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I). Read and translate the following text: Food and Meals.

The usual meals of Ukrainian people are breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper. Breakfast is the first meal of the day, and we generally have it at about 8 o’clock in the morning. Lunch is a light meal usually in the middle of the day. Dinner is the chief and the most substantial meal of the day. It is not served at a definite

long distance/international call міжнародна розмова

I. Read and translate the dialogues.

1. Leaving a message.

A. Hello! This is Richard Baker. May I speak to Mr. Reeds, please?

B. I’m sorry, Mr. Baker. He has just left. Any message?

A. Will you tell him to call me back?

B. Yes, certainly. Does he know your telephone number?

A. Well… I’m not sure. Will you put it down, just in case?

B. Yes, what is it?

A. 340-1906. Thanks a lot.

B. No trouble. Good-bye.

2. Getting the wrong number.

A. Hello! I’d to talk to Mr. Lowson.

B. I’m afraid you have the wrong number. What number were you calling?

A. 413-1227.

B. Well, this is 413-1227. But there is no one by the name of Lowson here. This is a private residence.

A. I’m sorry to have bothered you.

B. That’s quite all right.

3. Making an appointment.

A. Two-four-eight, double six-double two.

B. Can I speak to Mr. Parson?

A. Who is calling, please?

B. This is a representative of the Ukrainian firm “Torgmash”. My name is Dmytro Klymenko.

A. I’m sorry, Mr. Klymenko. Mr. Parson is out at the moment. Would you like to leave a message or call back?

B. I think I’d rather arrange to meet him.

A. O. K. When would you come?

B. Any time you say.

moment in our country. As a rule, businessman finds it impossible to come home for lunch or dinner and so he goes to a canteen or a refreshment room or has a bite at his place of employment.

Breakfast usually consists of a cup of tea, coffee or milk, some sandwiches, boiled or fried eggs. For a change, we can have cold ham or porridge with milk or cream and sugar.

Lunch is usually a cold meal with cold meat, sausage or fish, potatoes and vegetables. Then comes coffee or tea with rolls or cakes.

Dinner is the principal meal of the day. As a rule, a cold dish or an appetizer opens the dinner. It may include vegetable salad, pickles, herring, etc. for the first course we can have chicken broth, noodle soup, vegetable soup, cabbage soup, pea soup or Ukrainian borsch. For the second course you may enjoy eating mashed or fried potatoes with roast chicken or meat; for a change you may have buckwheat porridge or macaroni with chops or cutlets followed by dessert. For dessert you may have various home-made tarts,” kissel” or stewed fruit.

In the evening we have much simpler supper—an omlette or sausages, sometimes bacon and eggs and sometimes just bread and cheese, a cup of cocoa or tea with a slice of lemon, jam or home-made pastry and fruit.

And we must always remember that food should be wholesome and plentiful, and vitamins in food are of great importance. The same dishes should not be served several days running as variety is an important element of a rational diet.

Questions:

  1. What are your meal-times?

  2. Is your breakfast light or substantial?

  3. Does your dinner consist of two or three courses? What kind of soup do you prefer?

  4. What is your favorite dish? Are you a great or a poor eater?

  5. What kind of appetizers do you prefer?