverbs.

1. My dinner usually consists ... three courses. 2. ... the first course I usually take either cabbage or mushroom soup. 3. Will you put... plates, knives, spoons and forks? 4. He prefers coffee ... tea. 5. The English are very particular ... what they eat. 6. Help yourself... the cake. I think it is very tasty. 7. May I trouble you ... a slice ... brown bread. 8. Dick treated us ... sweets. 9. Weak tea is not .... my taste. 10. May I offer ... you another cup ... tea? 11. Have you washed ... yet? 12. They often dine ... 13. He took us .... the cafe "Aurora" to have lunch. 14. What will you take ... the second course? I'm fond ... roast chicken. - As ... me I prefer fish ... chicken.

Ex.6 What will you say if you want or don't want:

your daughter

to peel potatoes; to cut the brown bread into thin slices; to lay the table; to make black coffee; to mix vege­table salad with sour cream; to have a look at the pie which is in the oven; to wash up after the party;

your guest

to have another cup of tea; to help herself (himself) to cheese and ham; to take another helping of roast chicken; to try meat pies; to take off her (his) jacket as it is rather hot in the room; to take another glass of sweet wine; to pass you the salt-cellar; to help herself (him­self) to the apples.

Ex. 7 Ask your fellow students and let them answer your questions:

... if she (he) is a hearty or a poor eater

... if she is fond of cooking

... what her favorite dish is

... if she is fond of sweets (pastry, fruit, vegetab­les)

... what she usually takes for the first course (the second course, dessert)

... what she usually treats her guests to when she has a party

... if she likes her food spicy

... what her breakfast (lunch, dinner, supper) con­sists of

... at what time she has her meals

... what kind of soup (salad, meat dish, fish dish) she prefers

... if she prefers tea to coffee or coffee to tea

... who washes up dishes in her family after meals

... if she likes beer (dry wine, coca-cola, gin and tonic, sweet wine, lemonade, mineral water)

... if she prefers meat to fish or fish to meat

Ex.8 Make up a menu for:

a light breakfast; a festive dinner; your favourite lunch; a dinner for a sick child. -

Ex. 9 Use the following in short dialogues or situations of your own.

1. I'd like to treat you to this cake. It must be rather tasty. 2. Will you, please, cut the birthday cake! 3. Help yourself to roast beef. 4. May I trouble you for a slice of bread? - Brown or white? - White, please. - Excuse fingers. 5. Will you, please, pass me the pepper-box? 6. How many lumps of sugar do you take with your tea? - One will do. 7. Try this wine. They say, it's not bad. 8. Can I offer you another cup of tea?

Ex.10 Read and translate the following prov­erbs. Give their Russian equivalents.

Too many cooks spoil the broth. His eyes are bigger than his stomach. Tastes differ. Hunger is the best sauce. As hungry as a wolf (a hunter).

Ex. 11 Say what proverbs can be applied to the following pieces of conversation.

Dialogue 1.

Father: Isn't it time to have dinner?

Mother: Is everything ready, Ann?

Ann: Quite. Peter, will you help me to lay the table, please? (After the table is laid.) How do you like the soup, Father?

Father: Not bad. But don't you think it is a bit oversalted?

Ann: Is it, really? But why? Peter, did you salt it too?

Peter: Well, I'm afraid, I did. Mother: ............

Dialogue 2.

Alice: What are you going to order, Mary?

Mary: I think I'll have bacon and eggs and tomato juice.

Alice: I hate tomato juice. It is quite tasteless. How can you drink it?

Mary: ............

Dialogue 3.

Mother: Why are you looking so unhappy, Dick?

Dick: I have a stomachache.

Mother: But why? What's the matter?

Dick: You see, Lena had a birthday party and there were so many nice things on the table that I couldn't help eating them all.

Mother: .........

Answer the following questions.

