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1. You'll find restaurants for every situation in the US. If you are in a hurry, you may just want to grab some "junk food" at a grocery store or a candy counter, or you can get a bite to eat at one of the many fast food chains, like McDonald's, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, or Taco Time. Or you can get a hero or submarine sandwich "to stay" or "to go" from a sandwich shop or deli. Some of these places have tables, but many don't. People eat in their cars or take their food home, to their offices or to parks. If you prefer sitting down but still don't want to spend much, you can try a cafeteria. At all of these places, you pay at a cash register before you sit down, and you don't have to tip anybody — but you usually have to clear the table when you finish!

Glossary

candy п.: very sweet sugary food

deli п.: short for delicatessen, a shop where you can buy salads and cooked meats and have sandwiches made

junk food п.: snack foods that are not good for you

2. I'm a terrible cook. I've tried hard but it's no use. I've got lots of cookery books, I choose a dish I want to cook, I read the recipe, I prepare all the necessary ingredients and follow the instructions. But the result is terrible, and I just have a sandwich or some other quick snack. So I often eat out. I don't like grand restaurants. It's not the expense, it's just that I don't feel at ease in them. First the waiter gives me a menu which I can't understand because it's complicated and has lots of foreign words. At the end of the meal when I pay the bill I never know how much to leave as a tip. I prefer fast food places, like hamburger shops where you pay at once and sit down and eat straight away. And I like take-away places, where you buy a meal in a special container and take it home.

3. Maureen often gives dinner parties at home. She loves entertaining. She lays the table: puts the cutlery in the right places, sets out the plates and puts a clean white napkin at each place. For the meal itself, she usually gives her guests some kind of starter first, for example soup or melon. Next comes the main course which is usually meat (unless some of her guests are vegetarians or they're on a special diet) with a side-dish of salad. For dessert it's usually fruit or ice-cream and then coffee. When everyone has gone home, she must think about doing the washing up, as in the kitchen the sink is full of dirty cutlery.

Active Vocabulary

cereal	хлібний, зерновий
apron	фартух
to starve	вмирати з голоду
lid	кришка
to drop in	зайти
to come round	заходити ненадовго
to grab	раптово хапати
junk food	висококалорійна, нездорова їжа
deli	гастроном, де можна придбати делікатеси
submarine sandwich	"субмарина"(сандвіч, приготовлений з білого хліба з різними наповнювачами: сосисками, сиром, спеціями, соленими чи маринованими овочами)
snack	легка закуска
tip	чайові
straight away	відразу
take-away places	магазин, в якому продаються готові блюда; ресторан, з якого доставляють обіди додому

Tasks

Task 1. Fill in the gaps with prepositions.

Mike and Peter have come ... the canteen to have dinner. It is only half... one but there are a lot of people ... the canteen already. The boys go ... a small round table .. a window, take a menu-card ... the next table and begin to read it. There is a great choice ... dishes ... the menu. Mike wants to have cabbage soup ... the first course. Peter prefers milk soup. ... the second course the boys will have fish ... potatoes. Both ... them are fond ... ice-cream, so they are going to have it... dessert.

Mike has taken a newspaper... his bag. He likes to read something ... dinner.

Task 2. Fill in the gaps with articles where necessary.

1. I don't like ... mineral water, I prefer ... cup of ... tea. 2. Is there anything to your taste on ... menu? 3. She is going to cook ... fish soup for ... dinner 4. What can you recommend for first course? 5. ... meat is just to my liking. 6. What do you usually have for ... second course? 7. ... cheese was fresh and tasty and he ate it with ... appetite. 8. At... dinner we sat far from each other and could not talk. 9. After ... dinner sit a while, after ... supper walk a mile. 10. Who is coming to ... tea? 11. I had ... supper at the hotel restaurant 12 For ... breakfast I had ... boiled egg and ... cup of ... strong tea. 13. He prefers ... roasted meat for... second course. 14. She likes ... black coffee for ... breakfast. 15. Will you please buy ... loaf of ... brown bread? 16. He is fond of cabbage soup. 17. I liked ... pork we had for ... supper. 18. I had ... big dinner today. 19. Did you enjoy ... meal? 20. ... juice was delicious. 21. . dinner is cold already. We must warm it up. 22. It is ... very substantial breakfast, isn't it? 23. I enjoyed ... lunch they served at the restaurant.

Task 3. Translate into English:

— Ти вже пообідав?

— Ще ні.

— Я також. Я дуже хочу їсти. Давай пообідаємо десь разом.

— Добре. Підемо в кафе на вулиці Соборна?

— Із задоволенням. Я там бував не один раз. Це кафе мені дуже подобається. Там смачно готують і гарно обслуговують.

У кафе

— Що сьогодні в меню?

— Багато страв на мій смак. Я хочу замовити курячий бульйон, біфштекс і склянку апельсинового соку. А ти?

— Щодо мене, то я візьму баранячу відбивну і тонік. Я не хочу суп сьогодні.

— Ти бажаєш морозива?

— Ні, мені не подобається морозиво.

— Що-небудь ще?

— Ні, це все. Давай покличем офіціанта і зробимо замовлення.

Task 4. Answer the following questions.

1. What does your usual dinner consist of?

2. What are your favourite dishes?

3. Are you a good cook?

4. Can you give me a recipe of one of the dishes you can cook best?

5. Have you got any brothers and sisters?

6. What are their likes and dislikes as far as food is concerned?

7. Do you always eat at home or do you sometimes dine out?

8. When did you last go to a restaurant?

9. Did you like the service and the cooking?

10. Which of the Rivne restaurants do you prefer? Why?

11. Have you ever travelled abroad?

12. How did you find the food in the countries you visited?

13. What is the cafe at your university like? Do you often have your meals there?

Task 5. Discuss the following:

1. Many people find it very convenient to have dinner at a canteen or a cafe on week-days. Are you of the same opinion? Why?

2. It is convenient to have a party at a restaurant rather than at home. No trouble at all. All pleasure and fun. What do you think of it?

Task 6. Act out the following situations:

1. You want to arrange a business lunch for yourself and representatives of another company. Call the restaurant to reserve a table for the number of people and time you want. Ask what they have on their menu.

2. Your friend and you are having lunch in a restaurant in London. Before paying the bill you decide on how much to tip the waiter, (the meat was overdone, the service was slow, some items on the table were missing)

Task 7. Speak on

a) your favourite dishes;

b) your usual breakfast (dinner, supper);

c) the evening you spent at a restaurant.

Task 8. Write about the party you enjoyed.