At the Continental Restaurant

Yesterday was Sherman and Dorothy Johnson's twenty-third anniversary. They went to the Continental Restaurant for dinner. This restaurant is a very special place for Sherman and Dorothy because they went there on their first date twenty-four years ago. Sherman and Dorothy sat at a quiet, romantic table in the corner. They had two glasses of wine and then they ordered dinner. First Dorothy ordered a bowl of vegetable soup, and Sherman ordered a glass of tomato juice.

For the main course Dorothy ordered baked chicken with rice and Sherman ordered fish with potatoes.

For dessert Dorothy ordered a piece of apple pie and Sherman ordered a bowl of strawberries.

Sherman and Dorothy enjoyed their dinner very much. The soup was delicious and the tomato juice was fresh. The chicken was wonderful and the rice was tasty. The fish was fantastic and the potatoes were excellent. The apple pie was magnificent and the strawberries were out of this world!

Sherman and Dorothy had a wonderful evening at the Continental Restaurant. It was a very special anniversary.

Questions:

Where did Sherman and Dorothy celebrate their wedding anniversary?

What dishes did they order at the restaurant?

How did they find the cooking?

Dinner for Two

Max Roberts is a bachelor. He lives in a small flat in London. Max not only enjoys eating food, he enjoys preparing it as well. His favourite hobby is cooking. He has had so much practice that he has become an expert cook.

His sister, Anne, called on him last Sunday evening. It was nearly dinner time and Max was in the kitchen. He was wearing an apron and preparing a meal.

"You will stay to dinner, of course", Max said. "I'm starving!" Ann said. "Is there enough food for both of us?" "I hope so," Max answered. Anne lifted the lid of the saucepan. "Mm", she said. "It smells delicious. What is it?" "It's a Mexican dish", Max answered. "But this dish ought to be good. I've been preparing it for 5 hours". "There's enough food here for ten people!"Anne said as she looked into the saucepan. "Are you expecting company?" "No", Max replied. "I was going to eat it all myself".

Questions:

Where does Max live?

What is Max's favourite hobby?

When did his sister call on him?

Where was Max at the time?

What was Max doing when his sister called?

What sort of dish was Max preparing?

Why did his sister ask him if he was expecting company?

An Unwelcome Visitor

The door bell rang. Mrs Carson opened the front door. Her heart sank when she saw Mrs Barbidge. Whenever Mrs Barbidge called she stayed for hours and hours.

"Good afternoon, Mrs Carson", Mrs Barbidge said. "I was just passing and thought I'd drop in to say hullo".

"How very thoughtful of you", Mrs Carson replied. "Do come in."

Just as Mrs Carson had feared Mrs Barbidge stayed for several hours. It was nearly six o'clock and Mr Carson would be home from work soon. He couldn't stand Mrs Barbidge. Mrs Carson kept wondering how she could persuade Mrs Barbidge to leave without offending her.

"Has your husband got home from work yet?" Mrs Carson asked. "Oh, yes," Mrs Barbidge answered. "He always gets home about 5 o'clock". "It's nearly 6 o'clock. Won't he be getting worried about you?" Mrs Carson said.

"I thought of that," Mrs Barbidge said. "But it's so pleasant here. We've had such a lovely afternoon. You know what I'll do? I'll ring up my husband and tell him to come round too. May I use your phone, please?"

Questions:

Why was Mrs Carson disappointed when Mrs Barbidge called?

When does Mr Carson come from work?

How does Mr Carson feel about Mrs Barbidge?

How did Mrs Carson try to get Mrs Barbidge to leave?

Why did Mrs Barbidge decide to telephone her husband?

It’s interesting to know

1. You'll find restaurants for every situation in the US. If you are in a hurry, you may just want to grab some "junk food" at a grocery store or a candy counter, or you can get a bite to eat at one of the many fast food chains, like McDonald's, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, or Taco Time. Or you can get a hero or submarine sandwich "to stay" or "to go" from a sandwich shop or deli. Some of these places have tables, but many don't. People eat in their cars or take their food home, to their offices or to parks. If you prefer sitting down but still don't want to spend much, you can try a cafeteria. At all of these places, you pay at a cash register before you sit down, and you don't have to tip anybody — but you usually have to clear the table when you finish!

