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III. Answer the following questions.
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1. Do businessmen often have lunch (dinner) at a restaurant? 2. Is a restaurant a good place to discuss business matters? 3. Are there many restaurants in Volgograd? 4. What kinds of restaurants are there in Volgograd? 5. What atmosphere is necessary to have a good time at a restaurant? 6. Is it expensive to have meals at a restaurant? 7. Who usually pays the bill at a restaurant? 8. What's your opinion of the service, choice of dishes and prices at Volgograd restaurants? 9. Can customers order drinks at a restaurant? 10. What do people order for dessert? 11. Do you sometimes visit a restaurant? 12. Which of Volgograd restaurants do you prefer? Why?
IV. Translate the following sentences into English.
1.Английские рестораны не славятся хорошей едой. 2. В Лондоне есть удивительное разнообразие ресторанов всех национальностей. 3. В этих ресторанах вы можете выбрать еду по своему вкусу (to smb.'s taste). 4. Большинство британских семей ходит в рестораны только по особым случаям, например, в дни рождения или свадебные юбилеи. 5. Бизнесмены встречаются в ресторане, чтобы обсудить дела в непринужденной обстановке, а юноши и девушки – чтобы лучше познакомиться друг с другом. 6. Для тех, кто приезжает в Лондон, еда вне мест проживания (eating out) может доставит удовольствие. 7. В ресторане "Рулз" традиционное меню и обстановка точно такие же, какими они были во времена королевы Виктории. 8. На улице Кингз Роуд есть десятки маленьких ресторанов. 9. Вы можете есть рыбу с чипсами где угодно – в парке, в автобусе или во время прогулки по улице. 10. Официант порекомендовал нам на первое грибной суп со сметаной, на второе – копченого лосося (smoked salmon) с картофелем-фри, а на десерт – мороженое с малиновым сиропом. 11. Что ты заказал на второе? – Еще ничего, но закажу котлеты с макаронами. – А я макаронам предпочитаю картофель и другие овощи, поэтому я возьму курицу с пюре (mashed potatoes). 12. Я заказал столик на двоих на девять часов, но мы минут на 15 опоздаем. – Ничего страшного. 13. Посмотри, какой обжора (glutton) там за столиком у окна. Он ест ужасно быстро и жадно (to gobble). Может, он просто очень голоден. 14. Я буду есть то, что ест вон та дама. Посмотри, с каким чувством она поглощает (to devour) то, что лежит у неё на тарелке. 15. Я не получил никакого удовольствия от обеда, так как суп был водянистый (watery), заливная рыба (jellied fish) безвкусная (tasteless), а мясо пережаренное (overdone). 16. К сожалению, в меню не было коктейля из креветок (prawn cocktail), а ведь это мое любимое блюдо. 17. Передайте мне, пожалуйста, меню. Что у них сегодня в меню? 18. В этом ресторане всегда большой выбор блюд. 19. Что вы возьмете на десерт? Больше всего я люблю мороженое на десерт. 20. Хорошо будет закончить обед мороженым. 21. Сегодня в меню не так много мясных блюд, как вчера. 22. Ростбиф – самое лучшее блюдо в этом ресторане. 23. Сегодня в ресторане меньше людей, чем обычно.
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V. Read and translate the following dialogue.
At the restaurant
The next day at 12 o'clock Mr. Kozlov and Zotov came to Mr. Lipman's office
where they signed the contract. After that they all went to the Savoy Restaurant
which was not farfrom Mr. Lipman's office.
When they came into the restaurant they took off their hats and coats and left them in the cloakroom.Then they went upstairs.
The head-waiter showed them the table that Mr. Lipman had reserved. A waiter who was standingnear by came up to the table to take their order. He put the menu on the table in front of each of them.
"I'm afraid my English is not good enoughto order lunch," Kozlov said. "Besides I don't know much about English meals, so it's difficult for me to make my choice."
"All right," smiled Mr. Lipman. "I think we'll start with drinks. What would you like to drink, gentlemen?"
Kozlov: Gin and tonic with lemon for me, please.
Zotov: The same for me.
Lipman: Gin or whisky for you, John?
Cave: Whisky, please.
Lipman: Well, what shall we eat?
Zotov: There is a large choice of dishes on the menu and it's difficult for us to decide. Is
there any dish you can recommend?
