English through Dialogues, Puzzles and Jokes

Exotic – экзотический, необычный

Two days running – два дня подряд

I would rather go hungry – я скорее останусь голодным

To be keen on – быть без ума, очень любить

Quantity – количество

Quality – качество

I can’t stand – я не выношу

Room – зд. место

Stomach – желудок, живот

Vocabulary (Character analysis)

Adventurous – безрассудно смелый, авантюрного склада, любящий рисковать

Restless – беспокойный, неугомонный, неспокойный

Easy-going – веселый, беззаботный, с легким характером

Sociable – общительный, коммуникабельный

They lack confidence – им не хватает уверенности в себе

Sympathetic – чуткий, полный сочувствия, благожелательный

Reliable – надежный

Generous – щедрый

Ambitious – честолюбивый, целеустремленный

Sensitive – чувствительный, ранимый, впечатлительный

To lose one’s temper – выйти из себя

To fail – потерпеть неудачу

Discuss in small groups of 3-4 students. Then give your resolution to the whole class.

– Has anything in the test surprised you? Is it true about your character? Do you agree with the results?

– Do you really think that we are what we eat?

– How does food influence on our character? Give examples.

Part Five. Food Chat

Two chefs, Evelyn Winters, a British chef, and Monsieur Leblanc, a French chef, are having a hot discussion where the best food in the world comes from. Read it and answer the questions:

1. Have you ever tried British/French food?

2. What is your opinion about them?

ML: Well, I know this is going to upset you, my dear friend, but frankly speaking, French food is the best in the world. For a start we have vichyssoise. It is the best soup in the world.

EW: The best soup? It’s just cold soup. You couldn’t be bothered to heat it up. We have tomato soup.

ML: OK, but we have the great French baguette.

EW: A thin bit of bread! Rip-off! What about a good old loaf?

ML: And, for example, our coffee is some of the best in the world. “Cafe au lait” is the best thing to wake you up in the morning.

EW: Yeah, with a stupid machine. Instant coffee is easier and quicker, and tastes just as good.

ML: OK, and “pommes frites”. You don’t get better “pommes frites” in the whole world.

EW: Yeah, that’s just chips with a fancy name. And anyway we invented them. First mentioned in Charles Dickens’ book ‘A Tale of Two Cities’.

ML: And we have great dishes like “pies e pacquets”.

EW: Lamb’s feet and tripe in a vomit sauce! Yuck!

ML: How dare you! It’s our national delicacy, and our “cuisses de grenouilles”. Where do you find a dish like this?

EW: Frog legs. That’s disgusting!

ML: OK, and what about our “coq au vin”? What have you got to say about “coq au vin”?

EW: Chicken in a wine sauce. Roast chicken and a pint of beer? Can’t get better than that, can you?

ML: OK, and our internationally famous “quiche lorraine”. What have you got to say about that, mister?

EW: What do you mean, “mister”? Madame!

ML: Sorry, I thought you had changed sex.

EW: Egg with pastry and a bit of bacon. Mmm… If we want bacon and eggs, we have our breakfast.

ML: I refuse to listen to this rubbish any more. French food is the best in the world, and you cannot say anything that will make me change my opinion.

EW: Yeah, the only one saying that is you, because everyone knows that British food is the best.