Use the right word: (meal, food, course, dish)

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 766.

Vocabulary Exercises

Discuss which of the following habits you consider rude and why. Which of them, if any, do you consider acceptable only at home, and which do you consider completely unacceptable?

Fluency

helping yourself to food without asking

starting to eat before everyone is served

picking at food with your hands

reading at the meal table

resting your elbows on the table

reaching across the table in front of people

leaving the table before other people have finished

not thanking the cook

wiping your plate clean with bread

1. Fill in articles if necessary:

1. … Dinner is ready. Will you have it now? 2. When … lunch was over they went upstairs to

rest a little. 3. It all happened at … official luncheon. 4. How do you like … supper? - Oh, it's … delicious supper. 5. What will you have for … dessert? – I'd rather have … apple-juice. 6. Why aren't you eating? - I don't Iike … chicken. It's too hard. 7. How was … tea? - … tea was super. 8. I hope you are satisfied with … supper. 9. … breakfast was bakon and eggs. 10. Have another helping of … salad. - Thank you.

1. We have three … a day, breakfast, dinner and supper. 2. I like to cook my … myself. 3. This … tastes bad. Don't eat it. 4. Breakfast in England is generally a bigger … than they have on the continent. 5. The most common third … at our canteen is compote. 6. Why don't you take a … of meat and vegetables? 7. Dinner consists of several … . 8. I like to have a nice hot … in the evening. 9. Which … is more fattening: boiled or fried? 10. Yesterday I tried to prepare a very special … from a French cookery book.

3. Translate into English:

1. Ты ўжо паснедала? – Не яшчэ. – Сняданак гатовы. – Што ў нас сёння на сняданак? – Каша, гарбата, хлеб і масла.

2. Чаму ты не ясі кашу? – Каша нясмачная. Мне здаецца, яна перасоленая.

3. Ты варыш яйкі ўжо дзесяць хвілін, а я люблю яйкі ўсмятку.

4. Калі мы былі ў Англіі, нам падалі традыцыйны англійскі сняданак: кукурузныя шматкі з малаком, бекон і яечню, гарбату, грэнкі і мармелад.

5. Пакуль я накрываю на стол, прыгатуй гарбату і зрабі бутэрброды з каўбасой.

6. Давай перакусім. Я вельмі хачу есці. – Я таксама. Давай падсмажым бульбу і зробім рыбную салату.

7. Дзе ты звычайна абедаеш, у сталоўцы ці дома? – Я не абедаю ў сталоўцы. Гэта дорага, і ежа там не вельмі смачная. Апроч таго, я не люблю стаяць у чарзе. Мне падабаецца гатаваць самой.

8. Што прыгатаваць на абед? – Для мяне няма нічога лепш за смажаную курыцу.

9. Перадай мне, калі ласка, гарчыцу. – Калі ласка.

10. Што вы будзеце на першае? – Я вазьму гарохавы суп з грэнкамі. – А на другое? – Біфштэкс і бульбяное пюрэ.

11. Частуйцеся пірагамі. – Дзякуй. Пірагі вельмі смачныя.

12. Пасля заняткаў я завітаў у кавярню. Я вельмі добра павячэраў: з'еў адбіўную катлету, мясную салату і выпіў кубачак выдатнай кавы.

13. Я вельмі хачу піць. Я б выпіў мінеральнай вады.

14. Ты праглядаеш меню ўжо дзесяць хвілін. Пара зрабіць заказ. Ты знайшоў сабе што-небудзь па гусце? – У меню нічго няма. – Няўжо? Паглядзі, сёння ў меню столькі смачных страваў: салата з агуркоў і памідораў, вяндліна, сасіскі, апельсінавы сок...

4. Fill in the gaps with articles where necessary:

1. I don't like ... mineral water, I prefer ... cup of ... tea. 2. Is there anything to your taste on ... menu? 3. She is going to cook ... fish soup for ... dinner. 4. What can you recommend for ... first course? 5. ... meat is just to my liking. 6. What do you usually have for ... second course? 7. ... cheese was fresh and tasty and he ate it with ... appetite. 8. At ... dinner we sat far from each other and could not talk. 9. After ... dinner sit a while, after ... supper walk a mile. 10. Who is coming to ... tea? 11. I had ... supper at the hotel restaurant. 12. For ... breakfast I had ... boiled egg and ... cup of ... strong tea. 13. He prefers ... roasted meat for... second course. 14. She likes ... black coffee for ... breakfast. 15. Will you please buy ... loaf of ... brown bread? 16. He is fond of ... cabbage soup. 17. I liked ... pork we had for ... supper. 18. I had ... big dinner today. 19. Did you enjoy ... meal? 20. ... juice was delicious. 21. ... dinner is cold already. We must warm it up. 22. It is ... very substantial breakfast, isn't it? 23. I enjoyed ... lunch they served at the restaurant.