Практический курс английского языка 2 курс. Ключи - [17]

pudding { pudin]

stewed fruit { ,stju:d fruit] — компот substantial { sab stse nf( э)1 ] roast beef { ,rsusl bi:f] omelet(te) f omllt] sausages { so:sad30z] biscuit fbiskit] — печенье

b) eat — ate, eaten, eating

fry — fried, fried, frying — жарить (на сковороде) roast — roasted, roasted, roasting — жарить (на огне, в ду ховке и т. п.)

accompany — accompanied, accompanied, accompanying

fill — filled, filled, filling

bring — brought, brought, bringing

c) full meal — a big meal, a substantial meal plain food — simple food

a sociable time — a time of friendly intercourse/socializing a housekeeping budget — the amount of money set aside to

pay for food and other things needed in the home to go under various names — to be known under (many)

different names social standing — position in society

Ex. Ill a), p. 144

delicious (about food) — very tasty

layer-cake — a cake consisting of several layers of dough

separated by cream, jam, etc. oven { лу(з)п] — a closed box used for cooking napkin — a usually square piece of cloth or paper used for

protecting ones clothes and for cleaning ones hands and

lips during a meal a big eater — a person who eats a lot

done to a turn — perfectly cooked, cooked neither too much nor too little

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seconds — 1. the second course of a meal; 2. another serving of the same food after you have eaten your first serving

Ex. VI, p. 145

1. Take another helping of salad. 2. I think Ill trouble you for another cup of tea. 3. Will you please pass on the sugar? 4. She is going to make some fish soup for dinner. 5. Marmalade is made from orange peel. 6. The egg is eaten with a small spoon. 7. Their meal consisted of two courses. 8. What can you recommend for the first course? 9. The meat is done to a turn. 10. No sugar for me, thank you. 11. At midday people have their meals at home or at/in the canteen. 12. Custard is made of eggs and milk. 13. The fish is just to my liking. 14. The evening meal goes under/by various names in England. 15.1 dont take milk with my tea. 16. Help yourself to some pastry. 17. Broth is made by boiling chicken. 18. Will you please hand over the salt-cellar? 19. What do you usually order for dessert? 20. The way to refuse a dish is by saying "No, thank you." 21. You may ask for a second helping.

Ex. VII, p. 146

1. Cornflakes with milk were/Cornflakes and milk was served for breakfast. Then came fried bacon. 2. It is impossible to imagine an English breakfast without toast. It is spread with butter and jam./It is buttered and spread with jam. 3. Breakfast is often eaten in haste/hastily because everybody is in a hurry. 4. Lunch/Dinner usually consists of two courses. Meat (The meat dish/course) is served with a lot of vegetables. Then conies stewed fruit. 5. The so-called "high tea" is rather a substantial meal. 6. He never minds/He is never averse to having something substantial, as he puts it. 7. There is nothing like strawberries with cream. 8. "Is the beefsteak good?" — "I think its underdone." — "And I think its done to a turn." 9. "What would you like for the second course/for seconds?" — "Some fish dish as usual." 10. For me there is nothing like chips if they are brown and crisp, of course. 11. "How many lumps of sugar?" — "Thank you, I take my tea without sugar. A slice of lemon, please."

Ex. XIV, p. 148

1. "How many meals a day do you have?" the doctor asked. "Having regular meals is vital for ones/the health." 2. He ate a

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plateful of/a full plate of porridge though he had said that he wasnt hungry at all. 3. Today the menu includes meat dishes, stewed vegetables, a sweet pudding, various starters and even ice-cream with fruit for dessert./Today there are meat dishes, stewed vegetables, a sweet pudding, various starters and even ice-cream for dessert on the menu. 4. "How many lumps of sugar would you like?" — "Two will be enough." 5. "Would you like some more salad?" — "Thank you, Ive had enough/thats enough." 6. "Is the soup tasty?" — "I havent tasted it yet, its too hot." 7. Have you told your sister to fetch clean dishes? 8. "How do you like your tea: strong or weak?" — "Not very strong, please." 9. "What do we have for seconds/for the second course?" — "Fish and chips." 10. Dinner is served in the dining-room. 11. "Shall Ibutter your bread?" — "Yes, and put some jam on it/and spread it with jam too." 12. We had a light breakfast today and after a walk we are hungry. I wouldnt mind having something substantial. 13. He had a quick supper and got down to work. 14. She likes tinned/canned pineapples better than fresh ones. 15. In this house visitors/guests are always treated to an absolutely special apple-tart. It is delicious. 16. "Her husband likes to take half an hours nap after a hearty dinner to use his own words." — "Its bad for digestion. He had better walk half a mile or so." 17. "Have you laid the table yet?" — "No, I havent. I cant find a clean table-cloth.**

Ex. XVIII, p. 1Б2

а) Завтрак в доме Дженсенов мало чем отличался от завтра­ка в любом другом из тысяч и тысяч домов великого города. Уолтер Дженсен ел, читая газету, прислоненную к сахар­нице и графинчику для уксуса. Читал он мастерски/сноро­висто, не отрывая глаз от газетной страницы, даже когда подносил чашку кофе ко рту. Семилетний Поль Дженсен кушал горячую кашу, которую пришлось щедро сдобрить сахаром, чтобы он согласился к ней притронуться. Дочь Уолтера, пятилетняя Мирна Дженсен левой рукой чесала свою белокурую головку, а правой ела. Мирна тоже была мастерицей своего дела/У Мирны тоже имелась кое в чем сноровка: засунув ложку в рот, она умудрялась сделать так, что каша соскальзывала с нее по языку прямо внутрь, пос­ле чего вынимала ложку вверх ногами. Жена Уолтера, Элси Дженсен, на мгновение перестала жевать, чтобы пощупать