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EARLY TO BED, EARLY TO RISE MAKES A MAN HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND WISE



UNIT TWO

EARLY TO BED, EARLY TO RISE MAKES A MAN HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND WISE

Topic: My Working Day

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

working day рабочий день
meal еда; принятие пищи
to have a meal есть, поесть
to leave (left) 1) уходить, уезжать; отправляться 2) оставлять
event случай, событие, происшествие
to stay 1) оставаться 2) останавливаться, жить, гостить где-либо
to watch наблюдать, следить (за кем/чем-л.)
to watch TV (television) смотреть телевизор
Watch the step! (coll) Осторожно, ступенька!
to sit down to breakfast (work, садиться, приниматься за завтрак
  chess, one's lessons, etc) (работу, шахматы, уроки и т.п.)
to look through a newspaper (book, letter, documents, etc) просматривать газету (книгу, письмо, документы и т.п.)
to be fond of smb/smth (doing smth) любить кого-н./что-н.
to do the/one's gardening (shopping, cooking, etc) заниматься садом (делать покупки, заниматься кулинарией и т.п.)
to be off (home, to bed, to work, etc) отправляться (домой, спать, на работу и т.п.)
to have a lot of things to do иметь очень много дел
to do (did, done) делать, заниматься (чем-н.), выполнять
to do one's (homework, lessons, translation, task, exercises выполнять (домашнее) задание, делать уроки, перевод, задание, упражнения
to do one's morning exercises делать зарядку
to make (made) делать, производить, приготовлять
to make a report делать доклад
to make mistakes делать ошибки
to make breakfast (tea, coffee, some salad, etc) приготовить завтрак (заварить чай, кофе, приготовить салат и т.п.)
usual обычный, обыкновенный
usually; as usual обычно; как обычно
every каждый, всякий
hardly ever почти никогда
hardly вряд ли, едва ли
ever когда-либо
to prefer (coffee to tea) предпочитать (кофе чаю)
to clean чистить, очищать
to clean up убирать, прибирать, наводить порядок
to comb one's hair причесываться
to get (got) 1) получать; 2) доставать
to get up вставать, подниматься
have got (coll.) - have иметь
yet; but still ещё; но всё ещё
to take smb. some time to do smth. отнять (потребовать) у кого-нибудь какое-то количество времени на что-нибудь
to walk, to go on foot ходить, идти (пешком)
a walk прогулка
to go for a walk идти гулять
to take smb. out (for a walk) повести кого-л. на прогулку
right сразу, как раз, прямо
right away сейчас же
class урок, занятие (в учебном заведении)
necessary необходимый, нужный
far (a long way) from далеко от
near близко от, рядом с, недалеко от
a week-end конец недели, время отдыха с субботы до понедельника
to last продолжаться
at last (finally) наконец-то
an hour час
to receive (to get) 1) получать; 2) принимать (гостей, друзей и т.д.)
an article 1) статья; 2) артикль (грам.)
to discuss обсуждать
discussion обсуждение
to dress (to get dressed) одеваться
to arrive (in/at) прибывать, приезжать
to work hard at smth. усердно (упорно, настойчиво) работать над чем-либо
to leave (left) покидать, оставлять, уходить, уезжать
to return (to give back) возвращать, вернуть
to return (to come/get back) возвращаться
How long...? Как долго...? Сколько времени...?
  What time...? Когда..., Во сколько..., В котором часу...?
to stop smth. (doing smth) кончать, прекращать что-л. (делать что-л.)
as a rule как правило
generally обычно, как правило
to have dinner/to dine (supper, breakfast, lunch) обедать (ужинать, завтракать)
to eat (ate, eaten) есть (кушать)
to go to bed ложиться спать
to be late for... опаздывать куда-либо
seldom, rarely редко
to be asleep Ant. to be awake спать
to turn on (off) the light (gas, water, electricity, TV-set, radip, tape-recorder, lamp, etc.) Syn. switch on включать (выключать) свет (газ, воду, электричество, телевизор, радио, магнитофон, лампу и т.д.)
to wash мыть
to have a wash мыться
to wash one's hair мыть голову
to wash clothes (linen) стирать одежду (бельё)
to wash up мыть посуду
to dry (oneself) on (with) a towel вытирать(ся) полотенцем
to brush one's clothes (shoes, teeth) чистить (щёткой) одежду (ботинки, зубы)
to put smth. on надевать что-либо
to take smth. off снимать что-либо
to be over кончиться
to be through with smth. закончить что-либо
to repair чинить
to be sure of smth. быть уверенным в чем-либо
to have a look at smth. взглянуть на что-либо
spare time свободное время
to be short of time, to be pressed for time иметь очень мало времени
on the way home по пути домой

Some Good Rules

1. Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

2. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 31 After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile.

