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UNIT FOUR

TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT?

Topic: Meals

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

1	food	пища; питание; еда
2	cuisine	кухня (кулинария)
3	keep fit	быть здоровым
4	to be on a slimming diet	быть на диете для похудения
5	overeat	переедать
6	meal	приём пищи (завтрак/обед/ужин)
7	to have a meal	есть, поесть
S	porridge	каша
9	cornflakes	кукурузные хлопья
10	cereal	овсяная каша
11	bacon	бекон, копченая свиная грудинка
12	bacon and egg(s)	яичница с беконом
13	ham	окорок; ветчина
14	eggs	яйца
15	boiled egg	вареное яйцо
16	scrambled egg(s)	яичница-болтунья
17	ham and egg	яичница с ветчиной
18	toast	гренок; тост
19	rolls	булочки
20	jam	варенье; джем
21	marmalade	джем (апельсиновый или лимонный)
22	vegetables	овощи
23	dessert (sweet)	десерт, сладкое (блюдо)
24	have a snack/ bite	перекусить
25	a snack bar	закусочная, буфет
26	taste	пробовать; вкус
27	to one's taste	по вкусу
28	Tastes differ.	О вкусах не спорят.
29	tasty	вкусный
30	eat out	есть "вне дома"
31	restaurant	ресторан
32	to be thirsty	хотеть пить (испытывать жажду)
33	to be hungry	хотеть есть, быть голодным
34	for the first/ second course	на первое/второе блюдо
35	to clear the table (to take away the dirty dishes)	убирать со стола (грязную посуду)
36	to sit down to table	сесть за стол
37	Help yourself to...	Угощайтесь ...
38	Have some more...	Возьмите (поешьте ещё)...
39	prefer smth. to smth.	предпочитать что-либо чему-либо
404	orange juice	апельсиновый сок
1	salad	салат
42	soup	суп
43	clear soup	бульон
44	the main course	основное блюдо (второе)
45	roast beef (lamb)	жареная говядина (баранина)
46	beef-steak	бифштекс
47	mutton chop	баранья отбивная
48	pork chop	свиная отбивная
49	fish and chips	рыба с жареным картофелем
50	cod	треска
51	herring	селедка
52	salmon	лосось
53	fried (baked) potatoes	жареный (печеный) картофель
545	mashed potatoes	пюре
5	beans (peas)	горошек (горох)
56	lettuce	зеленый салат
57	cucumber	огурец
58	tomato	помидор
59	apple tart	яблочный торт
60	plum pudding	сливовый пудинг
61	fruit salad	фруктовый салат
62	ice-cream	мороженое
63	wine	вино
64	beer	пиво
65	claret	(сухое) красное вино
66	English tea	чай с молоком
67	Russian tea	чай с лимоном
68	bread and butter	бутерброд
69	to lay the table	накрывать на стол
70	I'd (should) like smth. (to do smth)	Мне бы хотелось ...
71	What about...?	Как насчет ...?
72	It is high time (to do smth.)	Давно пора ...
73	What do you say to ... ?	Что вы скажете насчет ... ?
74	Could you pass me ...?	Передайте, пожалуйста ...
75	Anything else?	Что-нибудь ещё?
76.	It's delicious.	Очень вкусно.

Some Good Rales

1. Appetite comes with eating.

2. A hungry man is an angry man.

3. When wine is in, wit is out.

4. Eat at pleasure, drink with measure.

5. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

English Meals

Frankly we, the British, are often criticised for the food we have, our cuisine doesn't enjoy the best of reputations in the world.

I, for one, think that food is not so important. The main problem is not to eat too much to keep fit.

Being Miss England, certainly, means being slim. I have to be on a slimming diet. Though "have to " is not the right word.

I enjoy my diet. My motto is: "We don't live to eat, we eat to live."

I believe a lot of people in this country are constantly overeating. Most of them have four good meals a day.

And the famous English breakfast! It is often called a cooked breakfast or a big breakfast which it really is.

Can you fancy eating at a time porridge or cornflakes or some other kind of cereal, bacon or bam, eggs, toasts, rolls, jam or marmalade and tea or coffee to finish with? It's too much of a good thing, isn't it? I prefer continental breakfast, that is just a cup of coffee and a roll. Now many people in Britain have the same specially on weekdays when they are hurrying to their work.

The English day-time meal is called lunch and it usually consists of two courses: a meat or a fish dish, vegetables and dessert. Some people though don't eat much at lunch, they may just have a snack in a snack-bar or a cafe.

Many books on Britain write about the famous 5 o'clock tea, saying that the British always have tea at this time. I should say in reality not many people can follow the tradition as they are busy at work or elsewhere. So they have to adjust their tea-time to their daily schedule.

