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1.What is the attitude of the author towards fast food?

2.What other famous fast-food restaurants are mentioned in the article?

3.Describe the interior of the restaurant.

4.Was the menu variable?

5.What burger would you choose if you wanted the biggest one?

6.Were there beverages on the menu?

7.Were there relishes on offer?

8.What impressed the author greatly?

9.What’s your own attitude to fast food?

Ex. 11. a) Read the text and find words and expressions having the following meaning:

–quick and rude

–do everything possible

–rather slow

–bad tempered/unwilling to smile

–perfect, cannot be faulted

–makes you feel you don’t want to go there again

–polite

–too confident to tell people what to do.

A new Italian restaurant called Bella Roma has just opened in the High Street, and we went there the other night to try it. I couldn't help comparing it to the Casa Italia, where we ate last week. In the Bella Roma, the service was impeccable and quick; at the Casa Italia it’s always a bit sluggish. In the new place the waiters are courteous and friendly without being overbearing. In the other place they tend to be sullen and the service is rather brusque, which I find very off-putting. But at Bella Roma they'll go out of their way to give you what you want.

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b)Say where you were impressed with

–the best service

–the worst service

Ex. 12. a) Match the expressions denoting food preferences with their meanings:

b)Fill in the gaps with corresponding expressions denoting food preferences.

1.I … and can never say no to cakes or biscuits.

2.I won't have dessert, thanks. You're lucky being so slim; but I'm afraid I have to … / I have to be a bit … these days.

3.I like to end the meal with something … like cheese.

4.Ben's a bit of a … .

5.No, thanks, I won't have wine. I'm … .

6.Before I book the restaurant, do you have any particular …?

7.I won't have any more wine thanks. I don't want to… .

c)Rewrite the underlined parts of these sentences to describe food and drink preferences.

1.I never drink alcohol.

2.I don't really like sweet things.

3.Are there things you can't or mustn't eat?

4.Just a small portion for me, please. I don't want to eat too much.

5.She's become very careful about how many calories she's eating.

6.Sasha is such a choosy person when it comes to food. It's difficult to find things she likes.

d)Speak about your preferences.

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Ex. 13. Here are some names of the dishes which are on the menu in one of British restaurants. Can you imagine the way they are cooked and served?

Starters:

–Curried Parsnips and Apple Soup

–Crispy Herb Crumbed Mushrooms and Blue Cheese Dip

–White Onion and Cider Soup

–Chicken Liver Pâté with Brandy and Garlic

Main Courses:

–Lamb and Apricot Pie

–Creamy Chicken and Broccoli Pie

–Curried Lentil, Bean and Vegetable Pie

–Beer Battered Cod with Chips and Tartar Sauce

–Chicken, Ham and Parsley Pudding

–Lavender Honey and Cider Glazed Roast Chicken

–Grilled Salmon Fillet with Fennel Butter

Puddings:

–Apple, Blackberry and Hazlenut Crumble

–Banana, Rum and Butterscotch Triffle

Ex. 14. Give the names to the following dishes:

–Covent Garden market tomatoes, roasted with fresh basil then blended to a creamy soup.

–Minced beef, carrots, onions and tomatoes, cooked with ale and herbs, with a lightly browned potato and cheese topping

–Flaked cod, salmon and prawns seasoned with fresh dill and parsley, in a creamy white sauce, with a cheese and potato topping

–Chopped lamb with apricots, mint and onion, topped with puff pastry

–Homemade sausages served with onion and ale gravy, on a bed of mashed potatoes.

–Prawns and salmon combined with mashed potato and a touch of onion and parsley, served on a bed of spicy lentils.

–A spiced steamed pudding with ginger, cinnamon, apples and syrups.

–A steamed sponge combined with dates, walnuts and treacle.

–Buttered fruit loaf baked in a vanilla custard and laced with apricot brandy soaked sultanas, finished with an apricot glaze.

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Ex. 15. Imagine you run a family-restaurant, make up your own menu, composing starters, main courses, puddings, wine list and other beverages.

Ex. 16. a) Read the following expressions using when paying a bill:

We'll split the bill, shall we? Lunch is on me today.

Will you join us for dinner at the City Plaza hotel? We'd like you to be our guest.

Let me get this.

I was wined and dined every night by our New York office.

b) Rewrite the underlined parts of these sentences using expressions from ex. 16a:

1.No, please. Put your credit card away. I'm inviting you for dinner.

2.Let me pay for this one. You can pay next time.

3.Visitors to the company's head office in London are always taken out to the best restaurants.

4.Fancy coming with us for lunch tomorrow?

5.When we eat out as a group, each person usually pays for their own food and drink.

