Московский Гуманитарный Педагогический Институт. Кафедра англистики и межкультурной коммуникации Тема «Food» Подготовили Тарасова Е., Фролова Н. Группа 4536

Theme: Food Aims and objectives : mastering of new words, acquaintance with culture of the country of studied language, vocabulary practice, outlook expansion Practical significance: a conclusion of the received knowledge in speech

About Fast Food Fast food is what one eats in the vast majority of America's restaurants. The term denotes speed in both food preparation and customer service, as well as speed in customer eating habits. The restaurant industry, however, has traditionally preferred the designation "quick service." For hourly wage earners take-out lunch wagons and sit-down lunch counters appeared at factory gates, streetcar stops, and throughout downtown districts in the late nineteenth century. For travelers, lunch counters also appeared in railroad stations nationwide. Fried food prevailed for its speed of preparation, as did sandwich fare and other fixings that could be held in the hand and rapidly eaten, quite literally "on the run." Novelty foods, such as hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries came to dominate. Soft drinks and ice cream desserts also became a mainstay. Thus, "fast food" also came to imply diets high in fat and caloric intake. By the end of the twentieth century, the typical American consumed some three hamburgers and four orders of french fries a week. Roughly a quarter of all Americans bought fast food every day. The rise of automobile ownership in the United States brought profound change to the restaurant industry, with fast food being offered in a variety of "drive-in" restaurant formats. There are a lot of regional and national restaurant chains: Howard Johnson's, Dairy Queen, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, and Taco Tico. Each restaurant in a chain variously shares the same logo, color scheme, architectural design motif, etc. Typically, fast food restaurants were located at the "roadside," complete with driveways, parking lots, and, later, drive-through windows for those who preferred to eat elsewhere, including those who ate in their cars as "dashboard diners." Critical to industry success was the development of paper and plastic containers that kept food hot and "carry-out." Such packaging, because of the volume of largely nonbiodegradable waste it creates, has become a substantial environmental problem. In 2000, Mcdonaldsthe largest quick-service chainoperated at some 13,755 locations in the United States and Canada. The company's distinctive "golden arches" have spread worldwide, well beyond North America. Abroad, fast food came to stand as an important symbol of American cultural. And, just as it did at home, fast food became, as well, a clear icon of modernity.

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Exercises Ex 1 True\false? 1. «quick service» appeared at factory gates and streetcar stops. 2. Fast food is very popular in America. 3. The typical American consumed some three hamburgers a day. 4. Roughly a quarter of all Americans bought only fast food. 5. Development of paper and plastic containers are biodegradable waste and industry hasnt a substantial environmental problem. 6. Fast food is only delicious food and never will be symbol of American cultural.

Ex2 Write questions to the following answers. 1.--_________________________________________? -- no,it isnt. Mcdonalds is the largest quick-service chain. 2.--_________________________________________? -- Such packaging, because of the volume of largely nonbiodegradable waste it creates, has become a substantial environmental problem. 3.--__________________________________________? -- By the end of the twentieth century bought a quarter of all Americans fast food every day. 4.--__________________________________________? -- "quick service" is the designation of the restaurant industry. 5.--__________________________________________? -- There are a lot of regional and national restaurant chains: Howard Johnson's, Dairy Queen, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, and Taco Tico. 6.--__________________________________________? --fast food came to stand as an important symbol of American cultural and became, as well, a clear icon of modernity. 7.--__________________________________________? -- the are foods, such as hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries,for example. 8.--__________________________________________? --"quick service" appeared at factory gates, streetcar stops, and throughout downtown districts in the late nineteenth century.

1.Стоимость сэндвичей и других гарниров не очень высока. 2.Ориентировочно четверть американцев поглощают фастфут каждый день. 3.Существует большое разнообразие локальных и региональных ресторанов таких,как Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken и т.д. 4. «быстрый сервис» -так по-другому называется фастфуд в ресторанной индустрии(ресторанном деле/бизнесе) 5.По всему миру фастфуд становится важным символом американской культуры. 6. Идустрия фастфуда производит отходы, не разлагаемые микроорганизмами. Ex3 Translate the following into English.

Ex4 Сonstruct the sentences with the following words: 1. scheme 2. substantial 3. waste 4. variety 5. term 6. fast food 7. quick service 8. counter/s 9. nationwide 10. nationwide