Glossary

candy п.: very sweet sugary food

deli п.: short for delicatessen, a shop where you can buy salads and cooked meats and have sandwiches made

junk food п.: snack foods that are not good for you

2. I'm a terrible cook. I've tried hard but it's no use. I've got lots of cookery books, I choose a dish I want to cook, I read the recipe, I prepare all the necessary ingredients and follow the instructions. But the result is terrible, and I just have a sandwich or some other quick snack. So I often eat out. I don't like grand restaurants. It's not the expense, it's just that I don't feel at ease in them. First the waiter gives me a menu which I can't understand because it's complicated and has lots of foreign words. At the end of the meal when I pay the bill I never know how much to leave as a tip. I prefer fast food places, like hamburger shops where you pay at once and sit down and eat straight away. And I like take-away places, where you buy a meal in a special container and take it home.

3. Maureen often gives dinner parties at home. She loves entertaining. She lays the table: puts the cutlery in the right places, sets out the plates and puts a clean white napkin at each place. For the meal itself, she usually gives her guests some kind of starter first, for example soup or melon. Next comes the main course which is usually meat (unless some of her guests are vegetarians or they're on a special diet) with a side-dish of salad. For dessert it's usually fruit or ice-cream and then coffee. When everyone has gone home, she must think about doing the washing up, as in the kitchen the sink is full of dirty cutlery.

Active Vocabulary

 

cereal	хлібний, зерновий
apron	фартух
to starve	вмирати з голоду
lid	кришка
to drop in	зайти
to come round	заходити ненадовго
to grab	раптово хапати
junk food	висококалорійна, нездорова їжа
deli	гастроном, де можна придбати делікатеси
submarine sandwich	"субмарина"(сандвіч, приготовлений з білого хліба з різними наповнювачами: сосисками, сиром, спеціями, соленими чи маринованими овочами)
snack	легка закуска
tip	чайові
straight away	відразу
take-away places	магазин, в якому продаються готові блюда; ресторан, з якого доставляють обіди додому

Tasks

Task 1. Fill in the gaps with prepositions.

 

Mike and Peter have come... the canteen to have dinner. It is only half... one but there are a lot of people... the canteen already. The boys go... a small round table.. a window, take a menu-card... the next table and begin to read it. There is a great choice... dishes... the menu. Mike wants to have cabbage soup... the first course. Peter prefers milk soup.... the second course the boys will have fish... potatoes. Both... them are fond... ice-cream, so they are going to have it... dessert.

Mike has taken a newspaper... his bag. He likes to read something... dinner.

 

Task 2. Fill in the gaps with articles where necessary.

 

1. I don't like... mineral water, I prefer... cup of... tea. 2. Is there anything to your taste on... menu? 3. She is going to cook... fish soup for... dinner 4. What can you recommend for first course? 5.... meat is just to my liking. 6. What do you usually have for... second course? 7.... cheese was fresh and tasty and he ate it with... appetite. 8. At... dinner we sat far from each other and could not talk. 9. After... dinner sit a while, after... supper walk a mile. 10. Who is coming to... tea? 11. I had... supper at the hotel restaurant 12 For... breakfast I had... boiled egg and... cup of... strong tea. 13. He prefers... roasted meat for... second course. 14. She likes... black coffee for... breakfast. 15. Will you please buy... loaf of... brown bread? 16. He is fond of cabbage soup. 17. I liked... pork we had for... supper. 18. I had... big dinner today. 19. Did you enjoy... meal? 20.... juice was delicious. 21.. dinner is cold already. We must warm it up. 22. It is... very substantial breakfast, isn't it? 23. I enjoyed... lunch they served at the restaurant.

Task 3. Translate into English:

 

— Ти вже пообідав?

— Ще ні.

— Я також. Я дуже хочу їсти. Давай пообідаємо десь разом.

— Добре. Підемо в кафе на вулиці Соборна?

— Із задоволенням. Я там бував не один раз. Це кафе мені дуже подобається. Там смачно готують і гарно обслуговують.

У кафе

— Що сьогодні в меню?

— Багато страв на мій смак. Я хочу замовити курячий бульйон, біфштекс і склянку апельсинового соку. А ти?

— Щодо мене, то я візьму баранячу відбивну і тонік. Я не хочу суп сьогодні.