1. Can you cook well? What dishes can you cook? What is your favourite dish? Is it easy to cook? 2. What kinds of soups do you know? Which soup do you like better: cabbage soup or beetroot soup? fish or milk soup? meat soup or chicken broth? mushroom soup or vegetable soup? What soups do they serve at our refectory? 3. What dishes can be served for the second course? Do you prefer roast meat to boiled meat? Do you like dishes made of fish? 4. What appetizers do you usually take? Is there a good choice of salads at our buffet? Can you make Rus­sian salad? 5. Are you fond of sweet dishes? What do you usually have for dessert? Do you prefer fresh fruit to sweets or sweets to fresh fruit? 6. What things do you usually put out when you lay the table: for breakfast, dinner, supper? 7. How many meals do you have daily? 8. Is your breakfast light or substantial? What does it usually consist of? 9. Where do you have your dinner? 10. What did you have for dinner yesterday? 11. Are you a hearty or a poor eater? 12. Do you like your food spicy? 13. Who does the cooking in your family? 14. What did your friend treat you to when you came to visit her?

Ex. 12 Make up short dialogues: a) between a waiter and a customer; b) between two friends having dinner at a restaurant.

Ex.13 Make up a story on the topic "My Everyday Meals".

Ex. 14 Tell your fellow students what you know about English and Russian meals and cooking.

Ex. 15 Describe how you cook your favourite dish (or any dish you can cook.)

Ex. 16 Translate into English.

1. He пора ли пойти пообедать? Я голоден, как волк. Прямо за углом есть хорошее кафе. Ты не воз­ражаешь, если мы пойдем туда? - Конечно, нет. (В кафе.) Что у них сегодня в меню? - Выбор, как всегда, очень большой. На первое можно взять рыбный суп, щи, грибной суп, свекольник. - Пожалуй, свеколь­ник как раз то, что надо в такую жару. Да, ты прав. А что есть на второе? - Котлеты, бифштекс, цыпленок, тушеное мясо с овощами, отварная рыба. - Я закажу тушеное мясо, а ты? - Я тоже. Официант, примите заказ: два свекольника, две порции тушеного мяса и два компота.

2. Стол накрыт. Пора обедать. Помойте руки, дети, и садитесь. - А что сегодня на обед? - На первое куриный суп с лапшой. - Я его не люблю. Почему ты не сварила мой любимый грибной суп? - Видишь ли, Миша, у меня не было времени пойти на базар и ку­пить грибов. Тебе придется есть то, что я приготови­ла. - Ну, ладно. А что на второе? - Бараньи отбивные с картошкой. - Вот это я люблю! А на третье? - Ябло­ки и виноград.

3. Передай мне, пожалуйста, хлеб.- Черный или белый? - Черный. А где соль и перец? - Они на столе на кухне. Миша, принеси их, пожалуйста. - Спасибо, мама, обед был очень вкусный. - Миша, помой посу­ду, а я приберу в столовой.

Part II

Ex. 17 Read and translate the text. Write out all unknown words and learn them by heart.

Living in Russia one cannot but stick to a Russian diet. Keeping this diet for an Englishman is fatal. The Russians have meals four times a day and their cuisine is quite intricate.

Every person starts his or her day with breakfast. Poor English­men are sentenced to either a continental or an English breakfast. From the Russian point of view, when one has it continental it ac­tually means that one has no breakfast at all, because it means drinking a cup of coffee and eating a bun. A month of continental breakfasts for some Russians would mean starving. The English breakfast is a bit better, as it consists of one or two fried eggs, grilled sausages, bacon, tomatoes and mushrooms. The English have tea with milk and toast with butter and marmalade. As a choice one may have corn flakes with milk and sugar or porridge.

In Russia people may have anything for breakfast. Some good-humoured individuals even prefer soup, but, of course, sandwiches and coffee are very popular. One can easily understand that in Great Britain by one o'clock people are very much ready for lunch. Lunch is the biggest meal of the day. That would be music for a Russian's ears until he or she learns what lunch really consists of. It may be a meat or fish course with soft drinks followed by a sweet course.

