Here’s a quick translator of British mealtimes

Ø Breakfast – also called brekkie - the same everywhere.

Ø Elevenses – morning coffee break.

Ø Lunch - in some places called dinner. Sunday lunch is also often called Sunday dinner. Lunch in schools is also called school dinner.

Ø Afternoon Tea is traditionally around 3 – 4 o’clock.

Ø Tea – (five o'clock tea) is in the early evening and is the main meal of the day (sometimes called dinner) for working-class.

Ø Dinner - from early to late evening.

Ø Supper – an evening meal and a snack before bedtime.

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Typical English food.

Baked Beans. Baked beans are cooked in a tomato sauce. They come in cans and are normally eaten on toast. The British are very fond of baked beans.

Bangers and Mash. This is mashed potatoes with sausages.

Black Pudding. A thick sausage made with blood and fat.

Yorkshire pudding. A batter made with flour, eggs and milk and cooked in the oven. (Batter is the same mixture that is used to make pancakes). This is most often eaten with roast beef for Sunday lunch.

A Ploughman's Lunch. It normally consists of a bread roll with a piece of cheese and a pickled onion. British cheeses are very good. The most famous is Cheddar. There is a very good British blue cheese called Stilton.

The Fish and Chip shop. It is a shop which cooks fried potatoes called chips. They are usually eaten with fried fish. The chips used to be wrapped in newspaper but now white paper is used.

Pie. The pie can be sweet or savory. Typical examples of pies are "steak and kidney pie" or "apple pie".

Bread and Butter. When the British eat bread they almost always spread butter or margarine on it.

British Bread. There are many different types of bread. The most popular type of bread in Britain is sliced white bread sold in plastic packets.

Drinks. Beer and ale are most popular.

Задание 10.3 Переведите на английский язык.

1. Английский завтрак обычно плотный и разнообраз­ный.

2. Люди, которые работают, обычно обедают в столо­вой или в ближайшем кафе или ресторане.

3. На завтрак у англичан может быть овсяная каша или кукурузные хлопья с молоком, яичница с беко­ном, чай или кофе.

4. Чай в пять часов — старая английская традиция.

5. Поздний ужин обычно легкий. Это может быть хлеб и сыр, стакан сока или какао и фрукты.

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British Pubs

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If you go to Britain you will probably visit a pub. The name ‘pub’ is short for ‘public house’.

. In many towns, the local pub is often the centre of the community. In the old days, it made more sense for everyone to gather in one place, with a roaring fire for warmth, than for people to stay at home. In the days before television and radio, and before electric lights, the pub offered light, warmth and company on cold, dark winter evenings.

. Pubs are sometimes called ‘taverns’ or ‘inns’. The word ‘tavern’ dates back more than 1500 years, to when Britain was ruled by the Romans. The word ‘taverna’ is the Italian word for ‘pub’. In the days before rail travel and cars, it took a lot longer to travel between towns and villages. It was often necessary to spend the night at an inn, which was a pub with accommodation for guests. Many pubs still have rooms where you can stay for the night if you are a guest in a town.

. One of the interesting things about pubs is their names. The most popular pub name is ‘The Red Lion’, which is the name of over 600 pubs in Britain. You can see a picture of one of these in the top left hand picture. As many pubs are centuries old, many of their early customers were unable to read, so there is a custom that pubs have a picture sign outside. You can see an example in the top right hand picture, a sign for a pub called ‘The Stag’ (олень).

. The most traditional drink in a pub is ale. Ale is served at room temperature (not cold), which some visitors to Britain find strange at first. In the bottom left hand picture, you can see a typical sign for ale. In this example, the brewery company is called Harveys and the name of the ale is Olympia. Beer is served by the pint, or by the half pint.

Запомните следующие выражения:

I'm hungry and thirsty. Я голоден и хочу пить.

Here you are! Вот, берите! (когда дают что-нибудь кому-то)

Help yourself, please! Пожалуйста, берите сами.

Will you have some more? He хотите ли еще?

May I offer you another cup of tea? Могу я предло­жить вам еще чашку чая?

Pass me...please. Передайте мне... пожалуйста.

May I trouble you for a piece of bread? Могу я побеспокоить Вас передать мне кусочек хлеба. (По­жалуйста, передайте мне кусочек хлеба.)

Will you try this? He попробуете ли вы это?

Do you mind to take a second helping? Вы не про­тив того, чтобы взять добавку (вторую порцию)?

I would rather not, thank you. Лучше нет, благода­рю вас.

I have had enough (I have done very well). Я сыт. (Я наелся.)

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