4. Lost time is never found again.

5. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

6. The early bird catches the worm.

Text A. An Englishman's Diary

(after Stephanie Andrews)

An Englishman's day - and who can describe it better than an Englishman's wife? It begins when he sits down to breakfast with his morning newspaper.

As he looks through the headlines there is nothing he likes better than his favourite breakfast of cornflakes with milk and sugar (porridge if he lives in the North), fried bacon and eggs, marmalade on toast and tea (with milk, of course) or coffee.

He in fact gets such a meal if there is enough money in the family to buy it. After breakfast, except on Saturdays and Sundays which are holidays, he goes to work by train, tube, bus, car, motor scooter, motor bike or walks there. He leaves home at 7: 30.

At offices or factories there is a tea or coffee break at eleven. Then at mid-day everything stops for lunch. Most offices and shops close for an hour from one to two. Englishmen are fond of good plain food, and they usually want to know what they eat. They like beefsteaks, chops, roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, fried fish and chipped potatoes.

There are usually two courses in the mid-day meal - a meat course with a lot of vegetables, a sweet dish, perhaps fruit pudding and custard with tea or coffee to finish.

Then back to work again with another break in the middle of the afternoon, once again for tea or coffee, sometimes with a cake or biscuit.

The working day finishes at any time between four and six. When an Englishman gets home he likes to inspect his garden before the evening meal: tea, high tea, dinner or supper. When his evening meal is over, the Englishman may do a little gardening and then have a walk to the " local" (the nearest beerhouse) for a " quick one" (a drink, alcoholic, of course! ). There are a lot of people at the " local" and he can play darts, dominoes, billiards or discuss the weather, the local events or the current situation. But if the Englishman stays at home, he may listen to the radio, watch television, talk or read.

Then at any time between 10 and 12 he has his " nightcap" -- a drink with a snack - and then off to bed ready for tomorrow.

Text B. A Student's Day

Paul: What time do you get up on week days?

Bob: I generally get up at seven o'clock.

Paul: Why so early?

Bob: Because I have a lot of things to do before I leave for the University.

Paul: Do you do your morning exercises regularly?

Bob: Yes, that's what I begin with as a rule. Then comes the usual procedure of

making my bed, washing and so on. Paul: Do you take a bath every morning? Bob: No, I don't. As a matter of fact, I hardly ever take a bath in the morning. I

prefer taking a shower. Then I clean my teeth, comb my hair and get dressed. Paul: Who makes your breakfast for you? Bob: If my mother is not up yet I make my breakfast myself. If my mother is up, she

does. After breakfast I usually help Mother to clean np. Paul: Good for you! That's what I call a model young man. And when do you leave

home? Bob: Generally at half past eight, as it takes me about twenty minutes to get to the

University. Paul: Do you walk to the University or do you take a trolley-bus? Bob: I always take a trolley-bus in the morning. But after classes I sometimes walk

home. Paul: You go home right after classes, don't you? Bob: Sometimes I do, and sometimes I don't. If I can prepare for the next day's

classes at home, I go straight home. If I haven't got the necessary books and

journals at home, I go to the library.

EXERCISES

1. a) answer the following questions:

Text A: l. How does an Englishman's day begin? 2.What is his favourite breakfast? 3.When does he in fact get such a breakfast? 4.When does he leave home in the morning? 5.How does he get to his place of work? 6.How many breaks does he have during the working day? What are they for? 7.What does an Englishman usually have for his mid-day meal? 8.What food are the English fond of? 9.At what time does an Englishman finish work? 10.What does he like to do when he comes home from /. work? 11.What sort of meal does he get in the evening? 12. What does an Englishman usually do in the evening? 13.What is a " local"? Why do people like to go there? 14.How does an Englishman's day end?

Text B: l. When does Bob usually get up on weekdays? 2.Why does he get up so: early? 3.What does he do after he gets up? 4.Bob takes a bath every morning, doesn't he? 5.Who makes breakfast for him? 6.Does Bob help his mother to clean up after breakfast? 7. (At) what time does he leave home? 8.How long does it take him to get to the University? 9.Does he walk to the University or does he take a trolley-bus? / 10.He goes home right after classes, doesn't he?

b) pick out words and phrases from Text A, and group them under th following headings:

1. Meals. 2. Dishes. 3. Games. 4. Pastimes.

c) find the English for:

Text А: утренняя газета; просматривать газетные заголовки; кроме суббот" и воскресенья; ехать на работу; идти пешком; во второй половине дня; где-то, между четырьмя и шестью; рабочий день; говорить о погоде; обсужда-текущие события.

Text В: вставать в семь часов утра; иметь много дел; делать зарядку; как правило; заправлять постель; принимать ванну (душ); чистить зубы; причесываться; сразу после занятий; идти прямо домой.

2. Read the dialogue:

- Hello, Pat. You didn4 phone me yesterday.