— Ти бажаєш морозива?

— Ні, мені не подобається морозиво.

— Що-небудь ще?

— Ні, це все. Давай покличем офіціанта і зробимо замовлення.

 

Task 4. Answer the following questions.

 

1. What does your usual dinner consist of?

2. What are your favourite dishes?

3. Are you a good cook?

4. Can you give me a recipe of one of the dishes you can cook best?

5. Have you got any brothers and sisters?

6. What are their likes and dislikes as far as food is concerned?

7. Do you always eat at home or do you sometimes dine out?

8. When did you last go to a restaurant?

9. Did you like the service and the cooking?

10. Which of the Rivne restaurants do you prefer? Why?

11. Have you ever travelled abroad?

12. How did you find the food in the countries you visited?

13. What is the cafe at your university like? Do you often have your meals there?

Task 5. Discuss the following:

 

1. Many people find it very convenient to have dinner at a canteen or a cafe on week-days. Are you of the same opinion? Why?

2. It is convenient to have a party at a restaurant rather than at home. No trouble at all. All pleasure and fun. What do you think of it?

 

Task 6. Act out the following situations:

 

1. You want to arrange a business lunch for yourself and representatives of another company. Call the restaurant to reserve a table for the number of people and time you want. Ask what they have on their menu.

2. Your friend and you are having lunch in a restaurant in London. Before paying the bill you decide on how much to tip the waiter, (the meat was overdone, the service was slow, some items on the table were missing)

 

Task 7. Speak on

 

a) your favourite dishes;

b) your usual breakfast (dinner, supper);

c) the evening you spent at a restaurant.

Task 8. Write about the party you enjoyed.

 

Unit 9

Dietology. Popular diets

Most people say if you are healthy you are happy. It is impossible to be healthy without paying attention to the food we consume. Many people try to keep to diets in order to feel better, younger and more beautiful. Dietary is a system of dieting. There are many diets in different dietary books. But what diet is the best for you? Only your doctor and your organism can prompt you what to eat. There are many types of diets for different classes of people. Certain groups of people, such as young children or older people, have special dietary needs. Because children grow rapidly, they need food not only to replace worn-out tissues and provide energy, but also to build new tissue.

A child's diet should include milk products, eggs, lean meat, poultry, fish, fruits, vegetables, and cereals.

A well-balanced diet is important to the older person as it is to the child. Older people need as many nutrients as young adults. But if their activity is reduced, they will need fewer calories. Expectant or nursing mothers and babies also need special diets.

 

Some popular diets are given below:

Diet of models

In the morning: 1 soft-boiled egg.

3 hours later: 100g curd, 1 glass of milk without sugar.

3 hours later: the same.

Keeping to this diet once in 3 days during a month (no sugar and salt) it is possible to waste from 3 to 5 kilos.

 

Milk diet

(one of the diets by the English scientist Harry Benjamin)

 

Day 1: drink 1 glass of milk every 2 hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Day 2: drink 1 glass of milk every hour and a half from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Day 3: drink 1 glass of milk every hour from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Then gradually increase consumption of it up to 1 glass every half an hour from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (if your organism can take it).

Note: Milk must be fresh and unboiled. It can be slightly warmed up.

Being on this diet you can sometimes eat 10-12 dates or prunes in case of stomach disorders. Besides milk you can drink fruit juices. Transition from a milk diet to a usual one is effected in the following way. On the first day drink milk till 3 p.m., eat nothing, then eat some salad. The next day do the same. On the third day you can eat your usual food.

 

Michelle Montinyak’s diet

His method of losing weight consists of two stages:

Stage 1 – losing weight

Stage 2 – weight stabilization

At the first stage it is compulsory to keep to multiple nutrition with a certain set of products for each meal. The first stage lasts as long as a person attains an ideal weight. Then the second stage begins and it lasts for the rest of life. There are main principles of stage 2:

- eat salads if you combine carbohydrates and fats;

- don’t eat sugar, honey, jam and sweets (eat sugar substitutes);

- eat bread of coarse grinding;

- avoid eating sauces or check them in flour content;

- change butter for vegetable margarine, especially at breakfast;

- eat fish;

- drink skimmed milk;

- eat strawberries, raspberries and bilberries,

- consume chocolate and ice-cream in a moderate dose;

- don’t drink much alcohol, prefer dry wine eating a salad from fresh vegetables, cheese, sausage or a crabmeat stick beforehand;

- drink water in meals period (about1,5 litre a day);

- don’t drink cola, lemonade, any fizzy drink;

- drink weak coffee or tea.