We, the. Britons, are great tea-drinkers. We drink it even when watching television. Not long ago I saw an advertisement "Join the TeaV-set." By the way, do you know that the British like taking their tea with milk? Taste it, I'm sure you will like it.

In the evening at 7 or 8 o'clock people in England have their last but not the least meal of the day. If the late evening meal is light, it is called supper. But if you take something substantial, then we call it dinner. We don't often eat soups, but if we do, that would most often be at dinner time.

I should say the British people do not eat oat as much as other Europeans do, still many of them would enjoy a dinner at a restaurant. Today the number of people eating out has increased.

But the most popular place for a drink and a chat is a pub. And that's where I am inviting you now. Shall we go?

EXERCISES

1. Complete the following sentences:

1. I should like ... .2. Let me .... 3. Be a good girl and .... 4. Why don't you ...? 5. Will you give me ... . 6.1 am afraid .... 7. I dont think he .... 8. What about ...? 9.1 think, it's high time to ... . 10. Well, I see you are ready ... . 11. Would you like ...? 12. What do you say to ...? 13. Will you pass me ..., please? 14. Let's start

with ... . 15. As forme ... . 16. Let us___17. Pass me ..., please. 18. Could you give

me ...? 19. Do you like ...? 20. Do you think ...? 21.1 prefer .... 22. Hurry up! It's time to ... .23. Don't you think ...?24. To my mind ... .25. It seems___

2. Here are some proverbs connected with food and eating. Match the proverbs and their meanings:

1. Forbidden fruit tastes sweetest.	a) You can't have or enjoy two things at the same time.
2. One man's meat is another man's poison.	b) We should be thankful for what we receive, even though we hoped to receive more.
3. Half a loaf is better than none.	c) Fine words or promises are not enough.
4. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.	d) The things which we cannot have are the things we want the most.
5. You can't have your cake and eat it.	e) Small sacrifices of some kind must be made in order to attain one's purpose.
6. Too many cooks spoil the broth.	f) A job is usually done badly when too many people do it.
7. You can't make an omelette Without breaking eggs.	g) Something that is good for one person may be harmful for another.
8. Fine words butter no parsnips.	h) Eating apples is healthy.

3. Complete the dialogue. Make use of the vocabulary of the lesson. Work in pairs.

At a Hotel Restaurant

Waiter: Good morning, sir. Here's your table.

Mr Smith: ...

Waiter: What would you like to have, an American or English breakfast?

Mr Smith: ...

Waiter: We have eggs and bacon, bacon and sausage, boiled egg or scrambled eggs. Orange juice and grapefruit juice.

Mr Smith: ...

Waiter: Yes, sir, one orange juice, bacon and eggs and coffee or tea, sir?

Mr Smith: ...

Waiter: We have strawberry jam or marmalade with toast this morning, sir. Would you like any of that?

Mr Smith: ...

Waiter: Thank you, sir.

4. Act as an interpreter. Then learn the dialogue by heart:

В ресторане

- Вы не проголодались? - А я очень хочу пить. - Спасибо. С удовольствием. Мне очень нравится апельсиновый сок. - Все соки полезны для здоровья:томатный, яблочный, абрикосовый и, конечно, ананасовый. - Что мы возьмём? - Что же, выбирайте. - $Я$думаю, я возьму зелёный горошек, фрукты и чашку чая без сахара. - Да- - Немного мяса или рыбы, яйца, немного сыра или молока и много овощей: зелёный салат, капуста, помидоры, огурцы, свекла и много фруктов. Никаких пирожных, мороженого, шоколада и очень мало соли. Я живу не для того, чтобы есть, а ем для того, чтобы жить. - Да, вкусы бывают разные.

- Oh, yes I am. - Would you like a glass of orange juice? - And I prefer apple juice. - I like pineapple best of all. - The three course dinner, I suppose. - Let's start with salad, then chicken soup, fish and chips. - Are you slimming? - What does your diet allow you? - Tastes differ!

5. Translate the following text into Russian (in writing). Say if you agree or disagree with what is said in it add some more information about meals in your country.

Meals in Rnssia

The Russian custom of having meals varies from family to family, but we generally eat three meals a day. They are breakfast, dinner and supper. Some people also have late afternoon tea.

Breakfast generally comes before eight o'clock in the morning, as most people start for work and the children must leave for school. Some Russian families have a light continental breakfast. But most of the families make breakfast quite a big meal of the day. It usually includes some kind of porridge, fried eggs or sausages and vegetables followed by coffee or tea.

Dinner is the main and the biggest meal of the day. Russians generally eat it somewhere between one or two o'clock. The working people eat dinner away from home as a rule. Every factory and office has a dining-room or some kind of cafeteria. They generally plan some meat for dinner or fish for a change. In addition to the meat dish Russian dinner always includes some soup, potatoes or rice as garnish. They finish dinner with coffee, tea, milk or juice.

