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A SPANISH RESTAURANT
Last month Monica and Larry
were on vacation in California. Everything
was
just fantastic. The weather
was beautiful and the ocean
was very warm. They
stayed
at an excellent hotel. There
was a swimming pool and a private beach.
Monica and Larry
went out for dinner every
night. They especially
liked Casa Pedro –
a small
Spanish restaurant across the street. It
was one of
the best places to eat in town – very popular with
tourists and always crowded. They liked its
atmosphere – friendly and
relaxed. The service
was
very good, the chef
was great and the waiters
were
really helpful. They
were always happy to explain the different dishes of spicy
Spanish cuisine and recommend the wine.
The food
was always fresh and tasty. Monica and
Larry absolutely
loved it! The choice of dishes and drinks
was fantastic. And it
was fairly cheap, only about $20 per
person with wine. They usually
ordered a salad of
lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots and onions as a
starter. Larry also
liked pizza
topped with eggplant, tomato, garlic,
basil and cheese. Every time they
went
there they
tried something new. They
chose a lot
of different small dishes
called
tapas and
shared them.
On the last day of their visit
Monica and Larry
wanted to have pizza, but as they were
looking at the menu, Walter, the owner,
came out with a
huge live lobster. They
changed their minds and
decided to
have the lobster with baked potatoes stuffed with cheese and
ham for the main course. The lobster
was simply boiled, but it
was really delicious.
And they
had cakes for dessert and
drank green tea. They
were both in heaven.
What a perfect vacation!
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II. NOTES
private ['praɪvɪt]
частный
especially [ɪs'peʃəlɪ]
особенно
Casa Pedro ['kʌzə pedrəʊ]
Каса Педро
fairly [ˈfeəli]
довольно
tapas [ˈtæpəs]
острые закуски
Walter [wɔltə]
Уолтер
to recommend [ˌrekə'mend]
рекомендовать
III. VOCABULARY
1. vacation [və'keɪʃn]
to be on vacation
отпуск
быть, находиться в отпуске
Last month Monica and Larry were on
vacation in California.
В прошлом месяце Моника и Лэрри
были в отпуске в Калифорнии.
2. restaurant [ˈrestrɒnt]
ресторан
They especially liked a small Spanish
restaurant across the street.
Им особенно нравился маленький
испанский
ресторан
на
противоположной стороне улицы.
3. crowded [ˈkraʊdɪd]
людный, переполненный
The restaurant was very popular with
tourists and it was always crowded.
Ресторан был очень популярен среди
туристов, и
там всегда было
многолюдно.
4. atmosphere [ˈætməsˌfɪə]
атмосфера
They liked its atmosphere – friendly
and
relaxed [
rɪˈlækst].
Им нравилась атмосфера ресторана
– дружелюбная и непринужденная.
5. service [ˈsɜːvɪs]
обслуживание
The service was very good.
Обслуживание было очень хорошим.
6. chef [ʃef]
шеф-повар
The chef was great.
Повар был великолепным.
7. waiter [ˈweɪtə]
официант
The waiters were really helpful.
Официанты были всегда готовы
придти на помощь.
8. cuisine [kwɪˈziːn]
кухня, кулинарное искусство
spicy [ˈspaɪsi] cuisine
острая кухня
9. tasty [ˈteɪsti]
вкусный
The
food was always fresh and tasty.
Еда всегда была очень свежей и
вкусной.
10. dish [dɪʃ]
блюдо, кушанье; тарелка
The choice of dishes and drinks was
fantastic.
Выбор блюд и напитков был
фантастическим.
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