Exercise 16

1. Complete the following items you put on the table.

1. SALT and PEPPER SHAKERS

2. N __ __ __ __ __

3. G __ __ __ S

4. S __ __ __ __

5. P __ __ __ E

6. F __ __ __

7. K N __ __ __

2. Write the correct word in the blank for each of the definitions below.

ashtray	soft drink	smoking section	tip
check	snack	waitress	silverware

1. A container for cigarette ashes. _______________________________________

2. A sweet carbonated drink. ___________________________________________

3. A woman who serves food. __________________________________________

4. An area for people who smoke. _______________________________________

5. Food eaten between meals. ___________________________________________

6. A bill for restaurant meals. ___________________________________________

7. Extra money for the waiter or the waitress. ______________________________

8. Knives, forks, spoons, etc. ___________________________________________

Role-play

• You are the chef of the canteen of Kiev National Linguistic University. You decided to turn the canteen into a first-class restaurant catering for students. Make up a sample menu for one day. Don’t forget about your restaurant’s name.

• Write out the menu for your birthday party. Choose a nice four-course meal.

 Reading

Read the dialogue and tell what the customers ordered.

Waitress	Good evening! Table for three?
Mr. Smith	Yes, please!
Waitress	This way, please!
Mr. Whisk	Show us the menu, please!
Waitress	Here you are, sir. What kind of soup would you like?
Mrs. Bread	A clear soup for us.
Mr. Bread	Any thick soup for me, and for the other gentlemen, too.
Mr. Whisk	And may I have any steak, please?
Waitress	What kind of meat: pork, mutton, veal or beef?
Mr. Whisk	A beefsteak, please.
Waitress	How do you like your steaks?
Mrs. Bread	I like mine rare.
Mr. Whisk	Make mine medium.
Waitress	And you, sir? I would recommend fish?
Mr. Smith	No, thank you. My favourite dish is chicken.
Waitress	Any vegetables? We’ve got cabbage, potatoes and carrots.
Mrs. Bread	I think I’ll have some cabbage.
Waitress	And for dessert – some cakes?
Mr. Whisk	I’m fond of ice-cream.
Mr. Smith	Three ice-creams, please.
Mrs. Bread	Thank you so much! I’ve enjoyed the dinner very much. Everything was delicious.

Exercise 17

Part A. Read the following dialogues and act them out:

1

• Here is a restaurant. I hope they serve good meals here.

• Won’t it be too expensive?

• No, the prices here are quite reasonable. It won’t be much more expensive than cafeteria. There’ll be fewer people and we’ll have a better service. Besides, I see it has a license.

• A license? What does it mean?

• It means they serve wine, cognac and so on but only at certain hours. And they won’t serve you unless you’re over 18.

• Well, we are much older than that.

…they serve good meals (food) here. - …тут добре готують.

The prices here are quite reasonable. – Ціни тут цілком прийнятні.

2

Waiter: A table for two?

• Yes, please. By the window. And the menu, please.

• Is there anything to your liking on the menu?

• Oh, yes, many things. Let’s have some clear soup, perhaps.

• I don’t think I’ll have any soup. I’d rather have some vegetable salad to start with.

• Let’s have some sliced cucumbers and tomatoes with sour cream, as a starter.

• I don’t mind. Then I’ll have roast beef with new potatoes and peas, jam tart and iced coffee.

• Same for me. There’s nothing like a juicy piece of roast beef, just slightly underdone.

Waiter: Shall I get you anything to drink?

• What do you say to a bottle of beer?

• No beer, thanks. I prefer a glass of mineral water or just a cup of tea.

• All right. A glass of mineral water and apple juice for me, then. And iced coffee for two.

Is there anything to your liking on the menu? – Чи є в меню те, що тобі подобається?

There’s nothing like …- Немає нічого смачнішого від...

What do you say to … - Як щодо...

iced coffee – кава глясе

3

• It’s 8 p.m. High time for supper.

• Well, I could do with a bite. I don’t eat much in the evening. Some light meal, perhaps.

• What do you usually have for supper?

• A cup of tea and a sandwich, or a glass of milk and a biscuit?

• I prefer something more substantial, say, a chop or steak and chips or cold meat with potatoes, or sausages, or an omelette with tea or coffee to follow.

• Then you should take a good stroll after supper. As an English saying goes, “After dinner sleep a while, after supper walk a mile”.

I could do with a bite. – Я не проти, щоб перекусити (щоб щось з’їсти).

You should take a good stroll. – Вам слід добре погуляти.

4

• What would you like for dinner? Shall we dine table d’hôte or á la carte?

• What have they got for table d’hôte?

• Clear soup with chicken, steamed fish with mashed potatoes and coffee.

• I don’t care for fish. Let’s see what they’ve got for á la carte.

• There’s a great variety of dishes: boiled meat, beefsteak, rumpsteak, cutlets. There’s poultry, too: chicken and goose. Which would you like?

• And what do they have for afters?

• Ice-cream, pastry, fresh fruit, jelly and tea.

• Then I’ll have beefsteak with fried potatoes and an ice.

• As I’m as hungry as a hunter, I could do with a square meal. I’ll have a clear soup with a meat pie, a rumpsteak with stewed cabbage, a couple of cakes and tea with a slice of lemon.

• I’m thirsty, but I don’t feel like drinking tea.

• Care for some lemonade?

• Yes, please.

Shall we dine table d’hôte or á la carte? – Візьмемо комплексний обід чи замовимо за меню?

I don’t care for fish. – Я не люблю рибу.

an ice = ice-cream – морозиво

… but I don’t feel like drinking tea. - ... але я не хочу чаю.

Part B. Fill in the missing parts, making use of the words and phra­ses from the text and illustrative conversations. You're allowed to make any changes.

1

• I say, Victor, what do you say to having dinner together?

• ……..

• Here's a restaurant. They serve good meals there.

• ……..

• No, the prices are quite reasonable there ... Here we are. Where would you like to sit?

• …….

2

• Is there anything to your liking on the menu?

• ……..

• I don't think I'll have some soup. I'd rather have some meat salad as a starter. What about you?

• ……..

• Then I'll have roast-beef with fried potatoes, jam tart and iced coffee.

• ……..

• Shall we drink anything?

• …….

3

• How about having lunch?

• …….

• What are we going to have?

• …….

• Do you like your tea strong or weak?

• …….

• Do you take it with milk or with lemon?

• …….

• Here you are. And help yourself to a pie. They're apple-pies. Very delicious indeed.

4

• I say, Nick. It's 8 p. m. I'm hungry. Will you join me for supper?

• ………

• What do you usually have for supper, then?

• ………

• And I prefer something substantial, say, sausage or cold meat, or an omelette with tea or coffee, to follow.

• ………

5

• How do you find this meat?

• ……..

• Yes, indeed. It's excellent. What would you like for af­ters?

• ……..

• I'll follow suit. Do you care for a drink?

- ……..