- No, I didn't. I was very tired last night. -Why?

- I had such a busy day.

- Did you? What did you do?

- I woke up at 6 and went to the station to meet my mother-in-law.

- Why didn't your husband do that?

- He went to Paris on business.

- I see.

- Then we had breakfast. I left her at home and went to my office. I was 15 minutes late because I was in a hurry and a policeman stopped me. So it took me an hour to get to my

work.

- Oh, my! I hope you didn't have much work at the office.

- Yes, I did. We had a long meeting in the morning, then I had a lot of visitors, and at the end of the working day I wrote some business letters.

- Did your daughter cook dinner for you?

- No, she didn't. She was busy at the University and came home very late.

- Poor thing! I hope you are not so busy tomorrow.

3. Match the following proverbs and their meanings:

1. Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. a) The person who gets up early to work will be successful.
2. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. b) To take a stroll is the best thing to do after having a meal.
3. After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile. c) Carry out a task or duty as soon as you can, preferably today. If you leave it till tomorrow, it may never be done.
4. Lost time is never found again. d) Early rising makes a man sound in a body and mind, and rich.
5. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. e) The person who gets up early to work will be more successful than the one who gets up late and works late in the evening.
6. The early bird catches the worm. f) Do everything in time.

All's Well That Ends Well

It was about midnight when the letter arrived (прибывать, приходить). It dropped through the letterbox at John's feet. John was about (собирался) to lock (запирать) the door for the night. He opened the door and looked outside; there was nobody anywhere about. He closed the door slowly and looked at the letter. Yes, the letter was for him. He opened it. Inside there was a single sheet of paper, and on it were the words, " In ten minutes you will be dead" (``Через 10 минут ты умрешь''), John hurried to the telephone, lifted the receiver arid dialed 999. There was no answer. He tried again, then he realized the phone didn't work. Was there any connection between the useless phone and the letter?

He decided to go to the call box down the road. John opened the door and listened for a few seconds. All was quiet. He looked once more at the letter. At that moment the doorbell rang and somebody touched him on the shoulder...

" John, John! " someone said, " It's time to get up." John turned over in bed and saw his wife looking at him. " That's the last time I eat much before I go to bed, " he said.

Questions:

1. When did the letter arrive?

2. What did John do?

3. What did the letter say?

4. Did the phone work?

5. Where did he decide to go?

6. Was there anybody outside?

7. Whom did John see at his bed?

8. Why is the story called " All Is Well That Ends Well"?

17. Read the story and retell it:

A Day Off Work

Last Wednesday morning Bill rang Mr. Thomson, his boss, at the office and said that he was not well. " All right, " said his boss. " You may stay in bed today if you are not well." Mr. Thomson liked Bill very much. At lunch time he bought some fruit and took it to Bill. Bill thanked him and said he would be able to come the next day.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon Mr. Thomson locked his office door and switched on his portable TV set. He wanted to watch an important international football match. It was England against Brazil. Both teams (команда) were playing well. It was very-exciting. At 3.20 England scored a goal (забить гол). Mr. Thomson jumped out of his chair. He was very excited. He was smiling happily. When suddenly the cameraman focused on the crowd, Mr. Thomson stopped smiling and looked very angry. Bill's face was there on the screen. He didn't look ill at all.

1). Describe the next morning at the office. Use the words: to praise (хвалить), to punish (наказать), to fire (уволить), to shout at (кричать на), to discuss.

     

UNIT THREE

HOME IS WHERE YOU MAKE IT

Topic: My Flat (House)

