EATING HABITS IN GREAT BRITAIN

The traditional British breakfast is a cooked meal of bacon, eggs and sausages, preceded by cereal or fruit and followed by toast. Nowadays this large meal is served mainly in hotels and is very popular with foreign visitors. Britons may eat this

Lunch is a light meal and is eaten at school or work at about 1 pm. Lunch takes 30 - 40 minutes. Some offices install a microwave oven for employees to use. Popular lunches are: a salad or a sandwich; a baked potato; beans on toast.

Snacks are very popular in Britain, and many people frequently eat snacks between meals. Schools may also sell snacks, such as crisps, chocolate, sweets and biscuits. Instant snacks are the fastest-growing sector of the food market.

Takeaways became extremely popular in the 1980s. The traditional British takeaway is fish and chips, eaten with salt and vinegar. Some give you a plastic fork. Most towns and cities now offer a wide range of takeaway meals, from American-style hamburgers to Turkish kebabs. Many families prefer to eat takeaway food for dinner instead of cooking.

The British are famous for their love of sweet things. Afternoon tea with sandwiches, scones, jam and several different kinds of cakes is a traditional custom. Since the 1970s eating habits in Britain have undergone a change. People started to eat less fat and more fibre. Fat is believed to be one of the major causes of obesity and heart disease. Forty per cent of adults in Britain are overweight. High-fibre foods and low-fat foods can now be found in all shops and supermarkets.

1. What do British people usually eat for breakfast?

2. When do British people generally have lunch?

3. What do the British usually eat for lunch?

4. Are snacks popular in Britain? Name popular British snacks.

5. What is the main meal of the day? What does it consist of?

6. What traditional British dishes do you know?

7. What is the traditional British takeaway?

8. What is afternoon tea?

9. Can you say that eating habits in Britain are changing? Why?

10. What is called a calorie-controlled diet?

1. Nowadays a large breakfast is served mainly in hotels and is very popular with foreign visitors.

2. Britons always eat a big breakfast in the morning to start a normal day.

3. Lunch takes 1 to 1,5 hours.

4. Snacks are very popular in Britain, and many people frequently eat snacks between meals.

5. Dinner is usually the main meal of the day and consists of three to five courses - meat or fish and vegetables followed by a dessert or pudding.

6. Convenience and frozen foods are not especially popular.

7. Takeaways became extremely popular in the 1950s.

8. The traditional British takeaway is fish and chips, eaten with salt and vinegar.

9. Many families prefer to eat takeaway food for dinner instead of cooking.

10. Afternoon tea with sandwiches, scones, jam and several different kinds of cake is still very common.

11. Fat is believed to be one of the major causes of obesity and heart disease.

12. One of the fastest-growings factors of the food market in Britain is slimming foods.

1. The traditional British breakfast is a cooked meal of bacon, eggs and …

a) honey

b) sausages

c) sweets

2. … is a light meal and is eaten at school or work at about 1 pm.

a) Breakfast

b) Dinner

c) Lunch

3. Dinner is usually … and consists of two courses — meat or fish and vegetables followed by a dessert or pudding.

a) the main meal of the day

b) the first meal of the day

c) the last meal of the day

4. Convenience meals are already cooked - all you have to do is to heat them up in a ….

a) refrigerator

b) microwave

c) blender

5. Takeaways became extremely popular in the ….

a) 1980s

b) 1990s

c) 1970s

6. Many families prefer to eat takeaway food for dinner instead of ….

a) going out

b) visiting friends

c) cooking

7. Fat is believed to be one of the major causes of ….

a) good mood

b) cancer

c) obesity and heart disease

1. The traditional British breakfast is a cooked meal of…….......…...………….……

2. Popular lunches are: ……………………………………..........….…………….…

3. Instant snacks are the fastest-growing sector of the……………………………….

4. Convenience and frozen foods are especially ………………….....………….……

5. Most towns and cities now offer a wide range of takeaway meals, from …………

6. Tea is often drunk with lunch and……………………………………………………

7. People started to eat less fat and ………………………………………..…………

8. Forty per cent of adults in Britain are…………………………………….………..

9. The British have also started to…………………………………………………….

10. One of the fastest-growing sectors of the food market in Britain is……………..

легкий перекус……………………………………………………………………....…

установить микроволновую печь……………………………………………..….….

готовые закуски………………………………………………………………..…..….

быстрозамороженные продукты……………………………………………….…….

продавать широкий ассортимент расфасованной еды ………………………....…..

считать калории……………………………………………………………….………

стараться похудеть………………………………………………………………….…

взрослый………………………………………………………………………....….…

блюдо……………………………………………………………………………..……

в особых случаях………………………………………………………………..……

1. The traditional English breakfast is not common nowadays.

2. Takeaways became extremely popular.

3. The British try to live a healthy life.

1. Английский завтрак состоит из бекона и яиц, которым предшествует овсяная каша с фруктами. ………………………………………………………………………

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2. Ланч занимает около 30-40 минут и начинается около полудня. ……..………….

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3. В школах продают легкие закуски: в основном шоколад, печенье и сладости. …………………………………………………………………………….…………..…

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4. Обед состоит из двух блюд – мяса или рыбы с овощами и десерта. ……...........

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5. Еда на вынос разнообразна – от американских гамбургеров до турецких кебабов. …………………………………………………………………………………

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6. Многие семьи предпочитают обедать в ресторанах. ………………………….…..

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7. Чай со сладостями и печеньем очень популярен в Англии. ……..…………….....

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8. Около 40-50 лет британцы пытаются вести здоровый образ жизни – потреблять меньше жира и покупать продукты с высоким содержанием клетчатки. ……….……………………………………………………………………...

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1. Describe your week-day and weekend menu.

2. Tell about your family’s favourite dishes.

3. Talk about the dishes you usually cook for your birthday/ New Year’s Eve.

4. Illustrate the saying “Tastes differ”.

5. Talk about special features of the Russian cuisine.

6. Give a recipe of your favourite dish.

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