Active Vocabulary

formal service	-	загальноприйнятий сервіс
ornamental dishes of fruit	-	прикрашене фруктами блюдо
unbreakable rule	-	непорушне правило
utensils	-	посуд
beyond	-	крім
steel bladed	-	нержавіюча сталь
the edge	-	гострий кінець
oyster fork	-	десертна виделка
additional	-	додатковий
napkin	-	серветка
fold	-	складати навпіл
goblet tumbler	-	кубок, стакан, бокал
slight distance	-	невелика відстань
claret glass	-	бокал для червоного вина
tall-stemmed glass	-	бокал на високій ніжці

1. Phonetic exercises

Ex. 1. Transcribe the following words. Consult a dictionary.

formal, identical, occasions, ornamental, unbreakable, geometrically, centerpiece, distance, utensils, beyond, steel-bladed, necessary, toward, oyster, fancy, goblet, directly, champagne, claret.

2. Vocabulary and Grammar exercises

Ex. 1. Give Ukrainian equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:

formal service, occasion, ornamental dishes, unbreakable rule, geometrically spaced, actual centre, utensils balanced, beyond the rule, set a table, salad spoon, meat knife, toward the plate, at the moment, additional dinner napkin, square folded, fancy folding, champagne glass.

Ex. 2. Find the following words and phrases in the text and translate the sentences containing them into Ukrainian:

the formal service, set on the table, unbreakable rule, places at equal distance, the salad fork, on the right of the plate, at the moment, additional forks and knives, dinner napkin folded square.

Ex. 3. Give the verbs corresponding to the following nouns:

Service	-
Folding	-
Addition	-
Dinner	-

3. Speech Exercises

Ex. 1. Answer the following questions:

1. Is the formal service identical for all occasions?

2. Should anything be set on the table before dinner?

3. What is the unbreakable rule while laying a table?

4. In which way must everything be spaced on the table?

5. What are the places set with?

6. What must be put on the left of the plate? And on the right of the plate?

7. In which way do we put the knives near the plate?

8. Where must be the soup spoon ?

9. How many knives and forks can be on the table at the moment?

10. When do we put additional forks and knives?

11. Where are the dinner napkins laid?

12. In which way can they be folded? Why?

13. Where must goblets for water be placed?

14. What about the champagne glass, the tall-stemmed glass?

Ex. 2. Say about the main rules of laying a table.

UNIT 7