Fill the gap with the appropriate word from the list.
| advice | steak | order | all | table | bill | glass | peas |
- Good evening.
- Good evening, have you got a …….. for one?
- Yes, just over here, sir.
- Sorry, I've kept you waiting.
- Not at ……. .
- May I take your ……… now?
- Well, I need some ……. . What do you recommend for the starter?
- The prawn cocktail is very good.
- Yes, that'll be fine. Now, what about the main course?
- May I suggest you try the steak? It's excellent today.
- Good idea, a …….. for me, please.
- How would you like it?
- Medium, please.
- Would you like vegetables with it, sir?
- Well, have you got any peas?
- Of course. So, prawn cocktail, steak with ….. . And to drink, sir? Some wine, perhaps?
- Yes, a …… of red wine, please.
- Very good.
- What would you like for dessert?
- No dessert, just coffee, please. And can I have the ……, please?
- Yes, of course.
- Is service included?
- Yes, it is.
- Thank you.
2. Practise these patterns :
a)
Will you please show (bring) us the menu card?
Will you please bring me another glass (spoon, knife)?
Will you please lay the table for five?
b)
What would you recommend for the first course?
What would you recommend for a good dinner?
What would you recommend for the sweet?
c)
I'd like to have my tea strong.
I'd like to have my coffee black.
I usually have my steak underdone.
I always have my juice iced.
- What about an omelette? - No, I'd rather have bacon and eggs
- What about a good steak? - No, I'd rather have some chicken.
- What about a cake ? - No, I'd rather have a piece of pudding.
3. Choose a meal and a drink from the menu:
Model : fried eggs - omelette
- Would you like fried eggs or omelette?
- Fried eggs, please.
mutton chop - pork chop; mineral water - soda water; fruit water - juice; salad - sandwiches; caviare - salmon; beefsteak - roastbeef; potatoes - cabbage ; tea - coffee; wine - brandy; tea with lemon - tea with milk.
Complete each sentence with a suitable ending (1 – 10). Use each ending once.
How did you like your dinner?
- Here's the menu, sir. ……………………………..
- Well, I'd like a fish soup for the first course.
- Ok. And what ……………………………..
- What would you recommend?
- We have a speciality – beef with mushrooms. …………………………….
- Ok, then. I'll have one portion of ……………………. And what about the siding?
- We've got French fries and cauliflower. ………………………….
- I'd prefer cauliflower.
- Would you ……………………………………………..
- No, I'll order it later.
- Would you like anything to drink?
- Yes, please. ……………………………………
- How did you like your dinner?
- Lovely! ………………………………………
- Well, what would you like?
- A slice of apricot pie …………………
- Just a minute, sir.
- May I ……………………..
- Here you are.
- Thank you very much.
- You are welcome.
1. I am ready for dessert now.
2.It's very tasty.
3. ……………..order your dessert now?
4. ……………..have the bill, please?
5.What would you like to order?
6. ……………….. your special dish.
7. Bring me a glass of red dry wine.
8. ………………..about the main course?
9. ……………...and a cup of tea with sugar.
10. Which would you like?
5. Answer the questions:
1). Where do people go if they want to eat out?
2). Is going to a restaurant a usual thing with young people?
3). How many meals do you have each day?
4). What do you usually eat for the first course?
5). Have you ever tasted a British national dish?
6). When dining in a restaurant, do you have dinner a la carte or do you order table d'hote?
7). Have you ever kept a diet?
8). What dishes can you cook?
9). What are Russian national dishes?
10). Which restaurants in your town are famous for good meals and service?
6. Say it in English :
1). Я голоден как волк. Пойдем в столовую, перекусим.
2). Почему бы нам не пойти в этот ресторан ? В нём обычно большой выбор блюд.
3). Этот столик свободен ? - Нет, он занят. Пройдите, пожалуйста, к окну, там есть два свободных места. .
4). Официант! Меню, пожалуйста.
5). Он заказал сосиски с картофельным пюре, а я жареную рыбу с овощами.
6). Что Вы можете порекомендовать мне из мясных блюд ?
7). Бифштекс мне, пожалуйста, подайте немного недожареным.
8). Предлагаю заказать на закуску два салата из свежих овощей, селедку, яйцо под майонезом, на первое - куриный суп, на второе- баранью отбивную с овощами; кофе и пирожные - на десерт.
9). Если Вы хотите пообедать в этом ресторане, следует заранее заказать столик.
10). Официант! Счёт, пожалуйста. - Спасибо. Сдачу возьмите себе.
11). Я буду мясо с рисом и подливой.
12). Принесите мне пожалуйста, чистый стакан и бутылку минеральной воды.
Read and translate the dialogue
At the restaurant.
— Good evening, sir. Are you alone?
— Good evening. Yes, I'm alone.
— Would you like to sit over there, sir? Near the window.
— Yes, thank you. May I look through the menu?
— Of course. Here it is.
