1. Meal Time
In the USA meals are usually served at (the following times: breakfast: 6.30 — 10.00 a.m., lunch: 11.30- 2.00 p.m., (dinner: 5.00 p.m.- 8.00. Breakfast meals can vary from cereal and milk, eggs and pancakes or French toast (slices of bread dipped in an egg and milk batter and fried). Lunch tends to be a lighter meal — a sandwich, yogurt or a lighter entree. Dinner includes a main course of meat, poultry or fish, accompanied by soup, salad, and vegetables. Branch, a common Sunday meal served between 10.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. is really a combination of breakfast and lunch.
2. Common Dishes
There is a wide variety of food, depending upon which type of restaurant you go to. Some American-style restaurants have a typical menu: appetizers (закуска), soups (French onion, chicken, vegetable soup), salads, main courses (steak, fried chicken, fish, hamburger, pasta & pizza); hot & cold sandwiches (combinations of ham, turkey, roast beef, chicken, egg salads, served between two slices of bread), beverage (напої): coffee, tea, soft drinks, mineral water and iced tea), desserts (cakes, ice cream, frozen yogurt, fruit). Breakfast dishes are cold cereal and milk, warm cereal, toast, yogurt, egg, pancakes, French toast.
3. Pot Luck Supper
Sometimes when some families get together they have pot luck supper. This is an informal occasion. Ivitations can be written or made by phone, and each person is asked to bring a dish of food: starter, main course, salad or vegetable or dessert. The hostess knows how many of each kind of dishes but not exactly what the guests will bring. That's why it is called "pot luck". Guests put their "pot" on the table & served buffet-style.
4. Restaurants
Americans eat out often. Fast food restaurants have wide popularity. There are two types of restaurants in the USA: fast food & full service restaurants. The style of fast food restaurants is much like that of cafeteria. People go up to the counter to order their meal: hamburgers, hot chicken, sandwiches, pizza. A typical dinner costs from $3.00 to $6.00. People eat 30-45 minutes. In full-service restaurants a waiter comes to take people's order. Dinner can cost from $10.00 to 50.00. It's expected that people will finish eating and leave restaurant within an hour.
Experience the Ritz!
It is the most fashionable and exquisite restaurant in London! To dine at the Ritz is to
experience arguably the very best cuisine available anywhere in the world. Our cooking
reflects a new pride in British cuisine and produce. Our ingredients are the finest and freshest available, and of course the staff are discreet and extremely polite.
The spectacular palace-style dining room is famous as one of London's most luxurious,
romantic places. It's hard to resist splashing out on the exquisite 5-course menu. It's not surprising that the clients are a mixture of celebrities, business executives and wealthy tourists. Can there be a better venue for a banqueting, wedding or corporate event than the Ritz London? We offer you a choice of several varieties of tea, finely cut sandwiches, jam and a range of delicate pastries to make an unforgettable afternoon. Come here for a memorable dining experience, which will certainly do damage to your bank account!
Yo Sushi!
Yo Sushi is the best-known sushi place in London. This restaurant is great both for its raw fish and its kitsch Japanese decor. Sushi rood is fresh, seasonal and prepared daily by trained chefs. No fish is on the conveyor belt for longer than 2 hours and we have over 100 standard items to choose from. Based on a mixture of traditional Japanese and Western dishes, customers can choose from the traditional raw sashimi, rice covered makis and nori wrapped hand rolls to hot chicken curry and spicy beef ramen. Service is efficient and speedy. You can even have a relaxing head massage! Sometimes there are karaoke nights here. This restaurant is bright and unromantic but great fun.
Amaretto
Amaretto is a classical Italian family restaurant with a relaxed welcoming atmosphere. The interior of this West End Italian restaurant is cool and contemporary but the mood is warm and inviting with its soft Mediterranean tones and Tuscan mural. A family-owned restaurant has faithful clients coming back again and again. Amaretto serves a wide range of classical Italian dishes to everyone from weary shoppers to business people and theatre goers. Whatever time you come here, this restaurant is always busy and lively. The pizzas and pasta dishes are well recommended as being tasty and excellent value for money. It is great for families or big groups of friends. Come here and you will enjoy our food and service!
Levant
Levant is an exotic Middle Eastern restaurant which is perfect for a romantic evening. The decor includes carved wood, rose petals and candlelight. It feels like you are actually in an Arabic country. The atmosphere is moody and intimate, with lots of candles, soft cushions and coloured glass lanterns. When you find the entrance, hidden away down a small street, you are greeted by luscious plants and the smell of exotic perfumes. The staffs are friendly, helpful and available to guide you through the menu. The menu offers you a feast of authentic Lebanese food for people who like to try something new and unusual. If you stay late, you will even be able to watch a belly-dancing show!
The Hard Rock Cafe
If you like American burgers and rock music this cafe will be on your tourist route and even don't resist! It's the first ever theme restaurant, so there is some value in that. The queue to get in the cafe is legendary. You can't make reservations and you will find a queue almost all day long, every day of the year. But this actually adds to the memorable experience. The American menu is actually quite good, and the perfect place to satisfy a craving for a plump, grilled burger with a heaped portion of fries. Other healthier choices are available, of course, like salads and veggie burgers. And don't forget to leave room for those extra-sweet desserts! Once you get in the cafe, you enjoy a great atmosphere created by rock music, dim lighting and walls covered with rock memorabilia.
