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announcer if it is recorded. The students should listen to the text once or twice, and then write the gist of it
trying to use the wording of the original. The main goal of writing reproductions is memory training.
Exercise 3
Write a short essay on one of the following topics.
1. Why I Like/Do Not Like Shopping.
2. My Memorable Purchase/Gift.
3. My Method of Shopping.
4. Men's and Women's Shopping Styles.
5. Shopping Styles of the Young and the Elderly.
6. The Presents We Give and Are Given.
7. Why I Never Buy Things in the Market/Boutiques.
Note:
Punctuation (continued from page 140).
A dash has the force of a strong comma, it marks sharper breaks in the continuity and achieves more
definite effects of suspense than the comma.
A dash is put:
1) to mark a sharp or sudden turn in the thought or structure of a sentence, or an afterthought (e.g. But
Anne — well, Anne was Anne — seemed not to notice);
2) to separate a parenthetical expression from the main clause (e.g. Here she is perfiaps at her best — and
in the best sense — as a woman sympathizing with the sorrows peculiar to women);
Commas or brackets may also set off a parenthetical expression. The choice depends on several factors. If
the parenthetical expression is relatively distant from the centre of the communication, one should prefer the
brackets; if relatively near, the comma; if intermediate, the dash;
3) to set off a word or words summarizing a preceding series (e.g. Ups and downs, joys and sorrows —
this is human life);
4) to set off a word or words intended to effect suspense,
climax, or anticlimax (e.g. No pains — no
gains);
5) to mark an unfinished sentence (e.g. 'He did not lie, he -' 'Yes, what?').
LESSON 7 MEALS AND COOKING
INTRODUCTORY READING AND TALK
Living in Russia one cannot but stick to a Russian diet. Keeping this diet for an Englishman is fatal.
The Russians have meals four times a day and their cuisine is quite intricate.
Every person starts his or her day with breakfast. Poor Englishmen are sentenced to either a continental
or an English breakfast. From the Russian point of view, when one has it continental it actually means that
one has no breakfast at all, because it means drinking a cup of coffee and eating a bun. A month of
continental breakfasts for some Russians would mean starving. The English breakfast is a bit better, as it
consists of one or two fried eggs, grilled sausages, bacon, tomatoes and mushrooms. The English have
tea with milk and toast with butter and marmalade. As a choice one may have corn flakes with milk
and sugar or porridge.
In Russia people may have anything for breakfast. Some good-humoured individuals even prefer soup,
but, of course, sandwiches and coffee are very popular. One can easily understand that in Great Britain by
one o'clock people are very much ready for lunch. Lunch is the biggest meal of the day. That would be
music for a Russian's ears until he or she learns what lunch really consists of. It may be a meat or fish
course with soft drinks followed by a sweet course.
The heart of a Russian person fills with joy when the hands of the clock approach three o'clock. His or her
dinner includes three courses. A Russian will have a starter (salad, herring, cheese, etc.), soup, steaks,
chops, or fish fillets with garnish, a lot of bread, of course, and something to drink. The more the better.
At four or five the Russians may have a bite: waffles, cakes with juice, tea, cocoa, or something of the
kind.
In Great Britain they have dinner at five or six. Soup may be served then, but one should not be misled
by the word "soup". British soup is just thin paste and a portion is three times smaller than in Russia. A lot
of British prefer to eat out. "Fish and Chips" shops are very popular with their take-away food. The more
sophisticated public goes to Chinese, Italian, seafood or other restaurants and experiments with shrimp,
inedible vegetables and hot drinks.
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