Vocabulary exercises

I.	1. l	2. n	3. k	4. i	5. g	6. f	7. a	8. m	9. p
	10. q	11. e	12. r	13. c	14. j	15. d	16. o	17. b	18. h

II.

1. a

2. c

3. e

4. b

5. f

6. d

III.	1. 2j 3e	2. 2b 3j	3. 2c 3b	4. 2k 3l	5. 2l 3i	6. 2d 3g
	7. 2h 3d	8. 2g 3c	9. 2e 3f	10. 2f 3h	11. 2i 3k	12. 2a 3a

V.	1. a	2. g	3. d	4. h	5. l	6. i	7. m
	8. k	9. e	10. c	11. j	12. f	13. n	14. b

VI.	1. continental breakfast; 2. restaurant; 3. canteen; 4. appetizer; 5. cafeteria; 6. meals; 7. course, meal; 8. dinner.

ACTIVATION EXERCISES

III.	1. at, of, on, to; 2. in, of; 3. for, for, of; 4. out, in; 5. over, of; 6. for; 7. in, from, around, until; 8. to, on; 9. in, about, for; 10. about; 11. of, of, in.

IV.	1. a, a; 2. a, the, _, _; 3. a, _, _, _; 4. _, an; 5. the, _, a; 6. _, a, a; 7. _, _, a; 8. the, the; 9. _, the, _; 10. _, _, _. 11. _, _, _; 12. the, a.

V.	1. fast food, hamburgers; 2. fish and chips, sweet dish; 3. occasion, have a chat; 4. famous for, sausages; 5. combination; 6. canteens, convenient; 7. restaurants, wedding; 8. pavements, on their way to; 9. best diet for; 10. “high tea”; 11. particular about; 12. variety of, to your taste.

VI.	1. The English are very particular about their meals and strictly keep to their meal times. 2. The English like what they call good plain food: steak, roast beef, Yorkshire pudding and fish and chips. 3. Most British fa­milies go to restaurants on spe­cial occasions, like birthdays, or wedding anniversaries. 4. Some other dishes served as appetizers for dinner or for supper are different kinds of salads. 5. The usual English breakfast is porridge or corn flakes with milk, bacon and eggs, marmalade with toast, rolls, tea or coffee. 6. A usual breakfast in the United States is orange juice, toasts and coffee, or juice and dry cereal with milk and eggs. 7. The most typical meat is the traditional roast beef of old England, pork or veal chops or chicken. 8. Dinner usually includes a main course of meat or fish accom­panied by side dishes such as soup, salad and vegetables. 9. Brunch in America is a combination of breakfast and lunch that many Americans enjoy on Sunday. 10. There is a variety of restaurants of all nationalities in London and some other towns where you can choose food to your taste. 11. People in different countries have different ideas about what is good to eat and what is the best diet for them. 12. Scrambled eggs or omelets are of­ten served along with other regular luncheon dishes.

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

II.	1. more conve­nient; 2. worst; 3. better; 4. most popular; 5. most people; 6. most; 7. farther; 8. the cheapest; 9. the fastest, the most convenient; 10. slower.

V.	1. hurried, will hurry; 2. included, will include; 3. had, will have; 4. had, will have; 5. were invited, will be invited; 6. preferred, will prefer; 7. happened, will happen; 8. enjoyed, will enjoy.

VIII.	1. isn’t he? 2. isn’t he? 3. don’t they? 4. isn’t it? 5. isn’t it? 6. isn’t she? 7. aren’t they? 8. isn’t it? 9. aren’t we? 10. isn’t it?

IX.	1. am doing; 2. is staying; 3. are travelling; 4. rains; 5. is having, does not want; 6. is melting; 7. is boarding; 8. increases; 9. is rising; 10. is becoming.

XI.	1. was getting, started, fell; 2. did not allow, was blowing; 3. realized, was travelling; 4. were waiting; 5. was carrying, was raining; 6. was shining, were singing; 7. had; 8. saw, was hurrying; 9. was having; 10. arrived, was waiting.

XII.	1. will vary; 2. will be travelling; 3. will not fight; 4. will take; 5. will take; 6. will ask; 7. will be celebrating; 8. will get.

XIII.	1. isn’t it? 2. weren’t they? 3. aren’t I? 4. wasn’t he? 5. aren’t they? 6. weren’t they? 7. aren’t we? 8. wasn’t she? 9. wasn’t he?

XIV.	1. Thousands of people all over the world are travelling now. 2. People living in big cities are going to spend their time visiting the country. 3. He will be booking a seat on a flight to his destination at four o’clock. 4. The stewardess was asking the passenger to fasten seat belts a minute ago. 5. Now she is offering the passengers some sweets and mineral water. 6. The bellboy is showing the guest to his room. 7. The thick white fog is rolling in from the sea all over the country. 8. This month Harrods is offering a number of special services to its customers. 9. Hot winds are blowing from the Gulf of Mexico now.

UNIT 5

SHOPS AND SHOPPING