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

a semi-detached house один из двух особняков, имеющих общую стену  
suburb пригород, окраина  
a block of flats многоквартирный дом  
multistory многоэтажный  
traffic (уличное) движение  
cottage коттедж  
old-fashioned старомодный  
modern современный  
spy-hole глазок  
kitchen кухня  
rectangular table прямоугольный стол  
sink раковина  
cooker/stove плита, печь  
cooker hood вытяжка  
timer таймер  
corkscrew штопор  
pulley сушилка  
notice-board доска для заметок  
frontdoor входная дверь  
back door запасный выход  
(whistling) kettle чайник (со свистком)  
move переезжать  
be keen on smth. очень любить ч.-л., увлекаться ч.-л.  
give sm. a hand = help sm. помочь кому-либо  
settee небольшой диван; диванчик  
armchair кресло  
screwdriver отвёртка  
toolbox ящик для инструментов  
door hinges дверные петли  
brash щётка  
well-planned хорошо спланированный  
two-storied двухэтажный  
lawn лужайка, газон  
pantry кладовая  
living-room общая (жилая) комната  
sitting-room гостиная  
lounge гостиная  
dining-room столовая  
bedroom спальня  
double bed двуспальная кровать  
nursery детская  
bathroom ванная комната  
bath-tub ванна  
wash-basin умывальная раковина  
shower душ  
towel rack полка для полотенец  
study кабинет  
hall прихожая  
cosy уютный  
comfortable удобный  
own собственный  
furniture мебель  
built-in furniture встроенная мебель  
(set of) wall units секционная стенка  
standard-lamp торшер  
drinks cupboard шкаф-бар  
bedside cabinet прикроватная тумбочка  
bedside rug прикроватный коврик  
carpet ковёр  
vacuum-cleaner пылесос  
stool табурет  
electric alarm clock электрический будильник  
dressing stool туалетный пуфик  
dressing table туалетный столик  
microwave oven микроволновая печь  
refrigerator (fridge) (Am. ice-box) холодильник  
gas-(electric-)stove газовая (электрическая) кухонная плита  
mixer миксер  
toaster тостер  
chip pan фритюрница  
food processor кухонный комбайн
coffee maker кофеварка
electric coffee grinder электрокофемолка
dishwasher (dishwashing machine) электропосудомойка
miner (Am. Meat chopper) мясорубка
pot (cooking pot) кастрюля
frying pan сковорода
jug кувшин
dish drainer сушилка для посуды
wastepaper basket корзина для мусора
wardrobe (Am. Clothes closet) гардероб, платяной шкаф
chimney дымовая труба
attic чердак
chest of drawers комод
music centre музыкальный центр
coffee table низкий столик
convenient удобный
modern conveniences современные удобства
central heating центральное отопление
(cold and hot) running water водопровод
electricity электричество
gas газ
telephone телефон
rubbish chute мусоропровод
lift (Br.), elevator (Am.) лифт
radiator батарея
spice rack полочка для специй
pot plant, a foliage plant горшок с цветком
curtains шторы
curtain rail карниз для занавесей
ceiling потолок
floor пол, этаж
wall стена
           

Some Good Rules

1. East or West, home is best.

2. Dry bread at home is better than roast meat abroad.

3. There's no place like home.

4. Home is home, though it be never so homely.

5. Englishman's home is his castle.

My Favourite Room

My favourite room is our kitchen. Perhaps the kitchen is the most important room in many houses, but it is particularly so in our house because it's not only where we cook and eat but it's also the main meeting place for family and friends. I have so many happy memories of times spent there: special occasions such as homecomings* or cooking Christmas dinner; troubled times, which lead to comforting cups of tea in the middle of the night; ordinary daily events such as making breakfast on dark, cold winter mornings for cross, sleepy children before sending them off to school, then sitting down to read the newspaper with a steaming hot mug of coffee.

Whenever we have a party, people gravitate with their drinks to the kitchen. It always ends up the fullest and noisiest room in the house.

So what does this special room look like? It's quite big, but not huge. It's big enough to have a good-sized rectangular table in the centre, which is the focal point* of the room. There is a large window above the sink, which looks out onto two apple trees in the garden. The cooker is at one end, and above it is a wooden pulley, which is old-fashioned but very useful for drying clothes in wet weather. At the other end is a wall with a large notice-board, which tells the story of our lives, past, present, and future, in words and pictures: a school photo of Megan and Kate, a postcard from Auntie Nancy in Australia, the menu from a takeaway Chinese restaurant, a wedding invitation for next Saturday. All our world is there for everyone to read!

The front door is seldom used in our house, only by strangers. All our friends use the back door, which means they come straight into the kitchen and join in whatever is happening there. The kettle goes on immediately and then we all sit round the table, drinking tea and putting the world to rights! Without doubt some of the happiest times of my life have been spent in our kitchen.

(from Headway. New English Course Intermediate

Liz & John Soars)

Notes

homecoming -- возвращение домой из отлучки. focal point - центр.

* * *

Jack: Hello, Pete!

Pete: Nice to see you. Come in, please.

Jack: Oh, this is a wonderful new flat!

Pete: Yes, it is, and so close to the centre.

Jack: How many rooms are there in your fiat?

Pete: Come and see... This is the kitchen, the bathroom is on the right.

Jack: Oh, the kitchen is so large! I like big kitchens.

Pete: And here is the dining room. We have little furniture here. We want to have some armchairs, a sofa and some more things.

Jack: Are you on the phone? (У вас есть телефон? )

Pete: It's a pity, we aren't yet... Let me introduce you to my wife.

Pete's wife: How do you dо. I hope you'll enjoy our housewarming party.

Arranging the House

Barbara: Give me a hand with this sideboard, Charles. I want it over there by the settee.

Charles: Don't you think it would be better under that picture by the armchair?

Barbara: No. The picture isn't staying there anyway. I only hung it on the wall

because it was in the way on the floor. We can arrange the pictures when

all the furniture is in place.

Charles: Where did I put my big screwdriver? It's not in the toolbox and I want to

tighten up these loose screws on the door hinges.