Supper is the third meal of the day and the lightest one. It comes somewhere between seven and nine o'clock in the evening. It consists of some sandwiches, fruit or biscuits and tea or hot milk.

6. Use the Future Indefinite Tense:

1. I spend my weekendin the country 2. Her relatives live in Canada. 3. She knows French. 4. We have a class in Englisl today. 5. Do you spend your free time at home? 6. He is a student of the University? 7. There is a lot of work to do about the house. 8. The traffic is very heavy today. 9. I have an interesting job. 10. Are there many people on Sunday?

7. Use the correct tense form of the verbs in the subordinate clauses of time and condition:

Model:

I'll help you when I (to be) free. -- I'll help you when I am free.

He'll do it if you (to ask) him. -- He'll do it if you ask him.

1. I'll call you as soon as I (to buy) tickets for the train. 2. If the day (to be) hot, we shall go to the beach. 3. If he (to return) home before Friday, he will help us to do the translation. 4. If you (to want) to see all these places, you must stay here for a week. 5. Please, drive us to the airport if you (to have) time tomorrow morning. 6. As soon as you (to come) back from your trip, call on me. 7. They will go for a walk before they (to go) to bed. 8. Speak to him about it when you (to see) him. 9. Will you wait until he (to come) back? 10. Come to see me, before you (to leave) for the south.

8. Say what you will do:

1. When I have my house I'll ... . 2. When I arrive in London I'll... . 3. As soon as I get to Japan ... . 4. If I know English very well... . 5. If I go to Hollywood ... . 6. When I marry you .... 7. When I am free.... 8. When I am ninety.... 9. If I am a millionaire.... 10. Before I go to New York....

9. Give short answers to these questions:

1. Am I speaking to Ann? 2. Are you buying anything? 3. Is he going shopping now? 4. Is she washing up in the kitchen? 5. Are we going out tonight? 6. Are you going my way? 7. Are they moving to anew house? 8. Was I speaking too long? 9. Were you driving too fast? 10. Was it raining in the morning? 11. Were they looking for something? 12. Shall I be seeing you tomorrow? 13. Will you be wearing your new dress? 14. Will she be waiting for you? 15. Will they be walking this way?

10. Use the correct form of "to be":

1. Where ... you going? -- I aw going to the supermarket. 2. I ... thinking about the dress I saw in the shop window yesterday. 3. We ... going to be late. The shop will be closed. 4. ... you going to the baker's? Buy a loaf of bread for me, please. 5. We ...driving too fast and didn't see the traffic lights. 6. He ...choosing an umbrella too long but didn't buy any. 7. While my mother ...paying for the things I bought a bar of chocolate for myself. 8, I hope it ...not ...raining tomorrow. It's our shopping day. 9. He ... celebrating his birthday tomorrow. Let's go and buy him some present. 10. What ...you looking for? -- I ...trying to find a Christmas present for my wife.

11. Use the Continuous Tense Forms:

1. Where you (to go)? -- I (to go) to the supermarket. I want to buy some food. 2. The Browns (to come) to see us tonight. Go and buy some sweets and a cake. 3. Where is

Ann? -- She (to do) the flat. Tomorrow is Nick's birthday. 4, What you (to do) when I rang you up yesterday? -- I (to draw) pictures for my little daughter. 5. You (to watch) TV? -- No, I am not. -- Switch it on at once. They (to show) your dancing group. 6. When I (to walk) in the park yesterday I saw a small dog who (to lie) under a tree and (to look) at me. I decided to take it home. 7. Tomorrow we'll have a party. What dress you (to wear)? -- I don't know yet.

12. Use Continuous or Indefinite Tense Forms:

1. Father ... morning newspapers. He always ... morning newspapers at breakfast, (to look through) 2. You ... now? -- No, I never ... on Saturday. (to go shopping) 3. She ... a letter to our friend when I came, She ... three letters to him last month. (to write) 4. What you ... in the shop when I saw you? -- I ... a sweater. I... three sweaters, but none fitted. (to try on) 5. What you... at the party? -- My evening frock, I think, I... not... it last time, (to wear) 6. What you ... now? I always ... news at this time. (to watch) 7. We ... tonight. We sometimes... on Sundays, (to dine out) 8. Where they... for the vacation? -- Normally they ...to the South. (to go)

13. Use the right form of the verbs in brackets (Indefinite or Continuous):

Rainy Sunday

It was Sunday. I never (to get up) early Sundays. I sometimes (to stay) in bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday I (to get up) very late. I (to look) out of the window, it (to be) dark outside. "What a day!" I (to think): "It (to rain)"again." Just then the telephone (to ring). It (to be) my aunt Lucy. "I (to be) at the station. I (to come) to see you." "But I still (to have) breakfast," I (to say). "What you (to do)?" she (to ask). "I (to have) breakfast," I (to repeat). "Dear me!" she (to say). "You always (to get up) so late? It (to be) one o'clock!"

