Cereals

buckwheat	гречневая крупа
rice	рис
semolina (cream of wheat Am.)	манная крупа
corn	кукуруза
millet	пшено
oats	овес

Vegetables

cucumber n	огурец
pickled cucumber	маринованный огурец
tomato	помидор
carrot	морковь
beet	свекла
potatoes	картофель
chips (French fries)	чипсы, жареный картофель
egg plant	баклажан
marrow (squash)	кабачок
turnip	репа
cabbage	капуста
sauerkraut	квашеная капуста
cauliflower	цветная капуста
lettuce	салат-латук
green peas	зеленый горошек
beans	бобы
asparagus	спаржа
spinach	шпинат
radish	редис
pumpkin	тыква
onions	лук
garlic	чеснок
pepper	перец
dill	укроп
parsley	петрушка
mushrooms	грибы

Fruits, Berries, Nuts

grapes	виноград
raisins	изюм
apple	яблоко
pear	груша
plum	слива
cherries	вишня, черешня
apricot	абрикос
peach	персик
lemon	лимон
orange	апельсин
pine-apple	ананас
tangerine	мандарин
banana	банан
melon	дыня
water-melon	арбуз
strawberries	клубника
nut	орех
seeds	семечки

Spices

mustard	горчица
pepper	перец
salt	соль
sugar	сахар
soda	сода
vinegar	уксус
oil	растительное масло
sauce	соус
ketchup	кетчуп

Beverages

soft drinks	безалкогольные напитки
mineral water	минеральная вода
(fruit) juice	фруктовый сок
spring water	родниковая вода
lemonade	лимонад
beer	пиво
strong drinks	крепкие напитки
wine	вино
champagne	шампанское
tea	чай
coffee	кофе
cocoa	какао

Основные тексты для чтения и понимания Текст 1

Some people have three meals a day, others have four. I usually have four meals.

My first meal is breakfast. I have it early in the morning before going to school. As a rule, I don't feel hungry early in the morning, so I always have a light breakfast. I eat a sandwich with cheese or sausage, or scrambled eggs with a slice of bread and butter. After it I drink a cup of black coffee with a lot of sugar. I am fond of coffee and drink it every day. My sister doesn't like eggs and she usually has a sandwich or a couple of toasts and a cup of tea. But her favourite breakfast is a piece of cake or a fancy- cake left over from yesterday.

My mother usually has no breakfast at all. Sometimes she just drinks a cup of tea with milk and eats a spoonful of jam with a little slice of white bread.

My father likes to have a big breakfast. He usually eats something hot — a piece of roast meat or a cutlet with potatoes or macaroni. He drinks a cup of coffee without sugar: he doesn't like sugar in his coffee.

Some people like porridge for breakfast. They say porridge is very healthy food, and we must begin our day with a plate of porridge.

The English usually have a big breakfast. The traditional English breakfast is a plate of porridge, bacon and eggs and a cup of tea with toast and jam or marmalade.

There are four members in our family, and on week days we have our breakfast at different times. My mother is the first to get up in the morning. She prepares breakfast for the family and wakes up my father. They have breakfast together when my sister and I are still asleep. We are the last to get up, and we have breakfast when father and mother are getting ready to leave home for work.

On Sunday, when everybody is at home, we have breakfast together. For our Sunday breakfast we have the same food as on week days: sandwiches with cheese or sausage, scrambled eggs or soft-boiled eggs. Sometimes we have cottage cheese and sour cream for breakfast. But our favourite Sunday breakfast is pancakes, which we eat with butter or sour cream, with jam or honey.

Ответьте на вопросы:

1. How many meals a day do people have?

2. How many meals a day do you usually have?

3. What is your first meal?

4. What do you have for breakfast?

5. Do you feel hungry early in the morning?

6. Do you usually have a light breakfast or a big one?

7. What does your brother (sister, mother, etc.) have for breakfast?

8. Do you drink tea or coffee at breakfast?

9. Do you like strong or weak tea?

10. Do you like your tea with a lot of sugar?

11. What is your favourite breakfast?

12. Do you like porridge for breakfast?

13. Do you agree that porridge is very healthy food?

14. Why don't you eat porridge for breakfast?

15. What does a traditional English breakfast consist of?