Meat (animals), fish and seafood

animal: cow calf (= young cow) lamb (= young sheep) pig chicken

meat: beef veal lamb pork chicken

 

salmon prawn oyster mussels lobster crab

NOTE

A person who does not eat meat is a vegetarian

 

fry

/bake

Roast

 

Ways of cooking food.

Boil: in water, e.g. potatoes or rice

Fry: in oil or butter above the heat, e.g. sausages

Grill: under the heat, e.g. toast or meat

Roast: in the oven using oil, e.g. meat

Bake: in the oven without oil,e.g. cakes

 

Describing food and drink.

Salty: lots of salt

Hot / spicy: lots of spices,e.g. curry, chilli

Sweet: lots of sugar (ant. – bitter: very strong coffee, sour, e.g. lemons)

Fresh: recently produced, e.g. fresh bread

Healthy: good for your health, e.g. salad, fruit

Still: water without gas, sparkling – water with gas

 

Useful expressions:

 

I have no appetite today.	У меня сегодня нет аппетита.
I'm hungry / thirsty.	Я хочу есть / пить.
I feel like eating something.	Я бы что-нибудь съел.
When did you have breakfast?	Когда Вы завтракали?
Tell me what you want to eat.	Скажите, что бы Вы хотели на обед, завтрак и т.п.
Do you like tea or coffee?	Вы будете пить чай или кофе?
I prefer a cup of tea.	Я предпочитаю чашку чая.
Do you take sugar / milk in your tea?	Не хотите ли положить в чай сахар / добавить молока.
Pass me the salt please.	Передайте мне, пожалуйста, соль.
Won't you have some more coffee?	Не хотите ли еще немного кофе?
Yes, please.	Да, пожалуйста.
No, thank you. I've had enough.	Спасибо, нет. Мне достаточно.
No, thank you. I'm not hungry.	Нет, спасибо. Я не голоден.
What are we going to have for dinner today?	Что у нас сегодня на обед?
I hope this seat isn't taken?	Надеюсь, что это место не занято?
Waiter, can I have the menu?	Официант, дайте мне, пожалуйста, меню.
Have you made your choice?	Вы уже выбрали?
What would you like to eat?	Что бы Вы хотели на обед?
Bring me...	Принесите мне...
I'll take the same.	Я закажу то же самое.
What do you want for dessert?	Что бы Вы хотели на десерт?
Bring me the bill, please.	Дайте мне, пожалуйста, счет.

 

1. Read and translate the text. Прочитайте и переведите текст.

We eat to live but not live to eat

In this fast-moving world it is necessary to watch what we eat – it should be healthy food, not junk one, which has become very popular. Eating too much junk food can cause overweight and as heart-disease. For example, it is much better to eat an apple or a banana than to eat a double hamburger with ketchup and mayonnaise. You will feel full in both cases, but a fruit or a vegetable is healthier.

Today there are a lot of different restaurants and cafes where you can eat delicious and not really expensive food. A service is usually excellent and friendly waiters help you to relax and enjoy your meal fully. You can eat any types of food in restaurants – you can try homemade cakes, beefsteaks, pasta and others. For the main course you can order fish, meat or chicken with some rice or potatoes, also you can ask for pasta and salad. You can eat a bowl of ice-cream, pieces of apple pie, and strawberries with cream or something like that for desert. For drink you can order a glass of water or juice, a cup of coffee or tea.

Eating habits are different in different countries. For example, Brazilians never eat with their hands – they always use a knife and a fork, even when they eat hotdogs. Finns like to eat hot sausages and drink beer in the streets; many Philippines prefer to eat with their hands. Also they think that it is polite to leave a little food on the plate at the end of a meal.

Well, as for me I do respect their eating habits and like to eat different countries’ food such as Italian Pasta, Japanese rice with sushi or Indian spicy meat. But anyways whatever you like you should remember words of wisdom which say that we eat to live, but not live to eat.

 

Notes to the text:

Overweight – лишний вес, to weight – весить

Delicious – очень вкусный

A Waiter – официант, a waitress - официантка

Homemade cakes – домашние пироги, home + made – сложное слово

Pasta – макаронные изделия (любые)

A bowl – миска, зд. креманка

To prefer – предпочитать

To ask for smth – просить что-либо, to ask – спрашивать

 

Задания по формированию компетенций

 

2. Answer the following questions. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.

1. Why is it necessary to watch what we eat? ____________________________________________

2. What is healthy food? _____________________________________________________________

3. What kind of food can we eat in restaurants? __________________________________________

4. How often do you order the main course? _____________________________________________

5. Are eating habits different in different countries? _______________________________________