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The Earl of Sandwich

The Earl of Sandwich lived long ago in England. He was a fanatic about playing cards. He didn’t even want to stop playing to eat a meal and refused to put his cards away. So his

servant invented a quick meal for him. He put some meat between two slices of bread, so that  the Earl could hold his meal in one hand and play cards with the other. Sandwiches were great favourites in Victorian England. It was a tradition to take an afternoon tea at about 5 o’clock, and many rich families ate sandwiches at that time.

Cucumber sandwiches were very popular. The sandwiches were very small and delicate. Sandwiches are less elegant now and often much bigger.

The English eat millions of sandwiches every day. They are a typical “snack” meal

because they are easy and quick to prepare. You can buy sandwiches if you don’t want to make  them yourself. There are thousands of sandwich bars and cafes and even some restaurants that  sell them.

1 Перевести слова

to eat a meal, quick to prepare, even some restaurants, играть в карты,быстрая еда, жил давно.

2 Read the text. Mark the statements as T ( true) or F (false) переписывать предложения

1 The sandwiches were very big and delicate.

2 You can buy sandwiches if you don’t want to make  them yourself.

3 The Earl of Sandwich lived long ago in Scotland.

4 Sandwiches were great favourites in Victorian Europe.

5 So his servant invented a quick meal for him.

3  Вставить пропущенные слова в предложения

about playing , millions of sandwiches , two slices,  thousands of , an afternoon tea,

1 It was a tradition to take …..at about 5 o’clock,

2 The English eat ……every day.

3 There are …….sandwich bars and cafes

4 He was a fanatic ……….cards.

5 He put some meat between ………of bread.

4 Answer the questions (Ответить на вопросы)

1 What was a tradition?

2 How many sandwiches bars are there in the world?

3 When were sandwiches great favourites?