3. Answer the following questions.

1. Are greasy spoon cafés very important to the Londoners? Why?

2. Why are these cafés so called?

3. How do “greasy spoons” look like?

4. Who are the visitors of a typical greasy spoon café?

5. The prices are high there, aren’t they?

6. What does usual breakfast in a greasy spoon consist of?

7. Are there any similar cafés in the town you live in? Do you like to eat there? Why? Why not?

4. Choose the correct variant a, b, c, or d.

1. According to the text, greasy spoons are

a) only found in big cities;

b) advertised as a tourist attraction;

c) important to many British people;

d) going to be removed from the city.

2. The characteristic feature of greasy spoons is that they

a) use a special type of cutlery;

b) offer a lot of dishes to choose from;

c) are furnished in a sophisticated way;

d) are not very clean.

3. People who come to greasy spoons

a) are often in a hurry;

b) come from various backgrounds;

c) usually meet friends there;

d) sometimes spend the night there.

4. The traditional English breakfast is

a) not very cheap;

b) not very tasty;

c) served in huge portions;

d) recommended for vegetarians.

5. You can find a lot of interesting information about greasy spoon cafés

a) in the local newspapers;

b) on TV;

c) in the Internet;

d) from those who visited them already.

5. Insert the words food, dish, meal or course in the sentences below. Mind the difference in their meaning:

A meal – прийом їжі. Meals are breakfast, lunch, tea/dinner, supper. E.g. How many meals do you have a day?

Food – харчі, їжа, їстівні припаси

A dish – 1) страва; 2) тарілка, миска

A course – страва у певній послідовності: перше, друге тощо.

1. The second … was veal with mashed potatoes.

2. She put apples and oranges on the china … .

3. The usual … in England are breakfast, lunch, and tea / dinner.

4. – What is your favourite …? – Mine is roast chicken.

5. Beefsteak, chop, roast beef are meat … .

6. Many people like to have a heavy … in the morning.

7. What is the … time for lunch in England?

8. Who usually washes the … after dinner?

9. In the evening a light … is recommended.

10. What would you like for the first …?

11. There were no vegetable … on the menu.

12. The dinner consisted of the three … .

6. Match the following words with their Ukrainian equivalents and then read the dialogue. Act the dialogue out:

1) clear soup a) пиріг

2) pie b) бульйон

3) jelly c) птиця

4) goose d) гуска

5) poultry e) десерт

6) pastry f) скибка

7) stewed cabbage g) кондитерські вироби (печиво)

8) slice h) желе

9) dessert i) картопля пюре

10) thirsty j) тушкована капуста;

11) mashed potato k) спраглий

A What would you like for dinner? Shall we have the table d’hote [ ]

or a la carte [ka:t]?

B What have they got for the table d’hote?

A Clear soup with chicken, steamed fish with mashed potatoes and coffee.

B I don’t care for fish. Let’s see what they’ve got for a la carte?

A There is a great variety of dishes: boiled meat, beefsteak, cutlets. There’s poultry too: chicken and goose. Which would you like?

B And what do they have for dessert?

A Ice-cream, pastry, fresh fruit, jelly and tea.

B Then I’ll have beefsteak with fried potatoes and chocolate ice-cream.

A As I’m hungry as a hunter I’ll have a clear soup with a meat pie, beefsteak with stewed cabbage, a piece of cake and tea with a slice of lemon.

B I’m thirsty, but I don’t feel like drinking tea.

A Care for some lemonade?

B Yes, please.

Notes: Shall we have the table d’hote or a la carte? - Візьмемо комплексний обід чи замовимо з меню?

I don’t care for fish - Я не люблю рибу.

I don’t feel like drinking tea. -Я не хочу чаю.