If the phrases are false If the phrases are true
correct them using the following: agree with them using the following:
No, you are not right. Yes, it’s really so.
I entirely disagree. It’s true, I believe.
I don’t agree at all. I think you are right.
I’m afraid you’re mistaken. I agree with you.
It can’t possibly be true. I can’t agree more.
I don’t think it is right.
No, it’s wrong.
I think it’s just nonsense.
On the contrary.
Not at all.
Oh, no, it isn’t so.
That’s not right.
That’s wrong surely.
I’m afraid that’s not so.
It’s wrong.
I’d like to object.
I believe, it isn’t so.
May I make an objection?
It’s all wrong.
It’s quite wrong.
It’s not right.
1. Arthur and Don Anderson went to a small town for enjoyment.
2. They had to stay the night at their friends'.
3. They didn't have to eat in the hotel.
4. Don Anderson remarked that they usually didn't serve good food at hotels like that.
5. Arthur said there were a lot of places where they could have a meal in that town he waiter said there was good roast beef on the menu.
6. Arthur ordered the roast beef but Don Anderson refused to have it.
7. Don Anderson was trying to put on some weight.
8. The waiter assured Arthur that he could have both Scotch salmon and trout.
9. Arthur liked Dover sole.
10. The waiter said he would bring Dover sole at once.
11. Arthur agreed to have roast beef in the end.
5. Paraphrase using the words and phrases from the text:
| to be a guest at a hotel for a time to become thinner for sale in this season | to offer food for eating a list of dishes in a meal to ask for something to be brought in return for payment |
6. Fill in the blanks with the pronouns some, any, anything, somewhere, anywhere:
1. We can't eat ... else.
2. Can we eat ...?
3. They haven't got ... salmon on the menu today.
4. He says he is trying to lose ... weight.
5. Are you trying to lose ... weight?
6. If I can't have ... peaches, I'd like ... apricots.
7. Have you got ... tasty on the menu?
8. Can't you have a meal ... else? - I'm afraid there isn't ... else inthis village.
9. Is there ... soup for dinner today?
10. I'd like ... mashed potatoes with ... meat to begin with. - Sorry, we haven't got ... except hot tea оn the menu.
7. Transform the dialogue into indirect speech. Vary the reporting verbs (to ask, to wonder, to want to know, to remark, to greet, to agree, to object, to murmur, to be in doubt, to hesitate, to suppose, to tell, to say) :
Model: Don wonders if they can eat somewhere else, as there are very few small hotels that serve good food.
8. Retell (he conversation in the person of: a) Arthur, b) Dun Anderson, c) the waiter.
9. Translate the word combinations into English paying special attention to the prepositions:
| по делу в отеле в меню на десерт | за обедом на первое на работу за столом | с работы на работе на рассвете в продаже | зависеть от в этот время года отправиться в большой город |
10. Translate into English in writing:
1. Разве мы не можем поужинать в шесть часов?
2. Разве мы не можем пообедать пораньше?
3. Разве ты не можешь позавтракать вовремя?
4. Здесь очень хорошо кормят.
5. В этом кафе плохо кормят.
6. Официант уже идет к нашему столу.
7. Неужели официант не может подойти к нашему столу?
8. Мне бы хотелось заказать обед. Что вы можете порекомендовать?
9. Что у вас в меню? Я вижу, что у вас в меню есть ростбиф, но я предпочитаю бифштекс.
10. Я не хочу картошки, дайте мне, пожалуйста, салат из моркови.
11. Хотите картошки? Боюсь, что у нас больше ничего нет.
12. Мне бы хотелось немного лососины. - У нас сегодня нет в меню лососины. Возьмите форель, она очень свежая.
13. Что вы предпочитаете, форель или камбалу? - Форель, она вкуснее.
14. В это время года в продаже мало рыбы.
15. В продаже много капусты в это время года?
16. Она никогда не ест мяса, она говорит, что предпочитает рыбу.
17. Дайте мне попробовать яблоко из вашего сада. Да, ваши яблоки гораздо лучше наших. Наши слегка горчат.
18. Пришло лето, ешьте больше овощей и ягод.
19. Давайте купим арбуз на десерт. Говорят, они в этом году сочные и сладкие, слаще, чем в прошлом году.
Section II.