Lipman: I recommend oxtail soup. They cook it very well here. Then we can have roast
beef, beef-steak, mixed grill, or fish. And vegetables, of course. What do you say to that?
Kozlov: Very good. I'll have oxtail soup and roast-beef.
Zotov: No soup for me. I'll have only mixed grill.
Cave: I'll take the same, Henry, and don't forget to order a bottle of red wine. It'll go nicely with meat.
Lipman: Oh, no. I remember it.
Waiter: What will you have for dessert,sir?
Lipman: Fruit salad and ice-cream. And we'll finish with black coffee and brandy.
Cave: Yes, of course.
Waiter: Very good, sir.
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(They have lunch. Then the waiter serves black coffee and brandy.)
Cave: I'd like to drink a toast to good business. And I must say, gentlemen, I'm very pleased with the contract we've signed. We look forward to doing more business with you in the future.
Kozlov: This is to good business and more contracts.
(After lunch.)
Kozlov: We've had an enjoyable time here. It's been a pleasure, gentlemen. Thank you.
(Mr. Lipman paid the bill. They put on their hats and coats downstairs and left the restaurant.)
Vocabulary
oxtail soup – суп из бычьих хвостов
mixed grill – жаркое-ассорти
VI. Read and translate the following texts with a dictionary.
Tipping
In the US restaurants tips are not usually added to restaurant bills as is customary in many other countries. Some restaurants, however, do add a service charge for groups of six or more people. You should leave your tip on the table for the waiter or waitress who has served you, when you leave the restaurant.
If you pay with a credit card, you can add the tip to the credit card charges before you total the bill. The restaurant then gives that amount to your server in cash. If you sit at a counter in a restaurant, the tip is usually much smaller. You can leave a quarter or two by your plate when you leave. Customers don’t tip in self-service restaurant or fast food outlets.
Restaurants in the USA
Restaurants in the US are plentiful and of wide variety. They range from inexpensive «fast food» places to very expensive restaurants. Some restaurants feature specialties of the region or from foreign countries.
Restaurants in the US are inspected regularly for cleanliness and for compliance with health code. It is safe to eat in any restaurant. However, for the best meals or the best bargains, it is good idea to follow the recommendations of acquaintances and friends. It is safe to drink water in all parts of the US. Usually water is served with ice. If you prefer water without ice, or hot water, ask the waiter or waitress for it.
If you plan to eat dinner at a formal restaurant, you should call a day or two in advance to make a reservation. Not all restaurants require reservation, but it is a good idea to check, just in case they are necessary. This is especially true on weekends and holidays.
In general the wording of an invitation to dine with someone in a restaurant offers a clue as to who will pay the bill. If you are not sure how the bill will be paid, assume that you will pay your share. If you are meant to be guest, your host or hostess will say so. Usually, when a man invites a woman out to dinner, he pays the bill. However, modern US dating arrangements sometimes are «Dutch», which means that each person pays for the food and drink he or she has ordered and contributes towards the tip for the waiter or waitress.
In a cafeteria or fast food restaurant, the bill is paid when food is ordered. In a cafeteria, the cashier determines the bill and collects the money at the end of the food line, after you have chosen what you want to eat.
Restaurants in England
Eating out in London is like taking a gastronomic world tour. In all large English towns there are plenty of restaurants, cafes, tea rooms, or public houses (pubs). All the large hotels have restaurants where you can have a snack or dinner.
London is a real paradise for lovers of Indian food; two very popular cuisines are Thai and Italian; Soho has a couple of the best-known Thai venues, alongside Japanese, Indonesian, and some of the best Chinese chefs and restaurants outside Hong Kong.
French cooking, the longest-established “guest” cuisine in the city, accounts for a sizable percentage of the high-class establishments in the City and around Mayfair.
More restaurants provide a vegetarian option and some offer a separate vegetarian menu.
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In London for the really cheap places it is very interesting to explore the little French or Italian restaurants of Soho. Spanish visitors who are feeling homesick can, within a hundred yards of Piccadilly, find the Spanish Restaurant and imagine they have gone back to Spain for the decoration, the salads, the cooking, the wines, the waiters and most of the diners are Spanish.
In the same way there are Indian, Chinese, Hungarian, or Jewish restaurants.