— Have you decided yet, sir? May I take your order?
—As a starter I'd have a tomato juice ... Oh, no. I'll have the onion soup.
— O.K. How about the main course, sir?
— I'm not sure ... Perhaps you can help me?
— Oh. If I were you, sir, I'd have a steak in wine sauce. I myself like it very much. Moreover, it's the speciality of the day.
— All right. I'll have the steak.
— What would you like with the steak, sir?
— A salad and some mashed potatoes, please.
— Would you like something to drink?
—Some mineral water, please ... And could I see the wine list?
— Of course. Here it is, sir.
— I'll have some French red wine.
— Waiter!
— Yes, sir ... Do you want the bill?
— Yes. How much is it?
— Seven (pounds) twenty-five (pence), sir.
8. Write 10 questions of different types to the dialogue. Use the following word combinations:
1. I’m alone.
2. Near the window.
3. to look trough the menu
4. to take an order
5. the main course
6. the speciality of the day
7. something to drink
8. to see the wine list
9. to have some red wine
10. to want the bill
9. Give Russian equivalents to the following proverbs and sayings:
1) Too many cooks spoil the broth.
2) You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
3) You cannot eat your cake and have it.
4) The proof of the pudding is in eating.
5) Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
6) Eat at pleasure, drink with measure.
7) Every cook praises his own broth.
8) Hope is a good breakfast, but a bad supper.
9) A watched pot never boils.
10) First come, first served.
11) Hunger breaks stone walls.
12) It's no use crying over spilt milk.
10. Hometasks:
1. Make up the dialogues of your own.
2. Make up the menu card.
3. Describe the dishes on your birthday table.
SHOPPING
Vocabulary
| Shop/store/AE | магазин |
| perfumer`s shop | парфюмерный магазин |
| watchmaker`s shop | часовой магазин |
| shopping assistant | продавец |
| shopping basket | корзина для покупок |
| shopping trolley | тележка |
| Supermarket – self-service store | магазин самообслуживания |
| cash | наличные |
| to pay in cash | платить наличными |
| cashier | кассир |
| cash-register | кассовый аппарат |
| change | сдача |
| to give/to take change | давать/получать сдачу |
| check-out | выход через кассу |
| cheque | чек |
| to pay by cheque | платить по чековой книжке |
| credit-card | кредитная карта |
| to pay by card | платить по кредитной карте |
| counter | прилавок |
| receipt | чек кассового аппарата |
| Department store | универмаг |
| department | отдел |
| footwear | обувной отдел |
| haberdashery | галантерейный отдел |
| hosiery | отдел трикотажа |
| cosmetics/ perfumery | парфюмерный отдел |
| ready-made clothes department | отдел готового платья |
| stationary | канцтовары |
| Footwear department | отдел обуви |
| shoes | ботинки, туфли |
| leather shoes | кожаные туфли |
| patent leather shoes | лакированные туфли |
| slippers | шлёпанцы |
| sneakers | кроссовки |
| pumps | туфли-лодочки |
| Haberdashery department | галантерейный отдел |
| handkerchief | носовой платок |
| kerchief | платок, косынка |
| belt | ремень |
| tie | галстук |
| Hosiery department | чулочно-носочные изделия |
| socks | носки |
| stockings/nylons | чулки |
| Ready-made clothes | отдел готового платья |
| blouse | блузка |
| dress | платье |
| evening dress | вечернее платье |
| everyday dress | повседневное платье |
| low dress | платье с глубоким вырезом |
| skirt | юбка |
| tight/wide | узкая/широкая |
| long/short | длинная/короткая |
| coat jacket | пиджак/пальто |
| single-breasted coat | однобортный пиджак |
| double-breasted coat | двубортный пиджак |
| overcoat | пальто |
| raincoat | плащ |
| fur coat | меховое пальто |
| waist coat | жилет |
| trousers | брюки |
| shirt | сорочка, рубашка |
| elegant | элегантный |
| fashionable | модный |
| cotton | хлопчатобумажный |
| silk | шёлковый |
| velvet | бархатный |
| woolen | шерстяной |
| be of good/bad quality | быть хорошего/плохого качества |
| be of one`s size | быть нужного размера |
| be tight | быть узким |
| be loose in the waist/shoulders | быть широким в поясе/плечах |
| pinch in the toe | жать в носке |
| try on | примерять |
| buy(bought,bought) | покупать |
| cost(cost,cost) | стоить |
| How much does it cost? How much is it? What is the price? | Сколько это стоит? |
| cut the price | снижать цену |
| deliver | доставлять |
| do/go shopping | делать покупки, ходить за покупками |
| order by phone | заказывать по телефону |
| sell(sold,sold) | продавать |
| sale | распродажа |
| be on/for sale | быть в продаже |
| weigh | взвешивать |
| wrap (up) | заворачивать |
| pack | упаковывать |
Have you got a suit of my size? – Есть ли у Вас костюм моего размера?