Barbara: You had it in your hand when you went into the kitchen just now. Perhaps

you left it there.

Charles: Yes, I think I put it down on the shelf above the sink. I'll go and fetch it.

Barbara: Pass me that brash behind the chair before you go; and take your tools off

that nice polished table. You'll spoil all our furniture before you finish.

Charles: Don't keep on nagging. I've got to put them somewhere. By the way, have

you seen the cat this morning? You didn't shut him outside last night, did

you? He'll get lost.

Barbara: No. He's definitely inside the house. I expect he's fed up with all the fuss

and noise. He's probably crept into a cupboard somewhere and gone to

sleep.

Charles: That's just what I'd like to do. I'm tired of it all as well.

EXERCISES

1. Use the right word from those given in brackets:

1. There is a... in my study room, (table, kitchen, desk)

2. Is there any...in that room? (cooker, furniture, fridge)

3. There is no...in the house, it is cold in winter. (mirror, fireplace, telephone)

4. Is there... in your kitchen? (hot water, garage, computer)

5. There is no balcony in my.... (garden, room, bathroom)

6. There are two large... in the sitting room. (TV sets, wardrobes, windows)

7. Is there a... in your sitting room? (bath, desk, TV set)

3. We have a table and some...in the dining room. (chairs, bookshelves, beds)

9. Have you got any bookshelves in your...? (kitchen, garden, study room)

10. They have no... on Sunday. (visitors, teachers, students) 11. They have two... near the fireplace. (beds, armchairs, tables) 12.... the sofa he has a bookcase. (under, to the right of, over)

2. Change the following sentences into interrogative and negative:

There is a round table in the middle of the room. 2. There are many flowers on the windows. 3. It is a modern two-storeyed cottage. 4. There is a study in our flat. 5.1 have a room of my own. 6. There are many fruit-trees in our garden. 7. We must go home now. 8. Pete lives on the third floor. 9. The furniture in my room is modern and quite new. 10. On the right you can see a standard-lamp. 11. There is a settee in the comer of the room. 12. There are many Russian and English books in the bookcase. 13. The floor is covered with a beautiful thick carpet. 14. There are all modem conveniences in my aunt's flat. 15. The clock on the wall is five minutes slow.

Read and retell the stories

Why was She Angry?

A young man was in love with a beautiful girl. One day when they were working in the park near the girl's house, she said to him, " Tomorrow is my birthday, will you come and have dinner with me? "

" Of course, I shall, " said the young man, " and I'll send you red roses, one rose for each year of your life."

The same evening the young man went to a florist's. As the girl was twenty years old, he paid for twenty roses and asked the florist to send them to the girl's house the next day.

He left her address and a letter full of love.

The florist knew the young man very well because he often bought flowers in his shop. The florist thought, " The young man is a good customer, my price for the roses is too high, I'll send thirty roses instead of twenty.". And he did so. In the afternoon when the young man came to see his girlfriend, she didn't want to speak to him. He was very unhappy and went back home. But he never knew why she was so angry with him.

As Cool as Cucumber

In 19611 was spending my summer holidays in Oxford. It was 15 years since 1 had last been there and I was dying to find out how the English way of life had changed since the end of the war.

It was with great pleasure that I accepted the invitation of an Oxford professor to go and see him at his house just outside the town.

Knowing how curious I was, he showed me into his kitchen, bathroom, lounge, sitting-room, dining-room, and study, where there was one of the biggest collections of books I had ever seen. Next we took a walk round the garden and then we went upstairs.

He showed me into his bedroom, running water and electric heater inclusive, and to other bedrooms intended for casual visitors.

- And that's the door to my wife's bedroom - he said - walk right in.

I did. What I saw there made me take a step back, but it was too late... The professor had followed me and presently he was looking at his wife in the arms of a bullnecked fellow... About 30 seconds passed and then he said -

- This is my wife, and mis is Mr. Nipper, a friend of the family.

As I was shaking hands with the professor's wife I kept looking at my host. He was as cool as cucumber, though a trifle pale...

Next the professor and I went downstairs to the sitting-room, and as I watched him fill the glasses, I could not help thinking about the chap upstairs,

- But what about Mr. Nipper? -1 burst out at last. The professor raised his glass and said icily -

- My dear fellow, Mr. Nipper doesn't drink...

( from Shaggy Dog Stories )

UNIT FOUR

 

TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT?

