USE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SHORT DIALOGUES OF YOUR OWN

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 424.

WHAT DO YOU SAY IF YOU WANT

Fluency

Match the words

a loaf

a tin

a packet

to roast

a lump

to dress

a bar

to bake

a drop

to stew

sardines sugar

cake

chocolate

meat

bread

vegetables

water

salad

crisps

to offer someone another plate of soup

to treat your friend to sweets

to know if your friend likes ice-cream

to ask your guest to help himself/herself to some more pie

The pudding is just to my liking.

The salad tastes good.

As to the steak, I want it a bit underdone.

No, thanks, I want neither ham nor sausage.

Help yourself to some more pie.

The steak is very tender.

As to the soup it was cold and tasted awful (It had a nasty taste).

You know, I have a sweet tooth.

3. Answer the following questions:

What does your usual dinner consist of? What are your favouri­te dishes? Are you a good cook? Can you give me a recipe of one of the dishes you can cook best? Have you got any children? What are their likes and dislikes as far as food is concerned? Do you always eat at home or do you sometimes dine out? When did you last go to a restaurant? Did you like the service and the cooking? Which of the Minsk restaurants do you prefer? Why? Have you ever travelled abroad? How did you find the food in the countries you visited? What is the canteen in your university like? Do you often have your meals there?

4. Discuss the following:

1. Many people find it very convenient to have dinner at a canteen or a cafe on week-days. Are you of the same opinion? Why?

2. It is convenient to have a party at a restaurant rather than at home. No trouble at all. All pleasure and fun. What do you think of it?

5. Act out the following situations:

a. You want to arrange a business lunch for yourself and representatives of another company. Call the restaurant to reserve a table for the number of people and time you want. Ask what they have on their menu.

b. Your friend and you are having lunch in a restaurant in London. Before paying the bill you decide on how much to tip the waiter (the meat was overdone, the service was slow, some items on the table were missing).

6. Speak on:

a) your favourite dishes; b) your usual breakfast (dinner, supper); c) the evening you spent at a restaurant.