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Comprehension and discussion
What problems do American consumers face when buying food?
What allows Americans to make purchases at home?
What is the secret of success of fast food restaurants?
Do you often go to fast food restaurants?
Text 2. Eating Out
This week we decided to go to a small family-run restaurant in the suburbs of London. The Peace and Quiet" is newly opened and overlooks the Thames. We heard several favorable comments about it. We booked early and managed to get a nice table with a view of the quay. We were made very welcome and the service was excellent. The proprietor, John Bull, runs the kitchen by himself and his wife, Alice, showed us to the table.
The choice of the items on the menu was extensive but rather traditional. We started with appetizers which were fresh and well served. For my main course I chose beef filet medium which was the specialty of the day. It was perfect because the chef chose good meat and it was cooked just long enough. I like it so much that I asked for a second helping. My partner ordered mutton chops and they were a little underdone. The vegetables we also ordered came in small portions and were rather overcooked. The bread was fresh because it was baked on the premises. The fruit salad was a delight to see. It must be very time-consuming to cook. The wine list was good and we drank house wine, which was reasonably priced. The bill came to 40 £, although the service was not included and we left some tips.
Ask your friends about the content of the text.
Find these words in the text and use them in your questions about preferences in food.
| - , | family-run restaurant to run the kitchen to overlook the river extensive to be made very welcome proprietor herbs the specialty of the day to be overcooked to be a delight to see a second helping wine-list reasonably priced to be newly opened to book a table to show smb. to the table the choice of items baked on the premises to serve |
Memorize the words.
Make up 10 sentences in English and ask your friends to translate them into Russian. Comment on your friends` mistakes and correct them.
| to be fond of - to be crazy about dish - course ( ) dessert - meal , snack , cafe - canteen - restaurant - napkin - saucer - | bacon and eggs - ham - herring - sandwich - honey - pie - bun - tart broth - chop - pancake - |
| tray - beet - carrot - cucumber - pickled - smoked - cabbage - garlic - onion - mashed potatoes apricot - strawberry - raspberry - gooseberry - cherry , grapes - melon - peach - pear - pine-apple - plum tangerine - water-melon - a slice of - cream cheese cream - sour cream fattening - medium- pizza - | porridge mustard - underdone tasty tasteless - well-cooked to help oneself to - to lay the table to treat - to peel - appetizer, starter - shrimps - cuisine ( ) to eat out to order - to get order waiter - still (sparkling)water ( ) wine list to be finished ( ) menu - excellent - house wine service included tips - check/bill - |
Remember the proverbs and sayings:
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- Tastes differ .
- Many men many minds -
- One man`s meat is another man`s poison -
- The appetite comes with eating .
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away .
- A watched pot never boils , .
Make up a story or a conversation to illustrate the meaning of one of them.
Conversations
Read and listen to the conversations and train them with your friends.
| 1. A. Do you like eating out? B. Yes, I love it. I often go out for dinner. A. What food do you prefer? B. I like Italian food. A. What about Russian food? B. It is good but it is too fattening. 2. A. Do you like Chinese food? B. No, it has too many grilled things. A. What about Mexican food? B. Oh, it's too hot for me. I don't think these two are very healthy. A. What food do you prefer then? B. I prefer Japanese food. It has a lot of rice and fresh seafood. That's something I really like. 3. A. Let's go out for dinner. I know a very nice Italian restaurant not far from here. B. Sounds good to me. 4. A. Let's go out for dinner. B. OK, where for you want to go? A. What about Chinese food tonight? B. I don't really like Chinese food. I prefer Japanese food. A. Chinese food is very popular. But if you don't like it, OK then. Let's go to a Japanese restaurant. B. Sounds great. I know a very nice place. They make excellent sushi there. A. OK, let's go. 5. A. You travel a lot and try all sorts of food. What do you like better? What do you prefer? B. I prefer regional food wherever I go. The best food in Spain or Italy is Mediterranean food. The best food in Russia is Russian food. The best food in the Middle East is Arabian food. Regional food is the best food. 6. A. Hi! B. Hello! Are you ready to order? A. Yes, please. I think I am going to have a mozzarella salad as a starter and chicken breast with rice and vegetables as a main course. B. OK, and what are you going to drink? A. I'll just have sparkling water. B. OK, I' ll get your order. | 7. A. Are you ready to order? B. Not yet, I am still thinking. A. OK. B. Ah, excuse me... A. Yes, sir. B. Could you get me a bottle of still water, please. A. Sure. 8. A. I think I'll have beef filet with baked potatoes, please. B. Beef filet medium? A. Medium-well, please. B. OK. A. And a small bottle of mineral water, please. No lemon, no ice. 9. A. Hello B. Hi! We are ready to order. A. OK, sir. B. Tomato soup and grilled rainbow trout for me and Parma ham with melon and fresh carrot juice for the lady, please. A. How about wine? B. Could we see the wine list? A. Sure. B. We'll have a bottle of Cabernet, 2003. 10. A. I would like to have a large portion of spaghetti with pesto sauce, please. B. How about you, sir? A. Pizza with seafood for me, please. B. What would you like to drink? A. Two beers, please. B. OK. Two beers, spaghetti with pesto sauce and pizza with seafood. A. Right B. I'll get your order. 11. A. I think I am going to have cream soup with corn and traditional pizza Marguerite with tomato sauce. B. What about you, madam? C. The same. A. Also we would like to have a bottle of Spanish red wine. B. OK, do you want any water? A. Yeah, get us a large bottle of sparkling water, please. With ice. B. OK. 12. A. Are you finished? B. Yes, thank you. You can take it away. A. Would you like to see the menu for desserts? B. Yes, please. A. So? B. I think, I'll have two scoops of vanilla ice cream and American coffee with cream, please. 13. A. Could I see the menu for desserts? B. Sure. A. I'd like to have a cheesecake and a mint tea, please. B. No problem. A. And a check, please. |
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Make up a story using the following words and word combinations:
1. kinds of food, canned, frozen food, to show smb. to the table, the choice of items, baked on the premises, to serve, to eat out, appetizers, tips, to be finished, to order, bacon and eggs, to be a delight to see, cuisine, Russian food, too hot, to book early, tarts, to help oneself to smth, sparkling water, medium - well, pickled, cabbages, shrimps, menu for desserts
2. reasonably priced, service included, still water, to prefer, to lay the table, to eat out,, waiter, to get the order, wine-list, excellent, underdone, overcooked, cereals, to be made very welcome, proprietor, herbs, the specialty of the day, family-run restaurant, to be fond of
