STUDENT A

MEALS

Americans and British people generally eat (1)…. meals a day though the names vary according to people's lifestyles and where they live.

The first meal of the day is breakfast. The traditional full English breakfast served in many British hotels may include fruit juice, (2) ….., bacon and eggs, often with sausages and tomatoes, toast and (3)….., and tea or coffee. Few people have time to prepare a cooked breakfast at home and most have only cereal and/​or toast with tea or coffee. Others buy coffee and a (4)…. on their way to work.

The traditional American breakfast includes (5) ……. Eggs may be fried, ‘over easy’, ‘over hard’ or (6)….., or boiled, (7)…… or in an (8)…... The meat may be bacon or sausage. People who do not have time for a large meal have toast or cereal and coffee. It is common for Americans to eat breakfast in a restaurant. On Saturday and Sunday many people eat brunch late in the morning. This consists of both breakfast and lunch dishes, including pancakes and waffles that are eaten with butter and maple syrup.

Lunch, which is eaten any time after midday, is the main meal of the day for some British people, though people out at work may have only sandwiches. Some people also refer to the midday meal as dinner. Most workers are allowed about an hour off work for it, called (9) ….., and many also go shopping. Many schools offer a cooked lunch (school lunch or school dinner), though some students take a packed lunch of sandwiches, fruit, etc. Sunday lunch is special and is, for many families, the biggest meal of the week, consisting traditionally of (10)…… and a sweet course.

In the US lunch is usually a quick meal, eaten around midday. Many workers have a (11) ….. break for lunch, and buy a sandwich from near their place of work. Business people may sometimes eat a larger lunch and use the time to discuss (12) …...

The main meal of the day for most people is the evening meal, called supper, tea or dinner. It is usually a cooked meal with meat or fish or a salad, followed by a sweet course. In Britain younger children may have tea when they get home from school. Tea, meaning a main meal for adults, is the word used in some parts of Britain especially when the evening meal is eaten early. Dinner sounds more formal than supper, and guests generally receive invitations to ‘dinner’ rather than to ‘supper’.

In the US the evening meal is called dinner and is usually eaten around (13)……. In many families, both in Britain and in the US, family members eat at different times and rarely sit down at the table together.

Many people also eat snacks between meals. Most have tea or coffee at mid-morning, often called coffee time or the coffee break. In Britain in the past this was sometimes also called elevenses. In the afternoon many British people have (14) …... Some hotels serve afternoon tea which consists of tea or coffee and a choice of sandwiches and cakes. When on holiday/​vacation people sometimes have a cream tea of scones, jam and cream. In addition many people eat chocolate bars, biscuits (AmE cookies) or (15) …… (AmE chips). Some British people have a snack, sometimes called supper, consisting of a milk drink and a biscuit before they go to bed. In the US children often have milk and cookies after school.

STUDENT B

MEALS

Americans and British people generally eat three meals a day though the names vary according to (1)…….. and where they live.

The first meal of the day is breakfast. The traditional full English breakfast served in many British hotels may include fruit juice, cereal, bacon and eggs, often with sausages and tomatoes, toast and marmalade, and tea or coffee. Few people have time to prepare a cooked breakfast at home and most have only cereal and/​or toast with tea or coffee. Others buy coffee and a pastry on their way to work.

The traditional American breakfast includes eggs, some kind of meat and toast. Eggs may be fried, ‘over easy’, ‘over hard’ or ‘sunny side up’, or boiled, poached or in an omelette. The meat may be (2)…. or (3)……. People who do not have time for a large meal have toast or cereal and coffee. It is common for Americans to eat breakfast (4)…... On Saturday and Sunday many people eat brunch late in the morning. This consists of both breakfast and lunch dishes, including (5)….. and (6) ….. that are eaten with butter and (7)…….