Topic: Meals

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

1 food пища; питание; еда

2 cuisine кухня (кулинария)

3 keep fit быть здоровым

4 to be on a slimming diet быть на диете для похудения

5 overeat переедать

6 meal приём пищи

(завтрак/обед/ужин)

 

7 to have a meal есть, поесть

S porridge каша

9 cornflakes кукурузные хлопья

10 cereal овсяная каша

11 bacon бекон, копченая свиная

грудинка

 

12 bacon and egg(s) яичница с беконом

13 ham окорок; ветчина

14 eggs яйца

15 boiled egg вареное яйцо

16 scrambled egg(s) яичница-болтунья

17 ham and egg яичница с ветчиной

18 toast гренок; тост

19 rolls булочки

20 jam варенье; джем

21 marmalade джем (апельсиновый или

лимонный)

 

22 vegetables овощи

23 dessert (sweet) десерт, сладкое (блюдо)

24 have a snack/ bite перекусить

25 a snack bar закусочная, буфет

26 taste пробовать; вкус

27 to one's taste по вкусу

28 Tastes differ. О вкусах не спорят.

29 tasty вкусный

30 eat out есть " вне дома"

31 restaurant ресторан

32 to be thirsty хотеть пить (испытывать

жажду)

 

33 to be hungry хотеть есть, быть голодным

34 for the first/ second course на первое/второе блюдо

35 to clear the table (to take

away the dirty dishes)

 

убирать со стола (грязную

посуду)

 

36 to sit down to table сесть за стол

37 Help yourself to... Угощайтесь...

38 Have some more... Возьмите (поешьте ещё)...

39 prefer smth. to smth. предпочитать что-либо чему-либо

404 orange juice апельсиновый сок

1 salad салат

42 soup суп

43 clear soup бульон

44 the main course основное блюдо (второе)

45 roast beef (lamb) жареная говядина (баранина)

46 beef-steak бифштекс

47 mutton chop баранья отбивная

48 pork chop свиная отбивная

49 fish and chips рыба с жареным картофелем

50 cod треска

51 herring селедка

52 salmon лосось

53 fried (baked) potatoes жареный (печеный)

картофель

 

545 mashed potatoes пюре

5 beans (peas) горошек (горох)

56 lettuce зеленый салат

57 cucumber огурец

58 tomato помидор

59 apple tart яблочный торт

60 plum pudding сливовый пудинг

61 fruit salad фруктовый салат

62 ice-cream мороженое

63 wine вино

64 beer пиво

65 claret (сухое) красное вино

66 English tea чай с молоком

67 Russian tea чай с лимоном

68 bread and butter бутерброд

69 to lay the table накрывать на стол

70 I'd (should) like smth. (to

do smth)

 

Мне бы хотелось...

71 What about...? Как насчет...?

72 It is high time (to do

smth.)

 

Давно пора...

73 What do you say to...? Что вы скажете насчет...?

74 Could you pass me...? Передайте, пожалуйста...

75 Anything else? Что-нибудь ещё?

76. It's delicious. Очень вкусно.

 

Some Good Rales

 

1. Appetite comes with eating.

 

2. A hungry man is an angry man.

 

3. When wine is in, wit is out.

 

4. Eat at pleasure, drink with measure.

 

5. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

 

English Meals

 

Frankly we, the British, are often criticised for the food we have, our cuisine doesn't enjoy the best of reputations in the world.

 

I, for one, think that food is not so important. The main problem is not to eat too much to keep fit.

 

Being Miss England, certainly, means being slim. I have to be on a slimming diet. Though " have to " is not the right word.

 

I enjoy my diet. My motto is: " We don't live to eat, we eat to live."

 

I believe a lot of people in this country are constantly overeating. Most of them have four good meals a day.

 

And the famous English breakfast! It is often called a cooked breakfast or a big breakfast which it really is.

 

Can you fancy eating at a time porridge or cornflakes or some other kind of cereal, bacon or bam, eggs, toasts, rolls, jam or marmalade and tea or coffee to finish with? It's too much of a good thing, isn't it? I prefer continental breakfast, that is just a cup of coffee and a roll. Now many people in Britain have the same specially on weekdays when they are hurrying to their work.

 

The English day-time meal is called lunch and it usually consists of two courses: a meat or a fish dish, vegetables and dessert. Some people though don't eat much at lunch, they may just have a snack in a snack-bar or a cafe.

 

Many books on Britain write about the famous 5 o'clock tea, saying that the British always have tea at this time. I should say in reality not many people can follow the tradition as they are busy at work or elsewhere. So they have to adjust their tea-time to their daily schedule.

 

We, the. Britons, are great tea-drinkers. We drink it even when watching television. Not long ago I saw an advertisement " Join the TeaV-set." By the way, do you know that the British like taking their tea with milk? Taste it, I'm sure you will like it.

 

In the evening at 7 or 8 o'clock people in England have their last but not the least meal of the day. If the late evening meal is light, it is called supper. But if you take something substantial, then we call it dinner. We don't often eat soups, but if we do, that would most often be at dinner time.

 

I should say the British people do not eat oat as much as other Europeans do, still many of them would enjoy a dinner at a restaurant. Today the number of people eating out has increased.

 

But the most popular place for a drink and a chat is a pub. And that's where I am inviting you now. Shall we go?

