Most pubs serve food, too.

Children under 14 are not allowed into pubs but they can stay in the garden (when the weather is fine!). Teenagers between 14 and 18 can enter but cannot drink alcohol (not even beer). The law is very strict and Landlord (the manager of the pub) can refuse entry if he prefers.

I. Give a word that means…

1. a dish you have after the main course, for example, ice-cream;
2. very heavy and hard to digest (begins with s);
3. cooked with heat coming from above (for example, for a sausage or burger);
4. cooked in the oven, with a little fat or oil (for example, for a whole chicken);
5. that something is not cooked enough.

II. Complete these sentences with a suitable word. The first letter of the missing word is given.

1. There are four vegetables I really hate: peppers, courgettes, m ………………… and a ………………….
2. We had a delicious salad of tomato, cucumber and l ………………….
3. The dessert was fresh fruit: there was a large bowl of strawberries, peaches, c ………………… and p ………………….
4. I’m always ill if I eat certain shellfish like shrimps, o ………………… or m ………………….
5. I’m a vegetarian, so I don’t eat beef, pork, lamb or v ………………….

III. Match the words on the left with the examples/definitions on the right.

IV. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage.

I’m a terrible cook. I’ve tried hard but it’s no use. I’ve got lots of (a)…………………, I choose a (b)………………… I want to cook, I read the (c)…………………, I prepare all the necessary (d)………………… and follow the instructions. But the result is terrible, and I just have a sandwich or some other quick (e)…………………. So I often (f)………………….
I don’t like grand restaurants. It’s not the expense, it’s just that I don’t feel at ease in them. First the (g)………………… gives me a (h)………………… which I can’t understand because it’s complicated and has lots of foreign words. At the end of the meal when I pay the (i)………………… I never know how much to leave as a (j)…………………. I prefer (k)………………… places, like hamburger shops where you pay at once and sit down and eat straightaway. And I like (l)………………… where you buy a meal in a special container and take it home.

V. Explain the meaning of the following proverbs in English and translate them into Russian.

1. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
2. You can’t eat a cake and have it.
3. The appetite comes with eating.
4. Man does not live by bread alone.
5. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
6. First catch your hare then cook him.
7. You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
8. Enough is as good as a feast.
9. Hunger is the best sauce.
10. Dog doesn’t eat dog.
11. Tastes differ.

VI. Are these sentences true or false? If they are false, correct them.

1. Lobster is a kind of fruit.
2. Salad is usually a mixture of uncooked vegetables.
3. A lamb is a baby sheep; lamb is also the name of the meat of that animal.
4. A calf is a young pig.
5. Salmon is a kind of shellfish.
6. Oil and vinegar are often used with a green salad.
7. Peas, courgettes, aubergines and cucumbers are all the same colour.

VII. Fill the gaps in these sentences with the correct noun, verb or adjective.

1. You will need to put the meat in the ………………… for half an hour at 200 degrees centigrade, then reduce the temperature to 180 for the rest of the cooking time.
2. When people go out for a meal in Britain, they often have three …………………: a …………………, a …………………, and a dessert.
3. If you are cooking steak, you need to turn up the ………………… so that your pan is really hot before you put the meat in.
4. When I pay for my meal, I usually leave 10% for the waiter if ………………… is not included.
5. There are basically four ways of cooking steak: …………………, medium-…………………, medium or well-done. I like my steak medium.
6. The trouble with fattening food is that it makes you ………………… weight if you’re not very careful.
7. Have you asked the waiter for the ………………… and the wine list?
8. I’m not very keen on curry: it’s too hot and ………………… for me.
9. The chicken is cooked in a white wine and cream ………………….
10. It’s a very simple restaurant but the food is delicious and everything is …………………-made.

VIII. Replace the italicized word(s) in these sentences with (an)other word(s) with the same meaning.

1. Do you always leave money for the waiter?
2. It’s a very popular restaurant, so you may need to reserve a table one or two weeks before you go there.
3. Do you want a drink before the meal?
4. Have you already paid the money for the meal?