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2 a) Look at the pictures and the headings in
the text. What kind of food do you think
you can get at each of these places?
Listen and read to find out.
b) Read again and replace the words in
bold with words from the text.
1 It is England’s most famous dish.
2 They are Italian dishes most people like.
3 The British often have a snack there.
4 You can buy fish ‘n’ chips there.
5 They serve these at cafés.
6 You can usually eat them in an Indian restaurant.
3 Use words from the
box to complete the sentences.
1 The British often ................ such as a sandwich
for lunch.
2 The restaurant serves a variety of dishes to
............................ .
3 Fish ‘n’ chips is a traditional British ................ .
4 Indian is one of the most popular ....................
in the UK.
Check these words
4 Tell your partner one thing you
remember about each type of place to eat
out.
5 What kinds of places to eat out are there in
your country? What kinds of food and drinks
can you get there? Write short texts. Tell the
class.
There are many interesting places to eat a meal or grab a
snack in the UK. Eating out in the UK offers much more than
fast food restaurants, there’s something to suit every taste.
Fish ‘n’ chips is a popular and
internationally famous English
dish. It is deep fried fish in batter
and fried, chipped potatoes with
salt and vinegar. The restaurants
and takeaway shops that sell it are
traditionally called ‘chippies’. You can also get a
range of pies, sauces and side dishes with chips
so you can choose your favourite combinations
such as fish, chips and mushy peas or cheese
and onion pie, chips and gravy.
Many Britons have lunch or a
snack at a café. They serve
delicious sandwiches, salads
and hot snacks such as soup or
jacket potatoes. There is also a
wide range of cooked meals to
choose from. You can also get
tea, coffee and cold drinks as
well as baked goods like cakes
and biscuits.
Britain is a multi-cultural society and the cuisine
shows this. The three most popular ethnic
cuisines are Indian, Chinese and Italian. Indian
restaurants serve chicken, prawns or meat with
rice and a variety of curry sauces, such as chicken
tikka masala. Chinese food is Cantonese with
dishes like sweet and sour pork, chicken with
cashew nuts and beef in black bean sauce. The
most popular Italian dishes are pizza, spaghetti
bolognese,
and lasagna.
grab a snack, suit every taste, dish, deep
fried, batter, chipped, vinegar, pie, sauce,
side dish, mushy peas, gravy, ethnic
cuisine, jacket potato, baked goods
Check these words
Culture Corner
Did you know?
British people spend
í42 billion on average
per year on eating out. 1 How often do you
eat out? Where do you usually go?
c) Match the words in bold with their
meanings: variety, bitter, soft , cut into
long thin pieces, from another country.