The George Inn
If you want to visit a traditional British pub, the George Inn is the right place for you!
It is London's only surviving galleried coaching inn. The George Inn stands on the south side of the River Thames near London Bridge. It was built in 1780. Come here if you want to taste traditional English fish and chips or steak and kidney pie in a lively atmosphere. The food is home-made, including the puddings and luscious ice creams. The service is slow, but this pub serves a good range of beers and ales at rather reasonable prices. You will certainly like a large fireplace with real log fires that warms the winter nights.
Cafe Sol Welcome to cafe Sol! Food is life and here at cafe Sol we believe that life should be fun. Our chefs have done their fieldwork and now bring you the finest Mexican food London has to offer. Like Mexico, the food is hot and spicy and, like all Mexicans, full of irresistible flavour. Cafe Sol is a great place to go at any time! Enjoy authentic Mexican cuisine at lunch time (watch out for chilly!) or go for a drink and a dance when it gets dark. The atmosphere is always buzzing and vibrant, and the food is reasonably priced. On a Saturday night, the young crowds m cafe Sol are usually very loud and merry after sampling the extensive list of tequilas!
Imagine you are going to start up your own restaurant. In groups prepare a brief presentation describing your restaurant. Speak about: -size -type of food;
drinks;
atmosphere;
music;
clients;
entertainment.
TEST
Finish the sentences
Americans have lunch between...
A hamburger is nothing more than...
Other sandwiches might be...
For dessert they have...
2."Make phrases"
clean buy table food
wash sell dish pizza
boil count soup money
fry taste potato meat
check go bill market
have make dinner cake
3. Choose the best possible answer.
Americans love to eat
meat
eggs
peanut butte
We can buy peanut butter at a
department store
grocery store
baker's
Manufacturers ------- peanuts.
a)roast
b) boil
C)steam
Peanut butter is very popular with ----
a)grown-ups
b)people
children
Is the statement TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)?
1. The hot dog was named after Frankfurt, a French city.
2. It was first sold in the USA in 1860s.
3. A dachshund is a cat with a very long body
4., The hot dog first became popular in New York.
5. People ate hot dogs at baseball games.
6. They got the sausages in special bags.
7. Tad Dorgan got an idea for a cartoon.
8. He knew the spelling of the word "dachshund"
9. The cartoon was a sensation.
10. Today you can still see sellers of hot dogs at baseball games
UNIT 4
Read & translate the text My Breakfast
I have my breakfast at eight o'clock. On week-days my breakfast is usually scant: bread and butter, a cheese or a sausage sandwich and a cup of tea or coffee. I don't care for cocoa. Sometimes I have fried eggs, sausages or cottage cheese, a bun or a cake, tea or coffee.
On my days off my breakfast is substantial. It consists of some cereal: semolina, rice cereal or porridge, curd pan-cakes, meat or cabbage patties and freshly-made strong tea.
Read & translate the text Kate Serves Breakfast
Kate is a waitress. She works at the restaurant in a new hotel. Kate serves foreign guests. She comes to work early. They serve breakfast from eight to nine. For breakfast they usually serve some cereal, butter, omelettes, cottage cheese, some jam, buns, gems, cheese and ham sandwiches, hard-smoke sausage, white coffee or tea with lemon. Kate serves her guests very quickly. She likes her work very much.
Read & translate the text Breakfast at the Restaurant
They serve breakfast from eight to ten. : For breakfast they usually serve butter, jam omelets, cottage cheese, hard-smoked sausage, ham, rolls, jam, black and white coffee, brown and white bread. This morning our breakfast is delicious. It consists of soft caviar, well-boiled eggs, cold-smoked sturgeon, butter, fancy-cakes and coffee, black and white.
Read & translate the text British and Continental Breakfast
British breakfast is varied and substantial. You can have juices, cereals, porridge, bacon and eggs, boiled eggs, sausage, mashed potatoes, fried mushrooms, tomatoes, baked beans, black pudding, hash browns, butter, toasts, tea or coffee and, of course, marmalade. Mr. Smith works in an office. Every morning he has his breakfast before he goes to his office. Today he has orange juice, porridge, a well-boiled egg, black pudding, butter, toasts and white coffee. Some people prefer continental breakfast of coffee or tea and croissant, butter and jam. Continental breakfast is scant.
Remember!
To cook — готувати їжу; to boil кип'ятити; кипіти; відварювати; to fry — смажити (на маслі); to roast — смажити (м'ясо, дичину, птицю); to grill — смажити (на грилі); to spit — смажити (на рожні); to stew — тушкувати; to tin, to can — консервувати; to smoke — коптити (рибу і т.д.); to salt — солити; to dry — сушити; to bake — пекти, випікати; to taste — куштувати (на смак); to wash up — мити посуд.