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• Что вы выбрали на гарнир?

• Зеленый горошек:

• С чем подается ромштекс?

• С поджаренным картофелем.

• Отлично. Я люблю поджаренный картофель. Ромштекс с чипсами.

• А у вас есть баранина?

• В нашем ресторане - самый лучший выбор баранины. Баранина с зе­леным перцем - наше фирменное блюдо.

• А каков гарнир? У вас есть рис?

• Я бы посоветовала вам лимонный рис.

• Хорошо. Баранина с зеленым перцем и лимонным рисом.

• Я бы хотела бокал сухого вина.

• И бутылочку красного марочного вина мужчинам.

• Желаете хлеб?

• Черный хлеб, пожалуйста.

21 What do you say if...

You want to invite somebody to dinner;

Somebody invites you to dinner;

You want to see the menu;

You give somebody the menu;

You like a dish very much;

You want to have a steak (fruit, fish);

You have enjoyed dinner;

You want to drink a toast.

22 Speak about table manners you should keep in mind and follow.

23 Women are always thinking about their figures. They are afraid of getting fat. Comment upon it.

24 Speak about foods you like and dislike. Give your reasons.

25 Say something about Russian dishes you would recommend to a foreign visitor.

26 Describe a life of a busy woman who has to feed a family of 4.

27 Comment on the proverb: “Appetite comes with eating.”

28 Some people say that the best cooks in the world are men. Agree or disagree.

29 Eating at restaurants is a waste of time and money. Prove your point of view.

30 Learn the following texts

Traditional british food

Although Britain has a bad reputation for food, there are some dishes that are really good: meat pies, roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, Cornish pasties and a wide variety of cheeses.

British meals

Traditionally English people have three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and din­ner. Breakfast is served in the morning: it used to be a large meal with cereal, eggs and bacon, sausages, mushrooms and grilled tomatoes, toast and marmalade and coffee or tea. Now people do not have the time to eat so much and they usually just have a bowl of cereal (corn-flakes or muesli), a piece of toast with butter and marmalade and a cup of coffee or tea. Schoolchildren are encouraged to have break­fast before going to school because it helps them to study better.

Lunch (sometimes called dinner) has also become a light meal, often just a snack since today everyone is too busy to stop and have a large meal. At* school, children have a two course meal consisting of meat and vegetables followed by a pudding or fruit. Working people usually have a sandwich and a glass of fruit juice or a beer. In summer a lot of Londoners like to have their lunch outside in one of the many parks.

The main meal of the day is dinner (sometimes called tea or supper) and the British usually have it between 6 and 7 pm.

Traditional afternoon tea has become rare, too, although the British are ready for a cup of tea (a “cuppa”) at any time of the day. At weekends, when they have visitors, tea is served at about 5 pm, with sandwiches, scones, cakes and, of course tea served with sugar and either milk or lemon.

Eating out

Today Britain is a multi-racial society and there is a wide variety of shops and restaurants selling or serving dishes from all around the world. In all the main cities you can find Indian, Chinese, Japanese and other oriental restau­rants as well as European ones like French, Greek, Swedish and so on. Many