The British National Health Service

The National Health Service made it possible that benefits once available only to insured persons or those who could afford to pay for them, or as a form of charity became available to everyone. The Service consist of three main parts: the general practitioner including dental service, the hospital and specialist services and a local health authority services for prevention, treatment or care.

Hot Dogs

Long thin sausages come from Frankfurt in Germany. They are called “frankfurters”. Put one in bread, and it becomes a “hot dog”. Why? Well, the sausage looks like a long thin German dog, a “dachshund”. Add chilli, and it tastes hot!

Fish’n’chips

150 years ago in England, mothers and fathers in poor families had to go out to work in factories. There was no time to shop and cook. So they bought fast food in the street. The most popular was fried fish with a piece of bread. The in 1870s pommes de terre a la mode came from France. The English called them “chips”. Soon there were fish’n’chip shops everywhere in working class areas. They used to put fish’n’chips in an old newspaper—with a lot of salt and vinegar on top. Today fish’n’chips are still very popular in Britain—but they come in clean white paper bags!

Fast Food

Image you work in an office in New York. You are very busy, and your boss is shouting at everyone. You have just a quarter of an hour for lunch. You go out into the street. You want to order, pay, get your food, eat it, buy a newspaper, wash your hands, talk to your friends and –get back to the office. All in fourteen and a half minutes! So what do you eat? Fast food, of course – a sandwich, a burger, or a slice of pizza

The first fast food. The Earl of Sandwich was the head of the English Navy in the American War for Independence. He loved playing cards and he didn’t like stopping for lunch. So, in 1762, he invented a snack made of two pieces of bread with something in the middle. What was it called?

II. Supply the Present Perfect Tense form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. I (visit) this restaurant many times.

2. We never (be) in this café before.

3. The waiter (bring) the menu already.

4. We (order) just the drinks.

5. Mr. Brown (not decide) yet.

D. Jane, you must not watch TV till late at night and must spend more time outdoors.

M. I shall go to the chemist’s shop and buy pills for Jane.

J. I’ll follow the doctor’s advice and soon I’ll be OK. Good bye, doctor!

M. Good bye, Mr. Brown!

D. Bye!

Dialogue 2.

A. Good morning, doctor!

B. Hello, Ann! What’s the matter?

A. I’ve hurt my arm.

B. Let me examine it. Yes… You’ve got some cuts and bruises, Ann, but your arm isn’t broken. I’ll put a bandage on it.

A. Thank you, doctor. Good bye!

B. Bye, Ann.

IV. Find someone who thinks it is better to have for breakfast:

muesli with skimmed milk, fresh fruit, tea with milk.

fried eggs and bacon, toasts, butter and marmalade, tea.

cereal with sugar and milk, toasts and jam, tea with milk.

a cup of tea or coffee with a toast.

scrambled eggs and pancakes.

a cup of tea or coffee with a couple of sandwiches.

some chops and mashed potatoes. And why?

Lesson 18.

Topic: Health Care System.