7. Перечитайте текст, сосредоточив внимание на его важнейших деталях, и выполните нижеследующие задания.

7.1. Выберите правильные варианты ответов на поставленные вопросы (на каждый вопрос – только один правильный ответ).

1. Restaurants are sometimes a feature of...

a) a hotel

b) a supermarket

c) both “a” and “b”

d) a canteen

2. The restaurant became established in France…

a) after a community work day

b) after the French Revolution

c) after a conference

d) both “a” and “c”

3. A waiter comes to take customers’…

a) hallo

b) good bye

c) order

d) advice

4. Some restaurants are licensed to serve…

a) cakes

b) beer

c) cigarettes

d) alcohol

5. Restaurants are the end of the supply chain in…

a) the light industry

b) the food service industry

c) the heavy industry

d) both “a” and “c”

7.2. Заполните таблицу, выяснив вклад каждого из упомянутых лиц в историю развития ресторанного дела.

What did they do?
1	Boulanger
2	Beauvilliers
3	Antonin Careme
4	Jul-lien
5	Prince Kourakin

7.3. Определите, истинно или ложно каждое из нижеперечисленных утверждений (относительно текста). Пометьте каждое предложение как “t (true)” или “f (false)”. Откорректируйте ложные утверждения.

1. A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages.

2. Restaurants are sometimes a feature of a smaller complex, typically a hotel

3. The term "restaurant" came from the Latin "restaurer".

4. The modern sense of the word was born in around 1765 when a Parisian soup-seller opened his establishment.

5. The restaurant became established in Russia after the French Revolution.

6. Restaurants range from unpretentious lunching or dining places to expensive establishments serving refined food and wines in a formal setting.

7. Restaurants often specialize in certain types of food.

8. Restaurant guides list the worst places to eat.

9. The typical restaurant owner faces many obstacles to success.

7.4. Дайте развернутые ответы на поставленные вопросы, опираясь на содержание текста.

1. Why are restaurants established as part of hotels very often?

2. Where does the word “restaurant” come from?

3. How was the French tradition of dining out born?

4. What is service “a la franchise”?

5. What is service “a la russe”?

6. What is the job of a restaurant critic?

7. Why is a newspaper restaurant guide often more reliable than any other restaurant guide?

8. Why is competition in the restaurant business so high?

9. What are restaurant's biggest concerns in Western countries?

10. What obstacles does a typical restaurant owner face?

8. Подготовьте развернутые высказывания (от 25 развернутых предложений) в ответ на вопросы, заданные ниже. Задание, помеченное звездочкой, выполнять не обязательно.

1. Imagine that you are going to start running your own restaurant. How would you call it? Describe its interior, menu, intended customers.

2. Prepare a written report “Restaurants In ...” (choose any city or country).

3.* If you happen to know any foreigners, ask them to describe some typical restaurants (or other places for eating out) of their country. Share everything you have found out with the group/instructor.

Text 2. American Cooking

1. Убедитесь, что Вам понятны слова и выражения, перечисленные ниже. Если необходимо, воспользуйтесь словарем.

junk astonishing dish shellfish boiled beef chicken stew baked beans hot dog spicy

fried chicken corn-on-the-cob green and red peppers fiery mussels spare ribs to cater for slice ground meat

topping dip patty a fried egg fast food condiment salad dressing buttered bun coleslaw

2. Соедините разрозненные части выражений и составных слов.

1	Baked	A	beef
2	green and red	B	dog
3	Spare	C	chicken
4	Hot	D	dressing
5	Boiled	E	stew
6	Salad	F	ribs
7	Fried	G	beans
8	Chicken	H	peppers

3. Заполните пробелы недостающими словами из списка (Упражнение 1).

1. The school ___________ for children with learning difficulties.

2. Thick _________ based on sour cream, creme fraiche, milk, yogurt, mayonnaise, soft cheese, or beans are a staple of American appetizers.

3. A __________ is an all-American food only truly enjoyed by worthy Americans who observe the ways of truthiness.

4. When cutting a __________ of cheese from a wedge it is very rude to cut off the pointed end or "nose" of the cheese.

5. The use of mustard survived the Middle Ages in Europe and was commonly employed in French and British cookery. Special dishes were developed for mustard's use as a table _____________.

6. I find it _______________ that they ever thought it could work.

7. Simnel cake is a traditional Easter cake comprising of fruit cake with a marzipan __________.

8. It's as simple as it sounds — ____________ are sea creatures that have a shell of some kind.

9. Thai food is hot and __________.

10. I don't know if you notice, there is something very inviting in the air where a __________ bun is being toasted.