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5.Do meat and fish go with rice? Ask “What?”

6.Does a British have an ice'cream for dessert? Ask “What?”

7.Do Londoners eat their sandwiches outside in fine weath-

b) Sum up the information about lunch in the United Kingdom.

In Your Culture

Is lunch also popular in Russia? Why? / Why not? When do Russians get a break for meals?

Where do people go for lunch? What’s food like in Russia?

What sort of lunch do Russians have in winter? / in summer?

Where do people eat fast food?

They say sandwiches are bad for our health. Is it so?

16. Roleplay “Where would you like to eat?”

You’re working in Great Britain. Today you’re having a meeting with your business partner. It’s nearly lunchtime.

1.Your partner’s a VIP (the firm pays for lunch).

2.You need a small quiet place to talk over business.

3.Your partner doesn’t like big meals at lunch time; you’d like a sandwich and a drink.

a)Read the following information and say what is special about each of these pubs.

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b) Try to choose (выбрать) a pub together. Use these phrases.

Well, we want …, don’t we?

I don’t really want … .

How about you?

I don’t mind. Я не возражаю.

I leave it to you. Вам решать.

Text B

17. Прочтите следующее интервью и скажите, какая информация оказалась для вас новой.

Remember!

bread [bred] – хлеб

to feel [fi:l] – чувствовать, ощущать

a department store [dI pa:tmqnt] – универмаг many kinds of food – всякие продукты

Note! a customer – покупатель a ton [tAn] – тонна

ago – тому назад

on average – в среднем sales – распродажа

to spend – тратить

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Svetlana is a Russian journalist. She’s interviewing Paul Lucks, an assistant at Harrods.

Harrods

S.Harrods is a very expensive department store.

Tell me, Peter, why is it so popular in the UK?

P.Well, Harrods is famous for its Food Hall and Egyptian

Hall. People come to Harrods, just to see them.

S.What is special about the Food Hall?

P.It sells many different kinds of food. For example, it has 250 kinds of cheese from all over the world, and more than

180 kinds of bread and

pastry. Customers also love all the different kinds of chocolate. They buy 100 tons every year.

S.That’s interesting! And why is the Egyptian Hall so famous?

P.Well, when people see it, they feel they’re in another

S.Tell me, how many customers do you have on an average

day, and how much do they spend?

P.About 30,000 people come on an average day. But during the sales the number is 300,000 customers a day. How

much do they spend? Well, on average, customers spend about 1.5 million a day. The record for one day is 9 million.

18. Tasks

a) Answer the question before the interview.

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b) How much do you remember?

–How many kinds of cheese / bread and pastry does Harrods sell?

–How old does the Egyptian Hall look like?

–How many customers does the store have on an average

–How much do shoppers spend a day?

–What is the record for one day?

c) Прочтите данные утверждения и определите, какие из них соответствуют содержанию текста.

1.A big department store sells practically all you need.

2.British people do not think about clothes very much. They just like to be comfortable.

3.Baker Street is a busy place. That’s why Harrods is full of shoppers all day long.

4.During the sales the number of customers is 30,000 a day.

5.Tastes in food and clothes are international. So, a lot of tourists visit Harrods.

6.Customers walk from one department to another looking at different kinds of goods.

In Your Country

Are there any big department stores in Russia?

Where are they?

Why is GUM popular with Russians?

What are GUM’s best'selling goods?

19. Roleplay the game on p.137. Use the following words: “well<done” (хорошо прожаренный)

the speciality of the restaurant (фирменное блюдо)

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Test 8

1. Вместо точек вставьте пропущенные наречия:

many / much

1.Are there ______ food halls in Harrods?

2.There’s not ______ petrol in his car.

3.Buy some more cheese. There isn’t ______ in the fridge.

4.“How ______ goods are there on sale in your shop?” “There’re not ______.”

Russian magazines.

2. Закончите следующие предложения, используя подходящую форму глаголов

have / have got

1.On Sundays my parents stay at home and ______ a lovely time watching TV.

2.Ask the waiter what kinds of pasta they ______ for the se' cond course.

3.You ______ your father’s nose and mouth.

4.______ Sharon ever ______ lunch at a cafe´?

5.“Are you ______ a bath?” “No, not a bath. I’m ______ a shower.”

6.“What do you want to do?” “I want ______ a small break.”

3. Задайте вопросы к подчёркнутым словам, используя данные вопросительные слова.

When? How? What? How many / much/ often? What time?

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1.There are two kinds of buses in London.

2.They practise sports every morning.

3.We say goodbye to our friends when we leave.

4.My niece never forgets to water flowers.

5.Muscovites usually travel by public transport.

6.Tom sleeps very little. He normally goes to bed after mid' night and gets up at 6 o’clock.

4. Задайте вопросы к прямому дополнению.

1.We’re watching an interesting programme on TV.

2.Mr. Green always helps his wife about the house.

3.He’d like another cup of coffee for lunch.

4.I never fix my car.

5.They are feeding their dog.

6.We seldom wash the windows in our flat.

5. Задайте вопросы к предложному дополнению.

1.I practise English with a friend of mine.

2.The Gables go on holiday with their children.

3.John is phoning for a taxi.

4.She is speaking about that wonderful TV show.

5.My grandfather tells us about his life.

6.Students often listen to BBC on the radio.

6. При переводе данного упражнения используйте наречия:

much / many / (a) little / (a) few

1.Зубной врач говорит, что я ем слишком много сладкого.

____________________________________________________

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2.– Кем хочет стать их сын? – Пианистом.

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3.– У меня есть при себе немного денег. Сколько пачек сигарет вы хотите купить? – Мне нужно несколько. – Вы слишком много курите.

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4.– Зимой на улице много снега? – Да, довольно много.

____________________________________________________

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5.Ей бы хотелось сделать несколько фотографий Национального музея, но у неё мало свободного времени.

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6.Большинство детей любят молоко и пьют его много.

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7.Генри хочет заказать несколько бутербродов с ветчиной и два чайника чая.

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Study unit 9 and roleplay.

You’re talking to an American partner who is especially interested in different hobbies. Mr. Rogers wants to know what Russians usually do at weekends.

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1. При чтении слов в таблице помните о том, что в предударном и послеударном слогах длительность гласного сокращается.

Редукция гласных в предударном и послеударном слогах

* Гласная “a” в послеударном открытом слоге читается как [I]: climate, damage, savage, usage.

2. Прочтите слова из правой колонки таблицы. Проследите, какому буквосочетанию в левой колонке соответствует дифтонг [eI].

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