English people eat four times a day. They have breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner.
Breakfast is the first meal of the day. It is at about 8 o`clock in the morning. It consists of porridge with milk, eggs – boiled or fried, bread and butter with marmalade or jam. Some people like drinking tea or coffee and instead of porridge they can have fruit juice and biscuits.
The usual time for lunch is 1 p.m. This meal starts with soup or fruit juice. Then follows some meat or poultry with potatoes, carrots and beans. Then English people eat pudding or cheese. Last of all coffee – black or white. There is water, juice or lemonade at the table during lunch.
Tea is the third meal of the day. It`s between 4 or 5 p.m., the so called 5 o`clock tea.
On the table there is tea, milk or cream, bread and butter, cakes and jam. Friends and visitors are often present at tea.
Dinner is the fourth meal of the day. The usual time is about 7 o`clock, and all family get together. Dinner consists of soup, fish or meat with vegetables – potatoes, green beans, carrot and cabbage, sweet pudding, fruit salad, ice-cream or cheese and biscuits.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 81 1. Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false. English people have breakfast, dinner, tea and supper.
Breakfast in England is at about 8 o`clock in the morning.
Porridge is the national food for breakfast.
Some people can have fruit juice and biscuits instead of porridge.
Lunch starts with porridge and juice.
There is tea, juice or lemonade at the table during lunch.
