Municipal General Establishment

“Lyceum "Vector”

Britain As I See ItTheme: The British And Food

Khabarovsk 2008

Executed by

Belykh Artyom

Supervised by

N.M.Zhuravlyova

English breakfast Lunch Fish and chips British dinner

PlanEating Food

English breakfast

If you go to a hotel in Britain and ask for a typical English breakfast, you’ll probably get bacon and eggs, sausage, mushrooms, baked beans, tea and toast. When porridge or fruit juice are offered as well, the meal is sometimes advertised as a ‘full English breakfast’. But how many people in England actually eat an English breakfast? Only one person in ten! In fact, today’s English breakfast is more likely to be nothing! One in five people say all they have for breakfast is a cup of coffee, and many children go to school without eating anything.

baked beans – фасоль в томатном соусе

to advertise – рекламировать

LunchLunch

If you go to Britain to study English and you stay with a If you go to Britain to study English and you stay with a family you will almost certainly be given a ‘packed lunch’ family you will almost certainly be given a ‘packed lunch’ to eat for your midday meal. Some factories and schools to eat for your midday meal. Some factories and schools have canteenshave canteens where you can eat but the packed lunch is where you can eat but the packed lunch is the most common thing to eat. A packed lunch usually the most common thing to eat. A packed lunch usually consists of some sandwiches, a packet of crisps, an apple consists of some sandwiches, a packet of crisps, an apple and a can of something to drink, for example, Coca-Cola. and a can of something to drink, for example, Coca-Cola. The quality of the packed lunch can vary from terrible to The quality of the packed lunch can vary from terrible to very good, it all depends on who makes it. very good, it all depends on who makes it.

canteen – столовая, буфет

crisps – чипсы

to vary – меняться

Fish and chipsFish and chips

Fish and chips is the classic English take-Fish and chips is the classic English take-away food. It is usually bought ready cooked away food. It is usually bought ready cooked at special shops – fish and chips shops – and at special shops – fish and chips shops – and taken away wrapped in paper to be eaten at taken away wrapped in paper to be eaten at home or outside. If you want salt and vinegar home or outside. If you want salt and vinegar to be sprinkled over your chips.to be sprinkled over your chips.

to warp – упаковывать, заворачивать

vinegar – уксус

to sprinkle – добавлять, посыпать, брызгать

British dinnerBritish dinner

A typical British meal for dinner is meat and ‘two veg.’ A gravy covers the meat , and one of the vegetables is almost always potatoes. The British eat a lot of potatoes. However, this meal is rarely eaten nowadays – most people in Britain are eating curry. In fact, the most recent survey found that curry is now Britain’s most popular meal!two veg. – two vegetables

gravy – соус, подливка

curry – острое блюдо

survey – опрос общественного мнения

Literature

Bogoroditskaya, Khrustalyova : The World Of Britain – M.: ”Versiya” 2003

Speak Out – M.: “Glossa-Press” 2003