Joke Time
Arriving home one evening a man found the house locked up. After trying to get in through the window on the first floor he finally climbed upon the shed roof and with much difficulty entered through the second-storey window. On the dining room table he found a note from his wife: “I’ve gone out. You’ll find the key under the door mat.”
Lady: How do you like the room as a whole?
Visitor: As a hole it’s fine, as a room not so good.
as a whole – в целом
hole – нора
Tenant: This roof is leaking so badly that the rain comes through. How long is this going to continue?
Landlord: I don’t know. I never was much good at forecasting the weather.
Hello, I’m a piano-tuner.
We didn’t send for the piano-tuner…
I know it, your neighbours did it.
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MEALS
Active Vocabulary
table d’hфte (Sg, n) а la carte (adj., adv.) hors-d’њuvre(s) to feel like eating/drinking sth to eat up (in, out) to eat like a bird/like a horse to order sth for the main/first course a three-course meal to lay (set) the table to clear the table dessert (C, U) to choose sth to one’s taste to be under-, over-, half-done to taste (tastes differ), tasteless to make one’s mouth water to make/brew tea (coffee) to feel hungry (thirsty) to be starving (spoken) to prefer (sth to sth) to prefer sth for (the main course) be good/bad for health junk food health food to eat right (AmE) to fall into the habit of drinking coffee eatable (uneatable) edible (inedible) to treat sb to sth cuisine (U) |
to be full (up) (BrE inf.) to do sth on a full stomach to be off alcohol to be on a slimming diet to be on a diet (to go on a diet, to keep to a diet of fish etc) a balanced/healthy diet to recommend sth to sb speciality (Br)/specialty (Am) drinks (soft, hard) beverage (formal) cereal marmalade porridge clear soup broth to be particular about food vegetarian substantial delicious fattening fatty calorific to count your calories a hard-boiled egg to go down well/nicely to do the cooking to have a sweet tooth helping, to help sb to sth a huge helping of sth self-service restaurant (canteen) |
Text I My Meals
We eat various foods: meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, fruits, eggs, bread, etc. Before having our meals we must cook food. We put salt, sugar, pepper, mustard and various spices into our food to make it salted, sweet or sour. When dinner is ready we set the table. I always help my mother to cook and serve at table. If mother is busy, I do the cooking myself.
Dinner is a substantial meal with us. At home we usually have a three-course dinner. For the first course we have cabbage soup or noodle soup. If there is chicken soup I usually have another helping of it. For the first/main course I prefer meat with vegetables. I don’t like fish, though sometimes I have it just for a change. My favourite dish is roast(ed) meat. It smells so appetizing and is very tasty. For dessert we have stewed fruit or some kind of jelly. Besides, I am fond of strawberries with cream which is delicious. I never eat much at supper. If feel hungry late in the evening, I take a cup of tea and a small slice of bread and butter.
When the meal is over we get up from the table and clear the table. We clear away the dirty cups and plates and wash them up.
Usually I have meals at home. But sometimes when I stay at the University after classes for a long time I have my midday meal at our University refectory/cafeteria. It’s a self-service refectory, so there are neither waiters nor waitresses there. The refectory is rather big and it is always crowded with students, especially during the intervals. So we have to stand in a queue for 5-10 minutes to take something.
First of all I select the dishes on the menu. They cook rather well in our refectory. We are quite satisfied with our dishes. Sometimes they have very tasty pies and cakes there. It makes your mouth water just to look at them.
If we do not want a substantial meal we have snacks: various salads or dairy products such as curds, sour milk, sour cream, etc. Sometimes we prefer this kind of meal as it costs very little.
If you are not very hungry or can’t afford a substantial meal you can have a bite (to eat). There is always a great choice of chips, crisps, biscuits, rolls and buns on sale on the ground floor. If you are thirsty you can choose either some fruit juice or Pepsi. Many students prefer to buy a banana or an apple or any other kind of fruit.
Students are not very particular about what they eat as long as it is eatable.
Give a title to the text and retell it.
Explain the difference between the words below:
Snacks – refreshments – hors-d’oeuvres
Chips – crisps