AT A RESTAURANT

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 457.

Waiter: Good evening. Two for dinner?

B.B.: Yes,that's right.

W: Where would you like to sit?

B.B.: Could we have a table near the window, please?

W: Come with me, please (leading Boris and his wife Vera to a table for two).

B.B.: Could we have the menu?

W: Certanly (waiter brings the menu and a wine list)

B.B.: We have to make up our mind. We'll order in a few minutes.

B.B.: Do you want an appetizer,Vera? Oysters, lox, smoked herring, or avocado?

Vera: Does it come with the dinner?

B.B.: No,it's a la carte.

Vera: Let's see....the dinner includes salad, an entree, vegetables and potatoes as side dishes, a dessert, and coffee. That's more than enough.

B.B.: Okay. We'll order a dinner without an appetizer. What about the entree? What would you like-veal, roast, beef, steak, or chicken?

Vera: We've had chicken at home rather often. When we eat out, I'd like to get something we don't have at home. As for me, I'd like to have a steak.

B.B.: So would I.

W: Are you ready to order now?

B.B.: Yes. Can we begin with the salad?

W.: Certainly, sir. What kind of dressing would you like?

B.B.: Just olive oil and vinegar for both of us.

W.: And for your entree?

B.B.: Two steaks, please.

W.: Rare, medium, or well done?

B.B.: Medium, please.

Vera: Is there a choice of vegetables

and potatoes?

W.: No, ma'm. We serve a daily special. Today you can have mashed potatoes. The vegetable of this day is asparagus.

B.B.: It's all right with me. What about you, Vera?

Vera: It's okay.

W.: Would you like to see the wine list?

B.B.: We'd like a carafe of Chablis.

W.: Fine. Will you order your dessert now?

B.B.: Can we order it later?

W.: Of course.

SPEAK ABOUT YOUR MEALS USING THE FOLLOWING TEXTS AS MODELS.

Breakfast as doctors say, must be the most substantial meal of the day. But I'm always pressed for time, so I just have a cup of strong tea and some sandwiches.

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For breakfast, I usually have some porridge. But I'm not overfond of it. It's fattening, you know. For a change, I may have ham or sausages, and then a cup of tea and perhaps, a piece of pie or a roll.

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My dinner is the most substantial meal of the day. Usually I have a three-course dinner . I'm very fond of all sorts of salad: mixed salad, vegetable salad etc.

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For the first course, I take some soup. Chicken soup is my favourite. For the second course, I have some meat. I prefer meat dishes to fish. It may be a roast beef, a chop or rissoles with vegetables or mashed potatoes.

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My supper is a light meal. I think there's nothing like a good omelette for supper. It's my favourite dish.