II Write an article about another kind of food in the same way.

______________________ is one of my favourite _________________. It is best and cheapest in ________________________. One of the best places to buy _____________________________ is ___________________. You can also ___________________________. These are just two of the ways you can enjoy __________________. The _________________________ Restaurant ____________________ has excellent ____________________________.

II Now you write about your favourite food or your favourite way of cooking.

Exercise 17 A PROBLEM LETTER

I Read the letter and write the answer .

Chocolate addict

I’m a chocolate addict. My friends and family cannot believe how much I can eat. I often choose to eat chocolate rather than a proper meal, partly because it’s quicker, but also because I prefer it. It seems to give more energy, though I feel sick if I eat too much.

I’ve put on a lot of weight, and I hate that, but if I’m feeling fed up about being fat, I just eat some chocolate to cheer myself up.

The people at work treat it as a joke, and often buy me presents of chocolate – they don’t realize I’ve got a real problem. I really do think I’m addicted to chocolate. What can I do?

II Write some other problem letters concerning food/ weigh/overeating etc. Appendix

This part of the booklet is aimed to enrich your English and entertain you. You can find poems, limericks, stories of words about English dining-table and so on. So read and enjoy!

#1 Read the poem and make the literary translation.

Viva la Cookery Maid

There are once was a maiden to cooking school went,

On dishes delicious her mind was intent,

Her cap and her apron were both very neat,

And she really looked most distractinly sweet,

But the things she concocted a goat couldn’t eat.

She tried to make doughnuts, but they wouldn’t cook through,

She tried to make soup and they used it for glue,

They used her plum pudding to poison the rats,

Her griddle-cakes would have been good for door-mats,

With her biscuits her brother disabled four cats.

One day she made something, a pie so she said,

It was tough as sole-leather and heavy as lead,

She laid it aside and retired to her bed,

A burglar came in and upon it he fed,

When they woke in the morning the burglar was dead

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#2 Stories of Words About English Dining-Table

The Englishmen say that there are two things that always confuse foreigners when they come to Britain: cricket and British meals. However, whereas the visitor can leave without understanding cricket, it is almost impossible to survive without understanding British eating habits.

Clara has come to Britain as an au pair girl. Au pair is French word that recently entered the English vocabulary and is widely used now in its special meaning. Au pair is a young foreigner, a girl as a rule, who lives for a time with a family in order to learn the language. Au pairs usually look after the children of the family and do some of the housework, in return for a small wage.

Clara read an advertisement: “Au Pair in England. The best way for students to improve their English. We can put you in touch with good families in London and England’s countryside. Contact our employment agency.” Clara did so. And here she is in the family of the Bakers. She wants to learn about all aspects of the life of English people. She starts with meals first. Mr. Baker is a teacher, he is very patient, he likes to teach and is eager to explain to Clara everything she wants to know. Mrs. Baker is also helpful and encouraging.