Radical diet

It lasts 2 weeks. You must eat four times a day. Supper is no later than six o’clock. Being on the diet you have to drink water either plain or mineral.

 

 

Monday	3 eggs or 5 potatoes of a medium size, 200g boiled beef, 2 tomatoes of a medium size.
Tuesday	100g curd from low-fat sour cream, 200-250 ml kefir or thick sour milk, 2 apples, 100g boiled beef, salad from tomatoes, cucumbers and vegetable oil.
Wednesday	2 apples of a medium size, 0,5 l kefir,1 l fruit juice, 100g boiled beef, 70g rye bread, 2 apples.
Thursday	400g boiled beef or chicken, unsweetened tea (tea with no sugar),2 eggs, 100g boiled beef, 150g rye bread
Friday	0.5 kilo apples or pears, 3 boiled potatoes, apples (no more than 700g), 0,5 l kefir.
Saturday	300ml kefir or thick sour milk, 3 boiled potatoes, 300g boiled chicken, 2 cucumbers of a medium size, 2 eggs, unsweetened tea
Sunday	0,5 l kefir, 4 boiled potatoes, 2 apples

 

 

French diet

It’s a diet without salt, sugar, bread and other farinaceous (мучний) foods. The menu can’t be changed as the proposed consequence of meals causes necessary changes in metabolism process.

Week 1

Day	Breakfast	Dinner	Supper
	black coffee	2 eggs, leaf lettuce, a tomato	a piece of low-fat boiled meat, leaf lettuce
	black coffee, rusk	a piece of boiled meat	ham or boiled sausage without fat, leaf lettuce
	black coffee, rusk	carrots fried in vegetable oil, a tomato, a tangerine or an orange	2 eggs, low-fat sausage, leaf lettuce
	black coffee, rusk	1 egg, fresh carrots, cheese	fruit salad, kefir
	grated carrot with lemon juice	boiled fish, a tomato	a piece of boiled meat
	black coffee	boiled chicken, leaf lettuce	a piece of boiled meat
	tea	boiled meat, fruit	low-fat ham or sausage

Week 2 equals Week 1

Being on this diet you can drink only either boiled or mineral water. The diet can be repeated in six months.

Active Vocabulary

 

dietary	дієтичний
to consume	споживати
date	фінік
prune	чорнослив
fizzy drink	шипучий напій
rusk	сухарик
thick sour milk	кисле молоко (кисляк)
leaf lettuce	листовий салат
low-fat	нежирний
boiled	варений, кип'ячений
grated carrot	терта морква

Tasks

Task 1. Study the table of dietary types carefully.

Name the diet which you or your friends have probably been on and

analyse the results of it.

 

(well-)balanced / steady diet	збалансована дієта
bland diet	нестрога дієта
crash diet	строга дієта
high-calorie diet	висококалорійна дієта
high-fibre diet	дієта з вживанням великої кількості клітковини
low-salt diet	дієта з вживанням мінімальної кількості солі
low-sodium diet	дієта з вживанням мінімальної кількості соди
milk-free diet	дієта, що виключає вживання молока
reducing diet	дієта для зниження ваги
salt-free diet	безсолева дієта
special diet	індивідуальна дієта
starvation diet	голодання
therapeutic diet	лікувальна дієта
to be on a diet	бути на дієті
to go on a diet	сісти на дієту
to prescribe a diet	прописати дієту

 

Task 2. Find out how healthy your diet is. In your notebook, make a list of what you ate yesterday and the day before.

 

	yesterday	the day before yesterday
breakfast
dinner
supper

You get one point for every healthy thing. Take away two points for every unhealthy thing. If your score is negative, you have to change your diet!

 

 

Task 3. Read the text and discuss it.

 

Are You Hooked?