6.I'd like to pay for you at the theatre tomorrow night.

Ex. 17. a) Read these small dialogues:

A: Why not come home and eat with us? You'll have to take pot luck. B: Thank you. Shall I bring a bottle?

A: Should I wear a suit on Friday?

B: No, no, it isn't a dinner party, it's just an informal get-together.

A: Does anyone want seconds?

B: Oh, yes please. It was delicious.

A: Can I pour you some juice? Say when.

B: When!

A: Help yourself to some nibbles.

A: We leave at six. We can grab a bite to eat on the way. B: Or we could get a takeaway when we get there.

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b)Which expressions mean ...

1.eat whatever your hosts are eating at home, not a special dish for you?

2.tell me when I’ve poured enough in your glass?

3.get a quick meal or some other food that does not take a long time?

4.small items you eat before a meal, or perhaps at a reception?

5.another portion of what you have just eaten?

6.a semi-formal party or reception in someone's house, probably not a meal?

7.That’s enough, thanks.

8.ready-cooked meal bought to take home.

Ex. 18. Dramatize the dialogue at the restaurant. One of you is a waiter, another one is a customer. Use the menu you were supposed to make up in ex. 15.

Summing up

Ex. 19. Fill in prepositions and adverbs where necessary:

1.Mr. Lucas was ... the kitchen drinking coffee ... my mother. The room was full ... smoke. They were laughing but when I went ..., they stopped.

2.Lucy rose ... six ... the next morning. She did ... the house, prepared vegetables, cooked and served ... breakfast.

3.I cooked a big dinner ... them tonight: two poached eggs ... beans, and tinned semolina pudding. It's a good job. I wore the green lurex apron because the poached eggs escaped … … the pan and got all ... me.

4.My mother has not done any proper housework ... days now. All she does is go ... work, comfort Mr. Lucas and read and smoke.

5.We had Domestic Science today. We did baked potatoes ... the oven ... cheese filling. My potatoes were bigger than anyone else's so they weren't properly cooked ... the time the lesson ended.

6.My parents are eating different things ... different times, so I usually have six meals ... a day because I don't want to hurt ...

anyone's feelings.

7.A few minutes later, covered ... chocolate sauce ... ear ... ear, he scraped his spoon furiously against the bottom ... the cup so that not a drop should be wasted, and told her all ... his life ... his French Lycee.

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8.Cody and Ezra and Jenny went shopping ..... a Christmas present ...

their mother.

9. ... supper she helped ... the dishes, placing each clean plate and glass ... open wooden shelves.

10.She rose and dressed, piled her hair ... the head the same as always, and cooked oatmeal ... the children's breakfast.

11.We'll take her a bunch ... flowers and a box ... chocolates ... soft centres.

12.He was not looking ... the letter, he was looking ... the toast-rack.

13.… dessert there was vanilla ice-cream that Clothilde had made ...

that morning, and hot chocolate sauce.

14.Axel Jordache put the goose … … the table ... satisfaction. He had spent all morning ... preparing ... the meal. He carved the bird roughly, but competently, and set ... huge portions ... all. He had bought two bottles ... Riesling and he filled all their glasses. He

raised his glass ... a toast. “... my son Rudolph, ... his birthday, ” he said.

15. ... dinner they talked ... the wedding.

16.Clothilde came … … Thomas's bacon and eggs. When he finished breakfast Thomas stood ... .

17.Perkins took ... the fish dishes and served some chops and baked

potatoes.

18. ... eleven o'clock they sat … … strong tea and biscuits ... the kitchen.

19.They had decided to live simply ... bread and cheese and salads ...

olives and the plentiful fruit ... the season, figs and melons and warm golden apricots.

20.We get awful meat ... school, all dried ... .

21.His breakfast consists ... a sandwich and a cup ... coffee ... milk.

22.She sipped noisily ... her cocoa.

23.He said the turkey was a little fatty ... his taste.

Ex. 20. Translate from Russian into English:

1.В этом ресторане очень хорошо кормят. У них в меню есть и телятина, и оленина, много морских продуктов, разные виды рыбы: форель, камбала, тунец и даже угорь, а на десерт у них есть прекрасный творожный торт.

2.Папа только что пришел с работы и сейчас ужинает. Он ест жареную картошку с рыбой и салат из помидоров.

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3.Что вы обычно едите на десерт? – Пару яблок или груш, иногда стакан компота.

4.Не смущайтесь, скажите, что вы хотели бы на второе. – Немного баранины с цветной капустой или картофельным пюре.

5.Пожалуйста, купи мне плитку шоколада и порцию малинового или бананового мороженого. – Хорошо.

6.Огурцы перезрелые, а помидоры недозрелые. Будем делать салат? – Непременно, я давно не ел никакого салата.

