But at least one meal, breakfast, is a regular one. I usually have it at 7 or so in the morning.
I’m usually very short of time in the morning, so I needn’t say that my breakfast is a very quick and light meal: just a cup of tea with bread-and-butter or a cheese sandwich.
For a change I may have a cup of coffee or a glass of milk with a bun or a roll. Sometimes, mostly on Sundays, it may be something more substantial: boiled or fried eggs, fish, cold meat, ham, sausage or something. You can’t live on tea and bread-and-butter long, can you? By noon I’m awfully hungry. So are my fellow-students. In break we all go down to our canteen to have a bite.
At lunch-time the students’ canteen is usually crowded, and there is a long line of students along the counter. My friends and I take a place in the line and look at the menu-card to see what there is on the menu. When my turn comes I get the dishes from the counter, pay the money and take the tray to a table. Our canteen is a self-service one and so we must take away the dirty dishes too.
At our canteen they serve different dishes. For the first course they always have some soup, for the second one there are always some meat dishes: chops, beefsteak and others. There is usually a good choice of salads: cabbage salad, beetroot salad, mixed salad, meat salad.
In fact, I’m very fond of any salad and I always get one. I also have some meat or fish with mashed potatoes or something.
Then comes tea. Sometimes I have some juice.
The main meal of the day is dinner. It is a full-course meal, with soup: cabbage soup, milk soup etc.
There is meat or fish with plenty of vegetables for the second course and a sweet dish for dessert.
It may be stewed fruit with cake or ice-cream or, probably, some fruit. I usually have it at 3 o’clock in the afternoon.
My supper is a very small evening meal. It is usually a cup of tea with cake or biscuits.
Sometimes I may have some cottage cheese with cream and sugar or an omelette.
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III. Answer the following questions.
Do you have your meals at regular hours?
How many meals do you have daily?
When do you have your breakfast?
What does it usually consist of?
Do you have tea or coffee in the morning?
Do you prefer it strong or weak?
Where do you have your dinner?
Do you often eat out?
Is it convenient to have dinner at a students’ canteen?
Are you satisfied with the service there?
What do they serve for the first course?
Are you fond of soups?
What appetizers do you usually take?
Is there a good choice of salads at our canteen?
What dishes do you order for the main course?
Are you fond of sweet dishes?
What do you usually have for dessert?
What are your favourite drinks?
What kind of supper do you prefer: a light or a substantial one?
What is your favourite dish?
Are you fond of cooking?
Who does cooking in your family?
What do you usually treat your guests to?
Is it better to have a holiday supper at home or at a restaurant?
Are you fond of fast food?
IV. Insert the words dish, meal or course:
The second ... was veal with mashed potatoes.
She put apples and oranges on the china ...
The usual ... in England are breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner.
- What is your favourite ...? - Mine is roast chicken.
Beefsteak, chop, roast beef, rumpsteak are meat ... .
Many people like to have a hearty ... in the morning.
What is the ... time for lunch in England?
Who usually washes the ... after dinner?
In the evening a light ... is recommended.
A dish is a particular kind of ... .
What would you like for the first ... ?
There were no vegetables ... on the menu.
The dinner consisted of three ... .
Are you in the habit of having rest after ... ?
You ought to take the pills after ... three times a day.
V. Ask your groupmate:
if s(he) takes his/her meals at regular hours;
what time s(he) has his/her meals;
what his/her usual breakfast (dinner/supper) consists of;
what his/her favourite dish is;
if s(he) often eats out;
what s(he) usually takes for the first course (the second course, dessert)
what appetizer (soup, meat dish) s(he) prefers;
if s(he) is fond of sweet dishes;
if s(he) enjoys cooking;
what s(he) usually treats her/his guests to when s(he) has a party;
if s(he) is fond of fast food;
who washes up the dishes in his/her family after meals
VI. Translate into English.
Как и большинство студентов, я питаюсь нерегулярно.
Как правило, я принимаю пищу три раза в день.
Я завтракаю всегда дома в 7 часов утра.
Мой завтрак состоит из чашки кофе и бутерброда.
Иногда я пью крепкий чай с лимоном.
К двум часам дня я всегда голоден.
Обычно я обедаю в студенческой столовой.
В нашей столовой самообслуживание и мне это нравится.
Я всегда начинаю с закусок.
В нашей столовой обычно большой выбор салатов.
На первое подают различные супы: молочный, рыбный, овощной и другие.
Я не люблю супы, но стараюсь иногда их есть.
На второе можно заказать мясо или рыбу.
Мне нравится жареный цыпленок или бифштекс.
