The British like food from other
countries, too, especially ltalian, 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
interna-
tional!
b) Say whether these statements
are true or
false.
Correct the
fclse
state-
ments.
l. Many British
people
have a lig brealdast.
7.
Pubs
are
good places
to
go
fo1
lunch.
8. British
people
eat dinner late in
the evening.
9. Sunday lunch is a special meal.
10. When
you get
a take-away meal,
you
eat
it
at home.
c)
Ask
snd
ansb'er
questions
about the English
meals.
d) Speak about the English meals.
2. Fill in the
gaps
with articles if
necessary.
l.
...
coffee
and
.. . tea
are
not
...
good
drinks for ... children.
2. Where' s ...
ooffee I bought? 3. I'm ... vegetarian. I don't eat ... meat
or ... fish. 4. I'll
put
... shopping away. Shall I
put
... meat into
... freez.er? 5. Could
you
pass
... milk
please?
6. ... milk is
good
for
you.
7. Let's'go to ... restaurant this
evening.
- That's ...
good
idea.
8. I like ...
jam
on ...
piece
of ... bread.
9. .. ,
butcher opposite ... library always sells ...
good
meat. 10. I
want ... tin of ...
peaches,
... sugar, ...
pound
of ... raspberryjam. 11.I
always drink... boiled
water.
12. I don't like
...
chocolate ice cream. 13. I'm afraid
... soup is cold.
14.
We'd like
...
hot
tea.
15.
What about
having
... snack? 16. Would
you
like to have ... dinner with
me?
17. I never eat ... big dinner. 18. I liked ...
dinner she served.
19.
It's time for ,.. dinner. 20. I'd like to take
you
out to
...
dinner tonight. 21. We had ... three-course dinner. 22.We
shall
have
... early
brealdast tomorrow. 23.Do
you
want... bacon'and ... eggs for ... brealdast?
24. At ... end of ... meal we
paid
... bill- 25.
...pizza
is ...
very
popular
dish
which cane from ... ltaly.26. It i$ ...
brown bread,
but
I usually
havo
...
white
bread. 27.I don't like such
... sweet tea.28.It
is such
... tasty cake!
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3. FiIl
in the
gaps
with
a suitable
preposition.
1. This cocktail
is
made ...
gin,
lemon
and soda.
2. Be careful
not to break
it'
It's
made ...
glass.
3.
What's
your
shirt made
..' ? 4.
We make butter
and
cheese
...
milk. 5.
The table
is made ...
wood.
6. I made
this bed cover
...
bits and
pieces
of
material.
4. FilI
in
prepositions or adverbs
if necessary.
l. My
dinner
usually
consists
... three courses.
2. I don't
like chips
because
they'rg
full
... oil. 3.
He
pre{ery
tea
... coffee.
4. The
English are
very
par-
ticular
... what
they
eat. 5.
Help
yourself
.,.
the cake. I
think
it's very tasty.
6,May
I trouble
you...a
slice ...
brownbread?
7.
Dicktreatedus
'..
sweets.
8. May
I offer
...
you
another
cup
... tea?
9. Have
you
washed
...
yet?
10. Weak
tea
is not ...
my taste.
ll.
They often
dine ..' -
12. What
will
you
have ...
the
main course?
-
I'm
fond ...
roast chicken.
-
As ,..
rne I
prefer fish
... chicken.
13.
Take another
helping
..'
salad'
14' Will
you please pass
...
me the sugar?
15. She's
going
to make some
fish soup
".
dinner. 16.
He likes
to read
a newspaper
...
breakfast.
17.
Marmalade
is
made ... orange
peel.
18. Are
you
.. ,
a diet?
19. No sugar
...
me, thank
you'
20.
'..
midday
people
have their
meals ...
home or...
the canteen'
21.
Custard
is made ...
eggs
and
milk:
22.The
fish
is
just
...
my
liking. 23.
I
don't take
milk
".
my
tea.
24.Willyou
please hand,...
me the
salt-cellar?
25.
What
do
you
usually
order
...
dessert?
26. You
may ask
... a
second'helping.
27.What
do
your
family
talk ...
dinner
about?
27.Will
you put
' '.
the
dishes
please?
5.
Fill in
the
gaps
with
either
food
or meal.
l. Brealdast
is the
fust ...
of the
day'2.
Rice
is the
main ..'
in many
Asian
countries.
3.
Are
you
in
the habit
of having
a
rest after
... meal?
4. The
Eng-
lish
call
a midday
...
lunch
while
the Russians
call
it dinner.
5. Why
don't
you
eat?
Your ...
is
getting
cold.
6.
I hate.to
cook
my own
... . 7.
You
ought
io take
the
pills
before
... three
times
a day.
8.
The ...
in the
restaurant
is al-
ways
fresh
and tasty.
9.
The English
are fond
of
good plain
..
'
.
6. Complete
each
sentence.
Use
a
wotdfrom
the list
brealcfast,
take-away
(n),
dinner,food,
lunch,
menu,
picnic,
snack,
course,
dish,
meal
l. When
I
get
hungry
and
feel
like a .'.,
I eat
an
apple.2'
The
waiter
gave us
the ...
and
we chose
our meals.
3.
A
good
...
is
fhe
best
way of
starting
the
day.
4.
Peter has
to
take
medicine
an
how
before
every
...
. 5'
I'm
meeting
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