No one likes to admit they're an addict. They are sad creatures ruled by deadly substances such as tobacco or alcohol. But there are others less damaging to the health. Like it or not, large numbers of us are addicts. Addictions can be chemical (caffeine), emotional (shopping), physical (exercise) or downright strange. You're the odd one out if you don't have at least one everyday addiction. What do you do when you feel under pressure, bored or depressed? Get lost in the world of TV? Go shopping? Eat one bar of chocolate after another?

Becci has been a chocaholic for tenyears. 'I just get an urge for it— a need,' says Becci. 'I really don't know why, it's just so delicious. People say that chocolate can make up for lost passion—I don't know about that, but I love the way it melts in my mouth.' Every day, Becci gets through several bars of her favourite Cadbury's chocolate (the one with the soft caramel centre is the best). But it's not only the bars she goes for— hot chocolate drinks and chocolate cakes are also essentials. Towards exam time, Becci feels she has to increase her intake to cope with all the work. 'If I get up late, I'll have chocolate for breakfast, then more and more during the day. I am addicted. It's like smoking, I suppose, but I have no plans to give it up. If I like it so much, why should I?'

Addiction to exercise can ruin your life, Janine learnt to her cost. 'I was swimming at least fifty lengths a day, jogging to the gym and doing three aerobic classes a week. At home, I used an exercise bike and keep-fit videos. My husband said that I didn't have time for him, and he was right. But I couldn't believe it when he left me. Finally, I came to my senses, I wanted to get fit but it all got out of hand and my addiction ruined my marriage. Now, I'm seeing a counsellor and gradually reducing the amount of exercise I do.'

One Member of Parliament just couldn't live without his favourite drink. He had on average eighteen pints of tea a day and his addiction raised concern about his health. When he collapsed, some people blamed his excessive tea drinking. This man has calculated that, over the years, he had drunk enough tea (around 300,000 gallons) to displace an ocean-going liner. If he ever tied to stop, he would find it agonising.

Anne shopped for thirteen hours a day without leaving her living room— she was addicted to TV shopping. When she got home from her job as a nightcare worker at 8.30 a.m., Anne would immediately tune into a satelliteTV shopping channel and buy everything in sight. Her home was soon an Aladdin's cave of household goods and trendy clothes she didn't need. When her cash ran out, she stole money from the elderly patients in her care and was charged with theft. 'It seemed so easy,' she says. I didn't realize I'd become so addicted.' Anne's family have now removed her satellite receiver.

to hook	набути пристрасті до чого-н.
addict	людина, яка має пристрасть до чого-н.
downright	просто
essentials	речі першої потреби
intake	споживання
to her cost	на своє лихо
come to one’s senses	схаменутися
get out of hand	повністю оволодіти
concern	тривога, занепокоєння
to collapse	звалитися
agonising	болісний
trendy	модний
run out	кінчатися
to charge	звинувачувати

Task 4. Read the following dialogue.

 

Waiter:	Good evening. Welcome to the restaurant for vegetarians!
David:	Good evening. I have a table booked for two under the name of Malforns.
Waiter:	Yes, sir. Would you like to come this way? Can I take you coat, madam?
Joanna:	Thank you.
Waiter:	Would you like this table by the window?
David:	That will be fine, thanks.
Waiter:	Would you like a drink before your meal?
Joanna:	Yes. A glass of mineral water, please.
David:	Could we see the menu?
Waiter:	Certainly. Here it is.
Waiter:	What would you like, madam?
Joanna:	I’d like some salad which is the specialty of the house.
David:	I’d like boiled potatoes and asparagus.
Joanna:	No asparagus for me. I’ll have carrots and cauliflower. And do you have new potatoes?
Waiter:	I’m very sorry, madam, but we’ve run out of new potatoes. They’ve been very popular this evening.
Joanna:	Oh, dear…Well, I’ll have mashed potatoes then.
Waiter:	Fine. Have you chosen your wine, sir?
David:	Yes. We’ll have a half bottle of white wine.
Waiter:	Certainly, sir. Will you want dessert?
Joanna:	Frozen strawberry juice for me, please.
David:	And I’d like some fresh pine-apple.
Waiter:	Will you have tea to follow?
David:	Tea, Joanna? Yes, two.

 

Task 5. Make up dialogues using active vocabulary of the lesson on the topics:

 

a)“Are you addicted?”

b) “My own diet”

c) “Fasting is the best diet”

Unit 10