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II. Read your adverts in turn. Each student should find fault with the food advertised before when his or
her turn comes.
> Pattern: a) The ice-cream you advertise may be tasty, but I'm sure it's too cold for me. I hate having a
sore throat.
b) Peanut butter is certainly very nourishing, but I don't like the way it smells.
c) It sounds like a great thing to eat, but I'm afraid it will stick to my teeth. Besides, it's too fattening.
Exercise 29
Work in pairs. Imagine that you are going on a picnic. Make up dialogues discussing the food and utensils
that you are going to take. You can use the following expressions:
Why don't we take ...
We can't do without ...
... is a must.
We'll certainly need ...
We are sure to need ...
... will be of use, no doubt.
It could be a good idea to take ...
Exercise 30
Explain
the meaning of the following proverbs.
1.
The glutton digs his grave with his teeth.
2.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
3.
You can't eat a cake and have it.
4.
The appetite comes with eating.
5.
Man does not live by bread alone.
6.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
7.
First catch your hare then cook him.
8.
You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
9.
Enough is as good as a feast.
10. Hunger is the best sauce.
11. Dog does not eat dog.
Exercise 31
Comment on the quotations:
'Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are.'
Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
'Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats
them.'
Samuel Butler
'A gourmet is just a glutton with brains.'
Philip W. Haberman Jr.
'Where the guests at a gathering are well-acquainted, they eat
20 percent more than they otherwise
would.'
Edgar Watson Hawe