VI. When you are in an unknown town/city it is very easy to get lost there. Remember the expressions which are often used when asking and giving directions.

Asking the way

Excuse me, can you tell me the way to .....? How can I get to .....?

Giving directions

It’s a 5 minutes’ walk from here Go out of ..... Go (straight) along the street Turn left/right at ..... Take the first turning to the right/left Take the right/left hand fork Go on (keep on, carry on) until you get to ..... Go past ..... You’ll see it on your right/left It’s opposite .....

 VII. Listen to the conversations and complete them.

1. –Excuse me! Is …………. A chemist’s …………. Here?

-Yes. It’s over …………. .

-Thanks.

2. -……….. me! Is there a ………. club near here?

-Yes. ………… Queen Street. Take the second ………… right.

-Thanks.

3. –Excuse me! Is there a ……….. near here?

-There’s ………. In Church Street …………. The bank, and there’s one in Park Lane opposite the ………… .

-Is that one ……………..?

-No. Just two minutes, that’s all.

4. –Is there a cinema near here?

-………… the first left, and it’s ………. left, ………….. the flower shop.

-Thanks a lot.

Listen again and practise them.

VIII. Make up dialogues using the situations and the guide words given below.

1. Walking in the street, you meet a friend of yours who says that he is sick and tired of the London traffic, noise and bad air and that he is thinking of moving to a small town in the north.

I’m not surprised. I think it’s a good idea.

2. You are in a new (unknown to you) district of a large city looking for your friend’s address. The houses around you - those traditional English homes - seem very much alike. You ask a passer-by to help you find the place.

My friend’s address is ... A normal two-storey house he said. Try the third house on your left.

UNIT 10

Food and Drink

I. Read the following quotations about English food. Do all the people have the same opinion about English food?

II. Read the text. Do you think meals in Russia are the same?

Meals in Britain

A traditional English breakfast is a very big meal - sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms ... . But nowadays many people just have cereal with milk and sugar, or toast with marmalade, jam or honey. Marmalade and jam are not the same! Marmalade is made from oranges and jam is made from other fruit. The traditional breakfast drink is tea, which people have with cold milk. Some people have coffee, often instant coffee, which is made with just hot water. Many visitors to Britain find this coffee disgusting!

For many people lunch is a quick meal. In cities there are a lot of sandwich bars, where office workers can choose the kind of bread they want - brown, white, or roll - and then all sorts of salad and meat or fish to go in the sandwich. Pubs often serve good, cheap food, both hot and cold. School-children can have a hot meal at school, but many just take a snack from home - a sandwich, a drink, some fruit, and perhaps some crisps.

‘Tea’ means two things. It is a drink and a meal! Some people have afternoon tea, with sandwiches, cakes, and, of course, a cup of tea. Cream teas are popular. You have scones (a kind of cake) with cream and jam.

The evening meal is the main meal of the day for many people. They usually have it quite early, between 6.00 and 8.00, and often the whole family eats together.

O n Sundays many families have a traditional lunch. They have roast meat, either beef, lamb, chicken, or pork, with potatoes, vegetables, and gravy. Gravy is a sauce made from the meat juices.

The British like food from other countries, too, especially Italian, French, Chinese, and Indian. People often get take-away meals - you buy the food at the restaurant and then bring it home to eat. Eating in Britain is quite international!