Модуль 5

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Meals

(restaurant, café)

Mike Brown has four meals a day – breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper. He has his breakfast at home with his wife at about 7.30. He doesn’t like to have meals alone. For breakfast they have bacon and eggs, corn flakes and milk, sandwiches, marmalade and very strong tea.

Mike doesn’t have his lunch at home. He has it at café not far from his office. For lunch he has some meat of fish, vegetables, cheese, sweet and so on.

At four he has a break for tea. Mike usually comes back home at about 6. By that time the table is laid for dinner.

At 9.30 the Browns have their supper. They have some milk and biscuits or yoghourt and slice of bread. They never eat much for supper. It’s bad to eat much before going to bad.

Yesterday Mike came home from his office at about 6 as usual. His wife was laying the table for dinner. She was putting plates, spoons, forks and knives on the table. The children were helping her.

Dialogues

1. Hello, Nick, what are you doing?

I’m still working.

What are you working at?

I am working at my report. I am going to make it next Friday.

When are you going to finish your work?

I believe in half an hour.

And you’ll very hungry by that time. Why not go to the Savoy and have dinner together?

Good idea. When and where shall we meet?

I’ll be waiting for you near the entrance at 7.

Settled.

2. I am thirsty. Let’s go to the bar and have a drink.

Let us.

3. Is this table free waiter?

Yes, it is. Will you dine a la carte or take the table d’hote?

A la carte. What are your specials?

Our hamburgers.

4. What would you like to order?

Let’s see the menu-card and the wine list.

5. Waiter: Would you like any drink?

Mike: Yes, a whisky for me. What do you want, Nick?

Nick: A gin and tonic, please.

Waiter: What would you like for dinner?

Mike: I want roast beef and vegetables.

Nick: The same, please.

Waiter: Will you have anything for dessert?

Mike: I’ll have apple pie and ice-cream.

Nick: I’ll have a cup of black coffee.

6. Help yourself to some fruit.

No, thank you.

7. Waiter! May I have the check (bill), please.

Here you are, sir.

Here. Keep the change.

Thank you very much, sir.

8. How much must I tip the waiter?

Ten per cent of the bill.

9. Don’t bother. I’ll pay for all (for both).

Thank a lot.

VOCABULARY

meal еда, прием пищи

have 4 meals a day питаться 4 раза в день

restaurant ресторан

café кафе

alone в одиночестве

corn кукурузные хлопья

sandwich сэндвич, бутерброд

marmalade апельсиновый джем

strong 1. сильный; 2. крепкий (о напитках)

vegetables овощи

fruit фрукты (неисчисляемое)

cheese сыр

sweet сладкое

sweets конфеты

so on и так далее

have a break for tea иметь перерыв, чтобы попить чаю

by that time к тому времени

lay, laid, lay the table накрывать на стол

The table is laid for dinner. Стол накрыт к обеду.

supper ужин

biscuits печенье

yoghourt йогурт

a slice of bread ломтик хлеба

a lump of sugar кусок сахара

eat, ate, eaten есть

drink, drank, drunk пить (Вместо drink и eat часто употребляется глагол have. I had some tea.)

before going to bad перед сном

as usual как обычно

plate тарелка

spoon ложка

knife, knives нож, ножи

fork вилка

eat with a fork есть вилкой

Dialogues

work at smth. Работать над чем-л.

report доклад

make a report делать доклад

I am going to do it. Я собираюсь сделать это.

I believe (that) Я полагаю, (что) …

I am hungry. Я голоден.

I am thirsty. Я хочу пить.

Why not go … Почему бы не пойти …

together вместе

wait for smb. ждать кого-л.

entrance вход

Settled. Договорились

bar бар

free свободный

waiter официант

dine обедать

dine a la carte взять порционные блюда

take the table d’hote взять дежурные блюда (фр.)

specials фирменные блюда

hamburger отбивная по гамбургски

order dinner (coffee, etc.) заказывать обед (кофе и т.п.)

menu – (card) меню

list список

the same то же самое

dessert десерт

apple pie яблочный пирог

ice-cream мороженое

Help yourself to some fruit. Угощайтесь фруктами.

Keep the change. Оставьте сдачу себе.

ten per cent десять процентов

bother беспокоить(ся)

both оба

pay, paid платить

pay for all (both) платить за всех (обоих)

pay the bill оплатить счет