Traditional British Meals (ex.3 p. 89-90)

Toast with butter and jam

Cornflakes with milk and sugar, or porridge, followed by fried bacon and eggs

Pancakes with maple syrup

Fruit salad and yogurt

Lunch

Afternoon tea

Breakfast

Supper

Marmalade

Honey

Jam

Cheese 

Lunch

Supper

Dinner

Tea

12 pm  

1 pm  

5 pm  

7 pm  

Tea

Supper

Luch

Dinner

Soup and salad

A meat course with plenty of vegetables

Sandwiches and fruit  

Fish and chips  

Exotic dishes

Simple, plain food

Italian food  

Fresh salads and pasta  

It is the most important part of a meal

It is served as a main course  

It is not very popular

It is eaten only on special occasions

A large meal 

A small snack, usually tea and a cake  

A social event with sandwiches and hot meals  

A heavy dinner  

Just tea and biscuits 

Sandwiches with tea  

Only cakes and pastries

Ham, tongue, tomatoes, salad, and strong tea 

8 am  

10 am

5–6 pm  

9 pm  

Roast lamb

Pudding

Turkey with cranberry sauce  

Mince pies

A type of cake from the Renaissance period 

A Victorian dessert made with cream and sugar  

A descendant of plum porridge from the Middle Ages  

A modern invention  

Flour, bread-crumbs, and eggs  

Raisins, currants, candied peel, almonds, walnuts, grated carrot, and brandy  

Chocolate, cream, and sugar  

Only flour and sugar  

Only the eldest person in the family stirs the mixture  

The pudding is stirred only once  

All family members take turns stirring and making a wish  

It is mixed in secret without anyone watching  

Cold and covered in icing  

Heated and served with white sauce and brandy  

Fried and served with ice cream  

Baked and served with chocolate sauce  

Coins, a silver bell, and a horseshoe  

Toys, candies, and a silver spoon  

Caramel and chocolate pieces  

A note predicting the future  

They will receive a gift  

They will become wealthy  

They will be married  

They will travel the world  

Good health  

Good luck  

A long life  

A prosperous year