Make dialogues using the suggested situations. Use words and expressions you’ve studied in this unit
a) You are in a shop buying a souvenir for your friend. Ask the shop assistant to show you several things before you buy the right one.
b) You are in a Mobile phone store. You want to buy a new mobile phone. Ask the shop assistant to show you the latest models. It should be reliable, and not very expensive. Ask the shop assistant how to operate the model you like best.
c) You are going to buy the scarf and gloves for your sister (girlfriend, mother …). Ask the salesgirl to show you different colours. Tell her the size.
d) You want to buy a bathing suit. Tell the salesgirl what kind of it you need. Try it on. Ask for a larger\smaller size. Ask about the prize.
e) You are going to organize a party. That’s why you go to a supermarket and buy everything necessary: clothes or fancy dress, accessories and food.
UNIT II
MEALS
1. Give answers to the following questions:
· What are your favourite dishes?
· What’s in them? How are they prepared?
· Is there any food you really hate or can’t eat?
· Is there anything you’ve never eaten?
· Can you recommend any good restaurant \ café \ bar?
· What did you have last time you went there?
Study the following words and word combinations. Learn them by heart.
Hors-d’oeuvres[o: ׳dә:vz]/appetizers/starters
| Russian salad | салат «Оливье» |
| herring | сельдь |
| cheese | сыр |
| liver pâté [׳pætei] | печеночный паштет |
| pickled/marinated mushrooms/tomatoes/cucumbers | соленые/ маринованные грибы/помидоры/огурцы |
First course dishes
| cabbage soup | щи |
| red-beet soup | борщ |
| mushroom soup | грибной суп |
| pea soup | гороховый суп |
| fish soup | суп-уха |
| noodle soup | суп-лапша |
| broth | бульон |
Second course dishes
| roast/stewed/boiled meat | жареное/тушеное/отварное мясо |
| mutton | баранина |
| beef | говядина |
| pork | свинина |
| veal | телятина |
| fried/boiled/mashed potatoes | жареный картофель/отварной картофель/пюре |
| stewed cabbage | тушеная капуста |
| chop | отбивная |
Desserts
| pastry | выпечка, мучные кондитерские изделия |
| biscuits | сухое печенье |
| cookies | домашнее печенье, булочка |
| pie | пирог |
| cake | кекс, торт |
| fancy cake | пирожное |
| pancakes | блинчики |
| jam | варенье |
| marmalade | джем, конфитюр, повидло |
Condiments/relishes
| salt | соль |
| pepper | перец |
| mustard | горчица |
| parsley | петрушка |
| dill | укроп |
| onion | лук |
| spring onion | зеленый лук |
| garlic | чеснок |
Drinks/beverages[׳bevәridʒiz]
| juice | сок |
| stewed fruit | компот |
| (non-)carbonated water | (не)газированная минеральная вода |
| soft/strong drink | безалкогольные/алкогольные напитки |
Fruits
| apple | яблоко |
| pear | груша |
| peach | персик |
| grapes | виноград |
| apricot | абрикос |
| melon | дыня |
| water-melon | арбуз |
| pineapple | ананас |
Berries
| strawberry | клубника, земляника |
| raspberry | малина |
| bilberry | черника |
| red bilberry | брусника |
| cranberry | клюква |
| cherry | вишня |
| sweet cherry | черешня |
Vegetables
| cucumber | огурец |
| tomato | помидор |
| potatoes | картофель |
| cabbage | капуста |
| carrot | морковь |
| green peas | зеленый горошек |
Places to eat
| café/cafeteria | кафе |
| snack bar | бар |
| pizzeria | пиццерия |
| pub | трактир |
| canteen | столовая (в учебном заведении) |
Dishes and covers
| cup | чашка |
| glass | бокал |
| plate | тарелка |
| saucer | блюдце |
| (table-/tea-)spoon | столовая/чайная ложка |
| fork | вилка |
| knife | нож |
| pan | кастрюля |
| frying pan | сковорода |
3. Study the table of calories in food and write a menu for a day for:
a) a person who wants to lose weight;
B) a person who wants to gain weight.
| Food | Calories per 100g edible portion | Food | Calories per 100g edible portion | Food | Calories per 100g edible portion |
| Diary Food | Vegetables | Fruit | |||
| milk | cabbage | apples | |||
| milk skimmed | cauliflower | apricots | |||
| cheese | carrots | bananas | |||
| butter | cucumber | cherries | |||
| Meat and Poultry | beans | currents | |||
| mutton | beetroots | grapes | |||
| chicken | lettuce leaves | lemon | |||
| duck | onions | melon | |||
| beef | green peas (fresh) | orange | |||
| pork | potatoes | peaches | |||
| ham (cooked) | radish | pineapple | |||
| egg (hen) | spinach | plums | |||
| kidney (sheep) | tomato | pomegranate | |||
| liver (sheep) | Cereal and Cereal Food | raisins | |||
| Fish and Sea Food | oatmeal | pears | |||
| salmon (canned) | rice | strawberries | |||
| tuna | noodles | grape-fruit | |||
| shrimps | wheat flour | Alcoholic Beverages | |||
| mackerel | bread (white) | beer | |||
| lobster | bread (brown) | whisky | |||
| Sole | corn flakes | vodka | |||
| Miscellaneous | biscuits (sweet) | brandy | |||
| honey | biscuits (salted) | wine (dry) | |||
| jam | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | wine (sweet) | |||
| chocolate | carbonated drinks | ||||
| coffee | cola drinks (sweetened) |
Complete the list with names of food and drink. Skip the letters X and Z.
| A – apple pie B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – | N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z – |
Study the following word combinations and learn them by heart.
speciality of the house –фирменное блюдо заведения
to eat out –есть в ресторане, кафе
to taste something –попробовать
to pay a bill –оплатить по счету
to be hungry –хотеть есть, испытывать голод
to be thirsty –хотеть пить, испытывать жажду
to lay the table –накрывать на стол
I am a hearty[`ha:ti]eater. – Я люблю хорошо поесть.
What would you like for the first (second) course? –Что бы вы хотели на первое (второе)?
Anything for the dessert? – Что будете на десерт?
What do you usually have for breakfast? –Что у тебя обычно на завтрак?
What about having a bite[bait]? –Как насчет того, чтобы перекусить?
Let’s drop into this small café. –Давайте заглянем в это маленькое кафе.