1. Dramatize the dialogue with a fellow student paying special attention to italicized words:
AT A RESTAURANT
| John: Mr. Smith: John: Mr. Smith: John: Mr. Smith: | How is your beef? It's fine. Very tender. My meal is very well cooked. I must remember the name of this place. How's your lunch? It's delicious. The vegetables are especially tasty; not undercooked but still firm and with a bite, you know? But you are not eating any bread. Nothing wrong with it, is there? No, no. It's just as I like it – fresh and with a lovely chewy texture. And the beer has a good rich flavour too. What about a pudding now, and a coffee to finish? I love the old-fashioned English dishes they do here. You know the sort of thing, with lots of thick, smooth custard. No, I don't think I will, thank you. I've had quite enough of this delightful food – to eat any more would just be greedy. |
2. Answer the questions using the italicized words from the conversation:
1. What do you say if you are having beef and you like it?
2. How should vegetables be cooked to be delicious?
3. What bread do you like?
4. What puddings do English people like?
5. What do you say if you like the food you are eating?
3. Here are the antonyms of the words which are italicized in the dialogue "At a Restaurant". Reread the conversation so that it sounds highly critical of the meal:
awful; tough; badly cooked; disgusting; tasteless; overcooked; soft; mushy; stale; with a texture like cotton wool; a poor, watery flavour; thin, lumpy; appalling
4. Translate the word combinations into Russian. Then use them in sentences of your own:
a badly-cooked meal; tough mutton, disgusting lunch; tasteless vegetables; overcooked carrots; soft and mushy beets; stale bread; watery milk; thin, lumpy custard; appalling food
5. Imagine that you've come to a cafe or a restaurant. One of you likes the food, the other doesn't. Discuss your dinner using the words from the dialogue "At a Restaurant".
6. Make up short dialogues: a) between a waiter and a customer; b) between two friends having dinner at a restaurant.
7. Suggest a recipe of your own, write it down:
8. Imagine that you are visiting a restaurant. Make up a conversation using the vocabulary given below:
| Arriving | We'd like a table for four, please. We have a table for three reserved in the name of ... Where can I leave my coat? Do you have an area reserved for non-smokers? I'd like a table near the window. We'd like something to drink while we look at the menu. What aperitifs have you got? Do you have a vegetarian menu? |
| Ordering | We're not ready to order yet, thank you. Please can we order now? Are your vegetables fresh or frozen? What is in season at the moment? What is the chef’s speciality? Does this dish contain pork (cheese, fish...)? May I see the wine list, please? Do you have non-alcoholic drinks? I'd like some fish with white sauce. |
| During the meal | I ordered steak but you've given me veal. This soup is almost cold; could you reheat it, please? Could we have some more bread, please? I'd like some iced water. Could I have another knife (this one is dirty). What are the desserts on the trolley? Is this cheese local? Do you have decaffeinated coffee? Could you let me have a packet of cigarettes, please? Can we have some vinegar (white pepper), please? |
| At the end of the meal | Can I have the bill, please? Keep the change, please. My compliments to the chef. |
9. Work in small groups. Choose one of the following situations and design a suitable meal. The meal should consist of at least three courses.
a) For a friend of yours and her new boyfriend. The boyfriend is vegetarian.
b) For a romantic evening.
c) For a hot summer's day.
d) For a friend who's on a diet.
e) For a child's sixth birthday party.
When you have finished, read out your menu to the rest of the class and ask them to guess which situation you chose.
10. What might you say to the person/people with you in a restaurant if ...
1. Your chips had too much oil/fat on them?
2. Your dish had obviously been cooked too much/too long?
3. Your piece of meat was absolutely perfectly cooked?
4. Your dish seemed to have no flavour at all?
11. A. Below are ads for different restaurants and cafes. Match the names in the list with the ads below.
1. A favourite of the Japanese businessmen, this restaurant is known for its fresh sushi and sashimi. Also vegetarian dishes, all prepared at your table. Dinner entrees $12 – $50. Open Monday – Friday.
2. Steaks, seafood and pasta are featured in this cozy townhouse near the National Zoo. Live blues, jazz, classical music at Sunday brunch. Open: 11:30 a.m. – l a.m.
3. Traditional Italian favourites, such as spaghetti, pizzas and lasagna. Also salads, seafood and desserts. Entrees $5.25 – $12.95. Open Monday – Thursday 11:30 a.m. –midnight. Friday – Sunday 11:30 – 1 a.m.
4. Hunan, Sichuan, Cantonese and Mandarin cuisines are featured at this lovely restaurant. Specialties: General Tso's chicken, low-fat vegetarian dishes. Entrees: $6.95 – $18.95. Open daily 11:30 a.m. – 11.30 p.m.
5. Lively waterfront restaurant, which seems to float among the surrounding boats, is popular with families and large groups. Fresh seafood lobster, shrimps, crab cakes. Open daily 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
a) China Joy Restaurant
b) City Blues Café
c) Café Petito
d) Sushi Kappo Kawasaki
e) Red Lobster
B. Choose the restaurant you would most like to visit. Give your reasons.