Lunch, which is eaten any time after midday, is the main meal of the day for some British people, though people out at work may have only (8)….. Some people also refer to the midday meal as (9) …... Most workers are allowed about an hour off work for it, called the lunch hour, and many also go shopping. Many schools offer a cooked lunch (school lunch or school dinner), though some students take a packed lunch of sandwiches, fruit, etc. Sunday lunch is special and is, for many families, the biggest meal of the week, consisting traditionally of roast meat and vegetables and a sweet course.

In the US lunch is usually a quick meal, eaten around midday. Many workers have a half-hour break for lunch, and buy a sandwich from near their place of work. Business people may sometimes eat a larger lunch and use the time to discuss business.

The main meal of the day for most people is the evening meal, called (10)…… or (11) …... It is usually a cooked meal with meat or fish or a salad, followed by (12)…….. In Britain younger children may have tea when they get home from school. Tea, meaning a main meal for adults, is the word used in some parts of Britain especially when (13)……….. Dinner sounds more formal than supper, and guests generally receive invitations to ‘dinner’ rather than to ‘supper’.

In the US the evening meal is called dinner and is usually eaten around 6 or 6.30 p.m. In many families, both in Britain and in the US, family members eat at different times and rarely sit down at the table together.

Many people also eat snacks between meals. Most have tea or coffee at mid-morning, often called coffee time or the coffee break. In Britain in the past this was sometimes also called (14)……... In the afternoon many British people have a tea break. Some hotels serve afternoon tea which consists of tea or coffee and a choice of sandwiches and cakes. When on holiday/​vacation people sometimes have (15)………………. In addition many people eat chocolate bars, biscuits (AmE cookies) or crisps (AmE chips). Some British people have a snack, sometimes called supper, consisting of a milk drink and a biscuit before they go to bed. In the US children often have milk and cookies after school.

EXERCISE 1. Pronounce the words.

dessert, marmalade, pudding, knife, restaurant, café, variety, vary, various, cuisine, soup, sauce, course, sandwich, scene, décor, available, menu, recipe, ingredient, cereal, sausage, muesli, omelette, maple syrup, biscuit, allergic to smth, chocolate

both, only, adult, especially, guest, host, hostess, rather than, most people

EXERCISE 2. Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions from the texts:

a cooked breakfast, lifestyle, brunch, the lunch hour, a cooked lunch, a packed lunch, a TV supper, coffee time, elevenses, high tea, afternoon tea, eggs sunny side up, snack

EXERCISE 3. Explain the difference.

dish – cuisine

menu – wine card

bill – cheque - receipt

food – meal

order – book

kitchen – cuisine

lunch – dinner

cook – cooker – chef

bake – grill – fry – roast

course – dish – plate - meal

(v.) chop – slice – grate

prawn – shrimp

bake – roast

host – guest

desert - dessert

plate – bowl – saucer – dish

freezer – fridge

hungry – thirsty

dish - speciality

host – guest

gourmet - gourmand

gluttony – big eater

EXERCISE 4. Are the words spelt correctly?

Meels, aple pie, mustard, beens, pencake, brekfast, sawcepan, cabage soop, toust, puding, wip, desert, samon, kechup, nepkin, marmelede, nife, steik, shef, kafe, veeel, apetete, cukery book, Kalorie, chuw, nible, pickles, porrige

EXERCISE 5. Give antonyms.

tasty, empty, original, salty, dirty, substantial breakfast, a ready-made frozen meal, junk food, overcooked, rare steak, fresh milk, green bananas, still water, sweet, fresh bread, hungry, spoil your appetite, dry wine

EXERCISE 6. Fill in prepositions or adverbs where necessary:

1. In Russia people eat three meals ....a day. 2. I often buy sweets ... my way to work. 3. The first meal ... the day is called breakfast. 4. The traditional American breakfast includes ... eggs, some ... kind ... meat and toast. 5. I like eggs "sunny side ...". 6. I don't have time ... a coffee break. 7. Lots ... people who are ….work have only sandwiches. 8. Many workers have a half-hour break ... lunch. 9. A meat course is followed ... a sweet course. 10. Many people have a TV supper. They eat it... their knee. 11. He usually has tea when he gets ... home ... school. 12. Guests generally receive invitations ... "dinner". 13. In my family we eat….different times and sit down ... the table together ... special occasions. 14. People eat snacks ... meals. 15. In Britain tea is drunk .. hot, ... milk and sugar. 16. Tea suggests ... comfort and warmth. 17. The bill includes…..tax and service. 18. We'll have to stop for fuel ….. the way to the airport. 19. I never have breakfast ….late …..the morning. 20. Have you ever been ….. a diet? 21. Double all the quantities …. the recipe to make enough …. eight people. 22. Get all the ingredients ready …. you start cooking. 23. I am allergic …. nuts.

EXERCISE 7. Fill in prepositions if necessary and retell the text.

Tom and Nick are going ... the canteen to have dinner. It is only half ... one but there are many people ... the canteen already. Some ... them are reading newspapers, others are eating their dinner. The friends always enjoy ... their meals there.

They go ... a small round table ... the window, take a menu-card ... the next table and begin to read it. Tom does not want to have any soup today. He is going to take some roast beef and vegetables. Nick takes some cabbage soup ... himself, some fried fish and potatoes. He goes over ... the buffet and soon comes back ... some tomato and cucumber salad. Then a waitress comes......their table and brings them the soup, meat and fish. She also brings some mustard, pepper and salt and puts a knife, fork, spoon ... the table ... front... each person.

Nick wants to have some ice-cream ... dessert but as it is not ready yet, he takes a piece ... cake and a glass ... tea. Tom orders some fruit as he always prefers fruit... cakes and ice-cream.

The boys are usually satisfied ... their meals ... this canteen. So they finish their dessert and pay the waitress ... the dinner. Then they put... their coats and go......the street.

EXERCISE 8. Fill in prepositions if necessary:

1. Pass ... me the salt, please. 2. Pass the salt ... me. 3. Give the bread ... me. 4. He is going to come ... half an hour. 5. They have breakfast... 8 o'clock ... the morning. 6. I dine ... 3 o'clock ... the afternoon. 7. What do you see ... this picture? – A family …. four having a meal. 8. According … Sarah they're not getting on very well at the moment. 9. All the drinks were …. the house. 10. What’s …the menu?

EXERCISE 9. Fill in the gaps using the proper article if necessary.

1. Kelly had ….. leisurely breakfast. 2. Back at the flat, Kelly was preparing ….light supper while Max poured ….two glasses of …..champagne. 3. They chatted animatedly over …..lunch of ….pasta, ….salad and …..bottle of wine. 4. We had ….pleasant lunch together. 5. How about ….coffee and some dessert? 6. At ….breakfast everyone was cheerful. 7. I have ….coffee only once …..day – at … breakfast. 8. ….unpleasant smell of …burnt dinner spread from ….kitchen. 9. After such …. substantial dinner I can hardly move. 10. Thanks for …. tasty dinner. I have never had anything like that before. 11. ……breakfast is ready. Wash your hands and sit down to …. table. 12. Clear …. table! 13. Could you pass me …. salt? 14. I am over …. limit. 15. I can’t stand …. texture. 16. I forgot to grease …. tin. 17. I have got …. really bad hangover. 18. I just add ….. splash of chilli sauce. 19. I just associate …….. macaroni with school. 20. I love ………Chinese food.

EXERCISE 10. Answer the questions.

1. How many meals do British people eat a day? 2. What is the first meal of the day? 3. What does the traditional British breakfast include? 4. What does an everyday English breakfast include? 5. Is it common for Americans to eat breakfast in restaurants? 6. What does brunch include? 7. When do they eat lunch? 8. What are the synonyms for "a cooked lunch"? 9. Sunday lunch is the biggest meal of the week, isn't it? 10. How much time do people get to have lunch? 11. How do people call the evening meal? 12. How many courses does it have? 13. Do guests receive invitations to "supper" or to "dinner"? 14. When do people eat snacks?

