Now let's talk about food. What do Belarusian people eat?

OK,..., let's talk aboutfood. Belarusian people eat different food. We like meat, poultry, salads, fruit, and vegetables. But it goes without saying that potatoes are our favourite food. Belarusians eat fried potatoes and boiled potatoes, mashed potatoes, “draniki” and “colduny”. In our family we cook “draniki” every Saturday.

As for me I usually have 3 meals a day: breakfast, dinner and supper. For breakfast I usually have tea and a sandwich with cheese or sausage. And I eat (ate) at school. For dinner I have soup, meat and some potatoes or rice. For supper we can have fish or meat with vegetables or some porridge. It’s my mother who cooks in our family.

Do you like cooking? Why?

So-so. Sometimes I cook but not very often. I can fry eggs, boil potatoes. I can even make a cake. But I’m very busy now getting ready for my exams and I have no time for cooking.

Which questions can you ask a waiter if you are ordering a meal in a cafe?

I think I’ll ask him the following questions.

1. The first q-n: Can I have a menu?

2. The second q-n What would you recommend for the first course?

3. The third q-n: Can I have the bill?

My friend wants to know more about national cuisines. Which national dishes can you recommend him to taste?

Of course, I can recommend him to taste “draniki”. I think it’s one of the most popular dishes of our national cuisine.

A lot of pupils refuse to have meals at school. What do you think of it?

I don’t support them. I eat (ate) at school. Though the food is not always good.

 

12. Let's talk about national cuisine of English speaking countries

Now let's talk about the national cuisine of Great Britain. What do English people eat?

OK,..., let's talk aboutthe national cuisine of Great Britain..

Traditionally English people have three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. And, of course, they have the so called 5 o’clock tea.

Nowadays, breakfast consists of cereal, toast with marmalade, juice and yogurt with a cup of tea or coffee.

Lunch is a light meal. Most people have no time to go back home for lunch so they eat at school, cafes, pubs or restaurants.

The main meal is dinner, which is usually between 6 and 7 p.m. A typical evening meal is a meat dish with vegetables and dessert.

Do you agree that the English are traditionally considered conservative people? Why?

Yes, I agree thatthe English are traditionally considered conservative people. Because they never change their habits. For example they always drink tea at 5 o’clock and eat roast turkey at Christmas.

Which questions can you ask a waiter if you are ordering a meal in a cafe? (Ask 3 questions.)

I think I’ll ask him the following questions.

4. The first q-n: Can I have a menu?

5. The second q-n What would you recommend for the first course?

6. The third q-n: Can I have the bill?

4. My friend wants to know more about national cuisineof English speaking countries. Which national dishes can you recommend him to taste?

Of course, I can recommend him to taste English white tea. It is tea with milk. They drink only white tea in Britain.

Have you ever tasted haggis? What dishes of British cuisine would you like to try?

No, I’ve never tasted haggies but I’ve tasted “saltison”. I think, it’s very much the same. I can’t say I like it very much. But my cat (dog) likes it greatly.

 

13. Let's talk about shopping