A tradition English breakfast is a very big meal: saucages , bacon, eggs, tomatoes,mushrooms….But nowadays many people just have cereal with milk and sugar, or toast with marmalade, jam,[r]
(1)MEALS IN BRITAIN (2) Match the foods with their names: • a chips and fish ; b.crumble and custard • C shepherds pie ;d rice pudding (3) KEY • a.rice pudding b crumble and custard • c.shepherds pie • Peas and tomatoes d fish and chips (4) TRUE / FALSE PREDICTIONS • 1.many British people have a big breakfast • • • • • • • • • 2.People often have cereal or toast for breakfast Marmalade is different from jam People drink tea with hot milk many foreign visitors love instant coffee All British people have a hot milk 7.Pubs are good places to go for lunch British people eat dinner late in the evening Sunday lunch is a special meal 10 When you get a take- away meal, you eat it at home (5) Meals in Britain • • A tradition English breakfast is a very big meal: saucages , bacon, eggs, tomatoes,mushrooms….But nowadays many people just have cereal with milk and sugar, or toast with marmalade, jam, or honey Marmalade and jam are not the same ! Marmalade is made from oranges and jam is made from other fruit The traditional breakfast drink is tea , which people have with cold milk Some people have coffee , often instant coffee, which is made with just hot water Many visitors to Britain find this coffee disgusting ! For many people lunch is a quick meal In cities , there are a lot of sandwch bars , where office workers can choose the kind of bread they want – brown , white , or a roll- and then all sorts of salad and meat or fish to goin the sandwich Pubs often serve good , cheap food, both hot and cold Tea means two things It is a drink and meal ! Some people have afternoon tea , with sandwich , cakes , and of course , a cup of tea Cream teas are popular You have scones ( a kind of cake) with cream and jam (6) • • The evening meal is the main meal of the day for many people They usually have it quite early , between 6.00 and 8.00 , and often the whole family eats together On Sundays , many have a traditional lunch They have roast meat , either beef , lamb , chicken , or pork , with potatoes , vegetables and gravy Gravy is a sauce made from the meat juice People often get take – away meals – you buy the food at the restaurant and then bring it home to eat (7) KEY 10 Many British peple have a big breakfast T People often have cereal or toast for breakfast T Marmalade is different from jam T People drink tea with hot meal F Many foreign visistors love instant coffee F All British people heve a hot lunch F Pubs are good places to go for lunch T British people eat dinner late in the evening F Sunday lunch is a special meal T When you get a take – away meal , you eat it at home T (8) sausage and mash A christmas lunch (9) • • Ploughman’s lunch • Trife Roast beef, roast potatoes,green beans and gravy (10)