Pre-reading tasks

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 446.

MEALS OF THE DAY

Task 1. Work with your partner to match the words on the left below with the words on the right.

Afternoon_________________ roll

Jacket/Baked__________________ salad

Full English_________________ lunch

Pub__________________ tea

Bread__________________________ breakfast

Fruit_________________ potato

Task 2. Read the descriptions below then work with your partner to match them with word partners above.

1. This is a meal which British people traditionally had at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. You can still have this meal in some hotels and in tea shops. It consists of tea, sandwiches and cakes. ___________

2. This is a potato which is cooked in its skin in an oven. It is usually served with butter and grated cheese on top. ___________

3. This is a little individual portion of bread. In a restaurant a waiter or waitress usually brings you a selection of these while you wait for your meal. ___________

4. This is a popular type of midday meal which you can have in some pubs. The food is usually good, simple and traditional. ___________

5. This is a dessert which consists of small pieces of different types of fruit mixed together. ___________

6. British people don't usually eat this now but you can still find it in most hotels. It consists of tea and toast, fried eggs, bacon sausages, tomatoes and mushrooms. ___________

Task 3. Use the word partners from Activity 1 to fill the gaps in the sentences below. Then make questions from the sentences and use them to begin a conversation with your partner.

1. I'm going to try a ___________next time I go to England. I thought people only went to pubs to drink - I didn't realise you could eat there too!

2. I like ___________because I like eating fruit.

3. I've never had a ___________because we don't eat a lot of potatoes in my country.

4. I think I'll have a ___________every morning on my next holiday in Britain.

5. I don't think I'll have ___________next time I'm in Britain because I'm never very hungry in the middle of the afternoon.

6. I think it's strange that the British only have ___________with their food when they eat in restaurants. Apparently they don't usually have bread with their meals at home!

Task 4.Working with a partner, read the text, arrange the paragraphs in a logical order. Translate the text into your native language.