7.Давай выпьем кофе с молоком. – Ладно, но вообще я хочу просто стакан апельсинового сока.

8.Ты знаешь, что приезжает тетя Энн? – Да, я уже накрыла стол на пятерых.

9.Он может есть в любое время, он всегда голоден. В то же время он худой как щепка.

10.Нам бы хотелось купить корзину вишен и сварить варенье.

11.Если у вас есть сад, то вы, конечно, выращиваете черную смородину, клубнику и крыжовник.

12.Хотите бутерброд с сыром? – С удовольствием. А я могу вам предложить бутерброд с ветчиной. – Нет, спасибо.

13.Добавь майонеза в салат, он будет вкуснее.

14.Стакан обыкновенного безалкогольного напитка содержит около пяти столовых ложек сахара.

15.Ешьте больше несоленых орехов и сухих фруктов, если хотите похудеть.

16.Старайтесь пить чай и кофе без сахара.

17.Ну, ты и сладкоежка! Неужели ты не понимаешь, что нельзя есть столько шоколада и конфет. Кстати, ты давно не была у зубного, не так ли?

18.Сейчас очень многие увлекаются вегетарианской пищей. Они едят любые овощи – картошку, морковь, свеклу, цветную капусту, горох, салат, но совсем не едят мяса.

19.Постарайтесь сократить употребление говядины, свинины, баранины. Лучше ешьте курицу, только без кожи. Это пойдет Вам на пользу.

20.Какое масло лучше использовать для приготовления пищи – сливочное или растительное?

21.Этот пудинг очень сытный, я буду есть его без сливок и без сметаны.

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Things to Do

Ex. 21. 1. “One man's meat is another man's poison.” English proverb.

There is a wide range of nutritious foods in the world. However, eating habits differ from country to country. In some societies certain foods are taboo. An eccentric millionaire once invited guests from several countries to a banquet and offered them this menu. All the foods are popular in some parts of the world, but are not eaten in others.

Salad of flower petals

2.If you had been there, which items could you have eaten? Which items would you have eaten? Which items couldn't you have eaten? Why not?

3.Do you know which countries they are popular in? Would you eat them, if you were starving?

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4. What unusual things are eaten in your country? Has your country got a national dish? How do you make it?

Ex. 22. 1. Comment on the words:

“More die in the United States of too much food than too little.”

K.Galbraith.

2.At different times in different countries there have been different ideas of beauty. The rich would always want to look fat in a society where food was scarce and to look thin in a society where food was plentiful. The current interest in slimming is because of fashion as well as health. However, overeating causes a variety of illnesses.

Do you know what they are? Are you overweight/average/ underweight? Does it worry you? Have you ever been on a diet? What did you eat then? What foods should you eat if you want to lose weight? What should you eat if you want to put on weight?

Ex. 23. Comment on the following quotations:

1.“One should eat to live, not live to eat. ” Moliere.

2.“When we consume a large steak we are eating something that may have used up enough grain to keep a family in the droughtstricken areas of Africa for a week.” Kenneth Mellanby, Can Britain Feed Itself?

3.“Year by year, while the world's population has increased, the food supply has increased more. (But) ... supplies of nourishing food could be enormously increased if, in the richer countries of the world, people were prepared to eat some of the food they feed to their pigs and cattle… and to their pet dogs and cats.” Dr Magnus Fyke, Hunger and Humanity.

4.“Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like, and let the food fight it out inside you.” Mark Twain.

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Cordially is a formal word meaning ‘in a friendly or welcoming way’ Black tie normally means a black dinner jacket, white shirt and black bow tie for men and very formal, long dresses for women.

RSVP means répondez s’il vous plâit, French for ‘please reply’.

To toast is to raise your glass and drink with others to wish someone success or happiness.

Aperitifs are alcoholic drinks normally taken before meal.

Ex. 25. Answer the questions:

1.What do you usually have for breakfast (lunch, dinner)?

2.What is your favourite dish?

3.What are ordinary dressings for salads?

4.Are you a meat-eater or a vegetarian? Are you a fish-eater? Why? Why not?

5.Do you have a sweet tooth?

6.What cereals do you often have for breakfast?

7.What’s your attitude to pasta? In what way is it usually served? Do you need a knife (a spoon) when eating pasta?

8.Do you like herbs?

9.Do meals in summer differ from those in winter? In what way?

10.Do you often go to the woods for mushrooms and berries? Which berries can you find there and which ones you can’t?

11.If you’re a fish eater, what place will you choose to have seafood?

12.Which nuts do you prefer?

13.Can you say that dried fruits are useful? In what way?

14.What do you usually order at a restaurant?

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