I. THE WAY YOU EAT
| Vocabulary |
1. to be hungry
2. to be starving (I’m starving.)
3. to be thirsty
4. -to be on a diet
5. -to keep to a diet
6. -to be slimming (I’m slimming as I have put on some weight.)
7. -to have 3 meals a day
8. -to keep regular meals
9. -to have _ breakfast/ lunch/ dinner/ supper
10. -to have a light/ substantial lunch/ dinner/ etc.
11. -to have a full-course dinner
12. -to have something (smth.) to eat
13. -to have a snack
14. -to have smth. for _ breakfast/ dinner/etc.
15. -to have smth. for the first/ second course
16. -to have smth. as a starter
17. -to have smth. for the main course
18. -to have smth. for _ dessert
19. -to have meals home/ in
20. -to have meals out (at a restaurant, at a café, at a refectory, at a canteen, at a snack -bar)
21. -to dine in/ out
22. -to do the cooking
23. -to cook meals
24. -to lay the table
25. -to clear the table
26. -to do the washing – up/ to wash up/ to wash the dishes
27. -to run out of smth.
28. -to buy smth.
29. -to do the shopping/ to go _ shopping
30. -to enjoy a meal
31. -to be a good cook
32. -to like the way they cook
33. -to prefer smth. to smth.
34. -to be tasty/ delicious
35. -It makes my mouth water.
36. -to have/ to be a sweet tooth
37. 10.-to do smth. on an empty stomach
| Vocabulary Practice |
1. Try to paraphrase the following using the vocabulary given above:
-I want to eat very much.
-I want to drink.
-I’m not eating sweets and fatty food at the moment.
-I like to eat chocolate, sweets and cakes.
-When I smell fried potatoes, I want it eat them right away.
-You shouldn’t go to the institute without having breakfast.
-There’s no bread at home.
-I like the taste of this pudding.
-I usually eat something sweet at the end of the meal.
-I never eat any soup.
2. Make sure you can answer the following questions:
1. -How many meals a day do you have?
2. -Where do you usually have breakfast/ dinner/ etc.?
3. -When do you have dinner/ lunch/ etc.?
4. -What are the most substantial meals of the day?
5. -Can you work on an empty stomach?
6. -Can you say you keep regular meals?
7. -Who does the cooking for you?
8. -Do you like to cook/ wash up? Why?
9. -Do you prefer to have meals at home or out?
10. -Have you ever been on a diet?
Stories and Dialogues
About Meals
I’m a student and live in a hotel. So I have my meals out. Mostly I have them at the institute refectory. As a rule, I try to keep regular meals, it’s good for your health. I cook my breakfast and have it in.
As for my dinner I usually have it out. Usually it’s a four-course meal. At four o’clock I have tea with some cake or a piece of cheese. I seldom have my supper out. Anyway it’s very light. I don’t believe in having a substantial meal before going to bed.
About Meals
If you ask me, I wouldn’t say I keep regular meals, though I live at home. I make it a rule to eat something before going to work. But normally it’s a very light breakfast: just a cup of coffee and a sandwich. I have a substantial meal in the middle of the day and call it dinner. But when I have no time to cook,
I can do with some sandwiches. In the evening I have a light supper only.
My Mother Is Good at Cooking
My mother is very good at cooking. She spends a lot of time in the kitchen. She collects recipes and always invents new dishes.
We always have a houseful of guests. My friends say that the smell from the kitchen makes their mouth water when they are still in the doorway.
My mother knows that I have a sweet tooth and always cooks something delicious. Frankly speaking I’m constantly putting on weight because of that.
I ‘m afraid I’ll have to start thinking of keeping to a diet.
Afternoon Tea
- Good afternoon, Mrs. White, how are you?
- Very well indeed, thank you, and how are you?
- Quite well, thank you, won’t you sit down? Excuse me, please, I think that’s my niece at the door.
- Hallo, Betty, dear! I’m so glad to see you. You do look well. I don’t think you’ve met each
- other before. Let me introduce you. This is my niece, Miss Smith. Mrs. White, Mr. White.
- How do you do.
- How do you do.
- And now let’s have some tea. How do you like your tea, Mrs. White, strong or weak?
- Not too strong, please, and one lump of sugar.
- I like my tea rather sweet, but my husband prefers him without sugar.
- Well, what’s the news, Mr. White? How’s business?
- Pretty good, thank you. And how are things with you?
- Well, not too good, I’m afraid, and going bad to worse. In fact, it’s the worst year had for a long time.
- I’m sorry to hear that. I hope things will soon improve.
- Yes, let’s hope for the best. And how’s you nephew Richard getting on?
- Oh, he’s getting on quite well, thank you. He’s staying in the country just now with his Uncle William and his cousins.
- How long is he going to stay there?
- I don’t know exactly, but he’s having a very pleasant time and it’s doing him a lot of good, so the longer he stays, the better.
Vocabulary:
-How do like your tea, strong or weak?
-It’s going from bad to worse.
-It’s the worst year we’ve had for a long time.
-It’s doing him a lot of good.
-The longer … the better.
