Exercise 17. Part A. Read the following dialogues and act them out:

Part A. Read the following dialogues and act them out:

- Here is a restaurant. I hope they serve good meals here.

- Won’t it be too expensive?

- No, the prices here are quite reasonable. It won’t be much more expensive than cafeteria. There’ll be fewer people and we’ll have a better service. Besides, I see it has a license.

- A license? What does it mean?

- It means they serve wine, cognac and so on but only at certain hours. And they won’t serve you unless you’re over 18.

- Well, we are much older than that.

… they serve good meals (food) here. -…тут добре готують.

The prices here are quite reasonable. – Ціни тут цілком прийнятні.

Waiter: A table for two?

- Yes, please. By the window. And the menu, please.

- Is there anything to your liking on the menu?

- Oh, yes, many things. Let’s have some clear soup, perhaps.

- I don’t think I’ll have any soup. I’d rather have some vegetable salad to start with.

- Let’s have some sliced cucumbers and tomatoes with sour cream, as a starter.

- I don’t mind. Then I’ll have roast beef with new potatoes and peas, jam tart and iced coffee.

- Same for me. There’s nothing like a juicy piece of roast beef, just slightly underdone.

Waiter: Shall I get you anything to drink?

- What do you say to a bottle of beer?

- No beer, thanks. I prefer a glass of mineral water or just a cup of tea.

- All right. A glass of mineral water and apple juice for me, then. And iced coffee for two.

Is there anything to your liking on the menu? – Чи є в меню те, що тобі подобається?

There’s nothing like …- Немає нічого смачнішого від...

What do you say to … - Як щодо...

iced coffee – кава глясе

- It’s 8 p.m. High time for supper.

- Well, I could do with a bite. I don’t eat much in the evening. Some light meal, perhaps.

- What do you usually have for supper?

- A cup of tea and a sandwich, or a glass of milk and a biscuit?

- I prefer something more substantial, say, a chop or steak and chips or cold meat with potatoes, or sausages, or an omelette with tea or coffee to follow.

- Then you should take a good stroll after supper. As an English saying goes, “After dinner sleep a while, after supper walk a mile”.

I could do with a bite. – Я не проти, щоб перекусити (щоб щось з’їсти).

You should take a good stroll. – Вам слід добре погуляти.

- What would you like for dinner? Shall we dine table d’hôte or á la carte?

- What have they got for table d’hôte?

- Clear soup with chicken, steamed fish with mashed potatoes and coffee.

- I don’t care for fish. Let’s see what they’ve got for á la carte.

- There’s a great variety of dishes: boiled meat, beefsteak, rumpsteak, cutlets. There’s poultry, too: chicken and goose. Which would you like?

- And what do they have for afters?

- Ice-cream, pastry, fresh fruit, jelly and tea.

- Then I’ll have beefsteak with fried potatoes and an ice.

- As I’m as hungry as a hunter, I could do with a square meal. I’ll have a clear soup with a meat pie, a rumpsteak with stewed cabbage, a couple of cakes and tea with a slice of lemon.

- I’m thirsty, but I don’t feel like drinking tea.

- Care for some lemonade?

- Yes, please.

Shall we dine table d’hôte or á la carte? – Візьмемо комплексний обід чи замовимо за меню?

I don’t care for fish. – Я не люблю рибу.

an ice = ice-cream – морозиво

… but I don’t feel like drinking tea. -... але я не хочу чаю.

Part B. Fill in the missing parts, making use of the words and phra­ses from the text and illustrative conversations. You're allowed to make any changes.

- I say, Victor, what do you say to having dinner together?

- ……..

- Here's a restaurant. They serve good meals there.

- ……..

- No, the prices are quite reasonable there... Here we are. Where would you like to sit?

- …….

- Is there anything to your liking on the menu?

- ……..

- I don't think I'll have some soup. I'd rather have some meat salad as a starter. What about you?

- ……..

- Then I'll have roast-beef with fried potatoes, jam tart and iced coffee.

- ……..

- Shall we drink anything?

- …….

- How about having lunch?

- …….

- What are we going to have?

- …….

- Do you like your tea strong or weak?

- …….

- Do you take it with milk or with lemon?

- …….

- Here you are. And help yourself to a pie. They're apple-pies. Very delicious indeed.

- I say, Nick. It's 8 p. m. I'm hungry. Will you join me for supper?

- ………

- What do you usually have for supper, then?

- ………

- And I prefer something substantial, say, sausage or cold meat, or an omelette with tea or coffee, to follow.

- ………

- How do you find this meat?

- ……..

- Yes, indeed. It's excellent. What would you like for af­ters?

- ……..

- I'll follow suit. Do you care for a drink?

- ……..