Read the text below and write down the English equivalents to the following
Russian words and phrases:
специфически английское учреждение
говорить на профессиональные темы
традиции и правила
незаконно
огромный ассортимент
" завтрак пекаря "
соленья
PUBS? - PUBS!!!
The word 'pub' itself is an abbreviation of 'a public house' which sounds dull and unemotional. I don't think you will get a better idea of what a pub really is if I say that this is a place where people drink beer. Pubs are very dear to the British people, being a peculiarly English institution. Pubs are famous for their friendly and cozyatmosphere. For many English people the pub is still the centre of their social life.
People come to pubs to meet their friends, talk sports, play darts, watch television or just relax and enjoy themselves They try 'to make the evening of it, they come to have a good time
On the other hand many business people go to a pub for a quick drink after work and 'talk shop'before going home.
There are pubs everywhere in England, a small town of, say, 50,000 inhabitants will have between 50 and 100 pubs, each with its own character. Even a small village usually has its pub
The country pub is the heart of village life. Some of them have been there for hundreds of years. There is a fire-place in winter, and you can sit out in the garden in summer. They are welcoming places, with their regular customers usually only too happy to talk to the visitor. For most people this is what the pub should always be like.
The oldest pub in England is considered to be 'The Trip to Jerusalem'. They say it was built in the 12th century. Pubs are part of the British history and that's what makes them unique. Naturally they have a lot of traditions and regulations. Most pubs open at 11 a.m. and close at 11 p.m., except on Sundays when they open an hour later and close half an hour earlier than usual. Young children cannot go into a pub until they are 14, but even at this age they should be accompanied by an adult. The minimum age for drinking alcohol is 18. It is illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 16. Pubs sell not only beer and wine but food too. There is now a hugerange of bar snacks, and lunches - usually fried fish, or sausage and chips, or steak, or the so-called 'Ploughman's lunch' which is a large piece of cheese, some bread, some pickles, and an onion. When you order food you are expected to have at least one drink (each customer) as well. If someone buys you a drink, he will usually expect you to offer later to buy one for him (even if you are not having another drink yourself).
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If a friend bought you a drink yesterday and you go to a pub together again today, you should start by saying"
Now, it's my round. What are you having?
There are three main kinds of beer lager (a light coloured beer), bitter (ordinary English beer, which is darker and heavier than lager) and mild (darker and sweeter).
Different pubs sell different makes of each kind. Their brand names usually sound attractive and extravagant often making foreigners puzzle over their meaning
In case you don't know the names of the beer in a particular pub, you can say:
A pint of mild, please or A half pint of lager, please or Another bitter, please. I hope you've enjoyed your visit to the pub. Want another drink? Cheers!
Be ready to answer the following questions:
1. What does the word "pub" mean?
2. Why are pubs very dear to the British people?
3. What makes pubs in England unique?
4. What regulations do pubs have?
5. What are the main links of beer?
Task 6.
What are good table manners? What are the rules in your country? Read and remember the following formulas of etiquette.
THE ABC OF TABLE MANNERS
1. Do not attract undue attention to yourself in public.
2. When eating take as much as you want, but eat as much as you take.
3. Do not eat too fast or too slowly, cut as you eat.
4. Take a little of every dish that is offered to you.
5. Sit up straight and face the table, do not put your elbows on the table while eating.
6. Do not reach across the table - simply say: “Would you please pass the salt,” etc.
7. At a small party do not start eating until all are served. At a large party it is not necessary to wait for all. The hostess gives a signal to her guests by saying: “Start eating, please (your food will get cold).”
8. There’re no rules about eating everything on your plate, to indicate that you have had enough place knife and fork together, not criss-cross.
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9. When refusing a dish or a helping simply say: “No, thank you, “when accepting - “Yes, please.”
10. Do not leave the spoon in your cup, when drinking tea or coffee.
Task 7.
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