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Vocabulary Practice
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I.
Fill in prepositions if necessary:
a.
1. Pass me the salt, please. 2. Pass the salt me. 3. Give the bread me. 4. He is going to come half an hour. 5. They have breakfast 8 oclock the morning. 6. What do you see the picture? 7. Have some fruit. - pleasure. 8. Help yourself some fruit, please. 9. I prefer an apple ice-cream. 10. The children are ready breakfast. They are waiting their father. 11. As me I prefer a piece cake sweets. 12. Lets have some herring to begin . 13. What do you say an ice-cream? 14. A waitress is coming our table. 15. The pudding is your taste, I hope. 16. Im fond vegetables and fruit. 17. We must pay the bill now. 18. Eating sweets now is the question. 19. In the park Bob treated us an ice-cream each. 20. I know your mother is suffering from liver trouble and keeps a strict diet. 21. He came down breakfast though he did not feel well. 22. At noon all workers have a break lunch. 23. dessert they served plum pudding. 24. Mutton usually disagrees me. 25. Mr. Pickwick raised his glass the well-being and happiness of the bride and bridegroom.
b.
There is no dinner home today. So, let us dine . Where shall we go? I recommend you to visit the café the corner the street. They have a good choice things there. Here we are. Let us sit the table the door. What would you like to have dinner? Roast chicken the main course, vegetables garnish and some fruit dessert. Good. And what shall we do dinner? Shall we go the cinema? No, there is a good film TV. Lets go home.
c.
Tom and Nick are going the canteen to have dinner. It is only half one but there are many people the canteen already. Some them are reading newspapers, others are eating their dinner. The friends always enjoy their meals there.
They go a small round table the window, take a menu-card the next table and begin to read it. Tom doesnt want to have any soup today. He is going to take some roast beef and vegetables. Nick takes some cabbage soup himself, some fried fish and potatoes. He goes over the buffet and soon comes back some tomato and cucumber salad. Then a waitress comes their table and brings them the soup, meat and fish. She also brings some mustard, pepper and salt and puts a knife, fork, spoon the table front each person.
Nick wants to have some ice-cream dessert but as it is not ready yet, he takes a piece cake and a glass tea. Tom orders some fruit as he always prefers fruit cakes and ice-cream.
The boys are usually satisfied their meals the canteen. So they finish their dessert and pay the waitress the dinner. Then they put their coats and go the street.
II.
Insert articles where necessary:
a.
1. Dinner isnt ready yet. Youll have to wait little. 2. You were invited to dinner at Johnsons. How did you find dinner? What did you do after dinner? 3. Children, wash your hands before breakfast. 4. What breakfast did you have in morning: light or heavy one? 5. I like to have light supper. 6. What did you have for lunch? Was lunch substantial? Did you have soup for first course? How did you find soup? 7. Would you like white or brown bread? - piece of brown bread, please. How do you find bread? Thank you, it tastes good. 8. do you like to talk at table? No, I prefer to listen to latest news at table. 9. Before breakfast Michael entered Julias room: The boys have gone off to play golf. They asked if they need come back to lunch. 10. She was not out to give the mother perfect Sunday night supper. 11. She picked at delicious breakfast Doreen had prepared for her. 12. I dont care for late dinner. 13. At breakfast Alison looked very gloomy. 14. dinner lasted a long while and was great fun. 15. We sat crosslegged one on each end of the bed and shared big turkey dinner from the big tray between us. 16. Eva had been especially silent during dinner. 17. You dont think you swallowed a fish bone at tea? 18. As soon as he was dressed he sat to light French breakfast. 18. Im afraid I have to cancel dinner tonight. 19. He and the captain sat a long time over lunch. 20. Im going to find a place for lunch. 21. She arranged little breakfast for herself. 22. It was during the first part of dinner that he was very quiet. 23. We were having excellent dinner cooked by Mary Mills. 24. I havent noticed that dinner is any different from usual, he said. 25. Carrie had prepared good dinner at the flat but was in a solemn and reflective mood. 26. It was two oclock in the afternoon and Harold was still home at lunch.
b.