Have you got a tie to match my shirt? - Есть ли у Вас галстук к моей рубашке?
I want a size larger/smaller. – Мне нужно на размер больше/меньше.
I want to have my purchase delivered. – Я хочу чтобы покупку мне доставили.
What can I do for you? - Чем я могу Вам помочь?
What size do you take in gloves/hats? – Какой у Вас размер перчаток/головы?
Exercises
1. Define the words/choose the definition from those given below:
supermarket, department store, the baker`s, the dairy, the grocer`s
a) a place where bread and cakes are baked and/or sold;
b) a large shop where one serves oneself with food and other goods previously packed;
c) a shop where dry and preserved foods like flour, sugar, drinks and other things for home are sold;
d) a large shop divided into departments, in each a different type of goods is sold;
e) a shop where milk, butter, cheese are sold
2. Give synonyms to the following words:
to buy, to wrap up, supermarket, cash, cosmetics.
Find antonyms to the verbs:
to sell, to be tight, to pack, to purchase, to buy, to be loose, perfumery, money, self-service store.
Give adjectives to the following nouns:
roll, salmon, veal, cucumbers, mutton, fruit, egg, beef, milk.
fresh, pickled, rotten, bad, newly-baked, frozen, canned, dried.
3. Insert the missing words:
1. Usually I buy milk and yoghurt at _______.
2. When you are to purchase beverages you go to ______.
3. At ______ we buy bread and pastry.
4. She went to ______ department to buy a pair of pumps.
5. You can obtain a jacket and a waistcoat at ______ .
6. You drop in the grocer`s when you need ______.
7. There are a lot of fashionable ______ at the ready-made clothes department.
8. A woman spends a lot of time and money at ______ , for there are many departments and plenty of goods.
9. At ______ the customer serves oneself with food and goods previously packed.
10. I prefer fresh cucumbers to the ______ ones.
11. Fresh berries are more useful than ______.
4. Construct the sentences:
fresh bread and tartlets the grocer`s
I buy frozen caviar and shrimps at the baker`s
newly-baked ham, sausage, pate the fishmonger`s
salted coffee, sugar, the butcher`s
canned products
You elegant blouses the footwear
сan silk pumps at department
buy woolen ties the ready-made clothes department
fashionable kerchiefs the haberdashery
suits the hosiery department
5. Change the dialogues using the words in brackets:
1. - Where can I buy some sugar (butter, meat, fish, sweets)?
- You can buy sugar at the grocer`s (the butcher`s, the dairy, the fishmonger`s)
2. - What can I do for you?
- I`d like 2 pounds (kg. , 500gr.) of mutton ( ham, sausage, cabbage) and 4 slices of cheese.
3. - Can I have 200 gr. (half a pound, a kg.) of sausage at 2.20 a kg. ($ 1.20 a pound)?
4. - How much is that suit (belt, handkerchief, blouse)?
- It is 3,000 (80,000; 15; 240 rubles, pounds, dollars).
5. - What size do you take in gloves (shoes, shirts, hats)?
- 8 (38; 42; 57; 10).
6. - Do you think this dress (coat, jacket, blouse) fits me well?
- Yes, you look nice in it.
7. - Have you already tried this jacket (blouse, waistcoat, skirt) on?
- Yes, I have and it suits me.
8. - I`ll take this jacket.
- Good, you can pay in cash (by card, by cheque).
6. Dramatize the conversations:
1. - Good morning madam. What can I do for you?
- A pound of apples at 3 shillings and these oranges for 4 shillings, please.
- Yes, m`am. Would you like some peaches? They are so juicy and sweet.
- I think, I`ll take some. Add half a dozen.
- Anything else, m`am?
- No, thank you.
2. - I`d like this and that. Oh, and that too.
- Here you are, m`am. Anything else?
- A pound of sugar and a pound of cheese, please.
- Yes, m`am. What else?
- That`s all, thank you.
3. - Can you show me some blouses, please?
- Will that light green one do?
- Oh, it`s rather too loud for me.
- Here is one a shade darker.
- That`s just the thing I`ve been looking for.
4. - How much is that blue striped suit over there?
- Let me see… 80 dollars.
- Oh, that`s more than I can afford. I`d like something of the same cut, but cheaper.
- Then have a look at this grey one. The quality is excellent for the price.
- Yes, it will do.
5. - Excuse me. I`d like to try on this coat.
- Certainly. I think it will fit you - it`s about your size.
- I`ll try it on. Oh, dear, it`s too small. The sleeves are too short and it`s a bit tight. I think I`ll leave it, thank you.
6. - Will you show me those black pumps?
- Leather-soled?
- Yes, please.
- What size do you wear in shoes?
- Thirty-eight.
- Here you are.
7. - I`ll take this dress, but I haven`t got any cash on me. Do you take credit cards?
- No, but we accept cheques if you have a banker`s card.
- Good, then I`ll pay by cheque.