Comprehension Question:
1. How many people have gathered to have tea?
2. Who are the guests and the host and hostess?
3. What are they discussing at tea?
Discussion Question:
1. What do you think of the age and social status of the people talking?
2. Is the situation of the dialogue formal or informal?
3. Would people of your age talk like that?
Recurrent Speech Acts:
1. Offering Something to Eat
-Let’s have something to eat.
-What about having lunch/ dinner?
-Would you like to have something to eat?
-Have some more coffee.
-Have another cup of coffee.
2. Accepting/ Refusing
-I’d love it.
-Why not? I’m hungry
-No, thanks, I’m not hungry.
-No, thanks, I’ve had though.
Translation Practice:
1. В котором часу вы обычно обедаете? – В 2 часа. У меня перерыв с 2 до 3, и я обедаю в столовой
2. Хочешь есть? – Нет, спасибо, я уже пообедал.
3. Ты уже завтракал сегодня? – Да, я всегда завтракаю перед, тем как идти на работу.
4. Как насчёт того, чтобы выпить чашечку кофе? – С удовольствием.
5. Мне очень понравился ужин. Всё было очень вкусно. Ваша мама прекрасно готовит.
6. Что бы ты хотел на ужин? – Не знаю, что-нибудь лёгкое, я обычно мало ем на ужин.
7. Очень хочется есть. Уже давно пора обедать. – Подожди минутку. Сейчас обед будет готов.
8. Почему ты ничего не ешь? Тебе что, не нравится? – Нет, наоборот, всё очень вкусно, но дело в том, что я на диете.
9. Чем ты занималась в воскресенье? – Я провела почти весь день дома, а потом мы с друзьями пошли в ресторан обедать. Мне очень понравилось, как там готовят.
10. Как тебе удаётся есть регулярно? – Дело в том, что я живу с родителями, и мама следит за тем, чтобы я ела 3 раза в день.
11. Как насчёт того, чтобы основательно пообедать? – С удовольствием. Я сегодня рано завтракал и уже хочу есть.
12. Помоги мне накрыть на стол.
13. Что ты будешь на десерт?
14. Сходи, пожалуйста, в магазин, у нас нет хлеба и молока.
15. Ты обычно обедаешь дома или в кафе?
16. Будешь ужинать? – Нет, спасибо, я только выпью чаю.
17. Ты так похудела! – Рада это слышать. Я уже две недели как на диете. – Да? А это трудно – соблюдать диету?
18. У меня нет времени, убери, пожалуйста, со стола и помой посуду.
19. Ты не хочешь пойти со мной пообедать в столовую? – Нет, спасибо, я всегда обедаю дома.
20. Ещё одну чашечку кофе? – С удовольствием.
21. Пора обедать. Где Мэри? Катя, я спрашиваю тебя, где Мэри. – Она готовится к контрольной работе. Она не знает ни новых слов, ни правил.
Она должна лучше заниматься.
22. Будешь пить чай? – Спасибо, не хочется. – Я очень люблю крепкий чай и хочу пить его в любое время дня.
23. Анна спрашивает, хочешь ли ты ещё кофе.
24. Интересно, у нас есть дома сахар? Может быть, нам нужно его купить?
25. Интересно, что у нас сегодня на первое?
26. Немного сахару? – Нет, спасибо, я пью чай без сахара. Немного молока, если можно.
27. Ну что, когда мы будем ужинать? – Через полчаса. Пока сходи в магазин за хлебом.
28. Я помогу тебе убрать со стола, но я не могу вымыть посуду. У меня нет времени. – У меня тоже.
29. Может быть, ещё кусочек торта? - Нет, спасибо. Я боюсь поправиться. – Я съем ещё кусочек. – Ну конечно, сладкоежка.
30. Когда ты ужинаешь? – Обычно часов в 9 вечера. – А моя сестра вообще не ужинает. Она говорит, что вредно есть перед сном.
II. THE NAMES OF FOODSTUFFS
Vocabulary
For breakfast
a) sandwiches (a cheese/ sausage sandwich, bread and butter)
b) eggs (hard/ soft – boiled eggs, fried eggs, an omelette)
c) cereals (porridge, buckwheat porridge, rice, semolina)
d) dairy produce (milk, butter, cream, sour-cream, curds)
e) bread (a loaf/ a piece of white/ rye/ fresh/ stale bread)
f) pastries (biscuits, a cake, a pie, a pancake)
For dinner
a) for the first course (borscht, clear/ meat/ vegetable/ cabbage/ noodle soup)
b) for the second course (- a beefsteak, a chop, a cutlet, sausages;- meat: fried, roasted,smoked; beef, pork, veal, mutton;- poultry: chicken, duck, turkey;
- fish: perch, salmon, herring,sardines, cod, trout; - macaroni;
- vegetables: potatoes, (boiled, mashed, fried), cabbage, carrot, cucumber (pickled), tomato, cauliflower, mushrooms, onion, egg-plant, garlic, parsley)
c) for dessert (sweets/ candy, a bar of chocolate, jelly,
honey, marmalade, an ice-cream.
3. Soft drinks
a) tea (strong, middling, weak, sweet)
b) coffee (black, white (with cream), instant)
c) cocoa
d) water (fresh, mineral, soda)
e) lemonade
f) juice