 

EXERCISES

 

1. Complete the following sentences:

 

1. I should like....2. Let me.... 3. Be a good girl and.... 4. Why don't you...? 5. Will you give me.... 6.1 am afraid.... 7. I dont think he.... 8. What about...? 9.1 think, it's high time to.... 10. Well, I see you are ready.... 11. Would you like...? 12. What do you say to...? 13. Will you pass me..., please? 14. Let's start

 

with.... 15. As forme.... 16. Let us___17. Pass me..., please. 18. Could you give

 

me...? 19. Do you like...? 20. Do you think...? 21.1 prefer.... 22. Hurry up! It's time to....23. Don't you think...? 24. To my mind....25. It seems___

 

2. Here are some proverbs connected with food and eating. Match the proverbs and their meanings:

 

1. Forbidden fruit tastes sweetest. a) You can't have or enjoy two things at

the same time.

 

2. One man's meat is another

man's poison.

 

b) We should be thankful for what we

receive, even though we hoped to

 

receive more.

 

3. Half a loaf is better than none. c) Fine words or promises are not

enough.

 

4. An apple a day keeps the doctor

away.

 

d) The things which we cannot have are

the things we want the most.

 

5. You can't have your cake and

eat it.

 

e) Small sacrifices of some kind must be

made in order to attain one's purpose.

 

6. Too many cooks spoil the

broth.

 

f) A job is usually done badly when too

many people do it.

 

7. You can't make an omelette

Without breaking eggs.

 

g) Something that is good for one person

may be harmful for another.

 

8. Fine words butter no parsnips. h) Eating apples is healthy.

 

3. Complete the dialogue. Make use of the vocabulary of the lesson. Work in pairs.

 

At a Hotel Restaurant

 

Waiter: Good morning, sir. Here's your table.

 

Mr Smith: ...

 

Waiter: What would you like to have, an American or English breakfast?

 

Mr Smith: ...

 

Waiter: We have eggs and bacon, bacon and sausage, boiled egg or scrambled eggs. Orange juice and grapefruit juice.

 

Mr Smith: ...

 

Waiter: Yes, sir, one orange juice, bacon and eggs and coffee or tea, sir?

 

Mr Smith: ...

 

Waiter: We have strawberry jam or marmalade with toast this morning, sir. Would you like any of that?

 

Mr Smith: ...

 

Waiter: Thank you, sir.

 

4. Act as an interpreter. Then learn the dialogue by heart:

 

В ресторане

 

- Вы не проголодались?

- А я очень хочу пить.

 

- Спасибо. С удовольствием. Мне

 

очень нравится апельсиновый сок. - Все

 

соки полезны для здоровья: томатный,

 

яблочный, абрикосовый и, конечно,

 

ананасовый.

 

- Что мы возьмём?

 

- Что же, выбирайте.

 

- $Я $думаю, я возьму зелёный горошек,

 

фрукты и чашку чая без сахара.

 

- Да-

 

- Немного мяса или рыбы, яйца,

 

немного сыра или молока и

 

много овощей: зелёный салат,

 

капуста, помидоры, огурцы,

 

свекла и много фруктов. Никаких

 

пирожных, мороженого, шоколада и очень

 

мало соли. Я

 

живу не для того, чтобы есть, а

 

ем для того, чтобы жить.

 

- Да, вкусы бывают разные.

 

- Oh, yes I am.

- Would you like a glass of orange juice?

 

- And I prefer apple juice.

 

- I like pineapple best of all.

 

- The three course dinner, I suppose.

 

- Let's start with salad, then chicken soup, fish

 

and chips.

 

- Are you slimming?

 

- What does your diet allow you?

 

- Tastes differ!

 

 

5. Translate the following text into Russian (in writing). Say if you agree or disagree with what is said in it add some more information about meals in your country.

 

Meals in Rnssia

 

The Russian custom of having meals varies from family to family, but we generally eat three meals a day. They are breakfast, dinner and supper. Some people also have late afternoon tea.

 

Breakfast generally comes before eight o'clock in the morning, as most people start for work and the children must leave for school. Some Russian families have a light continental breakfast. But most of the families make breakfast quite a big meal of the day. It usually includes some kind of porridge, fried eggs or sausages and vegetables followed by coffee or tea.

 

Dinner is the main and the biggest meal of the day. Russians generally eat it somewhere between one or two o'clock. The working people eat dinner away from home as a rule. Every factory and office has a dining-room or some kind of cafeteria. They generally plan some meat for dinner or fish for a change. In addition to the meat dish Russian dinner always includes some soup, potatoes or rice as garnish. They finish dinner with coffee, tea, milk or juice.

 

Supper is the third meal of the day and the lightest one. It comes somewhere between seven and nine o'clock in the evening. It consists of some sandwiches, fruit or biscuits and tea or hot milk.

