Level i questions: ответь письменно на вопросы 1. what do foreigners say when they criticize english food? 2. do english people use a lot of sauces? 3. from a foreigner's point of view, what are typically english dishes? 4. do all english eat in restaurants? 5. what kind of restaurants can you find in britain? 6. is it the true that english have no cuisine? british cuisine some people criticize english food. they say it’s boring, tasteless, its chips with everything and totally overcooked vegetables. the basic ingredients, when fresh, are so full of flavor that british haven't had to invent sauces to disguise their natural taste. what can compare with fresh peas or new potatoes just boiled and served with butter? if you ask foreigners to name some typically english dishes, they will probably say "fish and chips" then stop. it is disappointing, but true that, there is no tradition in england of eating in restaurants, because the food doesn't lend itself to such preparation. english cooking is found at home. so it is difficult to find a good english restaurant with reasonable prices. in most cities in britain you'll find indian, chinese, french and italian restaurants. in london you'll also find indonesian, mexican and greek. cynics will say that this is because english have no "cuisine" themselves, but this is not quite the true.

1 They (Foreigners) say it’s boring, tasteless, its chips with everything and totally overcooked vegetables. 
2 No, they don't. English people don't use a lot of sauces.
3 From a foreigner's point of view "Fish and chips" is typically English dish.
4 No, they don't. English don't eat in restaurants because there is no tradition in England of eating in restaurants.
5 In most cities in Britain you can find Indian, Chinese, French and Italian restaurants. In London you'll also find Indonesian, Mexican and Greek.
6 This is not quite the true.

Christmas (1)Christmas is Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. For millions of Christians throughout the world it is the happiest and the busiest time of the year. No one knows the exact date of Christ's birth but most Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25. The word Christmas comes from Christes masse, an early English phrase that means Mass of Christ.People of different countries celebrate Christmas in various ways. People in the United States and Canada decorate their homes with Christmas trees, wreaths and ornaments. City streets are filled with coloured lights; the sound of bells and Christmas carols can be heard everywhere.Children write letters to Santa Claus and tell him what presents they would like to get. Many department stores hire people to wear a Santa Claus costume and listen to children's requests. People send Christmas cards to relatives and friends. Many companies give presents to their employees.A Christmas tree is one of the main symbols of Christmas in most homes. Relatives and friends may join in trimming the tree with lights, tinsel, and colourful ornaments. Presents are placed under the tree. On Christmas Eve or Christmas morning, families open their presents.Many children believe that Santa Claus arrives on Christmas Eve in a sleigh pulled by a reindeer and brings presents. Some children hang up stockings so Santa Claus can fill them with candy, fruit and other small gifts.In many parts of the United States and Canada groups of people walk from house to house and sing Christmas carols. Some people give singers money or small gifts or invite them for a warm drink.Many people attend church services on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning. They listen to readings from Bible and singing Christmas carols.A traditional Christmas dinner consists of stuffed turkey, ь mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and a variety of other dishes. Some families have ham or roast goose instead of turkey. Pumpkin pie, plum pudding, and fruitcake are favourite desserts.

Задание 3:

1. We don't produce different products.

Do you produce different products ?

What kind of products you produce ?

Are you responsible for producing products ?

Who is producing different products ?

Don't you produce different products ?

2. Your business proposal isn't very interesting.

Is your business proposal very interesting ?

Can your business proposal be very interesting ?

Will your business proposal be very interesting ?

Do you think your business proposal is very interesting ?

Are you making your business proposal very interesting ?

Задание4:

1. A cold wind blows from the sea.

2. I will go to my hotel by bus. As soon as I fill in I will see a friend of mine from Ukraine.

3. We study English at school.

4. When he was a sales representative, he worked twelve hours a day.

5. I was very busy all this week.

Задание 5:

1. Our catalogues are being printed by us this week by Friday.

2. The compressors for those machines here are made by us.

Задание 6:

1. He asked if the container will be ready for dispatch by 18th November.

2. He said that he is very busy.

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