In some places you can get traditional British roast beef and stodgy pudding, seafood is a London specialty, with both new-style and traditional fish restaurants being well represented. If you want real old English food you must go to the Strand. Here roast beef cooked at open roasting fire is wheeled to your table and carved before your eyes.
Most visitors like to go to the "old Cheshire Cheese", of Fleet Street, an old chop-house where famous writers used to go. Dickens and Thackery went there in the 19th century. The traditional dish here is rumpsteak, kidney, and oyster pudding. A plate of this with a pint of bitter beer in a long glass, followed by the pancake or the toasted cheese and special "punch" in a china bowl, is a meal you don't easily forget.
At the restaurant you may either reserve a table beforehand by telephone or occupy any table disengaged at the moment you come. There is a menu which contains the names of all dishes available for the first, second and third courses. It offers a choice of appetizers, drinks, meat or fish dishes as well as various kinds of soup and broth. The most popular meat dishes are beefsteak, rumpsteak, roast beef, chicken with mashed or fried potatoes, macaronies or noodles.
For dessert you may order ice-cream, coffee, tea or juice. After you have chosen the dishes the waiter or waitress takes your order and gives you a bill. Some minutes later the dinner is served.
UNIT 12
Making purchases
When on a business trip abroad I often go shopping. I need to make some purchases before leaving the country because I want to buy presents for my wife and children. I prefer supermarkets for shopping. They have become very popular with the shoppers because you can buy everything you need under one roof and they are self-service shops and have parking possibility. I can also make a purchase at clothes shops, shoe shops, book shops, etc. But I call at a department store as it has many departments and I can buy everything I need in one building. The things for sale are on the counters so that they can be easily seen. I don't like expensive department stores, I prefer to go to cheaper ones. Shops and department stores are open every day till 7 o'clock. Almost all the shops are closed on Sundays.
I ask the nearest way to the Central Department Store and get there by bus. It takes me 10 minutes. A lot of people move along the counters of the shop and look at the shop-windows choosing what they need. I'd like to buy a suit for me, a pair of gloves for my wife and some toys for my children. There's a very good choice of ready-made clothes at the men's and women's departments of the store. I ask the shop-assistant (the sales-girl) to help me choose a summer suit of the right size for everyday wear. I try on a few suits in the fitting room. The suit I choose fits me perfectly, it's in grey and matches my eyes, it's not expensive. At least, it costs no more than I can spend. I'm sure that it's my style and it'll wear for ages. I pay for the suit cash. The cashier gives me a change. I also buy a pair of nice gloves at the women's department for my wife. If the gloves are tight, I'll get a refund. And the toys I buy for my children will be a good present and make them happy.
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Vocabulary
to go shopping – ходить за покупками, ходить по магазинам
to make purchases – делать покупки
shopper – покупатель
clothes shop – магазин одежды
shoe shop – обувной магазин
to call at a department store – заходить в универмаг
expensive – дорогой, дорогостоящий
cheap – дешевый, недорогой
to move along the counter – двигаться вдоль прилавка
to look at the shop-windows – изучать витрины
to buy a suit – купить костюм
gloves – перчатки
ready-made clothes – готовая одежда
shop-assistant – продавец, продавщица
to try on smth. in the fitting room – примерять что-либо в примерочной
to fit – быть впору, быть в самый раз, подходить
to match – подходить, соответствовать (под пару; по цвету, форме и т. п.)
to wear for ages – носиться долго
to pay (in) cash – платить наличными
cashier – кассир
to give a change – давать сдачу
tight – тесный, плотно прилегающий
to get a refund – получить деньги обратно
I. Give Russian equivalents to the following word combinations:
to buy presents for smb.; to become very popular with smb.; to buy smth. under one roof; self-services shops; clothes shop; shoe shop; to call at a department store; to be on the counter; expensive; cheap; shop-assistant; to fit perfectly; to match; to cost; to spend; tight.
II. Give English equivalents to the following word combinations:
посещать магазины; делать покупки; покупатель; двигаться вдоль прилавка; изучать витрины; хороший выбор готовой одежды; выбрать костюм нужного размера на каждый день; примерять; примерочная; носиться долго; платить наличными; кассир; давать сдачу; купить пару перчаток; получить деньги обратно.
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