Ex. 8. Act out the following dialogues.
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Pubs
Ex. 7. Scan the text and answer the questions that follow.
At a Restaurant
Ex. 6. Act out the following dialogue.
(S – student, W – waiter)
| W: S: W: S: W: S: W: S: W: S: W: S: W: S: W: S: W: | Good evening. Have you got a reservation? No, I'm afraid not. Have you got a vacant table for two? Yes, sir. Over there by the window. Would you like something to drink while examining the menu? Yes, some sherry, please. Are you ready to order? Yes, I think so. What would you like to have? Would you advice me some national cuisine, please. We have a prawn cocktail and mushrooms in cheese source. And for the main course? I think you would like a steak and kidney pie. We also have roast chicken with special stuffing. Would you like wine with your meal? Kidney pie will be all right and I'll have some red wine, too. Will that be all? That's all for a while. Thank you. Can I have the bill, please? Here it is. Is service included? Yes, it is. |
Pubs have become an important part of British social life. These are quiet, rather private places, large or small, new or old, in cities or in the countryside, with a friendly atmosphere where local people meet in the evening for company and conversation. They come to relax, talk, play games like darts or billiards and have their usual drink or a meal. You can buy many kinds of drinks in pubs, alcoholic and non-alcoholic. The typical drink is beer. There are many different types of beer both draught and bottled, which is served in pints (0,57 of a litre) or half pints. You never ask for a pint of beer, but for a pint of lager, bitter, keg, mild, Guinness or other particular name of the beer. You can also buy spirits (e.g. whiskey, gin, vodka) and usually wine (by the glass, but not by the bottle). There are also a lot of soft drinks, e.g. coca-cola (coke), fruit juice or lemonade. A very refreshing drink on a hot day is a shandy (lemonade mixed with beer).
People come to pubs to meet their friends and get to know other “regulars”. They talk about the weather or how the English cricket team is doing in the Test Match against Australia. And although the regulars see each other almost every night for years, they never go into each others homes.
There are strict laws regulating opening time and who is allowed into pubs. The times vary in different parts of the country but most of them are open from 11 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays. Children under 14 are not allowed to get into a pub, and young people under the age of 18 are not allowed to buy alcoholic drinks.
Picnics are also popular, especially with women and children. Children are fond of picnics chiefly because there are no tables at picnics and consequently no table manners and they have an opportunity to eat things that don't agree with them. Women are happy because they don't have to trouble about thinking of a meal. There should be hard-boiled eggs and something from a paper bag. It is not food that matters. They are looking forward to start a fire, to play guitar, cards and to amuse themselves.
1. What is a pub?
2. Is it more popular than a restaurant?
3. Why do English people go to a pub?
4. What drinks do they normally have there?
5. Are there such places as pubs in our country?
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