Meals (2)
1. Fill each gap with a word that combines with the one given to make a suitable compound.|
In the good old days everything you ate was 1 home-made and prepared in the traditional,2
. way. Nowadays, 3
. is replacing the slow, careful preparation of
fresh 4
.. vegetables and other ingredients. All the modern cook needs is a 5
.and
a 6
.. .It's not only in canteens and 7
.. cafeterias - even many restaurants
serve 8
. meals instead of individually prepared and cooked dishes for each customer. A steak or grilled fish is always freshly cooked. But it's unlikely that prawns in the prawn
cocktail you had for your9
.. were fresh today: if you get10
, they may be the cause. And if you suspect that the11
isn't freshly squeezed, it may be safer to drink12
.. . |
1 made 2 old 3 food 4 home 5 tin 6 food 7 self 8 produced 9 course 10 food 11 fruit 12 water |
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MENU Starters Broccoli Soup Home-made Chicken Liver Pate Tagliatelle with Courgettes, Cream and Bacon Main Courses Baked Salmon wall Spinach Breast of Chicken in a White Wine Sauce with Mushrooms Grilled Fillet Steak in a Pepper Sauce Mushroom Risotto Desserts Chocolate Mousse Fruit Salad Ice Cream |
2. Basic vocabulary
Translate the words in colour:
1. Could we see the menu, please?
2. Dessert before cheese?
3. No, I don't think I'll have a starter.
4. Could we have the bill, please?
5. What are you having as a main course?
6. Did you leave a tip?
7.Waiter!
3. Collocations
match the words on the left with the words on the right to form common phrases:
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1. service 2. wine 3. house 4. main 5. selection 6. a table for |
a. list b. of vegetables c. two d. red e. charge f. course |
| Now do the same with these verbs and nouns: | |
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7. pay 8. book 9. leave |
g. a table h. a tip i. the bill |
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4. Starters, main courses, desserts
Are the following dishes starters (S), main courses (M) or desserts (D)? 1. strawberry ice cream 2. rabbit in mustard sauce 3. mushroom soup 4. lamb kebab with rice 5. prawn cocktail 6. lemon cheesecake 7. poached salmon in dill sauce 8. chocolate gateau 9. pate and toast |
5. Eat in or take away?
Mark the following sentences (F) if you would hear them in a fast food restaurant or (R) if you would hear them in an expensive restaurant: 1. I've booked the table for nine o'clock. 2. Regular fries? 3. Would you like to see the wine list, sir? 4. Oh, and a can of Coke as well, please. 5. We'll have a bottle of the house red. 6. All the main courses are served with a selection of vegetables. 7. How would you like your steak? 8. Have you got a table for two? 9. Salt and vinegar? 10. There's no service charge, so I suppose we should leave a tip. 11. You pay the bill while I go to the toilet. Fast food is food like hamburgers or kebabs. |
6. Dishes from around the world
Do you know which countries the following dishes come from?
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1. lasagne .......... 2. paella .......... 3. chop sucy .......... 4. vindaloo .......... 5. haggis .......... 6. sauerkraut .......... |
7. moussaka .......... 8. burritos .......... 9. sushi .......... 10. kimchi .......... 11. borscht .......... 12. bouillabaisse .......... |
Is it usual to leave a tip for the waiter m your country?
7. Look at the menu given above and answer these questions.
1. Which starter doesnt contain vegetables?
2. Which dish contains pasta?
3. Which dish may be rare or well-done?
4. Which dish is definitely cooked in the oven?
5. Which dish will probably he quite spicy?
6. Which dish contains alcohol?
7. Which meat may be fatty or tough if you are unlucky?
8. Which dessert(s) will be quite sweet?
9. Which dessert must be very fresh?
10. You arc on a diet (= you arc trying to lose weight) and you do not want to have a fattening meal. Which would probably be the best dish to choose for each course
8. Do you often eat the following food in your country? If so, do you eat it in the same way?
Example: In Britain, we often eat 'fish' but not usually 'raw fish',
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raw fish fried eggs baked potatoes raw spinach fried bread grilled cheese |
fried rice grilled sausages roast beef roast peppers boiled eggs baked bananas |
| Adjective | Adjective | ||
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lemon chicken honey bacon |
.................... .................... .................... .................... |
ice cream fillet steak chillies avocado |
.................... .................... .................... .................... |
1. Do you normally need to book a restaurant in advance?
2. Is it common to give the waiter a tip? If so, how much?
3. Do you normally cat three courses in a restaurant? If not, how many courses do you normally have?
4. How many of these do you normally find on the table in a restaurant in your country?
[ salt ] [yes/no] [pepper ] [yes/no] [oil ] [yes/no]
[ vinegar ] [ yes/no] [ napkins ] [yes/no]
5. Generally, do you add more salt to your food when you cat in restaurants?
6. Do you like steak? If so, how do you like it cooked?
7. Would you say that food in your country is very spicy?
8. Would you say that food in your country is generally quite fattening?
11. It is often quite difficult to order for a large group of people! In Britain, one person usually takes charge of the process. Complete the conversation below with the words in the box.
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allergic house wine ready go for |
main course selection good portions |
shout hands up rather starter |
-Is everyone having a(n) (1) ?
-Shall we just get a(n) (2) that everyone can
share?
-Yeah, OK. How many shall we get? Five? Six?
-I think five should be plenty. They serve quite big (3) . here.
-OK. Do people just want to (4) out what
they'd like?
-How about a plate of hummus?
-Yeah, and the stuffed vine leaves are really nice as well.
-Shall we get some prawns?
-Actually, I'm (5) to seafood.
-OK. Well, we can order something else. How about the goat cheese salad?
-Fine. And can we get some beans and some of those little sausages?
-OK. Is that all right with everyone? And what do people want to drink? Is wine OK?
-Yeah.
-Actually, I'd (6) .. have beer.
-Yeah, so would I.
-OK. Well (7) those who want wine. All
right, that's six. Shall we get a couple of bottles?
-Yeah, we can always order some more later if it's not enough.
-OK. And what do you want? Red or white?
-Red.
-Red.
-OK. Two bottles of red, then. Shall we just get the
(8) .. ? And then is it three for beer?
- Actually, I'm just having a Coke. I don't drink.
-OK, then. Has everyone decided what they're having for their (9) ?
-No, I can't make up my mind.
-I know. It's difficult, isn't it? I think I'm going to (10) . the mixed grill.
-Yeah, that sounds (11) I think I might
have that too.
-OK, then. Are we (12) .. to order?