The English usually have 4 meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea (5 o'clock) and dinner. Breakfast can be a full "English breakfast" of cornflakes with milk and sugar, or bacon and…
The English usually have 4 meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea (5 o'clock) and dinner. Breakfast can be a full "English breakfast" of cornflakes with milk and sugar, or bacon and eggs, toast and marmalade, tea or coffee. Some people have just a cup of tea or coffee with a toast or something similar. This is usually called a "continental breakfast". At midday everything is stopped for lunch. Most offices and small shops are closed for an hour and the city pavements are full of people on their way to cafes, coffee bars, restaurants. Factory workers usually eat at their The English like what they call "good plain food". They must be able to recognize what they are eating. Usually they like steak, roast beef, Yorkshire pudding and fish and chips. Afternoon tea is taken at about 5 o'clock, but can hardly be called a meal. It is a cup of tea and cake or biscuits. At the weekends afternoon tea is a special occasion. Friends and visitors are often invited to have a chat over a cup of tea. The English usually have 4 meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea (5 o'clock) and dinner. Breakfast can be a full "English breakfast" of cornflakes with milk and sugar, or bacon and eggs, toast and marmalade, tea or coffee. Some people have just a cup of tea or coffee with a toast or something similar. This is usually called a "continental breakfast". At midday everything is stopped for lunch. Most offices and small shops are closed for an hour and the city pavements are full of people on their way to cafes, coffee bars, restaurants. Factory workers usually eat at their The English like what they call "good plain food". They must be able to recognize what they are eating. Usually they like steak, roast beef, Yorkshire pudding and fish and chips. Afternoon tea is taken at about 5 o'clock, but can hardly be called a meal. It is a cup of tea and cake or biscuits. At the weekends afternoon tea is a special occasion. Friends and visitors are often invited to have a chat over a Ex. 13 Respond to these sentences. Are they wrong or right? 1.The English usually have three meals a day: lunch, dinner and tea. 2.Continental breakfast usually consists of a cup of tea or coffee with a toast. 3. At the midday everything is stopped for dinner. 4. The city pavements are crowded with people who want to have lunch in a cafe or in a restaurant. 5. The English like to recognize what they are eating. 6. Usually they like boiled potatoes and fish. 7.Afternoon tea is taken at about 7 o'clock. 8.Dinner is the most substantial meal of the day and it is usually eaten at 7 o'clock. 9. The English don't like to eat different soups. 10.It is common knowledge that the English are very fond of coffee.
Here are the responses to the sentences based on the provided text:
Wrong - The English usually have four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea (5 o'clock), and dinner.
Right - Continental breakfast usually consists of a cup of tea or coffee with a toast or something similar.
Wrong - At midday, everything is stopped for lunch, not dinner.
Right - The city pavements are crowded with people who want to have lunch in cafes or restaurants.
Right - The English like to recognize what they are eating, as they enjoy what they call "good plain food."
Wrong - The text mentions that they usually like steak, roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, and fish and chips, not boiled potatoes and fish.
Wrong - Afternoon tea is taken at about 5 o'clock, not 7 o'clock.
Right - Dinner is often considered to be the most substantial meal of the day, and it can be eaten around 7 o'clock, although the text does not specify a time.
Wrong - The text does not mention anything about the English disliking different soups; it focuses on their preference for identifiable and plain foods.
Wrong - The text does not state that the English are very fond of coffee; rather, it mentions tea as a common beverage.
