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Pleas! Ставлю 50 б. Нужно ответить на вопросы по тексту! Буду благодарна за помощь! Текст: Understanding British meals is one of the great mysteries to the foreign visitor. Over the centuries, the British have shown a tendency to name and rename their meals, and to move them about the day in an apparently random fashion. Further to confuse outsiders, we give different names to each meal depending on our social class and part of the country we live in. Breakfast, which was once taken at 5 o’clock in the morning, can now be at any time before 11.30. It has thus overtaken dinner. In Norman times – the 12th century – dinner was at 9 am; by the 15th century it had moved to time between noon and 2.30 in the afternoon and is called lunch by a large proportion of the population, especially the middle and upper classes and people form southern Britain. Many farm labourers, however, who start work at sun-rise and have their breakfast before they go to work, still stop for a lunch break at about 9 o’clock. In the 14th century, supper was at 4 o’clock – which is now called teatime. But outside the south-east of England, working families have tea or high tea at about 6 in the evening while the rest of their fellow-countrymen have dinner, which is often also called supper, at about 7.30 pm. Вопросы: 1. What is one of the greatest mysteries to a foreign visitor in Britain? 2. What tendency have the British shown over the centuries? 3. What has been done further to confuse outsiders? 4. What does the name of a meal depend on? 5. When was breakfast once taken? 6. When can breakfast be taken now? 7. When was dinner in Norman times? 8. When was it in the 15th century? 9. When can dinner be eaten today? 10. What is dinner called by a large proportion of the population? 11. When do many farm labourers start work? 12. When do they have breakfast and lunch? 13. When was supper in the 14th century? 14. When do working families outside the south-east of England have tea? 15. What meal do the rest of the British have at 7.30 pm?

Answer 1

1)Understanding British meals is one of the great mysteries to the foreign visitor. 2)the British have shown a tendency to name and rename their meals 3)They give different names to each meal 4)On their social class and part of the country they live on 5)At 5 o'clock in the morning 6)Now,it can be at any time before 11:30 7)At 9 am 8)between noon and 2.30 in the afternoon 9)At any time 10)lunch 11)At sunrise 12)They have their breakfast before they go to work, still stop for a lunch break at about 9 o’clock 13)It was at 4 o'clock 14)at about 6 in the evening 15)Dinner,which is also called supper. Если будут ещё какие-то вопросы, обращайтесь

Answer 2

Understanding British Meals

The text discusses the complexities of British meal names and timings, which can be confusing to foreign visitors due to the tendency of the British to rename their meals and move them about the day in what seems like a random fashion. Additionally, different names are given to each meal depending on social class and region of the country.

1. One of the greatest mysteries to a foreign visitor in Britain: - One of the greatest mysteries to a foreign visitor in Britain is understanding British meals, as the British have shown a tendency to name and rename their meals and to move them about the day in an apparently random fashion .

2. Tendency shown by the British over the centuries: - Over the centuries, the British have shown a tendency to name and rename their meals and to move them about the day in an apparently random fashion .

3. Further confusion to outsiders: - Further to confuse outsiders, different names are given to each meal depending on social class and part of the country people live in .

4. Dependence of meal names: - The name of a meal depends on the social class and part of the country people live in .

5. Time for breakfast in the past: - Breakfast was once taken at 5 o’clock in the morning .

6. Current timing for breakfast: - Breakfast can now be at any time before 11.30, overtaking dinner .

7. Dinner in Norman times: - In Norman times, dinner was at 9 am .

8. Dinner in the 15th century: - By the 15th century, dinner had moved to a time between noon and 2.30 in the afternoon and is called lunch by a large proportion of the population, especially the middle and upper classes and people from southern Britain .

9. Current timing for dinner: - Dinner can be eaten at about 7.30 pm today, often also called supper .

10. Name of dinner by a large proportion of the population: - Dinner is called lunch by a large proportion of the population, especially the middle and upper classes and people from southern Britain .

11. Start of work for many farm laborers: - Many farm laborers start work at sun-rise .

12. Timing for breakfast and lunch for farm laborers: - Many farm laborers, who start work at sun-rise, have their breakfast before they go to work and still stop for a lunch break at about 9 o’clock .

13. Timing for supper in the 14th century: - Supper was at 4 o’clock in the 14th century, which is now called teatime .

14. Timing for tea for working families outside the south-east of England: - Working families outside the south-east of England have tea or high tea at about 6 in the evening .

15. Meal at 7.30 pm for the rest of the British: - The rest of the British have dinner, often also called supper, at about 7.30 pm .

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