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Exercises

59.1 Do you often eat the following food in your country? If so, do you eat it in the same way?
Example: In Britain, we often eat ‘fish’ but not usually ‘raw fish’.
raw fish fried rice
fried eggs grilled sausages
baked potatoes roast beef
raw spinach roast peppers
fried bread boiled eggs
grilled cheese baked bananas

59.2 Look at the menu on the opposite page again, and answer these questions.
Which starter doesn’t contain vegetables?
KR Which dish contains pasta?
HNAAABWN Which dish may be rare or well-done?

Which dish is definitely cooked in the oven?
Which dish will probably be quite spicy?
Which dish contains alcohol?
DOAN Which meat may be fatty or tough if you are unlucky?
Which dessert(s) will be quite sweet?
Which dessert must be very fresh?
— You are on a diet (= you are trying to lose weight) and you do not want to have a
fattening meal. Which would probably be the best dish to choose for each course?

59.3 Choose a possible adjective from the opposite page to describe each of these foods.
Adjective Adjective
Lemon ooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeseeeeeeeeeennees TCO CLEA oe eeeeeeeeececteecseeeeeeeeceeeneees
Chicken ooo. cccecceeeeeceeeesnreeeees fillet steak ooo cceceteceseeeeeree
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HOMEY eee ceeccteecceeseees chillies 00 oe ccceceeee
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59.4 What about restaurants in your country, and your own taste in food? Answer these questions
about yourself and your country.
1 Do you normally need to book a restaurant in advance?
2 Is it common to give the waiter a tip? If so, how much?
3 Do you normally eat three courses in a restaurant? If not, how many courses do you
normally have?
4
How many of these do you normally find on the table in a restaurant in your country?
salt yes/no pepper yes/no oil yes/no
vinegar yes/no napkins yes/no
5 Generally, do you add more salt to your food when you eat in restaurants?
6 Do you like steak? If so, how do you like it cooked?
7 Would you say that food in your country is very spicy?
8 Would you say that food in your country is generally quite fattening?
If possible, ask another person the same questions.

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