Я предпочитаю птицу рыбе.
Обычно я беру картофель или макароны в качестве гарнира.
На третье можно выпить компот, чай или какао.
Мой любимый напиток - апельсиновый сок.
Я очень люблю сладкое.
На десерт я предпочитаю йогурт или желе.
Ужинаю я всегда дома. Свой ужин я готовлю сам.
Я люблю плотно поужинать.
Мне нравится готовить. Я хорошо пеку торты.
Когда ко мне приходят гости, я их угощаю чаем.
Мне нравится иногда ужинать в кафе или ресторане.
VII. Speak about your meals using the following plan:
your usual breakfast /dinner/ supper;
your favourite dish/drink;
your dinner at our students’ canteen;
dinner-party you had at home
SHOPPING
I. Remember the following words and phrases and use them as much as possible in your topics.
VOCABULARY
Active Vocabulary
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Магазины – Shops
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магазин мужской и женской одежды и обуви
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shop for both men’s and women’s
clothes and shoes
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Отделы или специализированные магазины - Departments or Specialized Shops
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ready-made clothes department
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knitted goods, knitwear department
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Words and expressions connected with shops and purchases
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В универмаге большой ассортимент товаров.
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There is a great variety/ range of goods at a department store.
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What is on sale?
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делать покупки/ идти за покупками
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to do shopping/ to go shopping
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Вы часто ходите за покупками?
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Do you often go shopping?
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to deliver goods to the customer’s address
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заворачивать, упаковывать
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Я покупаю эти туфли. Упакуйте их, пожалуйста.
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I am buying these shoes. Will you pack them up?
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заскочить, заглянуть в универмаг
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to call at/to drop in at a department store
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В этом отделе продаются электрические приборы?
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Is the department stocked with electric appliances?
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истощить свой запас (о продуктах)
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У нас истощился запас сахара.
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We ran out of sugar.
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to stand in a queue/ line (for)
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Вчера я стояла в очереди за французской косметикой.
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Yesterday I stood in a queue/ line for French cosmetics.
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предлагать скидку на что-либо
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to offer a discount/reduction on smth
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Наша фирма предлагает скидку на этот товар.
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Our firm offers a discount/ reduction on these goods.
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Я хочу примерить эту блузку.
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I’d like to try this blouse on.
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продавать оптом/в розницу
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to sell (sold, sold) by wholesale/ retail
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Вы продаете этот товар оптом или в розницу.
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shop assistant, salesman/saleswoman
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размер (не тот размер, неподходящий)
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Это платье не подходит по размеру.
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This dress is of a wrong size.
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Из чего сделан этот пуловер? - Он из шерсти.
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What is the pull-over made of? - It is made of wool.
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Давайте поторгуемся с ним.
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Let’s try to bargain with that man.
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Verbs associated with clothing
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Это платье идет Вам к лицу.
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This dress suits you.
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носить/ быть одетым в ...
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to wear (wore, worn)/ to be
dressed in smth./ to have smth. on
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He usually wears jeans.
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подходить (по стилю), соответствовать
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подходить по размеру, быть впору
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Этот костюм подходит вам по размеру.
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This suit fits you perfectly.
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подходить по цвету, по тону
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Этот вязаный жакет подходит по цвету к вашей юбке.
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This cardigan matches your skirt.
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Эти брюки мне свободны/тесны в бедрах.
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These trousers are loose/ tight in my hips.
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Деньги – Money
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Вы будете платить наличными деньгами?
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to make a purchase with currency
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Я заплачу иностранной валютой.
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I’ll make a purchase with currency.
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Этот спортивный костюм не подходит мне по размеру, я бы хотел получить деньги обратно.
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This tracksuit doesn’t fit me. I’d like to get a refund.
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деньги на карманные расходы
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У меня всегда есть деньги на карманные расходы.
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I always have pocket money.
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Reference Vocabulary
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Типы упаковки - Types of Package
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консервная жестяная банка/коробка
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Одежда - Сlothes
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Обувь - Footwear
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trainers, joggers (Amer.)
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rubber boots; wellingtons, wellies (Br.)
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Ткань - Textiles
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Ювелирные изделия – Jewelry
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Мода - Style, Fashion
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unfashionable / fashionable
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образец, модель, образцовый
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плохо одетый/ хорошо одетый
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badly-dressed/well-dressed
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хорошенький, привлекательный
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pretty, good - looking, beautiful
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щеголеватый, нарядный, модный
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Как сидят вещи - How things fit
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Парфюмерия - Perfumery
Косметика - Cosmetics
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Read these texts. Be ready to discuss them.
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