Listen to the text and answer the following questions.
1) Who are the main characters in this story?
2) When did the story happen?
3) Where did the young writer live at the time?
4) Did he earn much money?
5) What letter did the young writer receive one day?
6) How did the young man get acquainted with the lady?
7) Why did the young man agree to go to such an expensive restaurant?
8) What did the lady look like?
9) Why was the young man so startled when the menu was brought?
10) What dishes did the lady choose?
11) Why did the young man order the cheapest dish for himself?
12) Why was the young man so nervous and excited at Foyot's?
13) What plan did the young writer think of in case he found himself short of money?
14) Did he find himself short of money at the end of the meal?
15) What did he mean by saying he had had his revenge at last?
16) Which character would you like to be and why?
17) What valuable lesson can be learned from this story?
18) Did you like this story? Why or why not?
Retell the story keeping close to the text.
Act out the scene in the story where the young man and the lady are in the restaurant.
Dramatize, using a narrator and actors.
MEALS IN THE PRIESTLEYS’ FAMILY
Listen to the text and answer the following questions.
1. Why did Frieda want to know about English meals and cooking?
2. What are the names of the usual meals?
3. What, to English people, is "the Continent"?
4. What is a "continental breakfast"?
5. What, does Mrs. Priestley say, is "the usual English breakfast"?
6. What is the difference (in England) between "marmalade" and "jam"?
7. Where does a business man in London usually go for lunch?
8. What do the Priestleys have for lunch?
9. Mrs. Priestley said that afternoon tea was hardly a meal. What phrase did she use to describe it?
10. What did they have for their "special" dinner? Why was this a special dinner?
11. What is a "high" tea?
12. Why are table-mats used?
13. What is cutlery?
14. What is a carving-knife used for?
15. Where did Susan get the ice?
16. Mention three things used in making a cake.
2. Compare the procedure of laying the table in your family and in the Priesteys’ family.
RESTAURANTS IN HUNGARY
spice – специи
apparently – вернее (наречие)
curry –овощные и мясные блюда с острым соусом
the hottest curry - самые острые кари
to prove one’s machismo – доказать, что они настоящие мужчины
spinach – шпинат
lentil – чечевица
to queue – стоять в очереди
gulyasporkolt – (венгер. блюдо) гуляшперкельт
to overdo – зд. перестараться
students’ getto – студенческое гетто (студ. городок)
frequently – часто
neighbour – сосед
to complain – жаловаться
the ceiling is shaking – пол ходит ходуном
to book a dub – арендовать клуб
Listen to the tape and mark true and false statements.
1) Vivien’s favourite food is Hungarian.
2) There are no good Hungarian restaurants, as far as Vivian knows.
3) In London you may go out for a few beers and then for a curry.
4) Curry are not very expensive and the girls like to try the hottest ones.
5) The Italian restaurants in London are very good.
6) A little tiny pizza place in Brixton is really popular.
7) In Soho Chinese food is worse than in China.
8) When Vivien goes out to restaurants she tries local Hungarian food.
9) But actually she hates cooking herself.
10) At Universities they very seldom made house parties.
11) While having a party the neighbours always joined them.
12) Vivien will probably go out to a club at New Year than book a dub.
2. Listen to the tape again and fill in the missing words and prepositions.
1) Well, I’ve heard … one which is apparently quite …, but very … .
2) When I was a … for a long time, it was very good, as they have a lot of … and … and … dishes with really interesting … .
3) Every weekend there would be … or more than …, often a whole selection of … .
4) The … would frequently come because there would be … .
5) I have been to a few … parties here, which were mainly with people from work.