The heart of a Russian person fills with joy when the hands of the clock approach three o'clock. His or her dinner includes three courses. A Russian will have a starter (salad, herring, cheese, etc.), soup, steaks, chops, or fish fillets with garnish, a lot of bread, of course, and something to drink. The more the better. At four or five the Russians may have a bite: waffles, cakes with juice, tea, cocoa, or something of the kind.

In Great Britain they have dinner at five or six. Soup may be served then, but one should not be misled by the word "soup". British soup is just thin paste and a portion is three times smaller than in Russia. A lot of British prefer to eat out. "Fish and Chips" shops are very popular as take-away food. The more sophisticated public goes to Chinese, Italian, seafood or other restaurants and ex­periments with shrimp, inedible vegetables and hot drinks.

Supper in Russia means one more big meal at seven. The table groans with food again. In England it is just a small snack — a glass of milk with biscuits at ten.

Most Russians have never counted calories and they are deeply convinced that their food is healthy. Some housewives may admit that it takes some time to prepare all the stuff, including pickles, home-made preserves and traditional Russian pies and pancakes. But they don't seem to mind too much and boil, fry, roast, grill, broil, bake and make. Paraphrasing a famous proverb one can say: 'A Russian man's meat is a British man's poison'*.

Ex. 18 Say what they serve in the refectory at your university and what you usually choose.

Ex.19 Say what you can cook in five minutes.

Ex. 20

Complete the list with names of food or drink. Skip the letters X and Z.

A apple pie

N -

B- O-

C- P-

D- Q-

E- R-

F- S-

G- T-

H- U-

I- V-

J- - W -

K- X-

L- Y-

M- Z-

Ex. 21

I. What do we call places where people go to eat? Match the words with the definitions.

1. snack bar

2. cafe/cafeteria

3. pizzeria

4. refectory

5. buffet

6. night club

7. canteen

8. pub

9. restaurant

A. originally a British public house licensed to serve beer and other alcoholic beverages. Customers get their drinks from the counter and either stand there or sit at the tables. Some light snacks like pies and sandwiches are served.

B. a counter where food and drink may be bought and eaten (e.g. in a railway sta­tion or on a train

C. small restaurant mainly concentrating on cakes, sandwiches, coffee and tea. Choice of food is often very limited.

D. a place where guests normally come fairly late and stay until the small hours. Always with dancing and often also with floor shows. Food is some­times available.

E. a place where students or workers have their lunch, usually connected with a school, office or factory

F. a nice place where meals are served to customers.

G. a modest restaurant where customers collect their food on trays at counters and carry it to tables. Choice of dishes is based on convenience and speed, with food like hamburgers, sausages and sandwiches

H. a restaurant specializing in pizzas, and other Italian-type food

I. a university cafe

II. What types of restaurant would you recommend to the following people?

1. A young couple who want food and some entertainment late at night.

2. A man who wants a meal in a place where he can meet some local people.

3. Someone wanting a quick, cheap meal.

4. Someone at a railway station.

5. Someone who wants non-English food.

6. A student staying at the university all day.

7. A factory worker at lunch-time.

8. A family who wants to celebrate some special occasion.

Ex. 22

Sum up the following text in 5 sentences.

To travel through the whole of England is to realize what a rich and varied country it is. From one county to the next you could be on a different island, this being particularly true of the East and West coasts, the North of England and the South. The food from place to place varies, too. The thick clotted cream of Cornwall and Devonshire does not travel far from where it was made, any more than the succulent Cumberland sausage leaves Cumbria. The wildfowl of the Fens do not mingle with the fat Aylesbury ducklings and Lincolnshire stuffed chine also stays at home. The English are rightly proud of their heritage and today, amongst the welter of take-aways and fast food places, they are even more determined to keep it alive. Traditions sometimes connected with food are not lost either.

The Reverend Sydney Smith (1771—1845), the witty, food-loving canon of St. Paul's wrote: 'I am convinced that charac­ter, talents, virtues and qualities are powerfully affected by beef, mutton, pie crust and rich soup.'

Ex. 23