MEALS IN BRITAIN (2)

        Traditionally English people have three meals a day: break­fast, lunch and dinner.

        Breakfast is served in the morning. It used to be a large meal with cereal, eggs and bacon, sausages, tomatoes. But such a large breakfast takes a long time to prepare and is not very healthy. Nowadays, Britain’s most popular 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.

        The most important meal of the week is the Sunday din­ner, which is usually eaten at 1 p.m. The traditional Sunday dish used to be roast beef, but nowadays pork, chicken or lamb are more common.

        On Sunday evenings people have supper or high tea. The famous British afternoon tea is becoming rare, except at wee­kends.

QUESTIONS:

1. How many meals a day do English people have?

2. What did they use to eat for breakfast?

3. What do they usually eat nowadays?

4. Is lunch a large meal?

5. Where do English people eat lunch?

6. What dishes are served for dinner?

7. What is the most important meal of the week?

8. Is British afternoon tea still popular?

VOCABULARY:

meal — еда

cereal — овсянка, кукурузные хлопья

to prepare — готовить

to consist — состоять

light — легкий

lamb — баранина