arrange [q'reind
3 ]
v be full [bi ful]
brunch [brantf]
n cafeteria [фжй'пэпэ]
n counter ['karats]
n dish [dif]
n elbow ['elbsu]
n fast-food restaurant ['fast fu:d 'restsrop]
fizzy mineral water ['fizi 'minsrsl 'wlts]
fork [fo:k]
n full-service / proper restaurant [ful
'
S
3:
VIS
,prop3
glass [gla:s]
n help yourself helping ['helpip]
n knife (pl knives) [naif]
n lay the table ]
['lei Зэ 'teibsl]
lemonade [Jems'neid]
n main course [rnein
'ko:s]
meat course [mit
'ko:s]
napkin ['nxpkin]
n On the other hand, there are full-service or proper restaurants. In this type
of restaurants customers are served by the waiters. Here you will be offered a
menu with a good choice of food and beverages. For dinner at full service
restaurants you will pay from $10.00 in a less expensive restaurant to $
50.00. People eat, talk and enjoy music. They may have a business lunch or
dinner in this type of restaurants. It usually takes people from an hour to an
hour and a half to have a meal and leave a full service restaurant. The tip is
not included in the bill, but a waiter will expect a tip of 15 % of a bill.
Eating Habits in the USA While in most countries of Europe people eat with a fork in their left
hand and a knife in their right hand, Americans generally eat with a fork in
the hand with which they write. They use a knife for cutting, and then they
lay it on the plate. Some kinds of food such as hamburgers, french fries and
pizza are eaten with hands. Napkins are usually placed on the lap. Putting
elbows on the table is impolite. There are three meals a day: breakfast (at
about 7.00 or 8.00 am), lunch (between 12.00 and 2.00 pm) and dinner.
Breakfast is a very light meal, usually consisting of a toast and a cup of tea or
coffee. Lunch is usually eaten at office hours and is a light meal, too. People
either go to a cafe or a fast food restaurant, or eat the lunch brought from
home. Dinner tends to be the most substantial meal of the day; it usually
includes a main course of meat or fish, accompanied by side dishes. On
Sundays a so-called brunch is common, which is in fact a combination of
breakfast and lunch.