 

6. Use the Future Indefinite Tense:

 

1. I spend my weekendin the country 2. Her relatives live in Canada. 3. She knows French. 4. We have a class in Englisl today. 5. Do you spend your free time at home? 6. He is a student of the University? 7. There is a lot of work to do about the house. 8. The traffic is very heavy today. 9. I have an interesting job. 10. Are there many people on Sunday?

 

7. Use the correct tense form of the verbs in the subordinate clauses of time and condition:

 

Model:

 

I'll help you when I (to be) free. -- I'll help you when I am free.

 

He'll do it if you (to ask) him. -- He'll do it if you ask him.

 

1. I'll call you as soon as I (to buy) tickets for the train. 2. If the day (to be) hot, we shall go to the beach. 3. If he (to return) home before Friday, he will help us to do the translation. 4. If you (to want) to see all these places, you must stay here for a week. 5. Please, drive us to the airport if you (to have) time tomorrow morning. 6. As soon as you (to come) back from your trip, call on me. 7. They will go for a walk before they (to go) to bed. 8. Speak to him about it when you (to see) him. 9. Will you wait until he (to come) back? 10. Come to see me, before you (to leave) for the south.

 

8. Say what you will do:

 

1. When I have my house I'll.... 2. When I arrive in London I'll.... 3. As soon as I get to Japan.... 4. If I know English very well.... 5. If I go to Hollywood.... 6. When I marry you.... 7. When I am free.... 8. When I am ninety.... 9. If I am a millionaire.... 10. Before I go to New York....

 

9. Give short answers to these questions:

 

1. Am I speaking to Ann? 2. Are you buying anything? 3. Is he going shopping now? 4. Is she washing up in the kitchen? 5. Are we going out tonight? 6. Are you going my way? 7. Are they moving to anew house? 8. Was I speaking too long? 9. Were you driving too fast? 10. Was it raining in the morning? 11. Were they looking for something? 12. Shall I be seeing you tomorrow? 13. Will you be wearing your new dress? 14. Will she be waiting for you? 15. Will they be walking this way?

 

10. Use the correct form of " to be":

 

1. Where... you going? -- I aw going to the supermarket. 2. I... thinking about the dress I saw in the shop window yesterday. 3. We... going to be late. The shop will be closed. 4.... you going to the baker's? Buy a loaf of bread for me, please. 5. We...driving too fast and didn't see the traffic lights. 6. He...choosing an umbrella too long but didn't buy any. 7. While my mother...paying for the things I bought a bar of chocolate for myself. 8, I hope it...not...raining tomorrow. It's our shopping day. 9. He... celebrating his birthday tomorrow. Let's go and buy him some present. 10. What...you looking for? -- I...trying to find a Christmas present for my wife.

 

11. Use the Continuous Tense Forms:

 

1. Where you (to go)? -- I (to go) to the supermarket. I want to buy some food. 2. The Browns (to come) to see us tonight. Go and buy some sweets and a cake. 3. Where is

 

Ann? -- She (to do) the flat. Tomorrow is Nick's birthday. 4, What you (to do) when I rang you up yesterday? -- I (to draw) pictures for my little daughter. 5. You (to watch) TV? -- No, I am not. -- Switch it on at once. They (to show) your dancing group. 6. When I (to walk) in the park yesterday I saw a small dog who (to lie) under a tree and (to look) at me. I decided to take it home. 7. Tomorrow we'll have a party. What dress you (to wear)? -- I don't know yet.

 

12. Use Continuous or Indefinite Tense Forms:

 

1. Father... morning newspapers. He always... morning newspapers at breakfast, (to look through) 2. You... now? -- No, I never... on Saturday. (to go shopping) 3. She... a letter to our friend when I came, She... three letters to him last month. (to write) 4. What you... in the shop when I saw you? -- I... a sweater. I... three sweaters, but none fitted. (to try on) 5. What you... at the party? -- My evening frock, I think, I... not... it last time, (to wear) 6. What you... now? I always... news at this time. (to watch) 7. We... tonight. We sometimes... on Sundays, (to dine out) 8. Where they... for the vacation? -- Normally they...to the South. (to go)

 

13. Use the right form of the verbs in brackets (Indefinite or Continuous):

 

Rainy Sunday

 

It was Sunday. I never (to get up) early Sundays. I sometimes (to stay) in bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday I (to get up) very late. I (to look) out of the window, it (to be) dark outside. " What a day! " I (to think): " It (to rain)" again." Just then the telephone (to ring). It (to be) my aunt Lucy. " I (to be) at the station. I (to come) to see you." " But I still (to have) breakfast, " I (to say). " What you (to do)? " she (to ask). " I (to have) breakfast, " I (to repeat). " Dear me! " she (to say). " You always (to get up) so late? It (to be) one o'clock! "

 

14. Translate from Russian into English:

 


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