English MealsEnglish Meals

The English proverb says: every cook praises his The English proverb says: every cook praises his own broth. One can not say English cookery is own broth. One can not say English cookery is bad, but there is not a lot of variety in it in bad, but there is not a lot of variety in it in comparison with European cuisine. The English comparison with European cuisine. The English are very particular about their meals. The usual are very particular about their meals. The usual meals in England are breakfast, lunch, tea and meals in England are breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner.dinner.

Breakfast time is between seven and nine Breakfast time is between seven and nine a.m. A traditional English breakfast is a a.m. A traditional English breakfast is a very big meal. It consists of juice, porridge, very big meal. It consists of juice, porridge, a rasher or two of bacon and eggs, toast, a rasher or two of bacon and eggs, toast, butter, jam or marmalade, tea or coffee. butter, jam or marmalade, tea or coffee.

Lunch is usually taken at one o'clock. For Lunch is usually taken at one o'clock. For many people lunch is a quick meal. Office many people lunch is a quick meal. Office workers usually go to a cafe at this time. They workers usually go to a cafe at this time. They take fish, poultry or cold meat (beef, mutton, take fish, poultry or cold meat (beef, mutton, veal and ham), boiled or fried potatoes and all veal and ham), boiled or fried potatoes and all sorts of salad. They may have a mutton chop sorts of salad. They may have a mutton chop or steak and chips, followed by biscuits and a or steak and chips, followed by biscuits and a cup of coffeecup of coffee

Tea is very popular among the English; it may almost be Tea is very popular among the English; it may almost be called their national drink. Tea is welcome in the called their national drink. Tea is welcome in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening. The morning, in the afternoon and in the evening. The

English like it strong and fresh made.English like it strong and fresh made.

Dinner time is generally between six and eight Dinner time is generally between six and eight p.m. The evening meal is the biggest and the main p.m. The evening meal is the biggest and the main meal of the day. Very often the whole family eats meal of the day. Very often the whole family eats

together. They begin with souptogether. They begin with soup

followed by fish, roast chickenfollowed by fish, roast chicken

vegetables, fruit and coffee.vegetables, fruit and coffee.

On Sundays many families have a traditional On Sundays many families have a traditional lunch consisting of roast chicken, lamb or lunch consisting of roast chicken, lamb or beef with salads, vegetables and gravy.beef with salads, vegetables and gravy.

Listen, read and repeat.Listen, read and repeat. [i:] – sweet, tea, tea-break, Easter, mean, meat, [i:] – sweet, tea, tea-break, Easter, mean, meat,

cheese, pizza cheese, pizza [i]- biscuit, foreigner, tin, chips, Christmas [i]- biscuit, foreigner, tin, chips, Christmas [ai]- pie, slice, kind, type, like, knife, [ai]- pie, slice, kind, type, like, knife, [æ]- sandwich, salad, Valentine’s Day, have, [æ]- sandwich, salad, Valentine’s Day, have,

appleapple [ei] – cake, break, made, mayonnaise, plate, [ei] – cake, break, made, mayonnaise, plate,

tabletable [[λλ]- bun, Mother’s Day, others, lunch, discuss, ]- bun, Mother’s Day, others, lunch, discuss,

butterbutter [o]- shop, strong, tablecloth, sausage, teapot, [o]- shop, strong, tablecloth, sausage, teapot,

foreignerforeigner [o:] – sort, fork, salt, water, more, before[o:] – sort, fork, salt, water, more, before [u] –pudding, woman, put, full, look[u] –pudding, woman, put, full, look [u:] – tooth, juice, spoon, food, too[u:] – tooth, juice, spoon, food, too [[әәu]- roll, slow, rose, phone, knowu]- roll, slow, rose, phone, know

Find the words which we can eat and drinkFind the words which we can eat and drink sweet, tea, cheese, pizza sweet, tea, cheese, pizza biscuit, chips biscuit, chips pie, slice pie, slice sandwich, salad sandwich, salad cake, mayonnaise cake, mayonnaise bun, butter bun, butter sausage sausage salt, water salt, water pudding pudding juice, food juice, food roll, apple roll, apple

Find 20 names of food. First read the horizontal Find 20 names of food. First read the horizontal

(9) lines then read the vertical (11) lines.(9) lines then read the vertical (11) lines.

C A T O C F C O N H

E P E R A I H R M O

G P A B K S E A I N

G L A N E H R N L T

M E P E A R R G K Y

B A N A N A Y E B J

N U T Z L E M O N A

C H O C O L A T E M

H O N E Y A V Q W E

I C E C R E A M P A

P I Z Z A R B U L T

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