EXERCISE 11. Make up sentences using the models.

Still - more – another

more, another, still correspond to the Russian «еще». The pronouns more and another are used with nouns. More is used both with countables in the plural and uncountables: more books, more sugar; another is used only with countables in the singular: another book, another student. Cf. more tea, but another cup of tea. Still is used with verbs. It is often translated into Russian as «все еще», e.g. It is still raining. He is still at home.

1. It is already October but it is ... rather warm. 2. Give me ... pencil, this one is too small. 3. Give me ... glass of water, I am ... thirsty. 4. Give me some ... water, please. 5. We need ... time for the translation, I am afraid. 6. "I don't want to get up," says little Kitty, "it is ... very early." 7. Will you give me some ... milk? 8. He asks for ... apple. 9. Let me have some ... pudding, it is very tasty. 10. Help yourself to some ... pie. 11. Help yourself to ... piece of pie. 12.I can't eat the porridge, it is ... very hot. 13. It is ... early, you needn't hurry. 14. I should like to have some ... salad. 15. Nick is not at home. He is ... at the Institute. 16. It is ... snowing. 17. The students need ... practice in these words. 18. She is going to buy some ... milk. 19. Try to get ... books on English literature. 20. May I have ... ticket to the Bolshoi Theatre? 21. Will you please give me some ... porridge? 22. They are ...talking.

EXERCISE 12. Make up sentences using the models.

He prefers fruit to ice-cream.

soda-water - beer; cheese - sausage; meat - fish; coffee – cocoa; milk - water; tomatoes -cucumbers; mashed potatoes - macaroni; porridge - bacon and eggs; clear soup - cabbage soup; apples - plums; oranges - tangerines

EXERCISE 13. Paraphrase the sentences.

I like both apples and pears. I like neither apples nor pears.

1. They have both a son and a daughter. 2. She can do both sing and dance. 3.I use both pepper and mustard. 4. He speaks both English and French. 5. I like both football and hockey. 6. She knows both my cousin and brother. 7. I am going to buy both cabbage and potatoes. 8. I am going to have both coffee and cake. 9. My cousin likes both autumn and winter. 10. We need both cucumbers and tomatoes. 11. She knows both physics and mathematics. 12. We see both the child and his mother. 13. You've got both grammar and pronunciation mistakes. 14. Both my school-mates and my fellow-students are to come to my birthday party.

EXERCISE 14. Paraphrase the sentences.

It is common for Americans to eat breakfast in a restaurant.

A. For me to do it is easy. 2. For Janet to make a sweater is never a problem. 3. For Gordon to paint her portrait is a great pleasure. 4. For Vivien to play the piano is always a great pleasure. 5. For Jane to have a swim is impossible as she easily catches a cold. 6. For Helen to put on this dress was important. 7. For me to interfere is useless. 8. For you to use a ladder is safer.

B. 1. What is unusual for you to do on Saturday night? 2. Where is it common for you to go on Saturday? 3. What is it easy for you to do? 4. Is it difficult or easy for you to swim against the current? 5. Is it easy for you to work if you are tired? 6. Which is better for you to go to bed late or to get up early? 7. Which is better for you to travel alone or with your friends? 8. Is it easy for you to answer tricky questions?

EXERCISE 15. Paraphrase.

Adults are especially likely to snack while watching television.

be (un)likely to do smth

be sure/certain to do smth

1. It is likely that she will come today. 2. Is it likely that you will be late home? 3. He will definitely come. 4. Do remind me because I will probably forget. 5. She will definitely win. 6. After all his hard work, he will certainly pass his exams. 7. It is virtually certain (that) she will win the gold medal.

EXERCISE 16. Make the sentences sound more emotional.