Restaurants in London

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British restaurants are not, unfortunately, famous for their good food. Too often, they offer only sausages and chips, fish and chips – chips with everything in fact! But, there are some wonderful surprises in British cooking, especially many delicious cakes and desserts, and the British certainly enjoy their food. There`s a fantastic variety of restaurants of all nationalities in London.

Most British families only go to restaurants on special occasions, like birthdays, or wedding anniversaries. The restaurants` best customers are businessmen, who meet in them to talk about business in a relaxed atmosphere away from the telephone. They can eat what they like, because the company pays the bill! But when a boy and girl want to get to know each other better, they often go out to a restaurant together. After all, it`s easier to talk in a quiet atmosphere, with soft music, wine and good food.

For visitors to London, eating out can be fun. Try Rules, in the West End. The traditional menu and décor are just like they were in Queen Victoria`s day, a hundred years ago.

Or take a walk down the King`s Road in Chelsea where there are dozens of small restaurants.

But if you want that special London feeling, go to the Ritz in Piccadilly for tea any afternoon at about half past four. Too expensive? Then try England`s favourite food – fish and chips. Take it away and eat it where you like – in the park, on the bus, or while you walk down the street. That`s what Londoners do!

Restaurants in London

Are these statements true or false?

1. British restaurants are famous for their good food.

2. There is a fantastic variety of restaurants of all nationalities in London.

3. Some businessmen can eat what they like because the company pays the bill.

4. You can’t find any restaurant in London with the menu which was popular a hundred years ago.

5. In England people can’t take away fish and chips and eat this food where they like.

Answer the questions:

1. What do British restaurants frequently offer?

2. On what occasions do most British families go to restaurants?

3. Why do businessmen, young girls and boys go to restaurants?

4. Why can eating out be fun for visitors to London?

5. What is England’s favorite food?

COME TO DINNER!

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Some British and American people like to invite friends and colleagues for a meal at home. But don’t be upset if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you!

Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 pm and end at about 11. Ask your host what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine to your hostess.

Usually the evening with drinks and snacks. (Ask for a soft drink if you don’t like alcohol.) Do you want to be extra polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures, or your hostess’s dress. But remember – it’s not polite to ask how much things cost.

Dinner will usually start at about 8 or 9 o’clock. In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests.

You’ll probably start the meal with soup, or something small as a “starter”, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then a dessert (sometimes called a “sweet” or a “pudding”), followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. Some people eat bread with their meals, but not everyone does.

Most people ask “Do you mind if I smoke?” before they take out their cigarettes after the meal.

Did you enjoy the evening? Call the hostess the next day, or write her a short “thank you” letter. Perhaps it seems funny to you, but British and American people say “thank you, thank you, thank you” all the time!

Come to Dinner!

Are these statements true or false?

1. If your English friends didn’t invite you home, it means they don’t like you!

2. It’s quite polite to ask how much things cost.

3. Not all people eat bread with their meals.

4. It’s polite to write the hostess a short “thank you” letter the next day after dinner.

5. British and American people say “thank you” all the time.

Answer the questions:

1. When do dinner parties usually start?

2. What is it polite to bring to your hostess?

3. What should one do to be extra polite?

4. Where do the husband and the wife sit when they eat with their guests?

5. What dishes can be offered for dinner?

San Francisco

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San Francisco in California is a special place very different from most American cities. It lies on a small finger of land with the Pacific Ocean on one side and a huge harbor on the other. The famous Golden Gate Bridge crosses over the mouth of the harbor. If you live in San Francisco, you get plenty of exercise, because it’s a city of hills. Perhaps that’s why the famous cable cars are so popular. And of course, the views from the hills are spectacular.

San Francisco’s population is only about 716,000, but it is the biggest business centre in the west of the USA. It is also American’s most international city, with newspapers in thirty different languages. The city is known as ”the Paris of the West”, ”Baghdad by the Bay”, and “Gateway to the Orient”. There are at least three small cities in San Francisco: ”Little Italy”, with its pizzerias and restaurants, ”Chinatown”, with wonderful shops and exciting food, and ”Japantown”,with its $15 million Japan Center. And everywhere you go, you will see boats out on the sea, you will smell fresh fish and salt, and feel the sea wind on your face.

Most people enjoy the climate in San Francisco. It’s never too hot, and never really cold. The sea winds are healthy and they make you hungry. And it’s good to be hungry in San Francisco, because the food is fabulous, with more than 2,600 restaurants serving food from all over the world.

San Francisco

Are these statements true or false?

1. San Francisco is the biggest business centre in the west of the USA.

2. Not many people enjoy the climate in San Francisco.

3. San Francisco is known as “the Paris of the West”, “Baghdad by the Bay” and “Gateway to the Orient”.

4. “Chinatown” is famous for wonderful shops and exciting food.

5. San Francisco restaurants serve only local food.

Answer the questions

1. Why does San Francisco differ from most American cities?

2. Why do those who live in San Francisco get plenty of exercise?

3. Why can one find newspapers in thirty different languages in San Francisco?

4. How many small cities are there in San Francisco?

5. Why is it good to be hungry in San Francisco?