Учебное пособие Санкт-Петербург 2010

Exercise 2.6. Read put the dialogue and say whether the sentences below are true or false:


Sam shows Rosa the kitchen.
S. — So, what do you think of the restaurant, Rosa?
R. — Well, it's very nice, but I'd like to see the kitchen.
S. — Come with me, then. Peter, let me introduce you to Rosa. Rosa's the new cook. She's in charge of the fish section.
P. — I am Peter, the pastry cook and here's Bob who works with me in the pastry section.
S. — In the mornings Bob helps me to bake rolls and croissants for breakfast and then he prepares desserts. But he can help you at lunch time.
R. — Oh, great! And where's the fish section?
S. — It's over here, next to the vegetable section.
R. — Is there an oven and stove just for the fish cook?
S. — There's an oven here just for you but there isn't a stove. There are stoves in the middle and you share them with the other cooks.
R.—OK, that's fine. It all looks great.

1. 
   Rosa likes the restaurant.
   
2. 
   Rosa is a fish cook.
   
3. 
   Peter and Bob prepare rolls and croissants for dessert.
   
4. 
   Bob can assist Rosa.
   
5. 
   Rosa shares an oven with the other cooks
   

Make up a similar dialogue and perform it.

3. 
   French in the language of the restaurant.
   

English uses a lot of French words in the language of the restaurant.


3.1 Complete the sentences using the words and phrases in the
box. If necessary, find out what they mean.

a) a la carte	h) cordon bleu	o) plat du jour
b) a la mode	i) de luxe	p) plongeur
c) bouquet garni	j) digestif	r) saute
d)brut	k) en pension	s) soupcon
e) chambre	1) hors-d'oeuvre	t) table d'hote
f) chateau	m) maitre d'hotel	u) traiteur
g) chef de cuisine	n) nouvelle cuisine	w) vinaigrette

1. 
   I like champagne, but this one is rather sweet for me. I prefer
   

_______ .

2. 
   I'm glad you enjoyed the meal. Would you like a _________?
   
3. 
   Here's the menu. We also have a _________ which is mackerel
   

in white wine with spring onions.

4. 
   My first job in the kitchen was as a _________. Nowadays we
   

have a dishwashing machine.

5. 
   We serve the salad with a simple _________.
   
6. 
   I usually have the set menu, but this is a special occasion, let's go
   

_________.

7. 
   I love apple pie _________ — it's the combination of hot and
   

cold that I find irresistible .

8. 
   This is an excellent red, bottled on the _________.
   
9. 
   The restaurant has improved enormously since Larry Duval be­
   

came the _________.

10. 
    We're investing a lot of money to create a restaurant which of­
    

fers a genuinely _________ service.

11. 
    Add some ground chilly, but not too much. Just a _________.
    
12. 
    Red wine should normally be served _________.
    
13. 
    If you want to have dinner in the hotel we have a special
    

_______ price which is very economical.

14. 
    We _________ the mushrooms in butter with garlic and black
    

pepper.

15. 
    A real _________ chef can make very good money in London.
    
16. 
    There's the _________which is a set price of £ 18.90 for three
    

courses.

17. 
    They complained to the _________ about the service they had
    

re­ceived.

18. 
    We use a _________ to flavour the soup.
    
19. 
    I'm not crazy about _________ I'm usually still hungry after I
    

fin­ish dinner.

20. 
    While we were looking at the menu we were served Atlantic
    

prawns with mayonnaise and an endive salad as an ________.

21. 
    Almost everything is prepared in our own kitchen except that we
    

use a _________ for patisserie.

4.