14. Translate from Russian into English:

Они обедают. 2. Когда вы обычно обедаете? 3. Что у нас сегодня на ужин? 4. Вы сейчас обедаете? Тогда я позвоню вам через четверть часа. Хорошо? 5. Снимай пальто и входи. Мы как раз обедаем. 6. В котором часу обычно обедает ваша семья? 7. Анна дома? -- Да. Она завтракает. 8. Пора ужинать. 9. Садись за стол, мама несёт суп. 10. Обед приготовить к четырем часам? 11. Посолить суп? 12. Купить овощи? 13. Он не обедает дома, он обычно обедает в столовой. 14. Почему вы так поздно завтракаете? 15. Он всегда ужинает дома? 16. Мне бы хотелось ещё чашку чая (молока, воды, кофе). 17. Мне бы хотелось ещё молока (каши, варенья, хлеба, рыбы). 18. Мне хочется пить. Давай возьмём бутылку минеральной воды. 19. Пора обедать (завтракать, ужинать). 20. Давай возьмём на первое бульон. 21. Столовая внизу или наверху? 22. Я предпочитаю фрукты мороженому (перец - горчице, апельсин мандарину). 23. Передайте, пожалуйста, соль. - Пожалуйста. - Спасибо. - Пожалуйста (не стоит). 24. $Я$ничего не могу найти по вкусу сегодня. - Неужели? Сегодня столько вкусного. Смотри, салат из помидоров и огурцов, ветчина, колбаса.

15. Read the text and answer the questions:

And tbe Best of Luck!

The day after tomorrow I'll be in Cannes. I'm going to spendmy summer holidays there and for a fortnight (две недели) I'll be able to forget about work. I'm going to travel by train and boat. The train; leaves Victoria Station at 8 o'clock, so I'll have to get up early.

I'm not going to Cannes because it's sunny or because I like the seaside, but because I want to visit the casino. I expect; I'll win (выиграть, победить) enough to buy my parents a present since I'm usually lucky. When I say lucky, I mean lucky at cards.

I expect to arrive in Cannes at 9 o'clock in the evening and if nothing unexpected happens to change my plans, I'm going; to go straight to my hotel, change my clothes and take a taxi to the casino.

Questions:

1. Where will he be the day after tomorrow?

2. How long is he going to stay in Cannes?

3. How is he going to get there?

4. Why will he have to get up early?

5. Why is he going to Cannes?

6. Does he expect to win much money?

7. Is he usually lucky?

8. What time does he expect to arrive in Cannes?

9. What is he to do if he wins?

10. What is he going to do when he arrives in Cannes?

16. Read the stories and retell them:

A. A friend of mine who lives in England decided to go over to France for a trip. When he returned I asked him how he liked it.

"Terrible," was the answer. "I couldn't get a nice cup of tea anywhere. Thank goodness I'm back."

I asked him, "Didn't you have any good food while you were there?"

"Oh, the dinners were all right," he said. "I found a little place where they made quite good fish and chips. Not as good as ours, but they were eatable. But the breakfasts were terrible: no bacon or porridge. I had fried eggs and bacon but

it took them too long to make them. They gave me rolls (булочки). And when I asked for marmalade, they brought strawberry jam. And you know, they said it was marmalade!"

"But didn't you eat any of the famous French food?" "What? Me? Of course not! Give me good old English food every time! None of these fancy bits for me!"

B. An Expensive Breakfast

Once the king of a small country was travelling about Holland. He stopped at an inn in a little village to have breakfast. He ordered some boiled eggs, coffee, bread and butter for breakfast.

The king ate two eggs with bread and butter, took a cup of coffee and asked the innkeeper, "How much must I pay for my breakfast?"

The innkeeper answered: "A hundred florins."

The king was very much surprised and said, "What? A hundred florins for a little bread and butter, a cup of coffee and two eggs? It is very expensive! Are eggs scarce (редкий, надостаточный) in your village?"

"No, sir," answered the innkeeper, "there are a lot of eggs in our village, but kings are very scarce nowadays."

C. Two Americans were travelling in Spain. One morning they came into a little restaurant for lunch. They did not know Spanish and their waiter did not know English. They wanted him to understand that they wanted some milk and sandwiches. So one of them took a piece of paper and began to draw a cow. He was finishing his drawing, when the waiter looked at it and ran out of the restaurant. He was back again soon, but he brought no milk. He put down in front of the two men two tickets for a bull fight (бой быков).

D. Once a young Englishman invited his girlfriend to a French restaurant. The menu was written in French and he did not know French. As he did not want to look ignorant (невежественный) before the girl, he pointed to some lines in the menu and said to the waiter, "I think, we shall have some of that."

The waiter looked where the man was showing and said, "I'm sorry, sir, but that's what the band is playing."

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