Unit 2. Vocabulary Practice

1. Make up the sentences.

a) Model 1: Dinner is served at 1 o’clock.

breakfast supper tea dessert meat and fish dishes appetizer

is (are) served

at 8 o’clock at 7 p.m. at 4 p.m. after the second course after the first course before the first course

b) Model 2: Of all possible soups I prefer cabbage soup

Of all possible

soups garnishes meat dishes sweet dishes drinks appetizers

I prefer

mushroom, cabbage, sorrel, beetroot, chicken soup potato, porridge, macaroni, rice chops, cutlets, stewed duck, grilled chicken ice-cream, jelly, bun, biscuit, tart fruit juice, coffee, soda water, lemonade, cocktail ham, herring, bacon, salad, sandwich

c) Model 3: I prefer meat to fish.

I prefer

coffee lemonade rice soup beefsteak chipped potatoes stewed fruit chocolate beer

to

beetroot soup tea mineral water mashed potatoes jelly tomato juice ice-cream chop

2. Put the following names of food and drink under the right headings on the menu:

Menu:

1. Appetizers… 2. Soups … . 3. Main dishes: a) meats … ; b) poultry … ; c) fish … . 4. Side dishes … 5. Beverages … 6. Sweets … 7. Cheese … .

apple pie, herring, beef Wellington, blue cheese dressing salad, butter, cheese dip, cream of mushrooms, dumplings, farm-house cheddar, fried fillet of plaice, fruit salad, game pie, grilled tomatoes, grilled veal fillet, hot chocolate, pastries, pork chops, roast duckling, sole in white wine sauce, tossed green salad, turkey, roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, avocado vinaigrette, salmon, ale.

3. Match each word in the left-hand column with the best meaning from the right-hand column.

1. breakfast a) alcoholic drink made from malt and flavoured with hops;

2. ham b) eggs beaten together and fried, often flavoured with cheese or containing herbs, etc.;

3. porridge c) salted or smoked meat from the back or sides of a pig;

4. salad d) cold dish of sliced uncooked vegetables such as lettuce, cu­cumber, tomatoes, seasoned with oil, vinegar, etc., eaten with or in­cluding cheese, cold meat, fish, etc.;

5. meal e) first meal of the day;

6. pudding f) dish of mixture of eggs and milk, sweetened and flavoured and baked, eaten with fruits, pastry, etc.;

7. beer g) occasion of eating; food that is eaten;

8. cake h) upper part of a pig's leg, salted and dried or smoked

9. supper i) dish of soft, sweet mixture, served as part of meal, generally eaten after the meat course (often on festive occasions);

10. bacon j) dish of cut-up beef with mushrooms and sour cream;

11. custard k) soft food made of boiling a cereal;

12. omelette l) sweet mixture of flour, eggs, butter, etc. baked in an oven;

13. fast-food m) outdoor grill, meat cooked on a grill;

14. drive-in n) food flavoured with herbs or spices;

15. drive through o) hamburgers, special sandwiches;

16. cuisine p) restaurant where you order through an intercom, food is brought on a tray, and you eat in your car;

17. seasoned food q) style of cooking;

18. junk food r) take-out system; you order through an intercom, pick up food at the window, and take it home without leaving your car;

19. barbecue s) food with little nutritional value, particularly potato chips, soft drinks, candy, etc.

20. beef-stroganoff t) last meal of the day, when this is less large or less formal than a dinner.