Translate the following sentences from Russian into English paying attention to the use of articles with names of meals.
1. В прежнее время это был банкетный зал. Он и сейчас еще используется в особых случаях, таких, как праздничный обед или бал. 2. Подумай о том, сколько ты съел за завтраком (об огромном завтраке, который ты съел). 3. В такое прекрасное утро он не мог устоять пред искушением (красота утра соблазняла его) уйти из отеля вскоре после завтрака. 4. Они с Уолтером были приглашены на обед. 5. Во время обеда Сара не сказала ни слова. Она просто стояла, наблюдая за мной. 6. Она начала одеваться к обеду, на который была приглашена. 7. Они вернулись домой только к десяти часам и съели легкий ужин. 8. «Пошли ко мне Шейлу Уэбб». – «Она еще не вернулась с обеда, госпожа Мартиндейл». 9. Я хотела есть. Пора было обедать. 10. Я угощу вас здешним обедом. Моя жена прекрасно готовит. 11. До свидания. Я опоздаю на второй завтрак, если задержусь. 12. «Вот они наконец-то, - воскликнула она. – Как раз во время к чаю!» 13. Когда все уселись пить чай, миссис Марч сказала: «У меня есть для вас приятный сюрприз после чая». 14. За завтраком Джен едва притронулась к еде. 15. За обедом они разговаривали о свадьбе. 16. Она слышала, как Керри сказала, что Герствуд не придет к обеду домой. 17. Я не прощу, то ты опоздал к обеду. 18. После обеда она села писать письмо. 19. Я не заметил, чтобы этот обед чем-то отличался от обычного. 20. Если у тебя будет свободный вечер, позвони мне и я приготовлю тебе обед. 21. За обедом я быстро поел и ушел в клинику. 22. Мы спустились на лифте, не разговаривая, и прошли на террасу, где были накрыты столы для завтрака. 23. «Вчера у нас был (званый) обед», - сказала Флер. 24. Наконец мальчик вернулся и спросил меня, буду ли я одеваться к обеду. 25. Я угощу вас наилучшим ужином, который вы можете получить в этом городе.
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97. Fill in the blanks with articles if necessary and comment on the use of articles with the noun "tea" in the following extracts.
1. That afternoon Pip's mother, Mrs. Hilton, went to ... tea with Lady Candling.
"You may all have ... picnic tea in ... garden," she told Pip.
... children watched Pip's mother going down ... drive at half past three that afternoon, looking very smart. They were glad that they did not have to dress up and go out to ... tea. It was, much more ... fun to have ... picnic tea and wear ... old shorts and shirts.
They had ... lovely tea, and went in twice to ask Cook for some more bread and butter. There were ... ripe plums and greengages as well to eat, so it was ... good tea.
Soon after ... tea Mrs. Hilton came back.
2. (The children sent Fatty, one of the boys, to invite a grown-up man to come and have a chat with them.)
"Very nice of you to ask me," said he. "It so happens I am coming through your village tomorrow. I suppose you couldn't invite me to ... tea – say ... picnic tea by the river?"
"Oh, yes," said Fatty joyfully.
(Fatty returned to the village and said to his friends)
''That’s all settled. He is coming to ... tea with us tomorrow-... picnic tea down by ... river."
"Fatty! Is he really coming? Did you ask him to ... tea? Oh, Fatty, how marvellous!"
(The guest came. The picnic was a success.)
"It's been splendid to see you again," he said. "Good-bye and thanks for ... wonderful tea – the nicestI'vehad for weeks."
Supplementary task. Describe a picnic tea or a dinner party you participated in.
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Fill in the blanks with articles in the following extract if necessary.
It might be useful to you to know what sort of meals English people have and how they behave at ... table, for ... people of one country behave rather differently from those of ... other. ... old proverb says, "When in Rome, do as ... Romans do" and this is ... good advice.
In many English homes four meals are served: they are ... breakfast, ... lunch, ... tea and ... dinner. These are ... meals that are served in ... homes of ... well-to-do people.
... breakfast may be served any time from seven to nine. It consists of ... porridge (made of ... oats or ... barley, ... milk, ... sugar or ... salt), ... bacon and eggs, ... buttered toast or ... bread-and-butter with ... marmalade. Instead of... bacon and eggs, ... fish may be served. Either ... tea or ... coffee is drunk at ... breakfast.
... lunch comes at about one o'clock. It generally consists of ... cold meat, ... potatoes and ... salad made of ... lettuce, ... cucumber, ... tomatoes, ... carrots, ... beetroot, etc. On ... table are ... pepper, ... salt, ... mustard and sometimes ... vinegar. After that there is ... bread or ... biscuits and ... cheese. Most people drink
... water at lunch time, some drink ... beer or ... wine.
... afternoon tea, taken between four and five is ... most informal meal of ... day. If you are ... friend of ... family you may drop in for ... tea without ... invitation. Very often it is not served at ... table; ... members of ... family and ... visitors take ... tea in ... sitting-room. By the way do not help yourself to ... cake first; ... bread-and-butter first, then ... cake if there is any. Another piece of ... advice: do not put more than one piece of ... bread or ... cake on your plate at ... same time.
... dinner is ... most substantial meal of ... day and is ... very formal meal. Many people even wear special clothes for ... dinner, so if you are asked out to ... dinner you must find out whether you are expected to wear ... dinner suit. ... dinner is generally served about half-past seven. ... head of ... family sits at one end of ... table, his wife sits at ... other. If there is ... guest he generally sits in ... place of ... honour, which is at ... right of the lady of ... house. The first course is ... soup. Then comes ... fish; there is often ... knife and fork of ... special shape by each person for this course. If you are in ... unfamiliar surroundings, keep ... eye open for what ... others are doing. Remember ... proverb about ... Romans.
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... next course is the most important; it generally consists of a joint of ... meat (... beef or ... lamb) or else
... leg of ... lamb or ... pork, or it may be ... chicken or ... duck. With it are served various vegetables, peas, beans, ... cabbage or ... cauliflower. Some sort of ... pudding is generally ... fourth course. To show that he has finished with ... course, ... person lays his knife and fork on his plate with ... handles towards him. After ... pudding ... table is cleared and ... dessert is brought. This is ... fruit of various kinds and ... nuts. ... Port (... red wine from Portugal) is passed round. At this stage ... ladies may get up and retire to ... drawing-room. When ... ladies rise, ... men get up too, out of ... respect, and resume their seats when ... ladies have left ... room.
It must not be imagined that all ... English people eat like this. More than 90% of ... English people have their dinner in ... middle of ... day. In most of ... houses ... meals are ... breakfast, ... dinner, ... tea and ... supper, which is ... cold meal for which nothing is cooked. All these meals are much simpler than those served in ... homes of ... rich.
Supplementary task. Describe meals at your home.
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