Иностранный язык (стр. 5 )

steak                                [steɪk]                        кусок мяса, лангет, бифштекс

roastbeef                                                ростбиф

Yorkshirepudding                ['jɔːkʃə ]                йоркширский пудинг (жидкое пресное тесто,

которое запекается под куском мяса на рашпере и впитывает стекающий сок)

fishandchips                                                рыба с картофелем во фритюре

biscuit                                ['bɪskɪt]                печенье, галета

specialoccasion                [ə'keɪʒ(ə)n]                особый случай, событие

tohaveachat                                                поговорить, поболтать

substantial                        [səb'stжn(t)ʃ(ə)l]        плотный

the first course                [kɔːs]                        первоеблюдо

soup                                [suːp]                        суп

last of all                                                наконец, напоследок

the main course                                        второеблюдо

fruit pie                                                фруктовыйпирог

roast turkey                        ['tɜːkɪ]                        жаренаяиндейка

Christmaspudding        рождественский пудинг с изюмом, цукатами и пряностями

Supply answers to the following questions:

1. How many meals a day do the English have?

2. What is the traditional English breakfast like?

3. What is usually called a «continental breakfast»?

4. When do the English usually have lunch?

5. Why do the English like what they call “good plain food”?

6. What kind of meal is five o’clock tea in England?

7. What do the English usually prefer to have for dinner?

8. What is the traditional dish for Christmas table?

9. What other dishes are popular in England?

Read the extract pare the information given in it with that of the text “English meals” and say what new facts you’ve learned from it.

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There are four meals a day in an English home: breakfast, lunch, tea, and dinner.

Breakfast is the first meal of the day. It is at about 8 o’clock in the morning, and consists of porridge with milk and salt or sugar, eggs — boiled or fried, bread and butter with marmalade or jam. Some people like to drink tea, but other prefer coffee. Instead of porridge they may have fruit juice, or they may prefer biscuits.

The usual time for lunch is 1 o’clock. This meal starts with soup or fruit juice. Then follows some meat or poultry with potatoes — boiled or fried, carrots and beans. Then a pudding comes. Instead of the pudding they may prefer cheese and biscuits. Last of all coffee — black or white. Englishmen often drink something at lunch. Water is usually on the table. Some prefer juice or lemonade.

Tea is the third meal of the day. It is between 4 or 5 o’clock, the so-called 5 o’clock tea. On the table there is tea, milk or cream, sugar, bread and butter, cakes and jam. Friends and visitors are often present at tea.

Dinner is the fourth meal of the day. The usual time is about 7 o’clock, and all the members of the family sit down together.

Dinner usually consists of soup, fish or meat with vegetables — potatoes, green beans, carrot and cabbage, sweet pudding, fruit salad, ice-cream or cheese and biscuits. Then after a talk they have black or white coffee.

This is the order of meals among English families, but the greater part of the people in the towns, and nearly all country-people, have dinner in the middle of the day instead of lunch. They have tea a little later — between 5 and 6 o’clock, and then in the evening, before going to bed, they have supper.

So the four meals of the day are either breakfast, dinner, tea, supper; or breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner.

REFERENCES:

porridge                                овсянка

prefer                [prɪ'fɜː]        предпочитать

carrots                                морковь

poultry                ['pəultrɪ]        мясоптицы

lastofall                                наконец, напоследок

meal                                еда, трапеза

cabbage                                капуста

beans                                бобы

AT THE DOCTOR’S
1. At the Dentist’s

It’s not quite a pleasure to go to the dentist’s. I hate drilling25 my tooth. I’m afraid to have my tooth pulled out26 and to feel more dead than alive in the dentist’s armchair. So every time I decide to g to the dentist’s surgery27 the tooth gets better.

“That’ll do with the words, open your mouth, don’t move. Open wider.” And he began poking inside my mouth. “This tooth has a big cavity28. I think I can stop it for you. I’ll put a filling29 here. Well, that one we can’t save, it’s too bad to be filled. I’ll have to extract30 it. Don’t be afraid, I’ll give you an injection before and it won’t hurt11 you.”

I feel a little prick on the gum, close my eyes with fear. Then a quick pull and the doctor’s voice, “That’s all over. Open your eyes. Here’s your tooth.” I ask him not to throw it away. What for? I’m going to put it on the shelf and watch it ache. I sigh with relief and feeling the happiest return home.

2. The Influenza.

Last month many of my schoolmates were absent with colds, they were taken ill with the flue; there was a lot of flue about.

This disease begins when one feels feverish31, pain in swallowing32, then the fever33 accompanied by pains in all the body and splitting9 headache.

It’s clear you need a medical aid, stay in bed and call for a doctor.

Don’t hurry to drop your fever down with pills, it makes its necessary work. Have a plenty of sour drink, juices, tea with lemon. Keep yourself warm and comfortable in bed, have a light diet and more hot milk with soda. Gargle your throat every two-three hours.

After few days your temperature completely goes down and you begin coughing and sneezing. Go on gargling, warm your nose, and don’t leave the house not only because there might be complications, but you must remember that the flue is catching34. It requires some time to get rid of a running nose and a hoarse voice. Avoid draughts and continue the treatment. When you’re better, consult the doctor again to make sure in your full recovery.

Read the dialog. What are the missing phrases? Learn the dialog by heart!

3. At the Physician’s35

Doctor: 1__________________ What’s the trouble?

Patient: I’ve fallen ill with my stomach. I’ve lost my appetite, I’m feeling sick. Sometimes the temperature goes up and then goes down.

D: 2____________________

P: 37.2, but I felt as if I were black and blue36 all over.

D: 3_____________________ Do you suffer from insomnia (sleeplessness)?

P: I’m having a slight headache now, but by the evening it is splitting37 and I can’t fall asleep without … tablets.

D: I think they don’t agree with your stomach. Let me feel your pulse. Let’s take your temperature. 4_______________ You have a nasty38 tongue. Now I must examine your stomach. Does it hurt39 here?

P: No.

D: Have you a pain in this or that place?

P: Yes, it’s here, sharp and sudden.

D: 5___________________ Breathe40. OK, don’t be so worried. There’s nothing serious. Your stomach is a little out of order. I’ll prescribe you this medicine and you’ll have to have your blood test made as well. Hm…, don’t eat any roast meat and heavy food, eat boiled vegetables, milk puddings. You needn’t keep the bed when you have no temperature, but don’t overtire yourself. If you follow my prescriptions, you’ll recover41 in few days. 6_______________