English through Dialogues, Puzzles and Jokes. М. М. Битюкова

Unhealthy? It’s got everything, it’s got carbohydrates, it’s got protein, it’s got vitamins in the orange juice. It’s good. It’s a complete meal and it’s enough to keep you going.

      Daniel: Whatever it’s got in it, it’s, then you just ruin it. You just pour a load of grease on it and fry it up and that must kill any nutrient or vitamin it’s got inside it.

      Frank: Oh, it’s wonderful. Anyway, what do you fancy for lunch today?

      Daniel: Oh, I don’t know. Bit of bacon, a bit of egg, few beans…

      Frank: What? You mean, er, a British breakfast?

      Daniel: Ah, that’s not a breakfast. This is lunch. That’s different.

      Vocabulary

      A brekkie – a breakfast (informal)

      Absolutely stuffed – you have eaten too much and you are full (informal)

      The works – everything (informal)

      It was the business – it was really, really good (informal)

      To keep you going – the food is very filling and you don’t need to eat again for a long time

      To pour – to move liquid from one container to another

      Grease – fat from food

      To fry up – to cook food with a lot of oil

      Anyway – people use this expression to change the direction of the conversation

      Er/erm – this is the noise that people make while they are thinking about what to say next

      Discuss in small groups of 3-4 students. Then give your resolution to the whole class.

      – Is breakfast important for you? When do you usually have breakfast? What do you usually have for breakfast?

      – What is ideal breakfast for you?

      – Have you ever stayed without breakfast? How did you feel?

      – After breakfast when do you usually want to eat again?

      Part Four. You Are What You Eat

      What do your tastes in food and drink reveal about your character? Read about Charlie Chilli, Suzie Sweet-Tooth, Hungry Harry and Picky Polly and see which one you identify with! The character analysis is at the end of the Unit.

      Vocabulary

      To reveal – обнаруживать, показывать

      Sweet-tooth – сластена, сладкоежка

      Picky – разборчивый, привередливый

      To identify – совпадать, отождествлять

      As long as – пока, если

      To adore – обожать

      Dessert – десерт, сладкое

      Milk shake – молочный коктейль

      Hot – зд. острый

      Spicy – острый, пряный

      Speciality – фирменное блюдо

      Exotic – экзотический, необычный

      Two days running – два дня подряд

      I would rather go hungry – я скорее останусь голодным

      To be keen on – быть без ума, очень любить

      Quantity – количество

      Quality – качество

      I can’t stand – я не выношу

      Room – зд. место

      Stomach – желудок, живот

      Vocabulary (Character analysis)

      Adventurous – безрассудно смелый, авантюрного склада, любящий рисковать

      Restless – беспокойный, неугомонный, неспокойный

      Easy-going – веселый, беззаботный, с легким характером

      Sociable – общительный, коммуникабельный

      They lack confidence – им не хватает уверенности в себе

      Sympathetic – чуткий, полный сочувствия, благожелательный

      Reliable – надежный

      Generous – щедрый

      Ambitious – честолюбивый, целеустремленный

      Sensitive – чувствительный, ранимый, впечатлительный

      To lose one’s temper – выйти из себя

      To fail – потерпеть неудачу

      Discuss in small groups of 3-4 students. Then give your resolution to the whole class.

      – Has anything in the test surprised you? Is it true about your character? Do you agree with the results?

      – Do you really think that we are what we eat?

      – How does food influence on our character? Give examples.

      Part Five. Food Chat

      Two chefs, Evelyn Winters, a British chef, and Monsieur Leblanc, a French chef, are having a hot discussion where the best food in the world comes from. Read it and answer the questions:

      1. Have you ever tried British/French food?

      2. What is your opinion about them?

      ML: Well, I know this is going to upset you, my dear friend, but frankly speaking, French food is the best in the world. For a start we have vichyssoise. It is the best soup in the world.

      EW: The best soup? It’s just cold soup. You couldn’t be bothered to heat it up. We have tomato soup.

      ML: OK, but we have the great French baguette.

      EW: A thin bit of bread! Rip-off! What about a good old loaf?

      ML: And, for example, our coffee is some of the best in the world. “Cafe au lait” is the best thing to wake you up in the morning.

      EW: Yeah, with a stupid machine. Instant coffee is easier and quicker, and tastes just as good.

      ML: OK, and “pommes frites”. You don’t get better “pommes frites” in the whole world.

      EW: Yeah, that’s just chips with a fancy name. And anyway we invented them. First mentioned in Charles Dickens’ book ‘A Tale of Two Cities’.

      ML: And we have great dishes like “pies e pacquets”.

      EW: Lamb’s feet and tripe in a vomit sauce! Yuck!

      ML: How dare you! It’s our national delicacy, and our “cuisses de grenouilles”. Where do you find a dish like this?

      EW: Frog legs. That’s disgusting!

      ML: OK, and what about our “coq au vin”? What have you got to say about “coq au vin”?

      EW: